Body placements
Tattoo placements: pain, healing and session time
Where you put a tattoo changes a lot: how much it hurts, how long the session takes, how fast the skin heals and how the tattoo ages. Below is a comparison of every placement, each with its own guide and photos of work from our studio.
Placement comparison
Pain on a 1–10 scale, typical skin healing time and the length of one session for a medium-sized tattoo. It can vary from person to person.
- 1–3low
- 4–6medium
- 7–10high
Choose a placement
Does the placement affect the price?
The price depends mainly on the size and detail of the design. Placement affects it indirectly: on trickier skin, such as the ribs, hands or feet, the session takes longer.
Common questions about tattoo placement
On our pain scale the lowest are: forearm, leg, and upper arm. The highest: foot, hand, and ribs.
The slowest to heal, up to 35 days: thigh, back, stomach, chest, and ribs. The fastest: hand.
Low-pain placements work well for a first tattoo, for example forearm, leg, and upper arm. The final choice is best made at a free consultation — we will match the placement to the design.
The price depends mainly on the size and detail of the design. Placement affects it indirectly: on trickier skin, such as the ribs, hands or feet, the session takes longer.
Free consultation
Not sure where to put your design?
At the consultation we will match the placement to the design, your job and how you want the tattoo to age.