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Tattoo Design

Custom work, by appointment only.

The work

I draw every piece myself, from scratch. We start with a written brief, I send you two rounds of pencils, and once the design is locked I'll put you on the schedule. Most pieces I take are between three and seven inches.

How a piece gets made

From the first email to the finished piece.

  1. Step 01

    Brief

    Send me the story, where you want it, and any references that live in your head. I read everything personally and write back within a few days.

  2. Step 02

    Sketch

    Two rounds of pencils. I send the first, you mark it up, I send a second. We don't move until it feels right to both of us.

  3. Step 03

    Session

    Most pieces are a single sitting. Anything bigger we split across two with a few weeks of healing in between. The studio is small and quiet — bring water, eat beforehand.

  4. Step 04

    Aftercare

    You'll leave with a printed aftercare card. I check in at week one and offer a free touch-up window at three months if anything needs settling.

Selected examples
Tattoo Design example 1
Tattoo Design example 2
Tattoo Design example 3
Things people ask

Before you write.

Can I send you a design I found online?+
You can send it as a reference and I'll honour the feeling, but I won't recreate another artist's piece. It wouldn't be fair to them and the line wouldn't be mine.
Do you do colour?+
Sometimes. I tend to keep things mostly black and grey with one accent passage. If you want a fully saturated piece, tell me in the brief and I'll be honest about whether it's my lane.
How small can you go?+
I'll go small if the design genuinely needs to be small. I'll talk you out of it if I think it'll lose its line in a year. We figure that out together.
Do you tattoo first-timers?+
Yes, often. Tell me it's your first when you write — I'll change how I pace the session and what I send you to prepare.
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