Post by: Victoria Z.
1) Every tattooist has artistic talent. Unfortunately, this is false. A good deal of a professional tattooist's time is spent fixing or covering someone else's “artistic talent”.
2) Any good artist can do any tattoo. Not necessarily. While most professionals are capable of a variety of styles, they usually have a specialty, a unique style of tattooing they've developed and are very good at. That artist who's known for his killer tribal work may not be the choice for the portrait of mom and dad you've been planning. Match the design you want with the artist who can pull it off.
3) Don't get any water on your tattoo. Partly true. You must not “soak” a new tattoo, but gentle hand-washing of it is necessary to remove harmful bacteria from the healing tattoo. When you shower, simply apply a little extra coating of ointment to the tattoo and avoid direct shower spray on it. Blot off excess ointment when you're done bathing.
4) Wall certificates prove that it's a good tattoo shop. Not necessarily. With the exception of “APT” certificates, which show the artist is affiliated with a professional organization which is concerned with safe, sterile tattooing procedures, most other “certificates” claiming professional status are merely wallpaper freebies from supply companies. Hardly the “proof” to bet one's health on.
5) Tattoos will look awful when you're 80, and you'll regret them when you're older. Actually, Harris polls taken in America in 2003 and 2008 found that a steady 84% of people with tattoos did not regret them. Of those who did regret, most rued that they had gotten a tattoo too young, with many also stating that their tattoo was poorly executed, or that they picked the wrong design.
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