Tattoos?

I have 3. One on my shoulder/collar bone, a big one up my spine into my neck and one on my wrist. I originally wanted my wrist one in white for the same scaring look that youre going for. My artist explained that white fades quickly and is known to spread quickly. Not what I wanted to so I got it done in black. I have a 4th one I really want but its sort of the same deal.... I want it to be a brown color so it looks like its part of my skin. But he wont do it because brown fades into different shades and unevenly. Im thankful he is a good artist and honest with me. Id have been upset had I gone to anyone and gotten one that looked terrible in a few years.
I will say, my wrist was my most painful place. It wasnt bad by any means though. I live in Kansas City and my dude is really experienced. All of mine have varied in price a bit. But Id say it averaged at about 150/hr. I do NOT suggest you go in and say how much you want to pay. Youre going to be wearing it the rest of your life. You need to start paying attention to peoples ink and finding out where they had it done, research and then save up for what you want.

My wrist tattoo was easy-peasy...only took about 30 minutes. It cost me $300 but that's because I was dumb and had it done at Hart & Huntington in Vegas. I am sure you can get it for much less.

It will feel like getting cat scratches when it's being done, and a sunburn after. My back tattoo took 12 3-hour sessions, so that's a bit of a different story. That was $100/hour. I also have my chest (between the boobs!) done.

The outline is nearly painless and the shading is slightly more painful.You will need to be sure to eat beforehand so your blood sugar is not low. Anywhere the skin is thin or over bone, it will be more painful than a more "padded" area, hence why ribs and tops of feet hurt more.

Keep in mind that if you get a corporate job someday, you may be stuck wearing a watch or bracelet every day to cover the ink on a wrist. Shoulder is much easier to cover. You may want to check out the tamer parts of bmezine.com for inspiration, as well as look in to UV reactive inks. (They glow under blacklights.)

EDIT: regarding your reasoning for white ink: I got my wrist tattoo for a similar reason. Having something pretty there reminded me NOT to do anything to damage that art! I have it in black though because I want it to be a strong reminder, Definitely look into those UV inks though...those may work great for your purpose.