Photo: Moisés Fonseca / PexelsSomething 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.
What we do
01Custom work
Drawn for you from your idea, in the style we have agreed.
02* Large pieces
Sleeves and backs, planned as a whole and worked over several sessions.
03Fine line and lettering
Small, delicate work and script — with honest advice about how thin lines age.
04Blackwork and dotwork
Solid black, ornamental and stippled shading.
05Traditional and neo-traditional
Bold lines and colour that stays readable for decades.
06Realism and portraits
Slow work in greywash or colour, planned over more than one sitting.
07Cover-ups and reworks
An honest look first — some can be covered, some are better reworked.
08Touch-ups
On our own work, free within the first few months once it has healed.
09Flash days
Ready-drawn designs, first come first served, announced on our page.
10Guest artists
Other studios' artists working here for a few days at a time.
11Consultations
Free, half an hour, and no pressure to book at the end of it.
Work from the studio
Pieces done here, healed and fresh, with their owners' permission.
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Photo: Atlantic Ambience / PexelsThe 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.
Photo: Fatih Doğrul / PexelsFrom idea to healed
Nothing is rushed, and nothing is booked before the design is agreed.
- 01
Send the idea
What you want, where on the body, roughly what size, and any reference pictures.
- 02
A consultation
Free, half an hour, and an honest answer about what will work there and how it will age.
- 03
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.
- 04
The session
Stencil placed and checked in the mirror, then linework and shading, with breaks whenever you need them.
- 05
Healing
Aftercare written down, and a touch-up on our own work once it has settled.
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.
Got an idea?
Send it over. We will tell you what would work, what it would take and when we could do it.