Cost of Tattoos: What to Expect When Getting Tattooed

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Rick Wyckoff and you can check out our website at avatart2.com and I am here on behalf of Expert Village.com talking about the cost of tattoos. The average tattoo generally starts out about $50 or $60 and goes all the way up to collectors who spend tens of thousands of dollars on tattoos. Many parts of the country tattoo artists charge by the hour and the average cost is about $100 an hour. Other artists are more expensive hourly and other artists like myself, charge a flat rate. For instance, my flat rate is about $250 and a session could last anywhere from two to six hours. Basically the point of charging by session as opposed by the hour is that it turns out to be fairer for the artist and the customer as well because you are not really restricted by your time or what you are doing. Basically the opportunity for you to realize the potential of your artwork on somebody without any limitations based on money or the person’s finances. Most of the time a smaller tattoo where you are just charging by the piece if somebody came to me and wanted a rose on their ankle or something like that, it would fall into the shop minimum where something a little bit more involved like a chest panel or whatever might cost about like if they were doing two sessions with me might cost $500. But again, it varies from shop to shop, artist to artist. A lot of times the cost will vary depending upon the person who is doing it and their level of experience and level of technical and artistic ability. Some of the more famous artists you might pay $350 an hour. Some you might pay even more than that. It just kind of depends on who you are getting tattooed by but ultimately costs should not be so much of a factor when you are talking about a permanent and surgical cosmetic procedure. Bargain shopping for tattoos is often a regrettable practice. "