I have a tattoo that i want to get and i took my idea to the best local tattoo artist that i know (word of mouth never got a tat from him) i have looked at books of his work and it looks good, however he said something that kinda makes me worry. He said he doesn’t like to draw out his work on paper, he likes to draw it on the skin and work from there. In a way that makes sense, however it doesnt sit right with me. Is this normal practice for some tattoo artists? All the tattoos that i have had in the past (two of them) were simple and diddnt really need any fancy work. But this is a big tat (shoulder/arm piece) that i am trying to have some important things incorporated into.
I guess to make the question simple. As a group of people who have more experience than me. would you trust this guy to give you a tattoo?
I know a lot of tattoo artists that use sharpie markers and draw right on the skin and they look great. I hate using this method personally. I think that a second or third draft of a drawing is always going to be better than a first draft. You can only do a first draft on the skin. Using stencils and drawing ahead of time lets me be able to plan ahead and have a finished, refined drawing and a perfect stencil. I also know what shapes of drawings work on different parts of the body so I can plan that ahead as well.
thanks for the advice. I asked him to just put a few sketches on paper first just to know that we are all on the same page, then when its time he will do it all fee hand on the skin. ill be getting this particular tat in about 4 weeks, that was the soonest he had a full 6 hours to get it all done. Ill throw up some pics when its all done.
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