Send us your idea, where you want it and roughly the size. We answer with what it would take, and a deposit holds the day.

What does the deposit do?

It holds your appointment and pays for the drawing time. It comes off the final price, and we will tell you before you pay it what happens if you move the date.

Some places more than others — ribs, sternum, inner arm and anywhere over bone. We take breaks, and nobody thinks less of you for asking for one.

How long will it take?

A small piece is under an hour. A sleeve is several sessions weeks apart, and we will map that out before the first one.

How old do I have to be?

Eighteen, with identification. No exceptions, whoever comes with you.

Can you cover an old tattoo?

Often, yes. Send a clear photograph in daylight and we will tell you honestly what is possible.

Your Business Name, Anytown

Something you will still like in ten years

We draw for you, not from a catalogue. Bring an idea, however rough, and we will tell you honestly what will work on that part of the body.

Ask about a design How it works

What we do

Ask about a design

Custom workDrawn for you from your idea, in the style we have agreed.
Large piecesSleeves and backs, planned as a whole and worked over several sessions.
Fine line and letteringSmall, delicate work and script — with honest advice about how thin lines age.
Blackwork and dotworkSolid black, ornamental and stippled shading.
Traditional and neo-traditionalBold lines and colour that stays readable for decades.
Realism and portraitsSlow work in greywash or colour, planned over more than one sitting.
Cover-ups and reworksAn honest look first — some can be covered, some are better reworked.
Touch-upsOn our own work, free within the first few months once it has healed.
Flash daysReady-drawn designs, first come first served, announced on our page.
Guest artistsOther studios' artists working here for a few days at a time.
ConsultationsFree, half an hour, and no pressure to book at the end of it.

Before you book

01
Talk first
Bring your idea, your placement and your budget. Nothing is booked until the design is agreed.
02
Drawn for you
A sketch to react to, changed until it is right, before any needle comes out.
03
Clean, every time
Single-use needles, everything else sterilised, and you are welcome to watch us set up.
04
Aftercare that works
Written down, explained, and we are here if it does not settle as it should.

Work from the studio

Pieces done here, healed and fresh, with their owners' permission.

From idea to healed

Nothing is rushed, and nothing is booked before the design is agreed.

Step 1
Send the idea
What you want, where on the body, roughly what size, and any reference pictures.
Step 2
A consultation
Free, half an hour, and an honest answer about what will work there and how it will age.
Step 3
The drawing and the deposit
We draw for you and change it until it is right; a deposit holds the day and comes off the price.
Step 4
The session
Stencil placed and checked in the mirror, then linework and shading, with breaks whenever you need them.
Step 5
Healing
Aftercare written down, and a touch-up on our own work once it has settled.

Photo: Brett Sayles / Pexels

The studioA studio, not a conveyor belt

We take fewer pieces and give each one the time it needs. That means a wait for big work, and it means the drawing happens before the day rather than in the chair.

We will say so if an idea will not age well, will not fit where you want it, or would be better as two sessions. It is on you for life; being liked less for an hour is a fair trade.

How it works

Questions people ask

How do I book?
Send us your idea, where you want it and roughly the size. We answer with what it would take, and a deposit holds the day.
What does the deposit do?
It holds your appointment and pays for the drawing time. It comes off the final price, and we will tell you before you pay it what happens if you move the date.
Does it hurt?
Some places more than others — ribs, sternum, inner arm and anywhere over bone. We take breaks, and nobody thinks less of you for asking for one.
How long will it take?
A small piece is under an hour. A sleeve is several sessions weeks apart, and we will map that out before the first one.
How old do I have to be?
Eighteen, with identification. No exceptions, whoever comes with you.
Can you cover an old tattoo?
Often, yes. Send a clear photograph in daylight and we will tell you honestly what is possible.

When we are open

Consultations by appointment, including outside these hours.

Tuesday to Saturday: 11am – 8pm
Sunday and Monday: closed

Photo: Ron Lach / Pexels

Finding us

The address is below, with directions from wherever you are.

1 Example Street, Anytown

Ask about a design Get directions

Got an idea?

Send it over. We will tell you what would work, what it would take and when we could do it.

Call us

+1 555 010 0000