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Most tattoo shops won't answer this question online. We get why, but we'd rather be straight with you. The honest answer is that price depends on a handful of factors, and once you know them, you can walk into any shop, including ours, and know exactly what you're being quoted for and why. Here's what actually drives the cost of a tattoo, and the fastest way to get a real number for yours. Why most shops won't talk about price Every tattoo is custom work. A palm-sized rose on

Thinking about your first tattoo and slightly nervous about it? Good. That means you're taking it seriously. The nerves mostly come from not knowing what happens between walking in the door and walking out with new ink. So here's the whole process, start to finish, from a shop that tattoos first-timers every week. The short version: TLDR Eat a real meal first. Bring your ID. Show up sober and not sunburned. Expect a conversation before any needles. The pain is less than you t

Probably. Most tattoos can be covered, reworked, or transformed into something you actually want to wear. But "probably" isn't a plan, and some artists will tell you anything to get you in the chair. So here's the honest version: what makes a cover-up work, what makes one hard, and the fastest way to get a real answer about yours. What makes a tattoo easy to cover It's faded. Old ink is easier to hide than fresh ink. If your tattoo has softened over the years, that's working

Some of the best sleeves in tattooing were never planned. They grew, one piece at a time, over years. That's a patchwork tattoo collection, and it's how most of the people tattooing you built their own. Here's what patchwork actually is, how to start one that ages well, and why it might be the most natural way to get tattooed. What is a patchwork tattoo? A patchwork tattoo is a collection of separate, standalone tattoos placed on the same area of the body, with visible skin b

Plenty of people drive past a tattoo shop three or four times before they ever come in. Usually it's not the tattoo they're unsure about, it's the walking in. You don't know if you need an appointment, whether your idea is far enough along, or whether you're about to waste somebody's afternoon. So here's the honest version of how walk-ins work at Main Ave Tattoo, and what to expect if you stop by. What a walk-in actually means A walk-in means you come to the shop without an a