I'm thinking of getting my first one and want to do some good research.
2007-11-29 05:08:27 · 4 answers · asked by Prodigy 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
When I used go down to Atlanta all the time there was a little shop not far from our terminal but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of it anymore. The owner and head tattooist was an older lady. She did an amazing piece on my leg for me. I did a Google search for you and came up with some shops that have websites that you can check out. My recommendation would be for you to visit a few of these places in person and ask many questions. Check out their sterilazation process, prices, and past work. Go with someone that you connect with and that does great work. I have 23 tats total and have gotten them from all over the USA but never at a shop where I didn't feel comfortable or was dirty or didn't have a great sterilization process. If an artist won't sit down and talk to you then thats not the place to go. If the artist is busy at the time you stop in then ask when would be a good time to come back so he/she can spend a few minutes of their time to talk with you. As some of the others mentioned ask people that you know that have tats and if you don't know anyone that does then stop a stranger and ask. Most anyone that has them would love to be asked about theirs...I know I do. Good luck to you.....
2007-12-02 18:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by susanmarq66 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is much better to start by asking friends where they got theirs done; if it's a well-done tat, put it on the 'good' list, if it's bad, put it on the list of places to skip.
Then, go check out the shops. You won't see their autoclave, their attitudes, their other customers, etc on the web, and you don't care about their website maintenance abilities anyway. Go to the studio and ask to see their artists' portfolios. You're looking at skill, outlining, technique, etc; it doesn't matter if the design isn't to your taste as long as it was what the person who got it wanted.
Then talk price, if it's small they might do it by size but typically it will be by the hour.
Don't try to bargain or argue price, and if the price sounds too good to be true, it is. If you can't afford it, either rework the design, get it smaller, or do some of it now and some of it later.
2007-11-29 15:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by Julie C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would't recommend searching for a deal..."good tattoos ain't cheap and cheap tattoos ain't good!"
a good place to start would be with the Health Department - they'll know if there have been any complaints about the sterility of the studio (if anyone got an infection, etc). Also check the BBB to see if anyone has complained about a particular place and look for shops that are registered with the BBB, those would be the best places to go.
2007-11-29 13:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by smarty pants 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely don't go for something that is more affordable. go for the best.
if i lived within a 10 hour drive of atlanta i would go to "all or nothing" i wouldn't necessarily get tattooed by brandon bond (he's the "famous" one from the shop) but ALL of the artist's work are amazing.
http://www.allornothingtattoo.com/
2007-11-30 07:48:40 · answer #4 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋