Tofer

Thanks, @SStu and @Gingerninja! I think it's going to be hard to know at this point how well I sit, but I'm quite determined to make life as easy as possible for the artist. I've never had a problem with needles, I have a pretty high pain threshold, and I've happily sat through many 13 hour long haul flights in the past, so hopefully those are good signs. Fortunately, she does speak English, so that should make communicating about the timeline and scope a lot easier. I'd love nothing more than to fly over, get it all done, and come home, but I know it's important to be realistic and remember that good things are worth waiting for.

I've been wonder the same thing for a while now. I'm planning to get a full sleeve done by traveling back and forth from South Korea. There's an artist whose work I really love in Italy, and I can't imagine settling for less for a project like this. I understand that it's going to be expensive and time-consuming, but I'm determined to make it happen, even if the time scale ends up being years rather than months. What would be the best way to go about it, though? The logistics of the whole thing are really troubling me. I'm planning on talking to the artist to see what she thinks, but I'd like to have an idea first. Would it be best to fly there for a few days, get whatever I can done, and then fly back the next year (realistically I won't be able to get enough time off to go any sooner)? This will be my first tattoo so I'm not sure how much I can get done at at time (it probably depends on how long she likes to work, how fast she works, my pain threshold, healing time, and many other factors, I'm sure). I understand you need at least a couple of weeks to heal before continuing, but can you get work done on another part of your arm in the mean time? Sorry if any of these questions are stupid, and I don't mean to hijack the thread at all! I hate asking such newb questions, but I'm happy to admit my ignorance if it means getting the right kind of advice.