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booking FAQ
What's up with deposits?
Can I see my design beforehand?
I don't offer the ability to see a design until you come in due to how full my books are. Having to prepare a design in advance causes a major disruption to the work I am doing for the clients scheduled before your appointment. I really understand the need to feel comfortable with something that will be on your body forever, and even I have ended up with tattoos I don't love out of fear of rejecting a design day-of!
Because of this, every appointment has the option of being rescheduled once without any additional deposit if you arrive and don't feel comfortable with the design as-is, and if minor tweaking isn't an option (it usually is). This reschedule is in no way offensive! I really want you to be happy with your tattoo!
If you require more than one total rework and reschedule of a design, it will be $50 for each additional rework/reschedule, to help me still be compensated fairly for my time spent drawing. (each tattoo I do usually ends up taking an amount of time that is roughly 1/4-1/3rd of the total time I've spent on the design, and like some artists, I do not charge an initial drawing fee).
If this still doesn't feel comfortable for you, I offer the option of paying an additional $75 advance drawing fee to see the tattoo design one week prior to your appointment. This fee does not count towards the total price of your tattoo. These designs will be shown to you in good faith that you won't then take them and have another tattooer tattoo them.
all of this means that you should be *fairly certain* of your idea when booking and get allllllll of your information to me at that time.
If you arrive at your appointment with a 100% totally different idea than the one you originally scheduled for, and it hasn’t been previously discussed with me, you will be charged my full hourly rate for any additional drawing time that must be added. This is because by the time you arrive at your appointment I have likely already spent several hours designing for you based on the idea you booked for, which you have not been charged for, and I’m not a good enough psychic to prepare for ideas you haven’t made me aware of. Minor changes to an existing design will not be charged a new drawing fee, and are a normal and welcome part of the design process. It's okay to change your mind about what you want, just please let me know ASAP, before your appointment.
will you tattoo this thing I /my friend / this other artist drew?
the answer is almost always no. unless you are a tattooer, you probably aren't drawing in a way that correlates to tattooing on actual skin, so designs almost always have to be tweaked. If you have a design from another tattooer, that is the tattooer you should get to tattoo it. Using another artists work as inspiration is fine, but copying people isn't cool. Some visual artists will give permission for their work to be tattooed, and in that case I would need to 1.) see that you've gotten this permission and 2.) feel comfortable with my ability to do justice to the style/design of it.
what about touch-ups?
If a touch up is needed, your first one is on the house! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you're not satisfied with your tattoo.
- You will not be put in the calendar until you have paid your $50 deposit, which counts towards the total price of your tattoo.
- This deposit is non-refundable.
- Reschedules can be made without having to pay a new deposit if notice is given two weeks prior to the appointment, or in the event of an emergency/illness.
- If you no-call/no-show you will have to pay a new deposit of $75 to reschedule.
Can I see my design beforehand?
I don't offer the ability to see a design until you come in due to how full my books are. Having to prepare a design in advance causes a major disruption to the work I am doing for the clients scheduled before your appointment. I really understand the need to feel comfortable with something that will be on your body forever, and even I have ended up with tattoos I don't love out of fear of rejecting a design day-of!
Because of this, every appointment has the option of being rescheduled once without any additional deposit if you arrive and don't feel comfortable with the design as-is, and if minor tweaking isn't an option (it usually is). This reschedule is in no way offensive! I really want you to be happy with your tattoo!
If you require more than one total rework and reschedule of a design, it will be $50 for each additional rework/reschedule, to help me still be compensated fairly for my time spent drawing. (each tattoo I do usually ends up taking an amount of time that is roughly 1/4-1/3rd of the total time I've spent on the design, and like some artists, I do not charge an initial drawing fee).
If this still doesn't feel comfortable for you, I offer the option of paying an additional $75 advance drawing fee to see the tattoo design one week prior to your appointment. This fee does not count towards the total price of your tattoo. These designs will be shown to you in good faith that you won't then take them and have another tattooer tattoo them.
all of this means that you should be *fairly certain* of your idea when booking and get allllllll of your information to me at that time.
If you arrive at your appointment with a 100% totally different idea than the one you originally scheduled for, and it hasn’t been previously discussed with me, you will be charged my full hourly rate for any additional drawing time that must be added. This is because by the time you arrive at your appointment I have likely already spent several hours designing for you based on the idea you booked for, which you have not been charged for, and I’m not a good enough psychic to prepare for ideas you haven’t made me aware of. Minor changes to an existing design will not be charged a new drawing fee, and are a normal and welcome part of the design process. It's okay to change your mind about what you want, just please let me know ASAP, before your appointment.
will you tattoo this thing I /my friend / this other artist drew?
the answer is almost always no. unless you are a tattooer, you probably aren't drawing in a way that correlates to tattooing on actual skin, so designs almost always have to be tweaked. If you have a design from another tattooer, that is the tattooer you should get to tattoo it. Using another artists work as inspiration is fine, but copying people isn't cool. Some visual artists will give permission for their work to be tattooed, and in that case I would need to 1.) see that you've gotten this permission and 2.) feel comfortable with my ability to do justice to the style/design of it.
what about touch-ups?
If a touch up is needed, your first one is on the house! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you're not satisfied with your tattoo.
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