The biggest step in getting a great tattoo is the most often over looked.
First you must find a clean and certified tattoo shop, that is established in your area with a good reputation.
Than you have to do the work of researching the tattoo artist.
You need to find out both about the artist actual tattoo ability but also about there work ethic, if you are getting a large tattoo in sessions you want to make sure your artist is committed to the shop where they work.
The second most important thing in great tattooing is picking the proper image.
Some people feel that for a tattoo to be truly great it has to a completely custom drawn tattoo and not any sort of flash.
This is not entirely true as many people find tattoo stencils that appeal to them and there wants without having to be redrawn.
The size of the tattoo design to be applied is often ignored, when people for the sake of saving a few dollars will get a small tattoo on a large body part.
When choosing a tattoo design size take into consideration where on the body it's placed, and if you do not have the money for the proper size wait.
Tattoo placement unlike the size of the image is important but may be to some degree more of a personal choice.
Often the placement of the tattoo will be personal to the wearer but may seem tacky to the onlooker i.
e.
woman with wrist tattoos or facial tattooing.
Often a properly done tattoo with correct size and colors will simply be placed wrong or off center.