Reasons For Going To A Tattoo Parlor

If you want to get a tattoo, or have other body modifications done, then you want to make sure you go to a tattoo parlor. There are plenty of adds on local social media sites from tattoo artists who offer to tattoo or pierce you from their home shop. However, you should really think twice before you go to one of these artists over your local tattoo parlor. This article will give you some insight into why going to an actual parlor is best.

Artists in a shop have the proper qualifications

When it comes down to it, anyone can buy tattoo equipment, watch some online videos, and feel they are ready to begin tattooing the world. However, there is much more to consider when it comes to tattooing another person. An artist should go through and pass a blood borne pathogens class before tattooing anyone. This class teaches them how to clean and care for their equipment and the tattoo area in a way that helps to prevent the spread of blood borne diseases and illnesses. In order to tattoo in a shop, artists must posses this license. You will know they are properly trained at preventing cross contamination and you will be safer.

Shop artists offer higher quality work

When dealing with an artist who works from their home, you are likely getting a tattoo from a beginner. While everyone has to start somewhere, a beginner should start in a shop as an apprentice under another artist who will make sure they are ready before they start working on people. When you go to someone's house, there is a good chance that they are going to give you what looks like a beginner's tattoo. You may go in for a tattoo of a dog and come out with something that looks more like a cat.

Shop artists offer you a wide range of choices

When you go in to a shop, you will be able to look through a lot of different patterns, as well as go through the artist's personal portfolio. When you go to someone's house, you may be very limited when it comes to what you can select from, and they may not have the experience to make the changes and enhancements to a piece that you would have liked.

For more information about professional tattoos or piercings, contact a professional service, such as The Ink Lab.


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