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After getting my second tattoo, I mentioned a tip to my artist, and she looked at me almost shocked that I would consider tipping her.  Which shocked me, because I can’t imagine NOT tipping her for all the great work she’s done for me! critink: People think tipping is tacky!? Let me break it down for ya’ll. Say an artist charged $120/hr of tattooing. That does not meant the artist makes $120 an hour. A percent (30-50%) of the money goes to the shop Some money goes to tools and supplies: the machine, new needles, new gloves, paper towel, ink, Vaseline, ink wells… The artist had to do the drawing (from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the size of the piece) They had to answer your emails, chat with you on the phone, or do a consultations They’re often at the shop when they’re not tattooing doing things like updating their website, answering questions on Facebook, etc They have no paid vacation, sick time, or health insurance So yeah. Tip your damn artist.

After getting my second tattoo, I mentioned a tip to my artist, and she looked at me almost shocked that I would consider tipping her.  Which shocked me, because I can’t imagine NOT tipping her for all the great work she’s done for me!

critink:

People think tipping is tacky!?

Let me break it down for ya’ll. Say an artist charged $120/hr of tattooing. That does not meant the artist makes $120 an hour.

  • A percent (30-50%) of the money goes to the shop
  • Some money goes to tools and supplies: the machine, new needles, new gloves, paper towel, ink, Vaseline, ink wells…
  • The artist had to do the drawing (from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the size of the piece)
  • They had to answer your emails, chat with you on the phone, or do a consultations
  • They’re often at the shop when they’re not tattooing doing things like updating their website, answering questions on Facebook, etc
  • They have no paid vacation, sick time, or health insurance

So yeah. Tip your damn artist.

9 months ago

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    I tipped my artist and she looked SOOOOO surprised! She honestly tried to give it back to me. My mom was a tattoo artist...
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    After getting my second tattoo, I mentioned...my artist, and she looked
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    relevant, and I will be showing my friend this.
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    one more time, just...all grasp this wonderful concept
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