It depends on your pain threshhold lol.
I would say it hurts... but its not painful as such. Its like the sort of pain when you get yourself caught on a bramble or something... but constant for an hour or so hehe.
Once the tattoo is done, it tends to get really tight, and it feels uncomfortably warm.... but its all worth it lol. Mine is starting to scab now, so im just keeping it really clean, so hopefully by the weekend it will be scabfree, and i can show it off when we watch Wales hammer England in the rugby! YAY!!!