Iâve been asked many times what someone should look for when trying to find a good artist. The best way you can do this is to look at their portfolio, whether itâs in a book at their shop or online. If they donât have good work in their portfolio, theyâre probably not good artists.
The shop may be clean, the people there might be nice, and the design they draw up for you might be exactly what you want, but if your artist doesnât stand up to the points listed above, then youâre going to get a bad tattoo.
Itâs okay to walk into a shop, talk with an artist for a while, and decide you donât want a tattoo from them. Even if the artist has a bad attitude about it or tries to convince you to just let them do it, remember this is going to be on your body for the rest of your life.
This is fucking fantastic thank you!!
So important. I had an apprentice tattoo me once without any supervision - wound up with a blurry tattoo, and a messed up tendon for a while after >:(
I got my first two tattoos with an award winning artist and though he was pricier than others in the area, Iâm so so glad I chose him. My tattoos look amazing and I have no doubt theyâll look great for decades to come. (And i have a compromised immune system, and he still did a great job!)
















