How long is a tattoo session?

In the 21st century, time has become a very expensive resource. Modern man tries to plan his day in such a way that he can schedule the most important things and have time to complete them. Therefore, if you want to get a tattoo, after discussing the sketch and the price, the question arises of how long the session will last? We will try to guide you in the average and outline the nuances that affect the duration of the procedure.

Let's consider the key ones.

1. Tattoo size. It is logical to assume that the larger the picture, the more time it will take to fill it.
2. Color spectrum. Most often it happens like this: multi-colored tattoos beat longer than monochrome ones. However, there are exceptions to any rule. Drawings in the style of black & gray are highly artistic, their application is a rather complicated process, so the session will be much longer than, for example, when creating a bright, but uncomplicated picture in the style of new school.
3. Detailing... A very important factor. An increase in the number of details (especially small ones), increased complexity of the sketch, structuring - these are the main "indications" for prolonging the session.
4. Pain threshold. For some reason, many people forget about him, but in vain. After all, it will depend on the personal tolerance of pain whether you can, motionlessly and without complaints, endure a sufficiently painful effect from the outside. If you are not sure that you can stoically endure the pain for an hour or more, try to choose a place on the body with reduced sensitivity.
5. Making edits along the way... Most often, a client comes to a tattoo session with an already approved sketch, according to which the master fills the picture.However, sometimes the visitor wants to make adjustments already in the process of work, and he tells the specialist about this. Of course, he has the right to do so, but unforeseen amendments will require additional time.
6. Professionalism of the tattoo artist. A very important factor. And it would be wrong to believe that a master, for example, with five years of experience, will work faster than someone who has been engaged in tattoos for only a year. Yes, of course, the speed will increase as the number of orders grows, but a true professional will never work “for a while” - his main task is to do it not faster, but better. This is especially true for tattooists working in complex art styles such as realism.

And yet, many people want to know how long the procedure lasts on average. Let's try to make some rough calculations.

• Stuffing a picture with a size of 8x10 cm lasts 2-3 hours... You can do it in 60 minutes and get a small tattoo on your wrist.
• A tattoo with an area no larger than a palm (from 10 to 15 cm), as a rule, is filled in one session... For more extensive images, you will need to visit the master several times, and each procedure will last 2-3 hours.
• In general, a standard tattoo session takes 4 hours.... During this time, you can hammer in part of the hand or apply a pattern to the shoulder blade. It is difficult to sit out longer than 4 hours, and the master will get tired and start making mistakes.

Tattoos larger than 20 cm are filled in stages... Each new session is assigned only after the complete healing of the pattern. The break between procedures should be at least 5-10 days, sometimes it is prolonged up to 28-30 days. This parameter depends on the individual ability of the skin to regenerate.

Therefore, if your choice fell on a large-scale sketch of a body drawing, be patient and get ready for the fact that you will be able to see the final result only in a few months, or even in a year.