Inked Mag Staff
January 29th, 2015
Tattoo Topic: Heavy or Light Handed?
Is there really such a thing as being heavy handed or light handed when tattooing someone? Does a particular artist or style mean that a tattoo could hurt more or…
Is there really such a thing as being heavy handed or light handed when tattooing someone? Does a particular artist or style mean that a tattoo could hurt more or less, regardless of the body placement? Sullen TV wanted to find out, so they sent Bernadette Macias out on the convention circuit to interview some of our favorite artists to get their opinions. Check out this video to see which artists think they’re really heavy handed and what style almost every artist agrees hurts the most to get tattooed. It’s all right here in this brand new episode of Tattoo Topic.

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