I’ve been thinking of getting a tattoo that’s bigger on the inside than on the outside!

Likely not correct, but a bummer for you if they were right.

Whenever I think about “painful” tattoo placement, I always think about the posers that get the “cool tribal” band on their upper arm. Only they don’t go all the way around because it hurts too much. They get a good laugh from me.

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As for the toes & soles – they can be tattooed but as a practical matter there would still be the issue of the toenails in terms of design and the sole of the foot is rarely done because it simply is not easy to tattoo, is often very painful, & the results will be subpar compared to tattooing on other regions – the sole of the foot is quite a bit different than most of the rest of your skin. Toe tattoos are not uncommon but tend to be stand alone designs, for instance my wife has a knitting pattern abbreviation tattooed across hers.

I wanted my first tattoo idea on the sole of my foot. I was quickly talked out of that, and it ended up on my calf. I’m satisfied with it there, but there are times I wish I could’ve gotten it in the original spot instead. The trouble there is I would’ve had to deal with magic instead of the available technology.