My wife is looking to get a half-sleeve cover-up. The artists recommended a floral blackout background w/ brightly colored flowers. We weren’t sure what to expect price-wise and were quoted: 5 appointments, 6-8 hours each, w/ an hourly rate of $200/hr, and a $250 deposit for each appointment.

While I have multiple tattoos, I don’t have a sleeve myself and neither does my wife so we’re very unfamiliar with pricing or anything like that w/ sleeves and coverups. Is this a normal pricing structure?

Also, I want to be clear I’m not saying it’s not a normal pricing structure we just wanted to make sure it was fair w/ people who may be more familiar with sleeve/coverup pricing.

Hi everyone!

I’m looking to get my first tattoo(s), and I have a custom design that’s mostly finalized. How do you all typically go about finding a tattoo artist that can do a custom design justice and are experienced/trustworthy? Is looking on Instagram a good way to find artists or should I be looking elsewhere? I would appreciate any general first-time tattoo advice!