Scheduling

Please read the following in regards to booking an appointment with me. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and I’ll be happy to answer them!

• You must be 18 years of age

• There is a minimum hour booking time, or $175. If your piece will take less time than an hour, you may request additional small pieces to fill it, or consider adding it to a larger piece session.

• Booking will be done within a 90-day moving period. Clients can select between 2 and 4 hour time blocks as the schedule allows within this period. Selecting either time block does not obligate you to commit to a full 2 or 4 hours, it is simply a guideline.

• When booking your appointment, please make sure your request aligns with my focus of style - botanical, nature, illustrative, etc. Upon receiving your confirmation, if I determine to be an ill fit for your request, the appointment will be cancelled and your deposit refunded.

** Please note: occasionally my emails get sent to your junk folder, so please make sure you’re also checking this inbox!

Deposits

All tattoo appointments require a nonrefundable deposit of $100 which is paid when booking the initial appointment.

Deposits cover the confirmed appointment and up to 2 reschedules. If a third reschedule is made, the appointment will be canceled and the deposit forfeited. A new appointment and deposit will be required to move forward.

Once the tattoo is complete, your deposit amount will be credited toward the final session cost. If an appointment is missed without notice, the deposit is forfeit and a new one will need to be put down before rescheduling.

At a Glance:

Hourly rate: $175/hr

There is a one-hour minimum booking time

Deposits: $100

Appointment Day

Make sure you’ve eaten a good meal and be plenty hydrated before being tattooed!

Please bring a current and valid state-issued ID, drivers license or passport.

Sun exposure and pools/lakes/rivers/hot tubs must be avoided until your tattoo is completely healed, which for some could take up to 3-4 weeks. Please plan your appointment accordingly.

Drawing

Drawings are typically done either the morning of or the day before the tattoo appointment. Drafts are done only for some large-scale work such as full back pieces, arm or leg sleeves, and are communicated at my discretion and only by request. That said, all of my drawings are done digitally on an iPad, which offers the use of layers and other tools that make it relatively simple to make minor changes on appointment day, should you wish. While rare, there may be instances where I completely missed the mark with your drawing and need to do it again, in which case we will need to reschedule.

When booking an appointment, if you have reference photos of tattoo subjects, designs and styles you like - please attach them! They can also be emailed to me at jess.skincraft@gmail.com

What/Who I Will NOT Tattoo

• No one under the age of 18.

• Hands, fingers, faces, and necks are generally a no-fly zone for me. I will make some exceptions, which are fully at my discretion.

• Any racist or offensive subject matter

• Any subject matter or styles that I feel I’m not best-suited for.

Rates and Quotes

All tattoos are priced at a flat rate of $175/hr.

There is a minimum one-hour booking time.

If requested, I will always try to give a rough ballpark estimate of how long a tattoo might take. I do my best to stay within your budget as reported in the submission. However, there are many, many factors involved that may affect that quote. Everyone’s skin is different, and every tattoo is different.

With large-scale projects such as back pieces, arm sleeves, leg sleeves, etc., please do some research before booking. It is impossible to quote these kind of projects accurately. A full sleeve can take anywhere from 25-50 hours, depending on your skin, the tattoo design, and level of detail. Projects like these need many sessions, and can possibly take years to complete, so it’s best to budget your time and money wisely.

If you have a maximum allowance for your tattoo project, I need to know. I will do everything I can to draw accordingly and tattoo as efficiently as possible to stay within your budget - but this is NOT guaranteed due to factors outside of my control. The same design could take me an hour on one person, and two hours on another person, depending on their tolerance levels and skin type, so please bear this in mind when planning your budget to give you some cushion room. Touch ups are not charged extra as long as they are done within 6 months, however, depending again on skin type and placement, additional passes are sometimes needed for best results and these are not categorized as touch ups.

If you are interested in a quote, please email me directly at jess.skincraft@gmail.com.