Start with the size — coin-to-palm up to a full sleeve — then the style, the placement, and who is holding the machine: apprentice rates start at $90 an hour, senior specialists run $220–320, guest artists up to $450. The calculator estimates sitting hours and multiplies honestly: a medium black-and-grey piece on an easy placement with a resident artist is 2.5–5 hours of chair time, $400–1,100 all told. The shop minimum is $140.
Hours times rate. Size sets the base hours — small pieces run 1–2, medium 2.5–5, large 6–12 and extra-large 15–30 across sittings — then style and placement multiply: realism adds 40%, full colour 25%, awkward spots like ribs 15%, and hands or neck 30%.
Apprentices charge $90–130 an hour, resident artists $160–220, senior or specialist artists $220–320 and guest artists $280–450. Design and stencil time is included in the estimate rather than billed separately.
Yes — the shop minimum is $140, which covers setup and sterile supplies no matter how small the piece. Even a tiny first tattoo cannot price below it.
The deposit holds the appointment and comes off the final sitting, so it is part-payment rather than a fee. Cover-ups and reworks of an old tattoo price above the standard estimate, and the final number is set at the consultation once the design is drawn.
Every calculator runs from one config: your name, your colours, your prices. Brand it below, open any tool from the catalogue, and finish a quote — the lead lands in the table here the moment the estimate unlocks. On your own site the widget works exactly like this.
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