Many tattoo artists will not tattoo the hands, the feet, or the face. Some who do tattoo the feet
will not tattoo the bottoms of feet. In some places, tattooing any of these parts of the body
is illegal.

The reasons for this have to do with personal preference and with health. The hands, feet, and face (or anywhere above the neck)
are very public areas of the body, and for personal reasons some tattoo artists will not permanently mark another
person where they will always be making a very public statement. This is a matter of personal conviction, and it's
no use trying to convice a tattoo artist to tattoo your face if he or she has already stated that they will not do it.

The other reasons have to do with your health and the general qualities of the skin on the hands,
feet, above the neck, and the genitals. The skin in these areas can be more sensitive, more subject
to change, and more difficult to heal than the skin on other parts of the body. These more
sensitive areas can present difficulties to the artist and to you.

If the tattoo artist you are dealing with has reservations about giving you a tattoo on a certain
part of your body, please respect his or her convictions and cautions. You may seek to find
another artist, but don't try to persuade him or her to do something he or she is not comfortable
with. Their artistic integrity rests on the satisfaction with your tattoo - both the artist's and your own -
and they will not want to jeopardize that.