F.A.Q About Tattoos and Bodyart

1. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SOMEONE STOP AFTER THEY HAVE STARTED THEIR TATTOO?

   ~THIS IS THE MOST ASKED QUESTION WE GET HERE AT SHADOWORKS. TE ANSWER IS NO. WE HAVE NEVER HAD SOMEONE STOP A TATTOO ONCE WE'VE STARTED. MOST PEOPLE ARE RELIEVED THAT IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THEY EXPECTED

2.WHAT IS THE MOST PAINFUL PLACE TO GET A TATTOO?

   ~MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT AREAS THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE BONE ARE THE MOST PAINFUL. THIS IS JUST COINCIDENCE. WE FIND THAT AREAS THAT THE SKIN HAS TO STRETCH LOT, SUCH AS THE WRIST, WAIST, BUTTOCKS, AND  ELBOW, ARE A BIT MORE TENDER. ALSO AREAS THAT ARE PROTECTED FROM DAY TO DAY ABUSE SUCH AS THE INSIDE UPPER ARM, INSIDE THIGH, AND THE RIBS UNDER THE ARM.

3. WHAT DOES A TEAR DROP UNDER THE EYE MEAN?

   ~ THIS IS SUBJECTIVE TO THE PERSON WEARING THE TATTOO AND THEIR OWN REASONS FOR HAVING THE TATTOO. GENERALLY  SPEAKING THIS DESIGN IS ASSOCIATED WITH PRISON.  THE PERSONS MATE IS IN JAIL, THE PERSON HAD KILLED SOMEONE IN JAIL OR OUT. ONE TEAR =10YRS IN JAIL, AND SO ON

4. DO TATTOOS HAVE SOCIAL STATUS?

   ~ GENERALLY SPEAKING YES. DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY OR CULTURE YOU LIVE IN WILL DETERMINE WHAT THE STYLE AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE TATTOOS WILL BE.  ALSO THE LEVEL OF YOUR SOCIAL CLASS WILL DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY  OF YOUR TATTOOS.  TATTOOS VISUALLY ESTABLISH  TO THE VIEWER, WHO YOU ARE AND HOW HIGH YOU HAVE CLIMBED THE SOCIAL LADDER.

5. WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? (HOW MUCH DOES IT HURT?)

    ~ THIS IS SUBJECTIVE TO THE PERSON AND THEIR LEVEL OF SENSITIVITY. OUR ANALOGY TO WHAT GETTING A TATTOO FEELS LIKE IS: IMAGINE BEING SCRATCHED WITH A TOOTH PICK HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A WELTING UP OR PUFFING OF THE SCRATCHED AREA.

6. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

   ~ THAT DEPENDS ON THE ARTWORK REQUESTED, AND TIME INVOLVED TO DO THE WORK.  PRICES AT SHADOWORKS START AT $75.00 + TAX. NO WE ARE NOT AS CHEAP AS SOME OF THE OTHER GUYS, BUT YOU GET HIGH QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AT SHADOWORKS.

7. DO YOU REUSE INK/NEEDLES OR OTHER TATTOO SUPPLIES?

   ~ NO MOST ALL THE SUPPLIES RELATING TO THE TATTOO PROCESS  ARE SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES. THEY ARE NEVER RE-USED. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE A $75. MINIMUM. WE HAVE TO THROW AWAY ALOT OF THINGS IN ORDER TO DO A TATTOO SAFELY FOR BOTH THE ARTIST AND CLIENT

8. CAN YOU TATTOO OVER SCARS/STRETCH MARKS?

   ~ YES! ONCE THE SCAR HAS HAD SUFFICIENT HEALING TIME, IT CAN BE TATTOOED. GENERALLY WHEN THE REDNESS OF THE SCAR HAS DISSIPATED IT IS READY TO TATTOO

HAVE A QUESTION? ASK US. WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER IT FOR YOU