So, I’m getting a new tattoo. I plan on going sometime this month to get it as long as the cash I have set aside is enough. I want to get it on the side of my torso, on my ribcage. I know that this is a very sensitive area, but it’s going to be a fairly large tattoo. I was just wanting opinions on what I plan to get.
You said you’re going this month…have you selected and talked to an artist yet? For something like this, you will need a highly skilled artist or this large piece will look like crap and be a huge waste of space and money. And speaking of money, you should expect this to cost a fair amount and probably be two sessions. Who’s the artist and can you provide a link so we can give opinions on the artist? Are you going color?
I haven’t actually spoken to the artist about this tattoo yet, but I know the artist. He’s done work on my husband before. His name is Carroll. They’re website is not very informative that I’ve seen but it’s http://www.artworxtattoo.com. I plan on keeping the design pretty much exactly like that, no color, but removing the sun in the background. I had a feeling that it would probably be expensive. If need be, I’ll go a session at a time until I can get it all. I didn’t think it would be more than one session since it’s all gonna just be black, but I wasn’t sure. I have no problem with multiple sessions. This will be my first really big tattoo, so I don’t know much about doing it in multiple sessions, i.e. how much can be accomplished in one session, how long the average session lasts, etc. Thank you for your insights, though.
I hate to be so skeptical but without seeing the artist’s extensive portfolio I wouldn’t let him do this. Can you post up a pic of what he did on your husband? This is not a walk-in tattoo, there should be a consultation and an appt made. To me, if you’re going to someone who has no waiting list and you can get right in for this, he may not be qualified. To repeat, you need a very skilled artist to do this and typically most have at least a little wait list and want a consult. Just trying to look out for you because this has the potential to be real nice or a pile of garbage.
I’m not even sure I can get in this month. I haven’t called to make the appointment yet. When I can I’ll post a pic of my husband’s tattoo once he gets back in state. It’s not really much. Four bear paws and some Native American symbols. I’ll do my research and check out his portfolio. Again I appreciate your insight and help. I’ll also check out some other artists in the area.
To be honest, I’m just not feeling the sun. Not to mention that there’s already enough detail to it without adding that extra bit. My only problem with adding color is the fact that there are so many different renditions of the phoenix out there in so many different varying hues that I honestly don’t know what colors I would go with. And as there isn’t a real phoenix to just look at a picture of to say, yep, those are the colors, I figured I’d leave well enough alone. Unless I decided to at least make the flames in color….but that would leave the phoenix looking out of place.
I’m going on Tuesday to try and talk with the artist about pricing and all the other details, as well as to check out his portfolio. From there, we’ll look at setting an appointment. We’ll see what he has to say. I’m going to tell him up front that I have a hard limit for how much I can spend that way he knows and can try to work within those parameters as well as let me know how many sessions I’m looking at.
Ok, so I went to talk to the artist today. His portfolio looked really good and I’m confident that he can handle this piece. He took a look at the picture and said that it would be two sessions: one for the outline and another for the shading. Altogether it’s going to cost me around $400-$450. That was quoted before I even told him what my spending limit was for the first session, which works cuz I have $450 set aside. He only went lower with the price because him and my husband know each other and hang out every now and again. My appointment is Tuesday of next week and I’m so super stoked. My Tattoo Goo came in the mail Monday, so my aftercare products are all ready and waiting.
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