A Tattoo Artist Prices A Project By How Much Detail Is Involved.

It May Be A Small Tattoo And That Is Usually Hard To Perform. Small Tattoos, People Would Think Are Going To Be Inexpensive (And Sometimes They Are) But Just Because It Is Small, A Client Can Be Under The Impression That “This Won’t Cost That Much”… That Is Usually NOT the Case.

A Larger Tattoo Is Much More Difficult. The Artist Has To Create Details That Will Accentuate The Design Without “Overdoing It”. A Larger Tattoo Takes Time That Can Be Very Impressive And Pleasing To The Eye.

Smaller Tattoos Are Very Tedious And Take Precision. No Room For Errors.

Larger Tattoos Are Very Precise And Need Special Attention. Again, No Room For Errors.

Details Are Laid Out Ahead Of The Time Of The Tattoo. There Is Planning, Strategy, Placement, And Type Of Canvass That Will Be Being Performed On.

Drawing The Design Depends On The Creativity Of The Artist. He/She Will Lay Down A Sketch And Then Trace The Layout To Make It A Line Drawing, This Will Be Used For The Stencil.

The Artist At This Time Will Be Able To Give An Accurate Price. Sometimes An Artist Can Price It On The Spot If They Have The Vision Of A Final Product In Their Head. Either Way The Artist Has To Now Perform The Tattoo.

Tattoos can Be On A Finger Or Fill Up An Entire Back. So Much Goes Into The Planning and Tattoos May Take More Than One Session. Multiple Sessions Obviously Are Going To Be Much More Costly.

In Essence, An Artist Will Give The Appropriate Price And It’s Up To The Client To Accept And Commit.

All Tattoos Are Not Priced By The Hour.TO Be Quoted An Hourly Rate IS Not That Fair To The Client. If A Client IS Charged By The Hour They Will Pay Much More Than A Tattoo Artist That Charges By Size And Detail. Some Tattoo Shops Will Charge An Hourly Rate And The Price IS Not Negotiable.

Find An Artist That Is Willing To Work For You. But Remember The Artist Has To Do All The Prep Work. Supplies For Performing A Tattoo Are ALWAYS Included In The Price. What You’re Paying For Is The Creativity, Designing, Layout And The Tattoo Itself. Be Confident Of Your Idea So The Artist Can Draw It Correctly. No One Likes To Work Twice Or More To Get A Design Right.