How to find the right Tattoo Artist for me
Hey everyone, Thanks for visiting this website, in this site you will find Tattoo Blogs, Art Gallery, and Tattooing. It has been 2 years working at Odin’s Eye Tattoo in Greater Manchester, and what a ride it has been. The Tattoo World is evolving, so should our ways of thinking and approaching tattoos. So in this blog I would like to help you to find the best Tattoo Artist for you, I’m going to mention how the Tattoo world has evolved, to how Tattoo Artist’s present themselves nowadays, so you can notice some behaviour and make the choice yourself, to who, you will choose as your Tattoo Artist.
Nowadays, with social media and the number of Tattoo Artist’s raising everyday, Tattoo Artists have been going way beyond what normally Tattoo Artist’s should do, in order to attract business.
I believe you as a client should have the freedom to choose the right Tattoo Artist for you in Greater Manchester, based on your philosophy, your beliefs and request. You will build your beliefs when researching for your tattoo artist, and researching is a very important part of the process, when looking for the right Tattoo Artist for you in Manchester. Who am I to tell you where to go, you will have the right to make a choice yourself, based on the tattoo Artist who you resonate the most with, in my part, in this blog, I’m going to guide you so you can educate yourself about getting Tattooed.
Getting Tattooed is a big thing to do, and it can mean a lot to someone, so first of all I would like to mention about getting tattooed of chance is not the best way to get tattooed, getting tattooed requires planning, and planning it well. Doing your research is crucial, read about the artist, look at artist’s who are doing the style you are looking for, travel if you have to, getting tattooed by the right person, it mite mean having to travel for it, and book a hotel, it seems like a lot of hassle, but when it comes to put something on your body for life, distance should not stop you to get the right work on your skin.
Online, specially on TikTok, I have seen lately a lot of artists posting videos of them speaking, and their speech is, I have been tattooing for 6 years, and if you are looking for a Tattoo, look no further. That kind of approach is quiet desperate, and it is not giving you the option to make your own personal choice. When a Tattoo Artist mention if you are looking for a Tattoo, look no further, that is a statement where, I believe, is no needed. An artist should present themselves introducing who they are, and explaining what they do, and the approach should be, if you like my work, please contact me on What’s app.
I must say that 6 years tattooing, is not that long, I learned to Tattoo after I have been tattooing for 10 years, when I saw my Tattoos healed after 10 years, that is when I really learned to tattoo. So any Tattoo Artist, Tattooing for 6 years or less be careful, I’m not saying they are all a no go, as there are some good new upcoming artists, I would just say, be careful, and special alert when they say, the only option is me, that is definitely a very egocentric way of approaching Tattoo clients.
Of course if a Tattoo Artist seems egocentric but you like them or resonate with them, is totally up to you, you can approach any Tattoo Artist you would like to, or feel comfortable with.
I would like to recommend before approaching a Tattoo Artist, research about them before you book a consultation, some clients are booked with me for a consultation, and they do not really know what I do, or how I work, a client who did a bit of research on me, will make me enjoy our consultation a lot more, and everything will flow a lot easier and natural. Don’t get me wrong I am happy to answer questions, I believe, the client should ask as many question as they would like to, however, if they research into their artist, they will ask good and progressive questions, instead of obvious ones. And someone who researched for their artist, will not feel the need for the artist to convince them to tattoo them, they will be looking forward to have their work on their body for a life time. And be very proud of it. So research in to someone before approaching them.
Getting Tattooed is a big commitment, and it should not be a last minute idea, get prepared, be smart. You mite not be able to afford what you want to get it done now, so I recommend to save your money as long as I needs, until you have the money for your tattoo by the artist who you love, instead of just getting Tattooed now, just because you found an artist who charges your budget. You should get tattooed by someone, because you love their work, and not because of their prices.
I believe, if all Tattoo collectors recognised getting Tattooed as a serious commitment, we would see more amazing Tattoos, instead of budget Tattoos. What you pay cheap you pay twice, trying to save money on your Tattoo today you are risking future problems, which it could end up costing the double of what you originally paid for.
It is very rare to see someone covered in good Tattoos. Quality work takes time, and only the ones who are patient will deserve good quality work.
Thank for reading my blog, until the nest one.