First tattoo

Jan. 18th, 2013 at 5:36 AM

I am getting my first tattoo - something rather quaint in the way of my sister's name on my right wrist. I wanted to know if any of you could recommend the best artist in town who could look at what I wrote and copy the font/style. What would a tattoo consisting of five letters run, money-wise (ballpark estimates, of course)? Do I need to call ahead and make an appointment?

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placeslost

Jan. 18th, 2013 06:22 pm (UTC)

My brother just got ink at Bijou Tattoo (above The Liberty on East 6th). The staff were all awesome and nice. Not sure about pricing though...

http://www.bijoustudio-atx.com/

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zillioneyes

Jan. 18th, 2013 11:52 pm (UTC)

Dang! First time hearing about them, and they sound great. Thanks for the rec.

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yukimi

Jan. 19th, 2013 02:03 am (UTC)

I used Nathan Hebert over at Atomic on Burnet and he was pretty fantastic. It's a charge by the hour for most artists, when you go in they will give you an estimate on how much it will cost.

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loiteringryphon

Jan. 25th, 2013 12:15 am (UTC)

Might be late on this, but... http://triplecrowntattoo.com

Scott Ellis did both of my sleeves, so I'm super partial to his work.... but, everyone over there is good. Send an email or call ahead.

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floha

Jan. 27th, 2013 05:24 pm (UTC)

Also late on this, but I second the recommendation for Triple Crown. I got a tattoo of my grandmother's handwriting and one of my mother's signature done there by Mo Malone. All the artists are great so you'll have to schedule a time with them rather than walk in and hope for the best.

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