Hand and face tattoos are becoming more common, and you might be considering getting some yourself. Before you do that, it’s important to think about the potential consequences of putting tattoos in places that are so easily seen.
In this article, we’ll cover the things you need to think about before tattooing your face and hands like:
3 Things To Consider Before Tattooing Your Face and Hands
Your Job
Jobs are becoming more relaxed about tattoos, but that doesn’t always extend to face and even hand tattoos. If you’re working a regular job and tattooing on the side, you should consider whether a hand or face tattoo will work for your other job.
Something else to think about is whether the work you do could hurt your tattoos. If you work with gross materials or wear gloves all the time, you might mess up tattoos on your hands. If you’re going to get a hand tattoo and work in a job where your tattoo might get destroyed before it heals, think about taking time off after you get the tattoo done.Note:
Face and hand tattoos are often referred to as “job stoppers” because they can keep people from getting high-paying corporate jobs. This is one reason a lot of tattoo artists will refuse to give these tattoos to young people who do not yet have an established career.
Lifelong Commitment
Before you get a hand or face tattoo, decide if you actually want to have that for the rest of your life. You will change a lot as you get older, and a face tattoo you want when you’re 23 might not be what you want when you’re 32.
Think about your tattoo ideas for longer than you might want to. What is important to you now will probably change as you interact with the world around you.
As you get older and your tattoos fade or change, they might not be what you want ten years down the road. Make sure what you get is something you’ll want forever.
How People See You
Whether they want to or not, people will instinctively look at you differently when you have face and hand tattoos. Even if you’re walking around innocently with your kids, people might see your face tattoos and think you’re somehow a threat.
The people you are with, especially kids, will also notice that people around you are treating you differently because of your tattoos. Time might change these views, but it’s important to know that you will be looked at differently, or even pulled over more often by law enforcement because of your face tattoos.
While it’s still important to give a lot of thought to your tattoos, they are becoming more and more common. In 2022, it was reported that 40% of people age 18-34 have at least one tattoo. On top of that, 90% of managers say that workplaces are more relaxed about tattoos than they were 10 years ago.Prepare for a Tattooing Career with the Artist Accelerator Program
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