FAQs

PLANNING AND PREPARATION

HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR MY TATTOO SESSION?

Make sure you are well rested, well hydrated, and have eaten recently. Aside from that, take a shower, charge your phone or tablet up to full, and don’t bring in your 50 closest friends (1-2 are fine).

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR FOR MY TATTOO SESSION?

It’s more important to be comfortable than to be fashionable. Looser is better than tighter, and keep in mind you want to be able to cover up certain places that might show, depending on where you're getting your tattoo.

HOW SHOULD I PLAN FOR A LARGER TATTOO (ARM/LEG/BACK/ETC)?

First thing, come talk to us. The best large pieces always BEGIN with a cohesive plan, not just bits and pieces loosely tied together. We can do a sleeve or back piece with existing work in place, but it will ALWAYS look better when you come in with a plan and allow the same artist to help bring that plan to fruition for you. Along those same lines, it’s going to take multiple session and cost you $1,000 or more dollars to even come close to doing a sleeve. So plan ahead and save your money so that you can tackle these large pieces as they are investments and commitments.

WHEN SHOULD I NOT GET TATTOOED?

You should not get tattooed when you are:

• Drunk

• High

• Pregnant

• Pre-Surgery

• Post-Surgery

• When you don’t know what you want

• When you can’t afford it

• When you’re sunburned

• When you have your kids with you

• If you don’t have an ID

• Being pressured into it

• When you’ve been told by us that your idea is bad

WHAT IS THE PAIN LEVEL FOR A TATTOO?

A tattoo is probably a 3/10.  The best comparison would be to getting a scratch on a sunburn or to having someone draw on you with a ball-point pen on a sunburn. It doesn’t feel good, but it’s more of an intermittent irritation than a constant pain. Remember, a tattoo has more in common with an abrasion than it does with a hypodermic needle shot from the doctor.

WHY DO YOU REQUIRE DEPOSITS?

Often we will have hours of work in drawing and preparing for a tattoo before you sit down in our chair. Deposits help to ensure you make it to your appointment and that we haven’t done hours of work for nothing.