Can you give yourself a tattoo at home?

can you give yourself a tattoo? I've heard about people doing it and I want to know how its done without the gun and everything

Well of course you can, but if I was you, I wouldn't! So many people make home-made tattoo guns these days && some just use a regular needle && some ink... IT HURTS lol I've had someone do it to me, I have a small 'K' in between my index finger & thumb && over the years it's faded a lot && it just wasn't worth the pain!

you can just get a sewing needle and use that, but if you want to make a homemade gun can easily do it with a mechanical toothbrush. search exactly this on youtube 'tattoo gun (homemade)' and click the first video that comes up. it's high-quality and easy to understand. the type of ink you will need to use though is called india ink, which is the kind of ink commonly used when drawing comic strips and things like that. you can get some at your local professional paint store, such as aaron brothers. a bottle is like 3 dollars, so it's no big. but seriously, you shouldn't do it, lol... you better be one hell of an artist.

so check it out, I was your age and I did this there is nothing worse then a home made tat...you'll think its cool at first,or for a year, but then it will sink in how dumb of a move it was. Your friends will be shocked that you did it and everybody will want to see the thing. and most people wont tell you to your face but they are coming to see it so they can talk to each other about how dumb you are and that your going to reget it for the rest of your life. but you'll just say that you can get it covered up if you dont like it, well you might, or you might think that your making the same mistake twice but this time that tat might look cooler, but its going to be BIG just to cover you home made tat, and cover up work sucks. dont do it, and if you just need to have a tat so you can stand out social manner, then just go to a pro, plus you wont need to worry about going to deep with the pin and die from ink poisoning( keep a close eye out for the red line going or you heart)

don't bother. get one at a well-respected tattoo parlour. its really, really dangerous to do home-made tattoos.

Most home done tattoos will fade and turn into something that looks like a big booger on your skin. Save your money and get a professional tattoo. It is well worth the wait.

THIS DOESNT HURT THAT BAD!!!***
I DID ONE THIS MORNING
IT WAS A STAR ON MY HAND
***(unless you freek yrself out before)
get a dis infectant wipe and wipe the place and an exacto knife
take the knife and cut the pattern in (make sure it bleeds)
break open a pen
blow the ink on the cut
let set for 5 min
wipe excess ink off
cover w/ band-aid

in a way I want to do this regardless of w/e everyone says...
Butt I have already took my pocket knife && wrote somethings I wanted.
I never went over it with pen or ink or anything
&& it turned into a scar && faded away
&& you cant see anythingg.
So I thinkk basicly if you tried
&& put ink in it.. the ink is just gona fade && turn into a scar && faded away completly.
I've got this beautiful temple, && I do so many things to it my own percings
write with permanent marker..
Im honest to say.. I dont trust anyone but myself with needles.
I really dont think its okay to use pen ink though..
I would use a blade, && alcohol swabs from walgreens
&& this liquid bandage stuff.
&& of course something to clean up w/e blood, [if you use ink] etc.