Tattoo Placement

Believe it or not, despite the fact I currently have five tattoos on my body, I’m considering a couple more. Three more, to be exact. However, I am running out of spots to put any more ink. More accurately, I’m running out of spots that I am willing to place tattoos.

Tattoo placement is very important for a few reasons. One, you want the tattoo to look like it’s meant to be on that part of the body. One reason why some tattoos look bad or off is because they weren’t placed well, either by the artist or by the client. You want the art to flow with your body and not look like your five-year-old slapped a random sticker on you.

And there is my other issue; I don’t want to look like I have stickers thrown all over me. I currently have tattoos on my wrists, one on my shoulder blade, and two on my ankles. I have the other side of my ankles open, but I don’t want to place another one on the other side as that will look like stickers. I’d need to go to my calf, which won’t happen, or to the top of my foot, which also won’t happen.

I’m currently considering my forearms for these next two. I may draw something on my forearms in the meantime to make sure it won’t look like stickers. I also don’t want it to look like I have the makings of a sleeve coming, because that isn’t my thing either.

I also have this thing about being symmetrical. I have tattoos on each wrist, and both wrists are sets of three (paw prints on one, butterflies on the other). When I got my Zelda tattoo on the inside of my left ankle, I knew that the next ankle tattoo would be on the inside of the right, not the outside. I have one on my left shoulder blade, but I’m not sure I’ll get another on the right side. I like how it’s alone, and that one hurt like the dickens so there’s no way I’m going to get a similar one. After dealing with color on the shoulder blade, there is absolutely no chance I’ll get a tattoo on the ribs.

The hip is another possibility, but I don’t know how much I want a tattoo to be that hidden, something I’d only see in the shower or when wearing a swimsuit. My next ideas are fairly simplistic, and I don’t think either will look nice on the hip.

In other words, yes, I do plan my tattoos very carefully. The last thing I want, or anyone should want, is a permanent mark on my body that I will regret. The next one or ones will supposedly be scheduled in the next couple of months during my Extra Life marathon. If it doesn’t happen, it’s all Jen Bosier’s fault.