Thank you for all that info that answered so much! And yea I completely understand about the drawing but now that you said that I kind of just want them to tell me some ideas I could do so then I het an idea @poxphobia 131105 wrote:
When it comes to very good artists, most of them will have a lot to do. If you even HINT at just wanting them to draw something so you can compare to what others artists are drawing for you… Well, to be perfectly honest? Some of them will tell you to fuck off. Drawing a full backpiece takes a long time, depending on the amount of detail or how much they need to change moving along, the drawing might take longer than the actual tattoo. So no. You don’t get different artists to draw something. If you want suggestions, find an artist who does drawing commissions and have them draw you something.
I work in a shop that is fairly popular, no world known artists or anything, but we have a 6-8weeks waiting list with five artists in a pretty small town. No one here draws a stick figure without an appointment being confirmed. No scetches ever leave the shop. Half the time designs are drawn directly on to the skin of the client, or the same day as the tattoo appointment is. And quite often it’s because they don’t have time to do it anytime else! We have several people a week asking for a drawing, and they all get the same response; When you book and appointment.
You need to look around for an artist, and find one you trust. And you need to trust their artwork. So far you don’t seem to have any idea about what you actually want, so I suggest you figure that out first. You can go talk to artists, ask their ideas and opinions, but don’t ask them to draw you something.
Some artists will do this; You book a consultation, pay a deposit, they draw a basic idea for you (that will 90% of the cases, not leave the shop. Not even as a picture on your phone), if you agree, they draw a design and set up your appointment. If not, they change it to how you like it. Most artists this talented will get it right the first time around, so I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you.
A full backpiece is gonna take quite a while to finish, and I suggest you make sure to be on good terms with your artist. Not much fun if they consider you a pain in the ass before you even sit in their chair, and you might be going back there for a year.
