How to make out a good tattoo studio

Take your time when it comes to choosing a tattoo studio.

Go and check out different studios or visit tattoo conventions to inform yourself.

Nowadays you can also find sufficient information in corresponding literature.

Often it can be helpful to talk to friends and other people you know what their experiences were.

The most important criteria should be quality and hygiene and definitely NOT the price of the tattoo. You should be very choosy because an improper and unhygienic made tattoo can be a great health hazard.

When checking out a studio…

… it is important to observe if

	the workstation is clean, well-lighted and separate.
	sterilized tools and single-use products are used.
	there is a functional autoclave, which is inspected every six months.
	the tattoo artist sanitizes his hands and uses fresh disposable gloves.
	the tattoo artist fills fresh color in the especially designed single-use cups.
	the tattoo artist sanitizes your skin before starting to tattoo.

Signs whereby you recognize a good tattoo artist

Take a closer look at his/her photo albums. Those will give information about important criteria like outlining (should be evenly and not wiggly), shading (should be smooth), or the colors (should be luscious and – look uniform). Take your time when you run over the pages of pictures. Watch out if you can see differences between the pictures, because there have been tattoo artists who showed pictures of tattoos which they hadn’t don’t by themselves. If there are no pictures at all or if the tattoo artist says “the pictures are still being developed” you should go and find another tattoo studio that is more professional.

Do NOT make your decision dependent on the price when it comes to choosing a tattoo or a tattoo artist. However, you can find really good artists who offer fair prices but also bad skilled artists who charge you very high prices for badly made tattoos.

Generally speaking, you should never pick a tattoo artist just because of the prices he/she offers; because, unlike a pair of shoes, a tattoo can NOT be changed and replaced. You should always keep that in mind when you decide which tattoo artist to pick.

Working experience and certificates

Unfortunately, the years of a tattoo artist’s working experience are not reliable criteria for the quality of an artist’s work, though some might think that. The number and the size of tattoos, as well as any “certificates”, also tell us nothing about the quality of the work. Everybody can buy “certificates” for only a few euros at tattoo shops online.

You should take the decision, which studio to choose, very serious, because you will not only risk suffering health problems, but you will also help a “botcher” to make a living out of his/her “art”.