F.A.Q.
What type of appointments are there? What should I book?
Free Consultation ★ (15–30 min) A casual in-person meeting to discuss your ideas, references, and budget. These are held at 9:30 AM daily. If 9:30 AM isn’t suitable for you, please email to arrange an alternative time.
1 Hour Booking ★ Reserved for small tattoos or touch-up sessions for existing pieces.
Half Day Booking ★ (3–4 hours) Suitable for medium-sized projects as discussed in our consult.
Full Day Booking ★ (7 hours) Required for large-scale work or intensive sessions.
How do I get in contact with you and how long will it take to hear back?
"I have sent an enquiry and I haven’t heard back yet, am I being ignored?"
I try my best to reply to everyone as quickly as I can. If it is taking a little while to receive a reply from me, it is because I am currently occupied with other work.
I handle all my own admin, social media and must do drawings from home too!
It can take some time to get through my inbox and I will try to make sure the responses are specific and informative.
If you need to let me know something urgent for an upcoming appointment, feel free to contact the Tattoo Power studio mobile and they should be able to let me know fast. Feel free to send a follow up email if you have not heard back from me if it has been a week or two since sending.
I appreciate your patience and will get back to you as soon as I can. Please know I appreciate your interest and support! Feel
How much does a tattoo cost?
How do you price?
Pricing tattoos is quite tricky and it can be hard to give an exact answer for a quote. Small tattoos start from $150. The more time a piece takes, the more it will cost (depends on size, detail and placement). I typically will aim to charge $100/hour. Full days will be roughly $1000 (depending on how long the day session is. if it is an ongoing project etc)
Why are quotes only estimates?
By email or consultation, I can provide an estimated cost for the tattoo but I cannot predict the exact final cost. This is because I aim to price by the amount of time a tattoo takes and do so fairly.
Some factors that effect tattoo time:
- Different parts of the body are more difficult to work with (the exact same design on a forearm could take twice as long on the ribs
- Linework vs shading vs colour (different skills and techniques are involved to execute different styles and if we want to make sure that it is done well, sometimes colour or shading will take longer than expected)
- If you are needing a lot of breaks or are anxious or unsure of anything it is totally fine! Most of the time I will do my best to not include placement in time taken to tattoo, however if in some instances my time is not being respected, this may account to total time taken.
Why do I need to pay a deposit?
Every appointment requires a deposit to be paid to secure a booking. A deposit of $100 is required for standard bookings and $200 for Saturday and Sunday appointments.
Why must you pay a deposit?
A deposit must be made to secure an appointment and will be deducted from the final payment of the tattoo on the day. Deposits are non-refundable and can be forfeited if you do not show up for your appointment. If you do not give 24 hours notice before cancelling an appointment, I may have to take the deposit and a new one must be paid to reschedule. It can be very difficult for me to get work for the next day or rely on a walk-in, so the deposit is essential for me.
Payment on the Day
Deposits can be paid online via bank transfer however, cash is required for the final payment on the day of your appointment. There are ATMs located nearby in Mitchell for your convenience, but please be aware that bringing cash in advance is recommended.
Can I see the design before my appointment?
If the design is very simple, it will be shown on the day, and any extra small changes can be made then.
I know that getting a tattoo can be exciting and sometimes a bit scary. It is important that you trust me with your vision, so please make sure you explain as well as you can. We can always have an in-person consult where we can scribble things down too so that we are on the same page.
Why won't you send the design to me earlier?
I do not typically send out completed designs prior to appointments. Unfortunately, I have had negative experiences in the past with spending hours on designs and having people taking them elsewhere. Some designs can actually take many hours of designing and drawing while I am at home outside of work, this isn't included in the hours I have spent tattooing. I hope you can respect this and keep in mind that I only want to tattoo you if you are 100% happy with what you are getting!
How do I look after my tattoo and what can I do while it is healing?
Help i'm broken how long until I can swim or rub cool new tattoo on someone
Do you do free touch ups?
Yes, I will do a touch-up session for free on a tattoo done by me.
If you have done something which has compromised the tattoo / you have not followed aftercare instructions properly, please let me know because this will help me understand what needs to be done. If we have done a touch-up already, please be aware there may be additional charges depending on the circumstances. If you have gotten a finger/hand/foot tattoo and require a touch up, it depends case by case on whether you will have to pay. Feel free to reach out and ask!
Before asking for a touch-up please make sure the tattoo is fully healed and it has been at least 2 months since the appointment. E-mail a photo of the tattoo now and what you think needs to be touched up.
If you would like a touch-up of a tattoo someone else has done on you, please reach out and we can discuss.
Can you do cover-ups, rework an existing tattoo I have, or touch up other people's work?
Every appointment requires a deposit to be paid to secure a booking. A deposit of $100 is required for standard bookings and $200 for Saturday and Sunday appointments.
Why must you pay a deposit?
A deposit must be made to secure an appointment and will be deducted from the final payment of the tattoo on the day. Deposits are non-refundable and can be forfeited if you do not show up for your appointment. If you do not give 24 hours notice before cancelling an appointment, I may have to take the deposit and a new one must be paid to reschedule. It can be very difficult for me to get work for the next day or rely on a walk-in, so the deposit is essential for me.
Payment on the Day
Deposits can be paid online via bank transfer however, cash is required for the final payment on the day of your appointment. There are ATMs located nearby in Mitchell for your convenience, but please be aware that bringing cash in advance is recommended.
Will you tattoo someone else's design or drawing?
Every appointment requires a deposit to be paid to secure a booking. A deposit of $100 is required for standard bookings and $200 for Saturday and Sunday appointments.
Why must you pay a deposit?
A deposit must be made to secure an appointment and will be deducted from the final payment of the tattoo on the day. Deposits are non-refundable and can be forfeited if you do not show up for your appointment. If you do not give 24 hours notice before cancelling an appointment, I may have to take the deposit and a new one must be paid to reschedule. It can be very difficult for me to get work for the next day or rely on a walk-in, so the deposit is essential for me.
Payment on the Day
Deposits can be paid online via bank transfer however, cash is required for the final payment on the day of your appointment. There are ATMs located nearby in Mitchell for your convenience, but please be aware that bringing cash in advance is recommended.
How much do tattoos hurt? What can I do if I am anxious?
Numbing cream
If you have not had a tattoo before, I would prefer you do not use numbing cream. If you do, please use Numit (5%) which can be bought at a chemist. Please do a patch test on a different area of you skin up to 2 nights before, to ensure you are not allergic.
Numbing cream must be applied before you come in to the studio and you must apply it as the directions state otherwise it will not work. Please shave the area, clean the skin, apply a thick amount of cream and cover with cling film. This should stay on the skin around 30min before you arrive at your appointment. Tattoo artists are not legally allowed to provide any numbing cream, so you must supply it if you want to use it.
Can I bring someone to my appointment with me?
Does it hurt if it does how much?
What brand of second skin do you use?
I use Saniderm and Dermshield and will apply it for you at the end of the appointment if we decide to use it. Some people may have reactions to using a second skin, however a lot of the time this can be due to how it is applied.
If you have used second skin before and you would like to use your own, feel free to bring it in.
If you are booked in / have been tattooed by me before, feel free to ask me for a small piece to patch-test on you.
Will I be tattooed in a clean environment? Is it safe for me to get tattooed?
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Do you tattoo people under the age of 18?
I strictly will NOT tattoo anyone under the age of 18, even with parental permission.
