What's your longest tattoo session?

[rich9cinti]

18 hours on a sleeve, your arm must have been worthless that whole week

That pretty much described the feeling. I did end up working the entire week after but no negative incidents occurred, whew. Swelling subsided after 2 weeks. It took about a month to fully heal considering the coverage. I had my touch up on 1/30/15 and put about five more hours into it. Healed up just fine in 14 days.

[Colored Guy]

I really can't sit for more than 3 hours unless I am heavily medicated, but in the last month I've done two 4-hour sessions and managed to be able to drive home.

[jen7]

6.5 hours on my half sleeve outline. Wished it was longer because I was ready for more.

[marley mission]

just did my longest which was a tad over 6 hours on my ribs - i think i may have met my limits with that session - particularly on such an area

[Miri Gatita]

Seven hours with two cigarette breaks on my chest. But then again, I was 20 and much less sensitive than now. About three hours are the top now, without cheating.

[jen7]

Funny that cig breaks keep coming up. I did 6.5 hours at age 40 with an artist who that very week had quit smoking and preferred to work through it. Luckily I was down for that!

[xcom]

Did 6 1/2hrs on my last session. So far the longest session of straight needle.

[21stNow]

I did a three hour session, took a one hour break, then did a three and a half hour session for two separate tattoos after last Christmas.

[Margarita Yaschenko]

I once worked 12 hours at tattoo on back

It was my longest session. During this time, people smoked 3 cigarettes and I drank 10 cups of coffee (because i don't smoke) =) Very tired then. Now i separated such session at 2 or 3 or more part))

And the longest session on my skin was 7 hours. It was tattoo on hip and was very sleepy =)

[t0miks]

When I was speaking to my artist, he said that he has never done color tatt, and that also was my first one. We ended up having five or six sessions each was around six or seven hours. After all that we ended up having a great koi fish. Great experience for both of us.

[Dustingormley]

Mine was around 4 - 5 hours. I flew to NYC and took a cab straight to the shop (which opened two hours later.) After the tattoo I was totally out of it from sleep exhaustion. Wish I would have been in a better state of mind so I could have talked to the artists more, but I needed sleep. Mike R did the tattoo, awesome dude and his shop is out of this world.

[Rad Kelham]

Four days in a row, each 5-9 hours. Rushing to finish big work in Thailand. Fortunately there was a pharmacy next door so I was popping pills for days. Miserable to say the least.

[Dustingormley]

Four days in a row, each 5-9 hours. Rushing to finish big work in Thailand. Fortunately there was a pharmacy next door so I was popping pills for days. Miserable to say the least.

Forget that dude. OUCH

[Kylsa]

I just sat for an 8hr tattoo. Saturated colour with two cover ups. Never again 🤣

6 hours was ok but the last two hours was excruciating! The whites in the flowers felt like he was using an ice pick over gravel rash.

I was traveling so I couldn't do it in blocks. 11hrs at the shop and 8hrs in the chair. I was exhausted. Mind you sitting in the chair for 6 hours didn't help my lower back 😒

I'll stick to 5hr ones next time, however, I'm happy I stuck it out.

Did I mention never again? 🤣

 

[Kylsa]

On 19/02/2015 at 1:25 AM, rich9cinti said:

That pretty much described the feeling. I did end up working the entire week after but no negative incidents occurred, whew. Swelling subsided after 2 weeks. It took about a month to fully heal considering the coverage. I had my touch up on 1/30/15 and put about five more hours into it. Healed up just fine in 14 days.

Omg I can't even imagine! 8hrs was too long for me 😒

[Boiled Dove]

Damn, and I'm sitting here proud that I made it through 3 hours on my ribs. Y'all are funckin' amazing. 

 

[Alicia]

10 hours ago, Kylsa said:

I just sat for an 8hr tattoo. Saturated colour with two cover ups. Never again 🤣

6 hours was ok but the last two hours was excruciating! The whites in the flowers felt like he was using an ice pick over gravel rash.

I was traveling so I couldn't do it in blocks. 11hrs at the shop and 8hrs in the chair. I was exhausted. Mind you sitting in the chair for 6 hours didn't help my lower back 😒

I'll stick to 5hr ones next time, however, I'm happy I stuck it out.

Did I mention never again? 🤣

 

That is absolutely beautiful!

[Dan]

my longest was this 9 hour one shot from Jess Yen at the Cow Palace convention.

Edited February 13, 2018 by Dan

[Kylsa]

1 hour ago, Alicia said:

That is absolutely beautiful!

Thank you xx

[Kylsa]

1 hour ago, Boiled Dove said:

Damn, and I'm sitting here proud that I made it through 3 hours on my ribs. Y'all are funckin' amazing. 

 

Eekkk ribs hurt a lot.... So I hear! I haven't been game enough to try lol. 3 hrs is a long time on a sensitive area 👍

[Kylsa]

34 minutes ago, Dan said:

my longest was this 9 hour one shot from Jess Yen at the Cow Palace convention.

Hats off to you! Bet that didn't tickled 🤣

[Hogrider]

2 hours ago, Boiled Dove said:

Damn, and I'm sitting here proud that I made it through 3 hours on my ribs. Y'all are funckin' amazing. 

 

3 hours on the ribs = 6 hours on the back.

The back is nothing. I almost fell asleep many times, except when he got too close to the love handles.

[Gingerninja]

Three times I sat for four hours on the ribs. Twice I sat for six hours (shoulder and calf). I didn't feel my shoulder but lord have mercy that last hour of my calf was brutal.  My comfort zone is definitely 4 hours with ease.

[Dan]

2 hours ago, Hogrider said:

3 hours on the ribs = 6 hours on the back.

The back is nothing. I almost fell asleep many times, except when he got too close to the love handles.

I got my greg Christian piece on my upper center back in October and IMO that was a pretty sensitive area for me.

[Gingerninja]

It is so fascinating to me how each person is wired so differently. @Dan @Hogrider My spine wasn't bad EXCEPT for the very top about 4-5" below my hairline. That was some red-hot needle territory.