A few weeks ago, I went to a tattoo artist who designed a gorgeous calf piece for me. During the first session, we just had the outline done. We didn't schedule a 2nd session, as we were unsure of when it would heal because my skin had a bit of trouble holding the ink at first. We decided that I would give him a call when it was healed. I paid him up front for the tattoo. He gave me a great deal, so I paid it off. Now that the tattoo is healed, I went to the shop in person to see if he was there so we could schedule a 2nd session, but I was told that he had quit about 4 days prior! I was given his number, which is disconnected, and was told that someone else could finish it, but I'd have to pay full price for it all over again. What are my options from here? Also, I don't want anyone on my back about paying up front. I was undercharged for the piece itself, so it really wasn't a problem to pay up front. Esp. for the time he put into it. Had he charged per hour, it would've broke me!
2007-07-23 15:14:26 · 3 answers · asked by Folky Veronica 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
The things I can think to tell you are:
1) That guy was an ***.
2) Yes, you're right, If you go to a new artist, you will wind up paying for the whole tattoo, because for the artist, it is a new tattoo.
3) Some shops, like the one I'm in, pay high liablity insurance. That means we don't work on home made tattoos, or ones we can't prove were done in a shop. So you may need to provide paperwork proving you had your outline done 'in a sterile enviroment'. This is because the shop is taking liablity for anything the other artist may have put in your system, and chances of that happening in a sterile shop are slim to none. Some shops don't have that though, but its worth asking about.
4) Shops have different pay rates. Some are hourly, some are flat rates. So once again, just ask. Explain what happened. Most shops don't make you pay up front, but after. That way they can take into account any changes that may have occured since the initial drawing and the actual tattooing,
I hope this helped. You can email me if you need anything else.
2007-07-23 16:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by cmetalangel249 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one thing i have learned from other friends having paid for things up front is DON'T! it's too late now but you'll just need to have someone else finish it and you should pay for it as you go. nevereverever pay up front for something that you don't have or can't "get" in a court of law. good luck. sorry about your experience. also, know that most of the time a great deal on a tattoo isn't that great of a deal after all.
2007-07-24 04:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feels more like a wake than a funeral and perhaps we should drink to that. Reading this I would look forward to self healing and a day of resurrection.
2016-04-01 09:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋