Tattoo help/ pricing help

[JDog]

Tucker-54, also keep in mind with tattoos. Color does not cost any more than Black/Grey shading. Artists will charge by the hour most of the time. A few will charge by the piece.

A good tattoo is never cheap but a cheap tattoo is almost never good.

Always steer clear of shops that offer 2 for 1 tattoos. This screams "We are desperate for work and are willing to sacrifice artistic integrity to get people in the door"

Here some shops have a base rate and add per hour. Some shops will just eye the piece and put a set price on it [like the one I go to] Some will go by square inch, some just go by hour. The pricing is as diverse as the abilities of the artists.

Shadow I agree with you.

However large pieces are usually a per hour rate. My most recent on my left upper arm was 12 hours and ran me a total cost of about 1400 bucks.

[StogieStang]

Tucker,

Have you shared what you wanted with family and friends?  Just curious what their feedback is on your tat.

[ice4life]

hey, so I'm seventeen right now, and at the end of the year, I think i want a tattoo ......If you've seen "Reign Of Fire", that dragon movie with Matthew Mchonnahey ,or whatever, he has a really sweet dragon tattoo that goes around his arm, shoulder, and entire body, I just want it on my arm, shoulder, then out on my chest. I've been thinking about it for a really long time.....


Here's a site that shows them,

http://www.bellaonline.us/~bodyart/movie/reign_fire/index.html

Remember, i just want a small one, black and gray, upperarm, shoulder, and peck.......I'm just wondering what you guys think, and if anyone is an expert, how much it might cost at a pretty high end shop (I want to go somewhere with a lot of good credit, like high voltage in LA "LA Ink", or somewhere in SoCal....Any Suggestions?)

 That wil be awesome man! It might be really expencive, so tell your fam thats what you want for a birthday present!

[agassi]

one of mine took 3 hours costed $250