What should I get?
I think this might be the craziest question of all! And we get asked it ALL the time. Now, I don’t mind giving input on design, color, placement as well as content but asking us to tell you what to get is like trying to decipher the meaning of life! I used to give suggestions to people on this one but stopped when every suggestion was met with an UM . . . I don’t know . . . with a weird, blank, deer in headlights stare. So I stopped with this because it was a waste of both our times. The following are things that you should be able to answer even if you aren’t completely decided on a design.
1. Themes: you should know what theme you would like to work with. Some examples are good versus evil, floral, tribal, ocean/wildlife, symbols, etc . . .
2. Style: There are many, . Many styles to choose from. Some examples are old school, new school, gothic, color bomb, classical, realism, Asian, abstract etc . . .
3. Relative size and placement. This is important because it will determine how the piece will be drawn.
Any artist will be able to show you examples of many styles. Many can also be researched online.
The best tattoo work is a great collaboration between the ideas of the client put into reality by the artist.
