These are my personal experiences. If you've never had any of these things happen to you, then high five and also, you're probably a guy.
TIPS:
-SPEAK UP, if you like/dont like it etc.
-LOOK at their portfolio!
-ASK about their experience level!
- Rudeness- As soon as I enter. Especially if I'm fully clothed and they can't see that I already have tattoos, so they just assume, I'm some newb and it's okay to try and scam me. If an artist/staff are rude. Just go to a different shop, in big cities or even medium size ones theres a different shop every 10 miles. Don't commit to the first shop you go to. It's ok to "shop" around.
- Quote crazy ass prices- All shops have a shop minimum and obviously, you pay for what you get. BUT, there are still those instances, where no Jasper, I'm not paying $120 for a heart.
- Changes- When you agree on something and ask for it to be changed in a small way or a big way and the artist either says, "No" or acts like its the biggest inconvenience of his life. Sorry, Jasper, I'd rather have the heart a little bigger than a quarter since I'm paying $120.
- Placement- This kinda goes along with the changes, but this is after you've agreed upon the design/size. Once again, Jasper, I would like my heart to be straight, not crooked. I'm sorry you have to take an extra 2 min to wipe off the stencil and do it again.
- Creep- Once while getting a rib tattoo, the artist asked me to take off my bra. Why I don't know, you'd have to ask him. Being a nieve 18 yr old, I did it. It got really uncomfortable really fast. Some tattoo artists use their job as a dating/fucking tool. Those guys fucking suck.
- Same page- Be on the same page with your tattoo artist. Speak up, if all you have is $200. Your artist should also communicate any changes in price with you ASAP. Once, I came in to do the 2nd session of a tattoo. After the tattoo was over, he said, "that will be $300" not only did I think that was over priced for some shading, but that wasn't something we discussed prior. Of course, I paid the guy. It left me over drawn in my account and I never went back to him and told anyone who would listen to avoid him.
TIPS:
-SPEAK UP, if you like/dont like it etc.
-LOOK at their portfolio!
-ASK about their experience level!
2 comments:
Going in to get some work done for the first time in a few years and this was surprisingly helpful. Keep it up!
Awesome- anonymous!! Thank you for visiting!
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