I have 2 tatoos, one on my lower back and one on my hip. My one on the lower back took 2 hours to do (so it's pretty big). It didn't hurt that much except when they got to the "love handle area" haha that's when it got a little sensitive.
Both my tatoo's have meaning (they both have to do with my name Athina) The one on my back is an abstract design of wings and has the greek word "Thea" in the middle which means Goddess and the one on my hip is an abstract design of a dragon which represents wisdom and war because that's what Athena was, the godess of wisdom and war.
You should put thought into your tatoo before getting it because it's something you have to live with for the rest of your life, and just a warning they are addictive haha i want to get another one but i just can't figure out what to get.