cheers it took me ages to make my own design, there are not too many octopus tattoos around! I am going japanese style but instead of usual having my own twist - other arm going to have a croc instead of dragon but my fiance is obsessed with crocs and alligators!!
Yep in certain places quite painful...its more uncomfortable than pain tho.
I personally find piercings much worse I have my tongue,Nipple,Eyebrow,ears pierced and i would rather have anywhere tattoo'd than have another piercing.
The worst places I have had tattoo'd were the inside of my wrist (close to hand) and my elbow...my ankle was a bit sore to. the rest were pretty easy.
And also everyone's pain threshold varies.
Be sensible and start with a small one, position will determine how much it hurts - I have tattoos on the tops of both my arms, and they didn't hurt much, but the large snowy owl across the top quarter of my back hurt but only because it took a long time, so got sore.
I don't have any pictures of my tattoos, but maybe I'll get some of the owl and post it here as it doesn't get seen very much.
Martin