TATTOO PAIN EXPLAINED - HOW TO MANAGE THE PAIN OF GETTING TATTOOED 

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This is the best video on RU-vid to describe tattoo pain. I got my sleeve done and the inner forearm and wrist area is painful, but the elbow was not as bad. Generally, the pain fluctuates every 5 mins until I hit the 5-6hr mark and the adrenaline wore off and it was very sensitive so quite painful. Ideally avoid sessions longer than 6/7 hours unless you really have to.

The way you described it it’s pretty accurate. The pain level goes exactly the way you said. For me it’s like about 6 hours until the pain level goes up drastically.

I really like the way you described how tattoo pain works! Much easier to visualize than simply a number on a scale.

Spot on! Thank you.

This fell is so right, he describes it so well, well done fella ..

I've got a lot of tattoos now and a good part of my upper body and arms to fingers covered now, and here is my experience: This video is pretty accurate overall. My feeling is quite like a scratch that is hot at the same time, and that goes on for the duration. The pain graph is very accurate for me. Even at my 10th tattoo, the first 15-20 minutes are not pleasant, but I quickly hit a plateau after that, and it will really become very manageable for the next hours. Since the pain has plateaued, it's no longer the only thing at the front of my mind and thoughts. Because it's streamlined, I was able to basically shut it out with other things, and for every (except those on the hands) tattoo i've got, once I was a this stage, I fell asleep (not a talker, like Ben said), waking up here and there and when the pain start to rise again. At this stage, either you're almost at the end and you kinda have to take it, or if there is still a lot to do it's time to ask for either a break (it's also good for the artist) or stop for this session. My most painful one was the palm of the hand, which had basically no plateau, it was the high pain of the beginning all along, probably because the hand has so much nerves' ends. This really wasn't a fun 2 hours but like Ben said, after than I was proud and happy with what I got for the rest of my life.

I'm quite new to tattoos and also into my 50's (to scared when younger) but now have several, inner forearm from wrist to elbow took 5 hours, for the most part no problem. The only part which was a bit sore was the white highlights at the end, but for 4 hours and 55 minutes it all felt fine. Back this week for 2 consecutive days for a half sleeve so it can't be that bad as I'm a wimp when it comes to pain !

Couldn’t be more spot on!!

getting my very first tattoo this Thursday, it's a matching one with my sister on our inner forearm, basically covering the whole thing. I'm super nervous, my sister already has tattoos, but I've only just turned 18 so this is my first.

Nothing would stop me getting my tattoo finished. Like Ben has said, there is place and times that hurt more than others, but his work is with the getting to see the end result 👍🏻 x

Amazing artist and great Chanel your building pal

I have a unique perspective as a person with Fibromyalgia who doesn't take nerve medication for the condition. I have quite a few tattoos and in some painful areas (top of foot, chest, wrist, inner-upper forearms) and this video very accurately describes the discomfort in those places. Due to having Fibromyalgia, I'm unable to sit for long periods without experiencing symptoms of shock. 4 hours is now my cutoff point. I was just over 5 hours into my chest piece when my lips changed color and my body was trembling. I didn't notice it, but my tattoo artist did and so we stopped - this was many years ago and hasn't happened since. I think your channel is fantastic and I love that you're educating people. Thank you! 💖

Great work Ben

I got my 3rd tattoo today and it was 6 and a half hours. A big jump from my last two which were only about 30 minutes. The pain graph is very accurate in my experience. Luckily I did fall asleep for a few minutes and had headphones to listen to some music. Helps very much to think about the final result; I love my my ink!

I feel like most of these comments come from people who haven’t done 8hr plus sessions , or back to back day sessions, Everything thing over 5/6 hours hurts. Alot.

Great stuff mate

Hey thanks for the video . Im about to start my whole arm next month and its my first tattoo . didnt know at all what to expect . Very straightforward and informative

Wow. Thank you. I'm about to get my first tattoo and this is the first straightforward, expert, no-nonsense, useful and informative video I've come across. You've set a lot of my fears at rest. I'm really grateful.

Great info

Great job

Great teacher pearls of wisdom great information all the time if you listen to him you will be prepared for tattooing and being a tattoo artist if you like good information

This was a great video! Cheers

Great video pal

I might be weird but so far I enjoy the pain, I enjoy watching how Ben works in a printer kind of style and I say this as he kind of works from to bottom to top like a printer. Amazes me everytime I go. Keep up the good work mate! 😉

Spot on right on point bravo

Spot on advice. I found it a hot scratchy feeling but not painful.

Great work

Hubby has started his sleeve with Ben. Not too painful . And does a great job

Good video and great Information

Spot on info that pal

It worth it for a life time memory and have a great piece of art on you.

This is spot on! The first few minutes are spicy, then it levels out until you hit your wall. The worst for me was my wrist, really close to my hand, but it was bearable, my elbow rattled down to my fingertips, and wasn't exactly pleasant, but I love the way it turned out, and I always feel a bit of pride for the endurance factor!

Great teacher

Good advice

Top quality!

Can’t wait for my next one done

good advice pal

By far the best ✌️

I still have yet to get a tattoo (unless you count the one I did 20 years ago on myself with a cassette tape motor homemade machine). Done lots on fake skin, but glad to hear this from a professional.

Not sure how many will find this useful, but my first tattoo covered my entire left forearm (wrist and inner elbow). My artist was a guest artist who had travelled here to the UK for only a month. Being a tattoo newbie and considering this limiting factor I asked the artist to have it done on the same day; we're talking about outline, shading and colour. Long story short folk, it took me the better of 11 hours (with a few cigarette breaks in between) to get it done... just like ben's graph in this video, my pain threshold started to escalate out of control around the 7th hour mark. I DO NOT recommend. Because after that specific threshold, it is like an eternal torture!

With my first tattoo I went big or go home xx wasn’t as painful as I thought

Useful to know .

Ye it all depends where it is, good vid

I felt my elbow tattoo in my fingertips, didn't expect that!

Great vid

Hoping you'll be the one to do my next tattoo!

Thankyou 🙏

Top info

Ahh I love the pain from tattoos used them as an alternative to self harm when I was younger

Ben is spot on. He didn't cover the pain of a second and third tattoo. I had a lot of work done in 3hr sessions over almost a year. The second and third sessions were the worst, then it was a lot more pleasant and the initial 15min became shorter and much less painful. For me the outliner is the worst followed by a big magnum, I have fallen asleep with a shader.

Good tips here pal

cheers ben

The pain is bearable its like a burning sensation quality artist

Had first tattoo on inside of forearm done at Inkrush. Hardly felt a thing and Ben explained it all before hand so was not nervous at all!

To me what influenced the pain was more the needle type than the location/time. Hurts quite a lot when lining then it's a huge relief when the artist switches to the mag

No pain, no gain!! Haha But great video, could probably have done with this when I got my first one hahaha

Deffo worth the pain in the end!!

Honestly I quite enjoy the tattooing I have half my back done, 4 8 hour sessions and enjoyed every minute and have tattooed my self several times and had no problems with pain but I'm not "normal" with regards to pain.....I went 3 days with a broken wrist before going to hospital because I didn't think it was brocken

I’m ready for my sleeve

I got my first one recently - abstract, ink spatter all over my right arm. It was a seven hour session. The first half was my lower arm and that was fine but by the end when he was doing the point of my shoulder it literally felt like he was drilling into the bone with a power drill and it was agony. The inside of my bicep was really bad too. But, like Ben says, it's not for long and it's worth going through.

Need to refresh the brain on that ink pain!

Stay hydrated big time...and yes it can cause sugers to drop...this video is great soo true....different for everyone I've done a 14 hour session my wife can do like 4 to 5 but my brother and ex wife are like 1 hour to 2 max so deffently depends on you

Supportive comment!

Yeah its super weird for me. Getting the front right side of my calf barely felt like anything, but when it came to the ditch is was nearly unbearable! Huge variation for me personally

I've generally found it hurts only if I am not properly prepared or genuinely excited, I love being absolutely present for the whole process. 🇦🇺💪💪🇭🇲

Top guy. Would love a tattoo from you to finish the sleeve off

Its all worth it

Truth

I don't get the people who goes for a tattoo, but never get it finished because "it hurts" Well yes, but if they'd sit still for a wee bit longer, it'll be done and over and they can be happy about it and not whine how it never got finished. Also, a good thing to remember, as soon as the machine is done touching, the pain stops. And sure some areas are more irritating to get tattooed than others, but it's not killing you.. Just suck it up buttercup :D Brilliant explanation on this topic Ben.

I’ve only got one tattoo and couldn’t agree more that it hurt, but it was a bearable pain, 7 hours later I was glad it was over 😅

When i was 18, i had both my shoulder blades tattooed. She ended up going to deep. So to compare it to a hot sting is relatable. I’ve got tattoos on my calves, thighs, chest, neck, all over my arms, bottom lip, fingers, knuckles, etc. . but the most painful was the shoulder blades done by her. And also went too deep so the ink is botched

I love the accent. Just a little hard to understand for a Southern girl from Georgia but I still love it.

I’m heavily tattooed. I used to find them bearable but the more I get the more they hurt, regardless of body spot. After completing my first body part (full back piece) my tolerance started dropping. My first sleeve was far more painful than myback. I’m half way through my 2nd sleeve so have lots of comparison experience to the other arm and this hurts far more than the first arm. Total BS lol. My body seems to instantly recognize tattoo pain every time I get in the chair and refuses to release any endorphins. But buddy is right, temporary pain for art that lasts a lifetime.

I want to know if this all applies with numbing cream or without it

Any tips, I'm getting my first tattoo soon and it's quite big on my chest?

What is everyone’s opinion on numbing spray? I was fortunate enough to have some when I got my ribs done and it significantly decreased the pain. But I also hear numbing spray can be bad?

Only got two, but by my experience this advice is spot on 👍. The only area I found painful was on my sternum when the area was being reworked for the third time - which was a bit spicy, but manageable even then. Can't wait to get more tbh.

I had a cross tattoo on my hand it felt like I was cutting myself with razor blades again, it hurt but it was a nice pain.

Laid bare the process of getting a tattoo and the pain involved.

No pain no gain 💪

I see that Balenciaga shirt bro 👁👁 Lol just joking. Man, I love your videos, I love how in depth and specific you always are. I’ve had shin bone, chest, collar bone and others but the one that was the most difficult was the arm pit. My artist had to remind me to breathe while he kind of powered through it. That one was really worth it. What I’ve noticed with myself, every time I get tattooed, those first five or ten mins are the tougher ones. You’re kind of working into it. After your body kind of manages the shock of the stress, the old endorphins kick in and things get really easy and I’ll get really talkative, almost euphoric but in a very spiritual sense. Im usually good till the end with a few spikes here and there. If the artist smokes, and has to break every 45 mins, then it’s rougher each time we start back up. To summarize though, Ben described the sensation better than anyone else, and it’s not as bad as you think it’s gonna be!

I got a leg sleeve for my first tatt. Day 1, 11hrs and day 2, 8.5hrs. Honestly, it hurt but not soo much that i couldnt take it until the 2nd day when he started shading over the outline he had done the day before. I waived the white flag about 8.5hrs in on day 2 because I knew I would have atleast 6 more days of tattooing and I really couldnt stay still anymore. I started to focus on the pain and it was all downhill from there. Going back in 3 weeks to cintinue shading!

I just got my first tattoo on my inner forearm and it felt like a mildly hot razor making swallow cuts on my arm with what felt like a burn afterwards driving home, lastly an hour or two. Very tolerable pain, I'm bringing something with me next time to focus on. All I had was the art on the wall to focus my attention on.

My wrist, my elbow joint, under my bicep and shoulder where it turned down into my arm pit at chest all those hurt like hell!!!! My longest tattoo took 5hrs a demon on my lower back and at the 4hr mark I was ready to be done lol but I stuck it out...

2 days left for mine im very nervous debating on numbing cream its an inner forearm

No pain no gain!

I love the pain of tattoos

Not felt the pain for years 👌 due 1

I think you nailed it as best as one can. For me it burns!! The longer the line the more it burns lol

Im having Bastet on my forarm in 2weeks. I bought numbing cream( due to fear its my first big ish tattoo) but everyones bitched at me and said the after pain when the cream wears off will be horrendous! So decided too just man up its only a 2 hour tattoo just feeling nervous

Almost any part of the body is tolerable, just relax and take deep breaths.

I've got to say what I've noticed, the older I get the less I can hang. I've been getting tattooed for 13 years and have a full back piece, sleeve, chest, many others. But after I hit 25..wow buddy. Today I did a full outline for a sleeve on my other arm and lordy..bad time haha.

Am trying meditation techniques to manage pain

For me the most pain back of the hand where the knuckles are, the needle hits the bone and that hurt

My last tattoo was a portrait The artist stopped for a hour for her dinner then going back doing layers on skin that was already torn up was tough to take after 7 hour inn my whole body was shaking haha

I’m getting my knee ditch and armpit tattooed next month. I think I have a death wish ☠️ just ready to get it over with. I have both elbows done and hated that pain. Everything is doable for awhile.

Just now realizing that my first three tattoos were in the "most painful spots" top of foot (15- early age, I know) wrist (16) forearm (18) and definitely think my thigh piece was the worst- think it was because the tattoo artist had heavy hands. The pain is definitely manageable

I sat tru the tattoo procedure , it felt like sun burn lol i had it done on the top of my hand paĺm .

Gl man