How to get a temporary tattoo at home?

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Tattoo - a great way to stand out from the crowd and declare your individuality. Even in ancient times, tribal leaders decorated their skin with colorful images to show their greatness. In today's world, body art has long ceased to be something wild. Millions of people, put the meaning in each pattern on their skin and proudly wear it on themselves. Bright drawings have long become a kind of business card of stylish and brave people.

However, not all of us, for whatever reason, can afford to get a real tattoo. Some people think that it is too responsible step that they might regret, some do not allow their position, and some dream about body painting, but they are scared of the pain, the couch and the hands of a master in gloves. Of course, in that case you can ask your friend with a self-made machine to make a real tattoo, but everybody knows that the quality of such "paintings" leaves much to be desired. Removal of this work is quite painful and expensive, so it is better not to risk it. Here come to the aid a variety of temporary tattoos: from mehendi to simple transferable pictures, which in childhood seemed to us a fun, and now have become a real trend.

But what to do when you want to bring your temporary tattoo closer to the real one, without resorting to risks and without exposing yourself to unnecessary painful sensations?

The answer is simple: make tattoos at home with a simple gel pen and needle. This technique differs from the real one in the depth of the ink. Don't be scared, the punctures of the epidermis are so thin that the drawing will disappear from your skin in a few weeks. All from the fact that the top layer of our skin is renewed quite often, this allows you to do similar drawings several times, constantly experimenting and changing your look and style.

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Harm

The most significant harm from tattoos is the possibility of falling ill with an infectious disease. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully monitor the disinfection of the entire process and subsequent care.

The next point is the harm of the pigments themselves. They have to be of good quality, because carrying around ink is far from what your skin is dreaming about. Because of them can form an allergy, so it is desirable to learn exactly what pigments were used, in order to more effectively cope with this problem.

Also the composition of tattoo ink is quite toxic, it includes metal oxides and other chemical elements such as copper, zinc, barium, cadmium, mercury. Getting into the blood and subsequently into the organs can lead to acute illness or exacerbation of chronic diseases.

Not seldom now it is possible to meet people with a psychological addiction to tattoos, who cannot resist the opportunity to score a blank patch of skin. Only a psychotherapist or psychiatrist can help here.

If you don't like the tattoo

Sometimes people want to get rid of a tattoo. This can be done in two ways: to remove it or overlap it with another design.

Get rid of the tattoo. In this procedure, the tattoo is treated with a special laser. It destroys the paint under the skin, and the body gradually gets rid of it.

It takes many treatments to get the tattoo off: at least five, but probably more. The exact number of sessions depends on the individual characteristics of the body and the pattern. The editor of this article is just now getting her tattoo reduced in Moscow. For six months she went to 4 sessions, each of which cost 3000 P. The tattoo faded a little, but was not going to disappear.

Not all lasers are the same. Sometimes there are cheap Chinese lasers that work very sloppily: they leave burns, scars, blisters, and they don't remove a tattoo well. A normal laser does not leave blisters, only a slight reddening of the skin. The average price for a normal laser tattoo removal session is 2-4 thousand, but the exact amount depends on the area of the design.

It is much more painful to remove a tattoo than to do it. The healing process is the same as after a tattoo: do not steam, do not soak in too hot water, do not bathe, rinse and apply healing ointment. Except that a tan, on the contrary, is welcomed.

Overlapping with another pattern - means overlaying the old design with a new one. I overlapped two tattoos on the same spot.

The first tattoo I did myself when I was 18, an Orthodox cross. Then I got a bigger eight-pointed cross tattooed on the same spot. I walked around with it for ten years, but then I covered it with an anchor pattern. I had to get a tattoo that was 1.5 times bigger than I had originally planned and pay 9,000 rubles for it.

This is what my anchor looks like now - there are two crosses hidden under it

I walked around with a wrong cross on my arm for ten years. Tattoo size - 5 × 3 cm, done for free

Old tattoo with a cross covered with an anchor. Tattoo size - 12 × 10 cm, price - 9000 P

How long will a temporary tattoo last and how to properly care for it?

To apply a temporary tattoo - not so difficult, more attention should be paid to its care. If properly cared for, the design can last up to several weeks. But it is better, of course, to wash it off after a week, and refresh, that is to reapply.

So, to keep the drawing clear, bright and beautiful, care for a temporary tattoo includes a number of simple actions:

• For the first 24 hours after application, do not expose the drawing to moisture and steam;
• Before taking water procedures, it is necessary to protect the drawing. If it is a paint or henna, you can lubricate the drawing with vegetable oil;
• You can protect the drawing with a liquid adhesive tape. It coats the design with a kind of film that keeps out moisture;
• It is not necessary to rub with a sponge the place on which the tattoo is applied. It is also not recommended to treat the skin with alcoholic products, so that the tattoo will not rub off and blur.
• On the days when you want to demonstrate your temporary tattoo to the others, don't actively participate in sports in order not to provoke abundant sweating.

A temporary tattoo will last on your skin for at least a week. Do not deny yourself this little joy. A beautiful tattoo will lift your spirits, allow you to stand out from the crowd and, perhaps, attract someone's attention. Well and if you properly care for the picture, the tattoo will always look fresh and bright.

Tattoo is a stylish and modern way to decorate your own body. And if you notice that the temporary design is not so beautiful anymore, remove it and apply a fresh one. Maybe if you've been doing the same design several times, it's time to consider a permanent tattoo!

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What to do before the session

My master recommends three simple things to do: get enough sleep, eat, and not be nervous. I would add one more thing.

Be sober. You shouldn't get a tattoo while drunk or hungover. Alcohol increases blood pressure, the skin in the place where the drawing will be applied can bleed. The blood will mix with the paint - the tattoo will turn pale. And it will take longer to heal. That is why you should not drink alcohol for a couple of days before the session.

Get well. If you have a cold or simply do not feel well, it is better to postpone the session. Tattooing is a stress for the body. After the session, you may feel worse. It is better to be fully healed and then do the tattoo.

Shave off your hair. I was going to get my first big tattoo, an anchor, on my forearm and was worried if I should shave off my hair there. It turned out that in my case, do not: get rid of hair, only if they are very thick.

Prepare for pain. A tattoo is a micro-scratch. Prepare for the fact that it will hurt and you will have to endure. It is said to be most painful to get a tattoo at the elbow and elbow bend, on and behind the knee, in the armpit and on the inner surface of the thigh. It is best not to plan your first tattoo in these areas if you have a low pain threshold. The least pain is felt on the forearms, shoulders, back, outer thighs, and calves.

Pain is tolerated differently by everyone. It is believed that it is more painful to get a tattoo on the inside of the forearm than on the outside. I didn't feel any difference.

Some tattoo artists use anesthetic ointments, but my master does not recommend this because the skin becomes "rubbery", loses elasticity and it is difficult to work on it.

Secrets of Contouring

A holder is a handstand designed for comfortable positioning during a session. But inexperienced tattooists are not aware of the pitfalls lurking in this useful auxiliary equipment, which in most cases is more convenient to replace the couch. Ivan devoted the introductory part of his lesson to this issue. The second includes contouring techniques. He visually demonstrates manipulation on the client, while explaining the nuances, possible mistakes, the secrets of skill, and the causes of floating. Beginners learn what the frequency of the piercing depends on, how to interact with sensitive areas, what criteria to set the voltage.

How to make a temporary tattoo at home

The easiest and most accessible way, how to draw a pattern on the body with your own hands is to make mehendi. The way with henna we described above, now consider the option of tattoo with chemical paint.

Tattooing with biocolor

Step-by-step instructions on how to get a temporary tattoo on your arm for 3 months:

1. The skin is thoroughly wiped and treated with an alcohol-free degreasing lotion;
2. To make the paint more conveniently distributed on the skin, it is placed in a tube with a sharp cone. Depending on the angle of the tip and the pressure force, it changes the shape and brightness of the line. This allows without any special devices to draw a picture with different types of lines;

   
   Drawing with colored paint

3. The easiest option for home painting is flowers. The application is extremely easy: the base of the pistil is drawn, then the contour of the petals is created. It is possible to supplement the drawing with dots, stripes, or blurring of individual elements;
4. If any component of the exposure came out uneven, it can be quickly erased with micellar water or soap solution;
5. Now all that's left to do is to allow the necessary time for the pattern to firm up. Depending on the type of paint, this may be an interval of 2 to 4 hours.

As in the case of henna, the first day the place where the paint is applied must not be wet or exposed to heat.

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How do I wash it off?

Washing off a temporary tattoo is very simple. There are several common ways:

1. Cleaning. You will need baby oil and alcohol. On the temporary tattoo you need to apply baby oil and wait a few minutes. After that, you should moisten a tampon or paper towel in alcohol and start rubbing it vigorously over the design. When the tattoo is completely gone, wash the skin with soap and water.
2. Exfoliation. Removal is done with a piece of tape. It is necessary to stick a piece of tape to the figure, strongly press it, and then pull it off sharply. If necessary, the procedure is repeated several times.
3. Cold cream. Any hand or face cream will do, but it is important that it be cold. The cream is applied to the tattoo in an even layer. It is necessary to wait until it is absorbed. Then the tattoo can be easily wiped off with an ordinary washcloth.
   Warning. Remains of the cream can be removed with soap and water.
4. Makeup remover. The nail polish remover is also suitable. You need to soak a cotton swab with it and start rubbing the tattoo until the result appears. Then the skin should be rinsed thoroughly in warm water.

Simple sketches for sketching

Drawings for boys and for girls are usually different. The location of the tattoo also plays a role.

A sketch that looks great on your arm or wrist can look terrible on your leg or other body part.

For guys, tattoos with strict outlines are fine. These can be sketches of beasts of prey, various warriors or other masculine pictures. For girls are characterized by more feminine sketches. Women's tattoos include flowers, geometric patterns and animals done in colorful styles like watercolors. They can also be mini pen tattoos.

In any case, since this is not a real tattoo, something large-scale will not be easy to draw. So choose small, light, simple tattoos for beginner artists. Otherwise there is a chance not to cope with drawing and ruin the picture.

Children's tattoos for girls

Let's continue the topic of children's tattoos for girls. Modern girls do not lag behind the boys: they also crave to become owners of beautiful tattoos. Today manufacturers offer a diverse range of pictures, so every fashionista will be able to choose a bright, beautiful and unique temporary "translator".

Such a picture will be a bright element on the child's body and will originally complement his unique image.

Baby pictures on the body are great not only for a dressy dress: they can also be a beautiful addition to a casual outfit. Tattoo can be picked up even to the bathing suit, blessing such pictures are water-resistant and do not spoil after visiting the pool or the beach.

The images of flowers or butterflies are popular with girls, as well as ornate patterns, ethnic motifs and graphic feathers. Well and do not forget about the classics in the form of beautiful tattoos of unicorns, princesses, mermaids, fairies: they must necessarily like a little lady. It is worth mentioning small tattoos in the form of cute animals, cute faces and just neat prints.

How the preparation for the tattoo is carried out

The preparatory stage involves not only the master in the salon, but also the person who chose the tattoo as a method of decoration. The main danger is the liquefaction of the blood and reducing the speed of its coagulation, which can lead to an increase in the healing time of the tattoo:

• refusal to take medications that promote blood thinning (if they are not included in the mandatory course of treatment);
• Temporary cessation of alcoholic and alcohol-containing beverages, tattoo can not be done even in the case of a hangover syndrome.

Do not forget that the body also requires preparation, but this step is taken by a professional master. In a good salon, specialists work exclusively with gloves, sterilize tools and needles, use high-quality pigments and before applying tattooing treat the skin with antiseptic.

Are they safe?

People choose temporary tattoos because they don't want to walk around with the same tattoo all their lives. They stay on the skin for about a week on average.

There is a common stereotype that such tattoos are completely safe, but this is not entirely true.

Warning. A fairly common problem that people encounter when applying tattoos is an allergic reaction. It can come from any type of paint.

In some cases, redness, itching, or blisters remain even after the tattoo itself has disappeared. Such a problem is difficult to deal with even by experienced dermatologists. In more serious cases, the pigmentation of the skin may be disturbed, increasing sensitivity to the sun's ultraviolet light. The skin area remains affected for a long time (up to one year).

Next you can watch a video about possible allergies when applying a tattoo:

A good tattoo is expensive

The cost of a tattoo is usually measured in hours of work by the master, and the "fork" of the price is very wide. The final figure is affected by the experience of the master, his fame and workload, the location of the salon, the size and complexity of the figure, the cost of materials. Once in a while masters can do a tattoo for free (or at a discount) if they are itching to score a particular sketch, but you have to look for such, and this is more of a rarity.

On average, good Moscow masters charge from 3,000 to 6,000 rubles per hour.

Seven mistakes

What for experienced professionals is self-evident, newcomers have to sort out in practice, learning from their mistakes. Seven of them are taken apart in this video: the attitude to drawing as a picture on the canvas, the wrong approach to the choice of equipment, non-compliance with the necessary sanitary norms, the choice of comfortable stay to the detriment of tattoo quality, ignoring the fact that the picture is created on a person, the aggressive impact on the skin during tattooing, the expectation of rapid enrichment.

Using special paper

Important! Since the tattoo is transferred from the paper in a mirror image, so the words on the picture should be written backwards.

1. Print the image on special paper. If you have a color printer, you can do it at home. It is necessary to make sure that the picture was printed on a self-adhesive film, not the backing.
2. The tattoo is cut out with manicure scissors.
3. Applying the image with ink on the skin. It is necessary to press the place of application well with a towel. Hold it for a minute, then you can remove the rest of the paper.

Let's arrange a tattoo parlor at home.

Often in various forums, and in philistine conversations, you can hear that people are interested in how to make a tattoo machine at home. Basically it is interested in the representatives of the strong half of mankind. Of course, it is possible to construct such a device out of improvised materials, but please note that it should not be used for tattooing other people. If you dared to work with such a tool, then expose only yourself to danger. All the same, permanent images on the skin should be applied in specialized salons.

Before you learn how to make a tattoo machine at home, I would like to draw attention to the necessary consumables. First of all you will need a motor. The basis of the machine will perform an ordinary pen, and the piston for the supply of the dye will be guitar string. The needle must be connected to the string and rotate. This is necessary for the introduction of a dye in the thickness of the skin. A self-made tattoo machine looks like this.

How to understand that I am sure I will not be bored with this drawing?

Zlata Ziva Tattoo-artist, experience 2,5 years, works in Moscow. Beats colorful abstract tattoos based on your own sketches.

First, the picture you choose must be 100% responsive. Second, the tattoo so blends in with the body that it is usually perceived as part of it. And just as we can't get tired of our own hands, we can't get tired of the image.

But if you don't like the image, that's okay. Our tastes change over time. You can accept yourself with all your decisions, right and wrong. Or, as a last resort, get rid of the tattoo. This can be done in two ways. First: cover the drawing with another pattern. This will be especially convenient to do with a small tattoo. The second: take it out. But keep in mind that this is a long and expensive procedure. In any case, a discontented tattoo is not a sentence.

How to use transfer paper for tattoos?

• To reshoot the image, you need to transfer it to a sheet of tracing paper. However, instead of it you can put the printed source. There is no need to redraw it;
• The picture is put under the second tracing paper and its outline is outlined with an ordinary or special pencil so that a clear outline is obtained;
• when the image is transferred to the skin, transfer gel is applied;
• The sheet with the outlined contour is put on this place, so that the paint layer adhered to the skin;
• the sheet can be slightly wet with a damp cloth, press and smooth out the picture;
• then pull the edge up and make sure that the image is imprinted;
• you can now remove the stencil and wait for everything to dry.

  
  Transfer paper is usually sold multi-layered and consists of a liner, tracing paper, tracing paper

If you lift the picture, you will see that its edges are not completely imprinted, put it back and wet it again in the liquid. In the case of fuzzy prints you can remove the picture with any alcohol and repeat the process again. Materials can be used several times.

What size tattoos are best?

Everyone, of course, can choose the size of the tattoo himself, but very small drawings are rarely good. The more details, colors and color transitions there are in the plot, the bigger should be the image. Too thin outlines - less than 2 mm - hold badly, with time they begin to blur. Tattoo size and price have a direct correlation.