Red Crow Tattoo Plymouth FAQs
Tattoo Studio in Plymouth UK
Red Crow cater for a range of tattoo styles such as, portraits and realism, black and grey, dotwork, stippling, water colour, black work, neo traditional, colour, ornamental, japanese, tribal, polynesian and maori, floral, fine line, geometric, nordic, abstract and mandala. We have someone here for everything.
Red Crow Tattoo Plymouth FAQs
DO TATTOOS HURT?
Yes. It all hurts. Some places more than others, some artists more than others, and everyone will handle pain differently.
WHERE DOES IT HURT THE MOST?
Ribs, stomach, lower back (more so on men), back of leg, centre of chest, and near any joint. Although different people have different pain thresholds, where one tattoo can hurt on one person, it may not hurt on another, so get your tattoo done and come and find out!
WHERE DOES IT HURT THE LEAST?
Top of arm, outside forearm, outside calf, inside ankle, top and outside thigh, and outside or rear hip.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES MY TATTOO WILL GET INFECTED?
Slim. Tattoos rarely get infected. Infection is usually dependent upon the client. Average hygiene will prevent infection of a tattoo.
CAN I DRINK ALCOHOL BEFORE I GET TATTOOED?
No, not even one or two drinks. Alcohol is a blood thinner, it makes you bleed more than you would normally, therefore, forcing more ink particles out of your skin making your tattoo look “weak” or faded. We also have no way of knowing that you’d pick the same tattoo sober as you would buzzed. It doesn’t kill the pain, it makes you more fidgety, it stinks and it’s against the law in the UK. We could be fined if we get caught tattooing someone with alcohol in them, so don’t even.
WHAT SHOULD I DO BEFORE I GET TATTOOED?
Don’t get tattooed on an empty stomach, wear loose comfortable clothes that you do not care about the possibility of getting stained, and plan on coming when you do not have any time constraints.
DO PEOPLE PASS OUT OR FAINT FROM TATTOOING?
Yes, more frequently in summer, with an empty stomach, and more so with men. Women have a higher tolerance for pain, but anyone can pass out. If you know you’re prone to fainting, tell your artist prior to tattooing.
CAN I GET AIDS (HIV) FROM HAVING A TATTOO DONE?
No. HIV is a delicate virus that can only survive outside of the human organism for about 30 seconds. Since it is pretty much impossible to tattoo two people thirty seconds apart, it is pretty much impossible to contract HIV through tattooing.
DO YOU RE-USE NEEDLES?
No. Piercing needles cannot be re-used according to Health Department regulations. Each piercing needle is individually packaged, sterilised, and disposed of after every piercing. Tattoo needles are disposed of after every tattoo, not because of Health Code, but because re-using needles promotes dull, fuzzy looking work as tattoo needle quality deteriorates during tattooing due to friction.
