Big respect for going right for the chest piece. I still want to get one but I'm focusing on my arms rn
Yeah man I had wanted tattoos since 18 and finally took the plung at 33 years old, planned this out for a few months then found an artist and the artwork just lent itself to chest placement more than anywhere else. My logic at the time was that I didn't know how much tattoos hurt and had no frame of reference, so may as well just go full ham and get the chest piece right out of the gate.
The last hour was pretty brutal, the most painful bit was the antlers at the top and the very bottom of the tattoo near my stomach.
I've since had a smaller piece on the back of my shoulder and I barely felt it in comparison...so I was wise to go chest first.