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Not unbearable but seriously uncomfortable. In those days you were allowed to smoke whilst getting inked and I prety much chain-smoked through that bit and it helped take my mind off it a lot. Why not get the important bit (the portrait) done on the outside of your arm where
a) it's more visible
b) less painful
Plus I think it'll be easier to work if it's on the outside of your arm with when you come to turn it into a sleeve. If it all goes tits up on the 2nd bit, at least it will be hidden away on the inside of your bicep, not the outside for all the world to see
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I just meant that if you get a really good portrait done in Italy then go back home and get some more work done to turn it into a sleeve ay least if it does look disjointed then the majority of the secondary work would be on the inside of your arm where it's easier to hide any mistakes.
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Niko....i'll echo what shellshock said!! Inside of your bicep is not the best place to get your 1st tattoo...and starting with even just a small portrait is a big ask.
All depends on ya pain threshold and how much you can take really but starting with what you've said it could be first and last tattoo you ever get.
Personally i'd start on ya shoulder more fleshy and less sensitive part so won't be as much pain involved (and work downwards over time)but your still probably looking at a good 2hr upwards for your 1st sitting.
Again what shellshock said..I'd find a good tattoo'ist were ya live have afew consultations and be 100% about what exactly your wanting and talk it through and forget about the italian ink idea
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Also consider inner arm ageing skin elasticity etc. How a detailed portrait would age probably better on the outer. A portrait on old man wrinkly arms ??
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Tattoo's addictive????Just alot niko well for me anyways but i'm pretty sensible about it also and fight the urge.
Always really think about what your wanting cause once its done its there for life..So be 100% sure about the design and were its going to be.
I've currently got idea's for about 3 or 4..Which are mainly word based tattoo's but i would like a blackNred japanese peice done also
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Yes and it hurt like fook due to me being not the biggest guy in the smurf kingdom....
2hr sitting and pretty much the entire time it was probably right to my max pain threshold!!!But afew days later i was ready to go again
All depends on the person but most people find tattoo's very addictive
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It was only reworking on my angel on my back and some script across my traps (no pics i'm afraid)
It's not the size of the feet!!it's the amount of quality on em
and more significant to me. i was basically trying to incorporate a few ideas in the one tattoo... as to TRY prevent me from getting more lol but i can see how that becomes an issue! 
)... hmmmm.
haha they addictive are they? 