I was really brave & had all 3 done at the same time I sat there for 2 hours solid while the tattooist did them.
I am planning on having the moon done very soon, I also want the turtle done on my shoulder, might have both done again at the same time & get it over & done with, it really did hurt having this one done, especially when it got to my spine, but i wanted it done that much, i grinned & bared it, it was well worth the pain.

The autograph one I got last time at Donington was incredibly painful when the man was doing the outline of the tattoo.....the pain made childbirth feel like falling off a log...the filling in part was a doddle but the outline now that bloody well hurt big time!

My first yellow 46 tattoo was also very painful but that one really did bleed lots also. I had to pad my jeans with cotton wool at the waistband to catch all the blood it was dripping.....I had to wait a year before it could get covered over and then I had a hard time finding a place who would go over it for me, but I did do in the end. i was told it would hurt even more having it covered over than it did the first time. Something to do with the original tattoo now being scar tissue, incidentally the tattoo originally was put in the place it is so it would cover over an existing scar I had in that place anyway....so in theory it was expected to be incredibly painful ....thing is from what I remember the autograph one was by far the most painful of them all!

Mine hardly bled & didn't scab over that much really, the most painfull part for me was when he was doing the sun logo on my spine, the 46 & the autograph i was fine with, it's like you said though it's the outline that hurts the most will let you know when i've had the moon done & the turtle

One question girls: I'm planning on getting a 46 tattoo-balck outline and yellow on the inside, but I'm wondering if the yellow color fades away quickly?I only have black tattoes so far and when I asked some people about the color tattoes they told that the yellow part will fade away.
At the same time I'll have tha sun and the moon tattoed on my leg,but these will be done just in black.

And czajkowskyj I know what you mean with the pain on the spine part-I thought I'll chew of my fingers off not just my nails

Ok, Brubi, just consulted my sister who is engaged to a tattoo artist.. she said that yellow is a difficult colour to tattoo because it's so light (they really need to get in there, under the skin, fairly deep).. you also have to be sure the tattooist will use good quality yellow ink, cos it fades! Also beware of the sun, always put high factor over coloured tattoo's as they tend to fade in the sun..

I have a blue and yellow butterfly on my lower left lovehandle.. as well as a lotus flow in purple down my left thigh.. I always put factor 30 on them.. and haven't noticed any change in the colouring - but then again I'm real careful!

I have another down my back which is black, that's ok.. hasn't faded either.. and yes the pain down the spine is the worst ever! You feel your brain vibrating!


Also guys, wanted to post a picture of me and my friend Costa - one of the only ones who still believes in Vale and that we can regain the WC Title! This is us holding one of my most treasured possessions with great pride!

Thanks for the info Mkatta!I'll take everything in the consideration
I like what you're holding in your hand-I want one! I just bought his autobiography-translated in slovene!I couldn't believe it when I saw it in the bookstore

And let me just say one more thing-my god you're beautiful

It was a birthday present from me to myself! No one else would buy it for me, or even go to the trouble of looking for it.. It's great! Has everything in detail will all the pictures to go with it!

I just found one on ebay...I think it's mine

It was nice to see you mkatta, you're lovely...
For the tattoo, my parents will never let me do one, they think it's bad for the skin,
I found another solution,but I can't find a person who knows those draws like the tortoise or the sun...I'm still looking for

mkatta u look really gorgeous!