Things to know about your tattoo

Small doesn’t always mean cheap.

When getting a smaller tattoo, especially depending on the placement it can sometimes actually be more trickier to tattoo. As lines are closer together, more concentration and less speed are needed to avoid any mistakes. If you are getting tattoos on fingers for example, there are increased risks of blowouts due to the inability to stretch the skin as well as other parts of the body, so more care is needed. 

Pricing 

We ask that you show the same level of respect to our artists that you do to people working in other more traditional jobs.

Pricing is personal, and is a reflection of a few things.

  1. Most tattooists work for free in learning our craft. For 1-3 years in some cases. Often swapping labour for learning and going unpaid for a significant amount of time.

  2. Tattooing can be dangerous. Working with blood, and skin, tattooists are subjected to blood born diseases and we take risks every time we tattoo a client. 

  3. Tattooing is both mental, and physical at the same time. 

  4. ARTIST LEVEL - Sometimes when an artist gains more notoriety, they receive more interest. Therefore, pricing is decided based on the level of experience the artist has and is often subject to change as the artist improves their craft.

  5. The aim of a tattoo is that it lasts forever. Unlike other more tangible expensive items such as cars, sofas and holidays, your tattoo is there to stay.Look at it as an investment. 

FINE LINE

If you are getting a fine line tattoo, please be aware of the following…

Fine line tattoo artists are ‘the surgeons’ of the tattoo world. A lot of concentration, and precision is required when tattooing with a single needle. 

It is in your interest to be as still as possible for any tattoo, especially fine line to avoid any of the following:

  1. If you are fidgeting, on your phone or talking with your hands you will effect the quality of the art work. This could mean blow outs or the artist working lighter than necessary to avoid any further pain and therefore mean ‘fall out’ of some ink when healing. 

  2. Half the healing is down to the tattoo artist, the other half is down to the customer. Sitting well is the first step, aftercare is the second. You will receive a full aftercare routine from your artist on how to look after your tattoo. It is down to you to follow these guidelines. With all the trust in the world, we are very aware tattoos are expensive, and cannot monitor how well a client has followed aftercare. For that reason, as a studio the touch up time for a tattoo is free of charge, but we charge a flat fee of £25 to cover materials.