Lost in Translation?

STYLE.

I have been in a position where I either turned a client down or made a tattoo that wasn’t really ‘me’. The tattoo world has a crazy amount of new styles, artists and experimental things going on. When looking for new ink - look at what resonates with you from the work that an artist already made.

A fine line artist won’t black out your hand. A realism artist won’t make a traditional rose or snake tattoo. An abstract artist won’t give you all the same details as the reference photo you showed them. Having an open mind is very important. The artists are expected to know how details, size and placement will affect the look and longevity of your new ink, trust them :)

You are just as much in charge of how your tattoo will look like - be as specific as possible about the details and leave space for creativity to the artist.