Most painful spot to get tattooed

[Dumpleton]

Had my left knee tattooed yesterday and wow I really had a hard time with it, when I had my right knee tattooed it was quite easy in fact I enjoyed it.

Not to sure why it hurt so much i believe mentally I wasn't prepared for it, the artist that did it said I sat like a rock and did not move at all so that was nice to hear.

Probably wasn't the worst tattoo pain I have experienced but man it was a tough day, glad I don't have a 3rd knee.

[CABS]

Ribs.

[CShaw]

So far, the lower back and spine are reliably:

[Colored Guy]

Found my most painful spot last night. Upper inner arm towards the armpit. And of course there was a shit-ton of black shading going on.

[Fala]

I'd rather have my ribs done than to revisit the fatty area on/around the hip bone/waist - ouch! No butt/lower back/knees/etc for me yet, but damn if I had to choose between ribs and that hip/butt area, I'd take the ribs every time.

[Mick Weder]

Where your back of thigh meets your arse, without a doubt. Worse than banging armpits, ribs or sternum.

[Ducky15568]

Where your back of thigh meets your arse, without a doubt. Worse than banging armpits, ribs or sternum.

I can only relate to the sternum and ribs. I banged out 6 hours on the ribs in one day. It hurt but wasn't extremely unbearable. The sternum hurt enough for me to see red, literally (didn't hurt extremely bad though), but out of anyone to believe, I can believe you.

[SeeSea]

My final vote - love handles - below the hip bone FTW. Beats out spine, kidney and lower back.

Ribs near armpit are a verrrrry close second.

[xcom]

The back where the armpit meets the back.... Ughhhh hurts like shit when they are doing over passes.

[melt]

I got a little tiny one on my ribs early on. It was excruciating. I've gotten a bunch of tattoos since, and none came even close. With the rib tattoo, there was never a point at which it was even slightly enjoyable pain.

[Mark Bee]

Kidneys. No wait, Knees. No - sternum. No no no - waitaminute - it all hurts.

[Diehardonvhs]

Where your back of thigh meets your arse, without a doubt. Worse than banging armpits, ribs or sternum.

Another vote for this, ridiculously nasty area.

[xcom]

Kidneys. No wait, Knees. No - sternum. No no no - waitaminute - it all hurts.

Amen to that...

[WolfMaster]

I agree. If a tattoo doesn't hurt, it ain't worth it

[tay943]

I agree. If a tattoo doesn't hurt, it ain't worth it

It seems to be a trend amoung guys I know (most of which have no tattoos at all) to have a go at me when I say my tattoos hurt, in some sort of effort to inflate their sense of manliness haha. For most the pain was easily bareable, sometimes it was actually very dull and easy to tune out. Just because I wasn't screaming and crying doesn't mean it didn't HURT - the pain receptors in my body are in good working order, therefore a little needle stabbing thousands of time into the skin does hurt! Its all part of the process, and not something to be embarrassed about.

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[markdeerhunter]

My inner forearm near my wrist was the worst for me. He started there and I was thinking,"what did I get myself into?!!"

[El Dolmago]

The inside of arm near the armpit ... Not sure if it's the worst but Lordy it sucked.

[Colored Guy]

The inside of arm near the armpit ... Not sure if it's the worst but Lordy it sucked.

Hands down for me too... real tender white meat. My chest, nah, back, nah but this took the cake and I get to go back for more in 2 days and 2 weeks later for the other side.

[marley mission]

3-4 hours tomorrow on the other ribs - muwahahahahaha

[misterJ]

In my limited knowledge kidneys were brutal. Best inside of my arm/armpit for me

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[El Dolmago]

Hands down for me too... real tender white meat. My chest, nah, back, nah but this took the cake and I get to go back for more in 2 days and 2 weeks later for the other side.

Yes! The inside of my arm was the first time I ever came close to tapping out. Brutal.

[Colored Guy]

Yes! The inside of my arm was the first time I ever came close to tapping out. Brutal.

I go in today for another 3 hour session on my tiger head, inside of the arm of course. Saw the artist last night and she commented on how well I did on the 2 prior 4 hour sessions. The last time there was another guy having his ribs done and he tapped out.

[Gingerninja]

I only have three tattoos. I literally didn't even feel the 6" tattoo on my hip/belly or the one on my wrist. That being said, that little soft spot right under your ribs owned me last week. The first 3 hours, 23 minutes of the four hours weren't so bad. He even commented on how impressed he was. However, during the last 37 minutes, I would have given away the farm.

I can't even fathom the under ass spot! Makes me a little fidgety simply thinking about it. God bless.

[j9ladylucktattoo]

As an artist, I've noticed the places people complain about the most are the ribs, the stomach, the inside wrist, and the feet. Those are the common areas. However, everyone's pain tolerance is different.

[marley mission]

6 on the ribs tonight - man i'm glad thats over