Head: refers mostly to the area where your hair grows. You'll need to shave the area for the tattoo to be most visible. If you need to hide your tattoo, you can grow your hair out. Areas more commonly inked are the sides of the head above the ears and above the nape of the neck in the back.
There are people who have their entire heads inked.
Back of neck: You'll need to keep your hair short or tied up to keep it visible.
Face: Various areas possible. Facial tattoos could fall into the cosmetic or standard categories. Cosmetic would include darkening of eyebrows, eye-lining, lip-lining, etc.
Upper chest: One of the standard areas for tattoos. Allows lots of flat area in which to get a fairly large piece. One of the areas where you can choose to get symmetrically inked on both sides.
Breasts: be cautious about eventual sagging of the skin.
Nipples: Usually the artist leaves the nipples alone. The omission of ink isn't very noticeable.
Rib cage: Can be painful because of all the ribs you work over. However, it offers a fairly large area and can be incorporated into a major back piece, wrapping around toward the front.
Stomach/Abdomen: Some people choose not to get work done on their stomachs for a couple of reasons. Area is difficult to work on because there's no solid backing to hold the skin down. It is a sensitive area that may feel uncomfortable.
Genitals: The idea may sound very painful, but it's not that bad. Consider the stretchiness of the skin and the amount of movement the area experiences. Fine detail is extremely difficult. The penis does not have to be erect during tattooing. The only female genital tattoo I've seen (inner labia, I think) was in Modern Primitives, and it looked rather blurry.
Thighs/hips: A popular area to get larger pieces (often extending from the hip area). The entire area of skin around your thighs is bigger than your back, so you can get a lot of work done.
Calves: Good area to get a standard size (2" x 2"). If you have very hairy legs, it may cut down on the visibility somewhat.
Ankles: You can either get a spot piece on the inner or outer ankle, or get something that goes around in a band.
Feet: Concealable with shoes. Probably don't have as much wear and tear as hands so you might get less blurring and color loss. Artists usually only tattoo the top of your feet. You will have trouble retaining a tattoo on the bottom of your feet.
Armpits: Usually reserved for those who want to get full coverage around the arm and chest area and need the armpits filled. Not recommended for the ticklish.
Upper arms: Consider how much sun it's going to get. Will you be able to put sunblock on it regularly? If not, expect some color loss and blurring. If you want some serious work done and you wanna show it off, you may want to consider getting a half sleeve.
Inner arms: This area is often not easily visible. Be cautious of arm flab.
Forearms: You can have your upper arm "sleeve" extend down for a full sleeve.
Wrists: easily hidden with a jewelry.
Hands (fingers and palms): RAB receives frequent queries about fingers, palms and hands in general. Some artists don't do hands because the ink will have a tendency to blur or fade easily. Consider that you probably move your hands the most out of your entire body.
Shoulder blades: Concealed with standard t-shirts.
Back: Any part of your back can be done. Back pieces that encompasses your entire back are popular. Expect to pay several thousand dollars and many sessions.
Buttocks: beware of potential sagging.
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