Hot Foot Tattoos And Designs

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Have you considered getting a foot tattoo? If you have been thinking about it you might feel stuck with exactly how to find the perfect design. You might also be worried about the pain level, the cost of the tattoo and so on. There are many things to consider when getting a tattoo especially if it is your very first one. Even if you have a few tattoo already under your belt and are getting another one finding the right design and knowing what to look for and what questions to ask can make the whole process much easier.

Great Things About Foot Tattoos - There are many reasons you should go for it if you are contemplating getting a foot tattoo. First of all the designs for women work perfectly on the top of a foot. Many of the popular designs such as flower with vines, fairies and butterflies all lend themselves to the shape on the top of your foot. Another great benefit to foot tattoos is their easy to keep hidden when needed. If you have a demanding professional career that does not allow for tattoos in the work place you can easily cover it up with a nice classy pair of shoes. Yet come the weekend and you put on a pair of sandals and you can really show off and display your tattoo.

Popular Themes For Foot Tattoos - There are many popular themes that work very well for a foot tattoo design. You have to first really consider what you want for yourself. Ideally every tattoo you get would be about expressing yourself through the tattoo. Therefore picking a tattoo on the spur of the moment is not a good combination. Instead if you can think ahead and come up with a design that speaks to you in an important way then go for it. Some of the more common designs include butterflies, fairies, stars and angels.

Cost and Pain Level - The cost of any tattoo can really vary depending on a variety of factors. The experience and fame of the tattoo artist, how busy the tattoo shop is at the time you go in and even how intricate and large your design will be. Typically artists charge by the house and it is often $40 to $100 dollars an hour. A typically foot tattoo design however is pretty small and not that intricate so they are often on the lower end of the price range. Another thing is since they are smaller in nature it is easy to get the whole tattoo done in one setting. In terms of pain level foot tattoo tend to be more painful then other places to tattoo on your body. The lack of fatty tissue between the skin ad the bone make foot tattoos more painful. However if you have gotten a tattoo before then you know what to expect and it shouldn't be that much worse.

If you have been thinking about getting a foot tattoo then take a little time and plan the design out first. Then find a professional tattoo artist and have him refine your basic concept. Take your time and don't fret if you don't find the design you want right away. Remember that it is all part of the process.

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For more information check out this page on Foot Tattoos. It is free and has a ton of great resources on foot tattoo including picture gallery, ideas and more. This page on Free Tattoo Design Ideas might also be of interest to you.  

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