Pain depends on your artists, some have heavy hands some don't...For my ribs I had a super heavy handed guy, it would take 4 weeks to heal- during the tattoo it would be insanely painful. For my chest I have a new artist, I fall asleep during it....it is like a massage- it also heals basically in 48 hours. Generally the most painful areas are the ribs, the throat, around the elbow, the hip bone...everyone is different- some say the spine hurts, some don't...I don't know yet...but seriously the biggest deal is who the artist is and how you prepared for it. If you want to pass out, just don't eat anything- I guarantee it will be hilarious. Price should be no object, I'll have spent tens of thousands of dollars by the end of my life- don't skimp on that shit or you are just a f**king idiot. Artists charge by the hour; I've paid for 150 euro an hour in france ( 4 hour job), $100 an hour and $150 an hour in america...the most expensive people don't go past $200 an hour unless they are anil gupta...tin tin in paris was 200 euro an hour, and he isn't even that great. I personally hate small things, they are worthless to me, each one of my projects generally takes 10-20 hours to complete to give you an idea of how much money is involved.