We require a $100 non-refundable deposit to book appointment.
This serves as a safeguard that protects an artist’s time, livelihood, and creative labor. When you book a tattoo session, you are not just purchasing the final artwork on your skin; you are also reserving a block of time that the artist cannot sell to anyone else. By requiring an upfront payment, we ensure that clients have a serious financial commitment to showing up. If a client fails to appear or cancels at the last minute, the deposit compensates the artist for that lost time, which otherwise represents a total loss of income for the day.
Beyond securing a time slot, a deposit directly funds the hours of preparation that happen completely outside of the actual appointment. Tattoo artists spend significant unpaid time researching, sketching, and finalizing custom designs tailored to your request. If a client backs out, the deposit ensures the artist is still fairly paid for this digital or physical illustration work. Additionally, it prevents people from taking a custom design to another studio to get it done cheaper.
This fee also protects artists when a client refuses to commit after a fair amount of design work has already been completed. For instance, if an artist creates multiple custom drafts, applies extensive feedback, or executes major revisions, they have already performed professional labor. If the client repeatedly changes their mind, completely shifts the concept midway through, or ultimately decides not to move forward, the deposit is retained. It stands as a strict boundary ensuring that an artist's professional skills, creative energy, and time spent drafting are never treated as a free trial service.
In practice, this fee acts as a down payment rather than an extra charge. The deposit amount is always deducted from the final price of your tattoo once the session is complete. However, because it covers real time and drafting labor. We enforce strict policies making deposits completely non-refundable if you miss your appointment, change the core design idea after drafting has begun, or fail to give adequate notice—usually 48 to 72 hours—to reschedule. The deposit is always given to the artist and not retained by studio.
At this studio, clients aged 16 and older are welcome with parental consent. To help protect future professional opportunities, tattoos for those under 18 are restricted to areas that are not highly visible. This policy means that tattoos on the face, neck, forearms, wrists, or hands are not performed for minors. While society is becoming more accepting, the goal is to ensure young clients maintain a wide range of options for their future.
We value our artists' time and creative labor, which is why we enforce a strict 48 cancellation and rescheduling policy.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, you must notify the shop or your artist at least 48 hours before your scheduled session. This gives us a fair window of time to try and fill the open slot.
To offset the rising cost of medical-grade barriers, needles, inks, and sterilization equipment without raising the artists' individual hourly or piece rates, the shop also implements a mandatory $25 supply fee on all tattoos. ($28 with tax.)