Pricing/Proceedure
Posted by Seven
Due to the Detail in all my work and due to the # of large pieces (Sleeves/Full Backs/legs) I am doing, and prefer to do, I book by the day NOT by the hour, this allows me to be relaxed while I work. Prepare your mind for the fact that my goal is to do the best work I can!! NOT to save you money! With me, your buying a Ferrari not a Toyota…built for beauty and style
New prices and hours effective Jan 1 2011…
Deposit $400/ Holds you in line on my wait list, pays for design time, covers me in case of no shows or cancellations within 48h. Once you lose a deposit you will be asked to bring in a new one before we continue. (I may ask for a full day rate payed in advance) Deposit will be given back to you ONLY after Ive approved the final healed Piece
DAY RATE is 6 hours for $700 DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SESSION!. I take CASH ONLY ..GST is included. Please DON’T ASK!! me estimate FINAL PRICE OR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE!!…thank you…NOTE: that standard shop rates in Edmonton are $150-$165+GST on average!
Overtime price 6hr+ is $150/hr (hour increments only), for those who are under time constraints or have to travel, and want to limit the amount of trips they will have to make…If you are an out of town client and I cannot finish your piece to my standards in the time booked..I sympathetically assume no responsibility for your travel time to come back and finish.
Premium Price if you don’t want to wait a year for a smaller piece (a portrait or smaller animal photo replication for example I will sometimes come in on a day off Price $1000/6h 150/h after 6h for each hour after. This option is for you “I don’t like waiting, and I have money to burn” types. or if your moving/visiting ect.
Again..Please DON’T ASK!! me to quote you a FINAL PRICE OR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE!!.. There are too many variables. If you have a budget then tell me up front and I will size the piece down, simplify it, or decline the project.
The more realistic or detailed, the more time it will take, and thus more money! Note that due to the discipline of most of my tattoos, (Minimal-outlined/ realism) my art takes much more care and control than the majority of other tattoo styles
It is FAR easier to make a fat outline (typical tattoos) and then color in between those lines, so please don’t try and compare the cost or time of one of my pieces to tattoos done in that style.I am more like a painter than a tattooer.
It is very hurtful to me when people say “well my friend got so and so done and it was only this much money or took only 2 hours” …if it takes me 10 hours then it takes me 10 hours.. The bottom line is; get art by the artist you like most! You wont miss the money in 2 years but you WILL be stuck with that tattoo so you better love the artists work!
I layer my ink in multiple soft passes so one of the major benefits of getting tattooed by me is that it is far far less painful!! than the fast pound it in approach….So chill out, watch a movie and enjoy the process!
DEPOSIT-Prior to booking and design, I require a non-refundable $400 deposit. This will go towards the last session of your tattoo or in the case of one session pieces, towards that day’s price I require a full 48 hours notice for any changes to your appointment or you WILL lose your deposit! (NO exceptions) You may reschedule 3 times/Days in total then you WILL lose your deposit and you may be asked to pre-pay all future days. If you change your contact info please inform me! Clients I cant reach after several attempts will..you guessed it!
…remember I don’t get paid unless I am tattooing unlike most jobs. Please understand that I hate taking your money without giving you tattoo time, but I am a one person business.
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