Fantasy Dragon Tattoo
What a cool experience I had tattooing this Fantasy Dragon tattoo. First because it’s a cover-up, usually when a client wants a cover-up tattoo, I’m sure to make a consultation, to explain to the client the amount of dedication it is required to achieve the cover-up. In this case our consultation went well, as the idea he had to approach the cover-up was exactly what I recommend the clients to go for.
When I client approaches me about a cover-up, I always recommend them to go foe something with texture, so texture appears in dragon scales, snake scales, mountain texture, nature texture. So usually I have top try to take the client to a realistic cover-up direction, in this case, the client already picked a dragon, which is perfect for the cover-up, so I was really happy with the request.
I was sure to let him know about the dedication needed to achieve the cover up, and he understood and agreed with how I presented the cover-up process to him. He asked me a very common question, which it was, how long will the tattoo take? That is a very hard question, so I mentioned that the most fair way is to get charged by the hour, so I don’t get underpaid and he didn’t get over charged. He agreed with it, and made the appointment.
A full day is usually 5 hours, however, some days he could only sit for 3 hours, which im totally ok with that, so some days he got charged a bit less than he would normally pay for a cover-up.
In the tattoo process he was very calm and easy going. He took brakes between sessions, however, he understood, its not about when the tattoo is done, it is about how the tattoo is done, the end result is what counts. The Tattoo looks complete, however, I am doing a touch up session for him to make sure everything is in place, nice and solid, as it is a cover-up.
A cover-up tattoo, it requires extra attention when compared to a tattoo that is not a cover-up. So having a consultation with the client it really helps, as aa lot of faith is required from the tattoo artist and the client. Clients who require a cover-up tattoo job, and I can feel they are not very patience, I prefer not to go a ahead with the process, as in order to do a good tattoo, you have to work in a good frame of mind, positive and clear minded.
Manchester Tattoo Artist
