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More and more people are getting tattoos.
A whopping225 million peopleworldwide have at least one tattoo.
So, its natural that people of all shapes and sizes may want one.
This is what happened to the OP ofthis story.
She, a tattoo artist, already agreed on the design and placement of a tattoo with her client.
Read her insights below!
She feels quite passionately about tattoos on plus-sized bodies, and she advocates for tattoo studios to be size-neutral.
When you leave a tattoo studio youre supposed to love your body even more than when you arrived.
In general, tattoo artists are alternative people who dont have a narrow view of beauty standards.
And many set up their studios using cheap beds that wont stand up to a heavy client.
There is nothing about the skin of a fat person that would stop you [from] tattooing them.
At least, these should be the primary concerns.
How pretty the tattoo is and its price should come after that.
Australian tattoo aftercare providerDr.
Picklesemphasizes the importance of a clean surface for a tattoo.
Michigan-basedCarrie Metz-Caporussois an artist who creates beautiful Flower Roll tattoos on their clients bodies.
They integrate the intricate floral designs around the bodys creases.
They toldAllurethat one of the reasons they created these designs was because different bodies simply werent represented.
Never have I seen anyone come up with anything particularly for fat bodies.
So, I was trying to challenge that thought.
A fat person isnt a failing thin person.
Check out the results:
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