Do you bleed while getting a tattoo?

Yes, of course you do, you are being "poked" with needles thousands and thousands of times for even a small tattoo. The wiping away of the blood (with paper towels), especially with larger, more time consuming designs - tends to be more painful than the actual tattoo gun itself. To get an idea, take a paper towel and wipe an area on your arm with it every 10 to 15 seconds for an hour or two ( or in my case about 3 1/2 hours) - you will stop after a couple of minutes - and that's with out the tat!

No worries though, you can deal with it. :)