What happens at a consultation
A consultation is free and carries no obligation to book. It exists so both sides can decide whether the idea is ready, and it is the part of the process that most determines whether you end up happy.
What to bring
Bring references, including ones you dislike. Knowing what you want to avoid is often more useful to an artist than knowing what you like. If you have an existing tattoo you want the new piece to sit alongside, photograph it in good light, or come in so we can see it in person.
What we will ask
Where you want it, how visible you need it to be day to day, whether you plan to extend it later, and what you do for a living, because that affects healing and placement. We will also ask about skin conditions, medication and allergies. None of this is intrusive for its own sake; it changes what we can safely do.
What you leave with
Usually a direction rather than a finished drawing: a placement, a size, a rough composition and a quote. The drawing follows, and you see it before anything is booked. If the idea is not ready, we will say so and tell you what would make it ready.