Auckland tattooists - who is good and who is not so good?

[skippa1]

Ok folks, I am in the market for some tattoo art, I like the old school type tattoos and havent been to any studios in Auckland. Where do you recommend?

[unstuck]

Blue lotus tattoo in albany, ask for clint. Awesome work. http://www.bluelotus.co.nz/

[skippa1]

Blue lotus tattoo in albany, ask for clint. Awesome work. http://www.bluelotus.co.nz/

Some nice work in the gallery. A lot of flower/floral design. Do you know if he does freehand work(without stencil)?

[Nova.]

nah man do it yourself with a needle and some pen ink

[unstuck]

Some nice work in the gallery. A lot of flower/floral design. Do you know if he does freehand work(without stencil)?

Yeah, he can freehand, He has some really top blokes working there too.

[trumpy]

Check out Sacred Tattoo in Karangahape rd (in the arcade behind Starbucks). Dean Sacred is a bit more expensive than the other guys there but they are all pretty good.

[kave]

Sacred, Otautahi or The Tattooed Heart. I got mine done at The Tattooed Heart by Liesje and I am very happy.


link: http://www.thetattooedheart.co.nz/artist/liesje/

[skippa1]

Sacred, Otautahi or The Tattooed Heart. I got mine done at The Tattooed Heart by Liesje and I am very happy.


link: http://www.thetattooedheart.co.nz/artist/liesje/

Nice work! Might consider that, it looks like a hoot lol.

[skippa1]

Sacred, Otautahi or The Tattooed Heart. I got mine done at The Tattooed Heart by Liesje and I am very happy.


link: http://www.thetattooedheart.co.nz/artist/liesje/

some nice work on the website too, what are their rates like?

[kave]

some nice work on the website too, what are their rates like?

I can't remember their hourly rate, but my tattoo cost around $1200. Don't forget that hourly rates aren't really comparable between artists, because a tattoo that an experienced artist might do in 2 hours could take a backyard operator twice as long (for an outcome that isn't as good). I do remember that the hourly rate was identical to the rate at Sacred. I would guess the rate was $120 an hour, but don't quote me (and this was a year ago).

Here is a link to their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ta...ref=ts&fref=ts

[cynna]

matt jordan - also at the blue lotus i think

[skippa1]

I can't remember their hourly rate, but my tattoo cost around $1200. Don't forget that hourly rates aren't really comparable between artists, because a tattoo that an experienced artist might do in 2 hours could take a backyard operator twice as long (for an outcome that isn't as good). I do remember that the hourly rate was identical to the rate at Sacred. I would guess the rate was $120 an hour, but don't quote me (and this was a year ago).

Here is a link to their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ta...ref=ts&fref=ts

cheers, I have emailed them to see if they can do what I want.

[Headbanger]

I find this anti-stencil stance entertaining, I assume that its an ignorant method of sorting the good from the bad?

A good tattooist will select the best tools for the job at hand, If he decides for that job to make a stencil then so be it. Especially if they go to the trouble to draw it up for approval before the work commences.

[cynna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhUSw7DSRrI

[skippa1]

I find this anti-stencil stance entertaining, I assume that its an ignorant method of sorting the good from the bad?

A good tattooist will select the best tools for the job at hand, If he decides for that job to make a stencil then so be it. Especially if they go to the trouble to draw it up for approval before the work commences.

I'm glad you are entertained and agree. I have a tattoo that needs fixing though and you are not going to get a stencil that fits around the current one. Hence, they need to be good at free hand.