2007-02-20 08:37:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
Would the People who work in the Tattoo Industry please stand up?!?!?!? People who have no idea what they are talking about need to stop guesstimating!
Didnt think there were any. Now as far as pricing goes, it would depend what it is. How is your artwork set out? ? Is it in standard flash sheet size 11x14? This would be the best way to have it printed that way it will fit in tattoo shops books etc. Put several drwaings on a page together or so, put as many as you feel comfortable with. Staples can copy them/blow them up so they fit that size for about $1 a page. The average flash set for about 10 pages runs a shop $100 or so. This INCLUDES linework. ie the outline of whatever your drawing is. Charging per piece is unlikely to get you much business because its cheaper for the shop to buy flash elsewhere. Chraging per page would be another option, say if there were only specific designs the shop was interested in $15 a page including linework. (that way its cheaper for them to buy the whole set at $100 and if they dont want it all you still get the extra $5 for having to break up a set.
Contact some tattoo flash websites, they might also be interested in buying some of your designs.
2007-02-20 11:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by Deb P 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ok this is just me talking here.
If I were you I would see how much they are going to charge for the tattoo an sell it for that price...they buy it once for the price they are putting it one one time....but using it more that once.
you need more that just a little bit of money...more that 8.00 an hour...and if they like your work you can do more.
and sence you are an up and coming tatto artist...tell them to display your work onthe counted so people will see it and want the tattoo , not have to look at a lot of pictures where they all run together. Also you could make up flyers and put them out to the people around the tattoo shops...have your number on there and they could call you to see your work... if they want the tattoo...then call the tattoo place and tell them you have this many orders for this tattoo, do they want the orders? Then pay me and you can have the picture.
Have your drawing with you when you put the flyers out so they can see your work...if you put your work on the flyer they could just take the flyer in and tell the arist to do this.
Do store front windows for people and sign your name.
One artist here in town does walls for people.
Make signs for people.
Get your name out in the community.
You could put them all in a book and sell the book.
find a tattoo arist that wants to go out on his own and draw for him...that way he has tattoo's everyone else does not have.
2007-02-20 18:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by jeeccentricx2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HERE I AM DEB!! (waving arms like a crazy-assed dork!!)
OK...I don't buy artwork like this, especially individual pieces for tattooing. This is what our apprentices have to do - they HAVE to create flash sheets AND their line work. Also, our artists have portfolios of custom pieces that clients can get tattooed...once they get it tattooed, it is marked sold in the albums. Sometimes they bring inspiration for other similar designs to the clients. The artists keep drawing more when they are not tattooing or drawing up custom work.
You may find some shops that do a lot of flash tattooing interested in buy flash sets or sheets as Deb described, but for those of us whose artists are almost 100% custom, you have no real market.
When she says line work must accompany it, it MUST accompany it! Tattoo artists who are interested in using flash designs are not going to be wanting to take the time to develop the line work needed when they are paying good money for the designs.
2007-02-20 19:58:07 · answer #3 · answered by tatt_bratt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Offer to let them use the art for a royalty. That way if the art is popular, you will make more and it reduces the investment risk for the parlor if it doesn't sell. Negotiate a 5 - 10% art royalty fee.
2007-02-20 16:53:51 · answer #4 · answered by sloop_sailor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a principle guide, add 20% to your costs for start-up. When the business gets going, you can use your discretion and add between 25-40% of your costs. Calculation of cost should include, the material cost (ink, etc..) and your time, e.g. US$8/per hour's work(+/-). However, you will need to do a neighbourhood survey on what type of neighbours/clients you'll have. If its an upmarket town, you can increase your percentage profit. Remember, your business is for long-term thus you need to be competiive.
2007-02-20 16:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by SGElite 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on how big it is if it was small then probably 10 big 20
2007-02-20 17:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by the dancing queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its your art, you make the price, and more than likely the will give you a counter offer, if you dont like their offer give them another offer. and it all really depends on what your work is like??? detailed=more $$$$
2007-02-20 16:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by Brother Daz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PLEASE TELL ME YOUR JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tattoos damage people's bodies and if people won't stop getting them why do you have to add on. In this cass, I think you should use the tallent God gave you to do something better.
-God loves you
2007-02-20 16:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by House md 1 · 0⤊ 7⤋