@farouk
What is the cost of getting as tattoo?
By size...
By design...
By time...
(approx)
Every parlor's artists tends to have individual pricing; and the client agrees with the artist beforehand the price of what is often a very individualized piece of artwork. (Don't forget to factor in the tip.)
You are right indeed that aspects such as the size, the design, the time will significantly affect the price. If the person is starting with a small one, then it is likely to be quite cost effective.
But don't forget also that a good artist is important and cost is not the main factor; in fact, if the tattooee gets done by someone who is an amateur with a poor grasp of hygienic issues, then the costs (health, etc.) in the long run can be more 'costly' in the broader sense.
The best tattoo I saw was the entire verse John 3.16 inked in full with reference. In fact I saw more than one with this precious verse. Because of the intricate lettering, it probably cost more than some.
So I would look at it in terms of overall value (taking lots of factors into consideration) rather than strict cost.
It's maybe significant that in North America - I don't know about Italy - members of the caring professions, students, etc. (often not in the highly paid demographic) are particularly strongly represented among the ranks of those who choose to receive a tattoo. For some reason anyway - not quite sure why? - members of the nursing profession seem to feel especially heavily compelled to use their resources for skin ink injectings. FYI:
ErikadawnRN said:
..one of nursing school classmates.. was heavily tatooed and was also a tatoo artist prior to nursing school. In fact she tattooed alot of our classmates.. I had 2
grinnurse said:
I have 4. .. In the hospital that I work at you would be hard pressed to find employees without tattoos.. even.. significantly older nurses that .. have tattoos.
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