@linnova - It was a bit rough... My first tattoo, and I had no idea what to expect. I almost went back the next week and got the other arm done! The artist is kinda famous in polynesian tattoo circles, and he did it freehand on me in NZ. After the first experience, i decided to wait. I wanted to plan or have some influence over the design on my next one. And damn, if id have known before, on the point of the elbows and the inside of the bicep hurt like a bitch! Shading was a killer too!