Pain is very subjective and what is unbearable for a person who is not much else. Therefore, it is difficult to say clearly how the tattoo will be painful. However, the simplest way of determining whether a tattoo is something more or less painful to think about the amount of tissue between where the tattoo is done and bones. If there are many other tissues in the area that the tattoo is more likely to be more painful. Therefore, an ankle tattoo can be more painful then a tattoo design arm.