Time for a new Tattoo

[Babelfish]

Hey, anyone know of a good tattoo artist in the kapiti-wellybum region?

I have a small shoulder tat, a full thigh and now its time to cover the other shoulder and shoulder blade with a japanese-esque tat incorporating a monkey, a rat, a dog and an ox (the chinese years of my family).

I got the other two tats done in Auckland so I'm a little lost down here for choice.

[Curious_AJ]

tats are awesome.. im still gathering the money for my next 2...

[Deano]

Hayden at the tattoo shop across the road from TSS Motorcycles.

[canarlee]

and i need a good covor up artist!

[bladez]

try electric ink in levin he does good tats and cover ups here is the website http://www.wickedart.co.nz/

[canarlee]

try electric ink in levin he does good tats and cover ups

as regards the covor ups, are you speaking from experience?

[bladez]

as regards the covor ups, are you speaking from experience?

no cover up here but brither had his done you would never notice he had a dragon there now

[notasothers]

Dave at tattoo freaky is really good. Especially if you are after really fine detail. All the guys at Tattoo City in Cuba Mall are very professional and always do a great job.

***the only difference between tattooed people and non tattooed people is tattooed people dont care if your not tattooed***

[Beemer]

Good to hear a recommendation for Dave at Tattoo Freaky - he's married to my niece! He's a great freehand artist - same as Roger from Cuba Street (who did all but one of my tattoos) and he's done some lovely work. Here's his website: http://tattoofreaky.com/

[puppykicker]

Jolene at tatoo city is a damn good artist, im pretty sure shes still there, she definately still tatooing somewhere in wellington.

[Trudes]

If I was going to get a tattoo, I'd wait until I'm in Miami one day and go to "Miami Ink", and get one of those guys (or Kat) to do it, holy shit they are good!! Anyone else caught that program on the Discovery Travel and Living channel? It's one of my favs, amazing artists.

[puppykicker]

yeah your paying for it though. they do tats by invitation only, and a sitting with Chris Garver (as in design and a chat, no tat) is well over $1000US

[007XX]

Tattoos...rhhaaaa...Luvely!

I'm on my third one now...one on the right shoulder blade, the next one halfway across my back over the spine...

the next one is pretty much going to cover my lower back from one hip to the other...

Trouble is, it costs an arm and leg in Orkland...have been quoted anywhere between $400 and $600 by 3 different places!!!

It gets a bit hard to know who to trust in this industry

[Trudes]

yeah your paying for it though. they do tats by invitation only, and a sitting with Chris Garver (as in design and a chat, no tat) is well over $1000US

Well, the show is highly misleading then, doesn't come across like that at all. Still, they do do beautiful tats, lucky I'm not personally in the market eh.

[deanohit]

It gets a bit hard to know who to trust in this industry

Babelfish is doing the right thing in asking other people for recomendations for good artists then. Both me an my mum were happy with ours from the Black Dragon in Blenheim.