New guy in the block

[JoashB]

Hey guys, I'm 16 and I'm planning to get my first tattoo in a few months. I hope this site turns out helpful...Wish me luck :)

[Hogrider]

Welcome. Do your research, find someone really good and don't cheap out. Good tattoos are NOT cheap.

[Synesthesia]

Hello, where are you based and what style are you looking to get (so we can recommend artists to look into)? We're generally biased towards traditional, but we're pretty knowledgeable in all areas. 

[JoashB]

Hey, I'm based in Mumbai, India, and I was looking to get a black and grey style tattoo.. Also, how do I post on/for a particular topic in the forums? It only allows me to select 'Initiation'.

Edited January 3, 2018 by JoashB

[Synesthesia]

I think you need to have a certain number of posts/likes on other people's posts before you can make threads anywhere else on the board...I don't remember exactly though.

I'm not super familiar with India specifically but there is seriously a ton of world class artists on the Asian and European continents. It depends on how far you're willing to go. 

Asia: https://www.instagram.com/perunov_dmitry/ , https://www.instagram.com/rochone1/ , https://www.instagram.com/newassasin_tattoo/, https://www.instagram.com/elvintattoo/ , https://www.instagram.com/zartattoo/
Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Poland, etc): https://www.instagram.com/dmitriysamohin/ , https://www.instagram.com/natasha_tattoo/ , https://www.instagram.com/tema_arty/, https://www.instagram.com/victorportugal/ , https://www.instagram.com/domantasparvainis/ , https://www.instagram.com/grindesign_tattoo/ , https://www.instagram.com/david.jorquera/

Sorry I don't know of anyone closer to you, but maybe some of these are doable for you, and if not, they at least let you see what's possible with some of the best black and gray artists in the world. 

[el twe]

Welcome to LST!  Some of my favorite artists tattoo somewhat regularly in India - check out Robert Ryan and Freddy Corbin.  Mr. Corbin does amazing black and grey work.  And yes, remember good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good...

  

[JoashB]

Thanks for the links. I think I'll stay local for my first tattoo (I don't have a HUGE budget for this, so I'd rather spend most of it on the tattoo than on travelling), I have reasearched and found a few good studios and artists whose tattoos I liked. Regarding the tattoo artists you told me about, they are very hard to come across in India and even when they do visit, it isn't well known where or when they come. Hence, my decision to get a well reputed local artist to do it. :)