Freehand Tattoos
Books are currently closed for freehand bookings.
They will reopen in early 2025 - dates TBD.
They will reopen in early 2025 - dates TBD.
WHAT ARE FREEHAND TATTOOS?
Freehand tattoos are drawn directly onto your skin with marker before being tattooed, rather than being drawn in advance and applied via stencil.
WHAT TO EXPECT FOR YOUR FREEHAND APPOINTMENT
Freehand tattoos are designed by layering sketches in different colours of marker until we get an outline we’re happy with. There are lots of opportunities throughout this process to make adjustments. Always feel free to tell me if things aren’t looking the way you’d like, we can take as much time as we need to get the foundation of the tattoo right. This process does take some patience & trust, but it can be a lot of fun!
For freehands I charge by full-day or half-day, rather than hourly.
My full-day rate is $1000 which includes 1-2 hours of drawing + 4-5 hours of tattooing.
My half-day rate is $600 which includes 1-2 hours of drawing + 2-3 hours of tattooing.
These prices include HST.
Freehand projects can be unpredictable time-wise, particularly large-scale ones. This pricing method makes budgeting easier and gives us more flexibility during these appointments. I will give an estimate for how many appointments I expect will be needed upon booking.
A $100 deposit will be required on all bookings.
For now, I’m only comfortable freehanding botanical subjects, so these projects are limited to plants, flowers, fruit, etc. I can freehand *most* botanical subjects. I may make exceptions if you’d like to add birds or bugs to a larger piece - those can be drawn in advance and added to the composition.
There are typically no drawings prepared prior to the appointment for freehands, but you are always welcome to send me some reference photos.
The best reference photos are photography of the plants you want included (especially if you are wanting a specific look, stage of growth, variety, or angle) or photos of tattoos that I have done. Feel free to point out things you specifically like in my work, or things you don’t like about it.
Please refrain from sending other artists’ work as I will not be copying and I stick to my own style. The exception to this is if you need to illustrate a certain placement and can only do this with tattoo references by other artists.
For freehands I charge by full-day or half-day, rather than hourly.
My full-day rate is $1000 which includes 1-2 hours of drawing + 4-5 hours of tattooing.
My half-day rate is $600 which includes 1-2 hours of drawing + 2-3 hours of tattooing.
These prices include HST.
Freehand projects can be unpredictable time-wise, particularly large-scale ones. This pricing method makes budgeting easier and gives us more flexibility during these appointments. I will give an estimate for how many appointments I expect will be needed upon booking.
A $100 deposit will be required on all bookings.
For now, I’m only comfortable freehanding botanical subjects, so these projects are limited to plants, flowers, fruit, etc. I can freehand *most* botanical subjects. I may make exceptions if you’d like to add birds or bugs to a larger piece - those can be drawn in advance and added to the composition.
There are typically no drawings prepared prior to the appointment for freehands, but you are always welcome to send me some reference photos.
The best reference photos are photography of the plants you want included (especially if you are wanting a specific look, stage of growth, variety, or angle) or photos of tattoos that I have done. Feel free to point out things you specifically like in my work, or things you don’t like about it.
Please refrain from sending other artists’ work as I will not be copying and I stick to my own style. The exception to this is if you need to illustrate a certain placement and can only do this with tattoo references by other artists.
PRICING GUIDE
The images and quotes below are to give a rough idea of what to expect price & time-wise for different sizes of tattoo.
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1 hour or less drawing time 2 hours tattooing time One half day session $600 |
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1 hour of drawing time 3 hours tattooing time One half day session $600 |
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2 hours of drawing time 5 hours tattooing time One full day session $1000 |
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2 hours of drawing time 5 hours tattooing time One full day session $1000 |
SLEEVES
1-2 hours of drawing time per appointment
4-5 hours tattooing time per appointment
Full sleeves/legs are typically completed within 4-5 full day sessions $4000-5000
The piece below was done in 4 sessions
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