Does coloring in a tattoo hurt?

I got my first tattoo last week. Well, the outline anyway. Can anyone tell me how much more or less it hurts to get it colored in? It's on my ankle. If it hurts anything as bad as the outline did, I may just leave it as it is.

Haha, I just got my third outline colored yesterday! It doesn't hurt so bad. A bit more than an outline, I'll give it that, but it's not unbearable. And it looks awesome! Color is great. Plus, I have a tattoo on my ankle as well, and it didn't hurt nearly as much as the one on my arm...ouch!

Its not as bad as you think it will be I will tell you that

PLEASE! The outline hurts more than the coloring. You may feel a slight stinging every now and again, but other than that, you should be fine. It also depends WHERE on your body you have it. Good luck

I got my outline and coloring done at the same time and I thought the coloring was much easier to handle. They used smaller needles but more of them, where the black outline was a much bigger needle but only one. Generally the more surface area that comes in contact with your skin the more its going to hurt. So I felt the bigger needle one hurt way more than the coloring.

I have 3 tatts on my ankles and the colouring is quite painless, I had mine done all in one go and going from the outline to the colouring is a pleasant relief !!

I have four tattoos and got the outline and coloring at the same time every time and the outline hurts the worst the coloring just stings a little but you get used to it

I don't have a very high threshold for pain. I took as much as I could getting the outline. And it's not even a very big tat. lol I guess I'll find out how much it will hurt next week. Thanks for the answers.

I dont think the colouring hurts as much as the outline