What is the length of time needed to complete a tattoo sleeve?

What is the length of time needed to complete a tattoo sleeve?

Mark Schwab (Tattoo Artist) gives expert video advice on: How should I prepare for a tattoo?; Is it painful to get a tattoo?; Should I tip my tattoo artist? and more...

Larger tattoo pieces such as sleeves and back pieces can be very lengthy procedures. You might expect to start out with just an outline for the first session, and then return for several or many more tattoo appointments to work on the shading and coloring of your piece. On the bigger pieces, you can expect several sessions, because there is only so long that a person really wants to sit. Getting tattooed can be a little traumatic to your body, and you might only want to sit for several hours, so larger pieces can take 30, 40 hours to work on. You are definitely not going to sit for 30 hours straight for a tattoo.