I like Booth’s work, but I don’t think that it’s unique enough that I would ever pay $400/hr for it. I will very likely hit up Toxyc for some work one day though.
I haven’t personally come across another artist that charges that much and I have contacted a ton of world class artists. Booth is world class and he is in NYC though – and as long as people are paying it, I can’t blame him for charging it.
I am speaking from a whole different country (Australia), but I think some of these artists in NYC charge this price because they don’t expect to be tipped. Still in almost every case tip them in some form. Chen has it correct that personal gifts are the way to go not just straight out cash.
yeah I didnt think Brandon Bond needed my little tip money so I chose a personal gift, worked out so well i did it again with other well established artists,
as long as you do recognize their work somehow,
NY is high because everything in NY is high, a piece of pizza, parking a hotel and yes tattoo, cant blame them, my sister brownstone in brooklyn is a million bucks
Unfortunately the price in NY has me really second guessing booking with certain artists because I really hate to pay $200/hr. I’d love to get work from Stefano or Grez and I know it would be worth it but I’m having a hard time with those rates, especially knowing other very good artists are cheaper if you’re willing to research.
Yep, exactly. It’s $12 just to get over the GWB. It’s $15+ for a mixed drink at a bar and ~$10 for a beer. Parking is $50 for 30 minutes in some places.
Stefano is $275/hr.
For anyone who has not watched the most recent episode please do not read any further (spoiler alert!!)
I cannot believe that Josh was sent home. I really do not see how tommy and James especially displayed superior skill. I thought for sure it would come down to Shane and Josh. To me those two were the very top tier with majority of the other artists a step or two down. I think that so far the most of the challenges have been better suited for Shane’s style which is why Josh was at a disadvantage. Personally I’ve been rooting for Shane because I’ve known his work and my dad is good friends with his mon, so obviously I am a little biased. But I think artistically they are basically neck and neck. I could be way off base though I have only been really into tattooing for a few months.
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