Now is the time to get creative! Cut up magazines to make a collage that represents the color scheme or mood you would like to recreate with your tattoo. Make an inspiration board that evokes the feeling you want to convey with your design. You might also jot down words in a diary that come to mind when thinking of the design you want. This can be super helpful if you want the tattoo artist to design or draw the tattoo for you. If you can draw, sketching the tattoo is a fantastic way to give your tattoo artist a more accurate picture of just what exactly you want to get inked when you go into the parlor. Get out a piece of paper and draw the tattoo to scale. Don't be afraid to go through multiple drafts - you are drawing something that will go on your body permanently, so take your time and work on the sketch until it's just right. You can draft a rough sketch and bring it to the tattoo artist. The artist can, in turn, refine your vision and bring the design closer to what you had envisioned, as well as advise you on feasibility and cost. If you don't know how to draw, get a friend or hire a freelancer to draw your vision for you. Or, use a site like Fiverr for help. You can even collaborate with a tattoo artist by explaining to them the design you want and having them advise you on location, coloring, and type of ink. You will have to explain very carefully what you envision and likely go through multiple drafts until the drawing is just right. Trends come and go, but a tattoo is forever. Determine whether the tattoo you have will age well by asking yourself questions such as: What is the likelihood that I'll have the same interests and beliefs in 10 or 20 years? Am I making this decision based on impulse, or have I given it time and careful thought? It's best to think about the tattoo for several months before deciding to get it. Examples of timeless tattoos include tattoos of animals, flowers, skulls, maps, or nautical symbols. Another way to test timelessness is to tape up the design you have created to a wall and look at it every day for a few months. While that may seem like a long time, if you get tired of looking at the design you will be able to reconsider whether this is really something you want inked on your body permanently. If you would like to try out your idea before committing to the design, you can order a temporary custom tattoo online on a site like Etsy or Momentary Ink. Submit your design online and the seller will make you a temporary tattoo. You can also ask your tattoo artist if they can do a transfer of the design on your skin first. Ask for this during your initial design consultation.

Summary: Jot your ideas down in a journal. Sketch the design. Opt for timelessness. Order a temporary custom tattoo.

If you'd like, you can make it taper towards the middle to make it easier to grab onto. This will give you a nice, smooth surface to work on. Many clay-working tools are too big to carve such intricate designs. Luckily, you can use just about anything to carve your design, such as a: ball-point pen, knitting needle, toothpick, stylus, or paperclip. You can also "stamp" a design into the clay. Simply find a fancy coat button or charm, and press it into the clay. Carefully pull the button or charm away. The indent is your design. Preheat your oven to the temperature specified on the package, usually about 275F (135C). Once the oven is hot, stick the piece into the oven and wait the time specified on the package, usually 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the piece. If you'd like, you can sand the bottom of the stamp gently to make it perfectly smooth. Do this by placing a sheet of fine-grit sandpaper on a flat surface, and then rubbing the base of the stamp back and forth across it. This should not affect your design, because it is carved into the stamp. Rinse the stamp when you are done, then part it dry. Lightly oat your stamp with oil or water first, then press it into a puddle of melted wax or hot glue. Wait a few seconds, then pull the stamp away. For more detailed instructions, refer to the methods on making wax seals and hot glue seals. You can also make a seal out of clay. Simply roll a bit of polymer clay into a ball, then flatten it. Rub some oil or water onto the stamp, then press it into the clay. Gently pull the stamp away, then bake the clay piece according to the package directions.

Summary: Roll some polymer clay into a tube, about the size of your thumb. Tap the bottom of the tube against a flat surface. Carve a design into the bottom of the tube. Bake the clay piece(s) according to the instructions on the package. Let the stamp cool. Use the stamp.

The most successful channels on YouTube are designed with one specific audience in mind. The audience may be people who enjoy sketch comedy, people looking for product reviews, people interested in video games, people looking for fashion advice, or any other audience you can imagine. Good channels focus on one thing that they do best, and then excel at that. Besides choosing a niche, you'll also need to develop a personality. PewDiePie didn't get 40 million subscribers because he plays video games, he got them because he plays video games with a unique personality and approach. You'll want to cultivate an identity that sets you apart from the other content being produced in your niche. Before you launch your first video, you should have the basic building blocks of your channel established. This includes having a good profile image, unique banner art, and a basic description. All of this put together is the starting point for your personal brand, which is how viewers will relate to and remember you. Look at all of your favorite channels and see how they brand themselves. You'll find that virtually every popular channel has a custom look that helps identify themselves. Your profile image will appear next to the name of your channel in searches and comments on YouTube. It will be the first thing viewers see when your content appears in their search results, so make sure that it is representative of you and your brand. Your profile image can be a picture of you if you are the focus, or your logo if you are not the focus. This is the image that appears at the top of your Channel, and acts as the title. Channel Art is what makes viewers feel like they're on your "personal" YouTube, and helps cement your name in their mind. If you are creating your own art, YouTube recommends that the image be 2560 X 1440 px. This is the size of the image that will appear on the TV. All text and logos should appear in the center of the image in a 1546 X 43 px rectangle. Channel art can be commissioned from a variety of sources including oDesk and Elance. If you can, create a basic banner to get by for a while, and then use your first ad earnings to invest in commissioned art. Use this space to give a brief overview of your channel and to link viewers to your other webpages and social networking sites. The description of your channel appears in searches, but doesn't have to be incredibly in-depth. Make sure to link to your company website, blog, Facebook page, Twitter account, and any other place on the web where you have a presence.
Summary: Determine your niche. Set yourself apart. Build your brand. Create a profile image. Create or commission Channel Art. Fill out your Channel's description tab.