Welcome to our expanded FAQs
There are so many questions when preparing for body modifications.
Whether it’s your first tattoo or piercing, or your familiar with the process, times change, and new questions (and solutions) always arise. Tribute Studios is here to help you from choosing your procedure to caring for your investment.
Finding an artist or shop.
Most new clients come from a referral. Ask your friends where they got the work done. (that may be what spurred your interest.)
You can also look online (the gift of social media) can be a great resource.
If you’re searching online and you see art you on an artist’s page you can use a resource like Image search on Google to see if the image is their own.
Check the shop or artist’s reviews. This is simple as well by searching the artist or shop’s name.
Remember, you can also walk into a shop and look through the artist’s work. This also lets you get the “vibe” or feeling of the shop. Are they friendly and approachable? Is the shop clean and well ordered? Time spent in this phase yields the greatest results.
What goes into the cost of a
professional tattoo or piercing?
A lot goes on behind the scenes in a professional tattoo and piercing shop.
Maintaining proper hygiene is important and costly. While needles are single use, some parts like grips and forceps need to be run in an autoclave after each procedure. The autoclave is tested twice a month by an independent lab. Tests are mailed away and verified.
For a custom tattoo, your artist has spent time making a drawing for you that will never be used to tattoo again. Your consultation time, like the drawing time, as well as stencil application is included.
There are flash pieces that can be repeated, but they are priced accordingly.
For tattooing and piercing any devices used are opened in your presence. Each has been sterilized and certified with a chain of custody for who prepared them and when they were sterilized.
As a client you receive a standard of care, and attention to detail that assures you receive the best, safest and most complete experience we can offer.
Add to that the decades of experience our staff bring, and the value is unbeatable.
Now you’ve decided on a shop
How do I prepare for my appointment? Preparing for your procedure (tattoo or piercing) is important.
Get a good rest the day before. The day of, make sure you eat and hydrate. If it’s a long procedure like a tattoo, bring water and snacks with you. Consider bringing something to distract you such as a good book or headphones for your favourite listening. (Some people say sour candies are a great distraction!)