Got Ink? **DU WARNING**

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Not sure where you're finding artists in that price range, but I would personally be concerned about the quality I'd be getting for $40-$60 an hour. If you do some research, you will find that most reputable tattoo artists in the United States charge an average rate of $100 an hour.

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My tats are posted here, I'm not concerned about the quality. Thanks though. Where are you from? The area tends to also decide what the price range is. Syracuse isn't a high level cost of living area. Miami Ink runs upwards of 100-125 an hour, but here in Syracuse, it's not that high and the quality is awesome and very professional. Thanks for the concern. Are yours posted here?

Miami Ink runs about 250-300 an hour. Don't get me started on that place

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Originally Posted by Brimstone111888

Miami Ink runs about 250-300 an hour. Don't get me started on that place

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Miami Ink, Hart & Huntington, and now High Voltage Tattoo (LA Ink) all run EXTREMELY high. Don't get me wrong, the quality of most of the work coming out of those shops is tops, but you're paying more for the ability to say you got tattoed at one of those shops. You can go to another, non-televised, shop and get work the same or better quality for half the price. Although, I do have to say, I have a spot saved to get a Kat Von D portrait piece done, just because she is the best at what she does.

Another little known fact about those TV Show Shops is that the artists featured on the show only tattoo out of those shops for a couple months a year, while they're filming. Other than those times, the shops are still up and running, tattoos being produced and overcharged for, but not being done by the televised artists...

even so, if i had the money to blow, i'd gladly get overcharged for a tat from kat!!! her work truly amazes me and she's such a cool person... the experience would totally be worth it!

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Originally Posted by jim020cricket

My tats are posted here, I'm not concerned about the quality. Thanks though. Where are you from? The area tends to also decide what the price range is. Syracuse isn't a high level cost of living area. Miami Ink runs upwards of 100-125 an hour, but here in Syracuse, it's not that high and the quality is awesome and very professional. Thanks for the concern. Are yours posted here?

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I won't get into a critique of your tattoo work as this isn't what this forum is about. Enough people have already stroked

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Originally Posted by jim020cricket

...my already HUGE ego ...

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and I don't want to ruin it for you. If you want an honest critique of your work from licensed professional tattoo artists, I encourage you to post it in the critique forum on the website I linked previously. www.tattoodles.com

And no, I don't publically post my tattoos anymore after a custom design used for a half sleeve on my left arm was blatantly ripped off by a "professional" tattoo artist who claimed the design as his own. But for your peace of mind, here are a couple pics.

This one is my back. Tribal sun from flash, my kids' names and the Chinese kanji for "Family".

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...eas/KJBack.jpg

This is a memorial piece done for a close friend of mine who passed away a couple years ago. The masks were found on a sticker out of a 50 cent machine, the banners and background are freehand (background needs a touch-up session...) (Picture taken immediately after last session.)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...l/FINISHED.jpg

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Originally Posted by python.princess

even so, if i had the money to blow, i'd gladly get overcharged for a tat from kat!!! her work truly amazes me and she's such a cool person... the experience would totally be worth it!

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Oh, I'm not saying Kat overcharges. Her work is worth EVERY penny she charges. Hence, why I have a piece of skin reserved for her... :D

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Originally Posted by Brimstone111888

Miami Ink runs about 250-300 an hour. Don't get me started on that place

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Holy! That's enough...lol.

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Originally Posted by Inknsteel

This one is my back. Tribal sun from flash, my kids' names and the Chinese kanji for "Family".

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And I won't ruin yours... ;)

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Originally Posted by Inknsteel

Miami Ink, Hart & Huntington, and now High Voltage Tattoo (LA Ink) all run EXTREMELY high. Don't get me wrong, the quality of most of the work coming out of those shops is tops, but you're paying more for the ability to say you got tattoed at one of those shops. You can go to another, non-televised, shop and get work the same or better quality for half the price. Although, I do have to say, I have a spot saved to get a Kat Von D portrait piece done, just because she is the best at what she does.

Another little known fact about those TV Show Shops is that the artists featured on the show only tattoo out of those shops for a couple months a year, while they're filming. Other than those times, the shops are still up and running, tattoos being produced and overcharged for, but not being done by the televised artists...

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I thought Inked )H&H) was off the air for a while now. The crew at Miami ink are mediocre. Garver is good, but the rest of them don't do anything special. And it seems like whatever a customer asks for always turns out looking like a koi fish :D The crew at LA inked is 100x more talented than the Miami bunch. I would let any one of them tattoo me in a second if I caught them at a convention or something. However, Kat isn't the best at portraits. Just look at Robert Hernandez, Darrin White, Joshua Carlton, Bob Tyrell, Nikko, or the entire All or Nothing crew. Kat's an amazing portrait artist, especially for being so young, but any of those people can tattoo portraits that make her's look a little less spectacular. Plus they can do most styles in color, too.

I am pretty sure you are correct about Inked being off the air, but I guarantee they are still charging an arm and a leg to get tattooed there.

I guess I should have qualified what I said about Kat. I was in the mindset of the CelebReality TV tattoo artists. Sure, there are other amazing portrait artists out there (Tyrell may be the best ever, hands down) doing work that makes Kat look like an apprentice. But how can I resist the urge to get a great portrait tattoo from such a hottie??? ;)