The healing process after one gets a tattoo will be different for different people. Hence, it is not possible to tell exactly how it will heal. The process will depend upon several factors including your skin type, the area where the tattoo is made, and also the way in which the tattoo artist made the tattoo. Apart from this, the way you take care of the tattoo also plays a very important role in the healing.
At first, your new tattoo will appear to be red and swollen. However, there is no need to worry about this as it will not stay for a long time. When the tattoo is made on the skin, a protective layer is formed over it. For some people, this protective layer of the skin may peel away, while for some thin scabs form around the tattoo. Both these are perfectly normal and just a part of the healing process. If you have scabbed tattoos, it is likely that you may have to experience uncontrollable sensation of itching in that area. However, you have to control this feeling and restrict yourself from scratching that tattoo as it can make the scab to thicken.
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Tattoo Lettering Ideas
There are two ways how tattoo letterings can be worn; one is plainly without any picture tattoo and the other is with a picture that is related to the letterings. A majority of people use tattoo letterings to accompany the picture and tell more about it. However, there are some individuals who want to keep it simple, by just wearing a tattoo of a word or a phrase. Tattoo letterings can be done in a variety of languages; such as Spanish, Russian, Italian, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, and many others. While wearing tattoo letterings of different languages, make sure to make it in the appropriate style. For example, Chinese letterings written in a Hindi style would look somewhat funny.
Tattoo Lettering Designs and Styles
Tattoo lettering designs have been a part of the tattoo culture for a very long time, however, they have become a rage in the recent years. Initially lettering tattoos were used to embellish and enhance a tattoo design. The most common example of it is an anchor tattoo, where words like "home sweet home", "mom", etc, were used with it. Sailors also used to get heart tattoos and embellish them with words such as "mom" or the name of the their loved one tattooed along with it. However, now lettering tattoos are not an extra add on piece of design, they have themselves become a tattoo design in themselves.