I was wondering if i could draw out my own desing with an ink pen on my arm then have the tattooist go over that? I'm thinking no, or at least it would have to be a special kind of ink because of maybe ink poisoning. Here is a typical design that i did.
I see your point of view, but the reason i don't want to do that is because i'm almost dead positive there are no tattoo artists near me that are good enough to draw these things in the correct proportion just by looking at a piece of paper. Unless of course the tatto is already there in proportion right there in ink on my arm. So It would be easier for them to do it if they just drew along the lines. You know what i mean?
if you feel as though you could redraw it, just go into the tattoo shop and ask if you could use their pens for it. Assuming Miami Ink (tv show) hasn't been lying to me, there are some inks out there that come in marker form that you can tattoo over, using them as a stencil essentially. It'd be hard to reproduce it via an actual stencil because the hand curves so much (assuming again that you want this on your hand as you drew). But they should have pens with an ink that won't be harmful to you... hopefully. Best bet really is to talk to your tattoo artist about it and see what they say.
Use a permanent sharpie marker. I know for a fact that's what most tattoo artists use to draw on the skin.
They don't just look at the piece of paper, they litterally stamp it on ya, they would trace over your drawing with a sheet of ink underneath it pressing the ink onto the back of the paper so they could stamp it onto your body afterwards, and they tattoo over that.
You can definetly use a sharpie to draw on yourself. Be sure, though, that the tattooist uses a new sharpie because there is a small risk on contamination if the same marker is used from client to client. I say a better route is to draw the ddesign on paper and then have them stencil it onto you. Most artists don't freehand, so you can tweak the design when it is just in the stencil phase. It looks like an awesome design Peace
You should be able to draw it on and have it tattoed right on you. I am a tattoo artist, so I know what I'm talking about. Yes, we use Sharpie markers. If the first artist you talk to doesn't want to do it, talk to another! Also be sure to look at their portfolio! See what you think and feel from their other work. I love your art, good luck!
