I am going to get a small/medium sized tattoo on my lower back. I'm new to tattoos so I don't really know how much a good tattoo should cost. So how much?
I know that different places will charge different amounts and details, color, size also play a part, but I'm asking overall. I don't want to be shocked by a price or wondering if my tattoo artist isn't as pro as I thought because it's too cheap.
How much does a good tattoo really cost?
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- MayhemMonkey
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the guy i go to charges $150/hour which i feel is fair for his work
also, since he is doing a half sleeve for me he charges more like $150/1.5 hours
also, since he is doing a half sleeve for me he charges more like $150/1.5 hours
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- Hardcore
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Fuck you Americans with your billions of tattoo parlours, incredibly talented artists and comparatively cheap rates. An average street shop price is like $150 here.
body wrote:I am going to get a small/medium sized tattoo on my lower back. I'm new to tattoos so I don't really know how much a good tattoo should cost. So how much?
I know that different places will charge different amounts and details, color, size also play a part, but I'm asking overall. I don't want to be shocked by a price or wondering if my tattoo artist isn't as pro as I thought because it's too cheap.
Oh... thats what i had in mind... thank you all for your help... kiss
The truth is there is no exact answer here. A good tattoo is going to cost whatever a good artist is willing to do it for.
If you're friends with an artist or want something they have been itching to do, you may get a great price - even free maybe (but don't count on that).
My normal rate is $150 an hour, but for something I think I'll really enjoy doing or want to do for my portfolio, I'll sometimes work for a third of that, or a flat rate of $300 per session (up to six hours).
If you're friends with an artist or want something they have been itching to do, you may get a great price - even free maybe (but don't count on that).
My normal rate is $150 an hour, but for something I think I'll really enjoy doing or want to do for my portfolio, I'll sometimes work for a third of that, or a flat rate of $300 per session (up to six hours).
- threesixafix
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lower back? so what does it need to be? really good tribal? really good writing? "hit it harder" what is it you want done really well if you dont mind me asking?