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Tattoo Session

  • Traditional and realism tattoos in progress side by side — how long a tattoo session should be depends on style artist speed placement and physiology not just size

    How Long Should a Tattoo Session Be? The Real Answer

    Most answers to this question give you a size chart. Small tattoo — one hour. Sleeve — 20 hours. Those numbers are real but they obscure the more interesting variables — why the same sleeve takes eight sessions with one artist and four with another, why fine line often takes longer than bold traditional of the same size, and why some collectors can sit for eight hours while others need to stop at three regardless of how much they want to continue. Here is the honest breakdown of every variable that actually determines how long a tattoo session should be.