Tattooing Young

**earlessdog** · 01-20-2007, 09:36 AM

I don't know where this should go, cause its visual and art, so i don't know

Ok, i was just wondering about getting tattoos when your young. Like if i were to get a pretty good sized skull or something on my forearm, what would happen if 5 years? I'm 16, and i'm not done growing. Pretty skinny, i havn't really filled out yet. So when my arm grows and stuff, which it will quite a bit from what it is. Will that tat stretch out and look really bad? How will that work?

CRloveSkillet13 · 01-20-2007, 10:53 AM

I don't know. I've thought of that before. I haven't gotten a tattoo. But if it does stretch I'm pretty sure they can go over it and fix it up.

**earlessdog** · 01-20-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CRloveSkillet13

I don't know. I've thought of that before. I haven't gotten a tattoo. But if it does stretch I'm pretty sure they can go over it and fix it up.

hmm, i hope so, cause i don't want it to look real weird or anything
But like, if it loses all its detail or something, thad be weird.
But i mean, on my forearm, if i got one now, and it was the didth of my forearm, when it stretches will it just get smaller?
I mean, when my arm grows say like twice the width it is now, will that tattoo still be the width of my forearm even though its twice as wide as it was before?
Because i want it the width of my forearm, but when i grow, i still want it the width of my forearm.

TFKprson · 01-20-2007, 08:10 PM

i dont think getting a tattoo when your young is cool

jengoesup · 01-20-2007, 08:48 PM

Well, since tattoos can stretch because of weight loss or gain (just do a google search), I would assume that if you put your tattoo in a place that will grow a lot, it'll stretch.

Meggie moo moo · 01-20-2007, 09:05 PM

It will definitely stretch and look like crap. Just ask my Dad. :-\

Besides, a tattoo is a permanent thing: you have to really think ahead and wonder how this will affect you your whole life. I mean, most kids grow out of the skull thing.

JesusFrEaK0077 · 01-20-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Meggie moo moo

It will definitely stretch and look like crap. Just ask my Dad. :-\

Besides, a tattoo is a permanent thing: you have to really think ahead and wonder how this will affect you your whole life. I mean, most kids grow out of the skull thing.

My neighbor has a tattoo all up one arm. It looks like crap. He got it a looong time ago. And now he's old.. And it's all run together and it pretty much looks like this green blob... Not too appealing.
But then again my cousin has one on her calf. It doesn't look to bad now. But I'm just thinking about later how it's going to look after seeing results of my neighbors.

Meggie moo moo · 01-20-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JesusFreak

My neighbor has a tattoo all up one arm. It looks like crap. He got it a looong time ago. And now he's old.. And it's all run together and it pretty much looks like this green blob... Not too appealing.
But then again my cousin has one on her calf. It doesn't look to bad now. But I'm just thinking about later how it's going to look after seeing results of my neighbors.

This is why I think tattoos are a bad idea!

**earlessdog** · 01-20-2007, 10:32 PM

yeah, trust me, i've thought about how it will all look when i'm old, and i really don't care.
But i guess if it stretches and it will look bad, i'll wait a like a couple years.

farouk · 08-21-2009, 01:37 AM

Not wise for under-18s...

OiBoyz · 08-21-2009, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TFKprson

i dont think getting a tattoo when your young is cool

I don't think a tattoo at any age is cool. But I'd certainly wait until you're old enough that you don't need to ask for your parent's approval first.