What colors will the design consist of? Is the design dependent on color? What if the color fades?
Are there any stereotypes about the place- ment of the tattoo? Is fading or stretching more prone on this body part? Are you consciously choosing whether or not the tattoo will be visible? If the tattoo is deliberately visible, why do you want it to be seen? If the tattoo is not visible, why is it hidden? Are you trying to hide the design from certain people and not others? Some artists refuse to tattoo fingers or toes because they know it will fade; will your artist tattoo the area you want? Will this part of your body hurt more than another? Is your pain tolerance threshold high enough to get tattooed on this part of your body? What time of year do you want your tattoo? (It can’t be exposed to direct sunlight)
Do you want someone to go with you? If so, who? Who is the most qualified to do this particular design? Is this tattoo artist specialized to work on your type of skin? Are you okay with the artist potentially taking artistic license and changing your design? Will you have the courage to speak up if you don’t like the artists initial sketch? Are you willing to travel to find an artist who will do your concept justice? How much will the tattoo cost? Will the tattoo take one sitting or will you have to return to finish it or to get a touch up done? Is there any physical preparation in the days or hours leading up to the tattoo? Will the parlor be sanitary? Will you have the courage to choose an- other place if it is not clean? If you have considered all of these ques- tions and have satisfactory answers to each, only one question remains:
Do you want to follow a popular tattoo trend? Will the design go out of fashion? Is the placement of the tattoo a trend itself?
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What should the scale of the design be? What should the stroke weight be? Will the artist change the scale or stroke weight?
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