Three Approaches to Getting Tattooed: Personalized, Custom and Couture

By the Editors of TattooFinder.com

You’re ready to put the needle to skin and claim some tattoo artwork of your own, but if you’re looking for your best possible tattoo experience there are questions you’ll need to consider first . . .

• Am I willing to spend more time in the design development process or do I want to move quickly into the tattoo chair and get inked?
• How familiar am I with my tattooist and their artistic capabilities (in addition to their safety considerations and skills in tattoo craftsmanship)?
• How confident am I in my own artistic abilities? Am I knowledgeable in the “rules” of creating tattoo-friendly artwork?
• Am I okay with the idea that someone might have a tattoo similar to mine or is it important that my design has a greater level of distinctiveness?
• Do I want to work strictly from my own “tattoo vision” (perhaps even a vague idea of what I want) or am I willing to turn some artistic control over to someone else?
• How important is it that I see an accurate design of my tattoo on paper before it is permanently applied to my skin?
• Am I willing to invest substantial cash towards my tattoo or is my tattoo budget more of a consideration?

TattooFinder.com has developed a framework of three approaches to getting tattooed — Personalized, Custom and Couture — and each give you different levels of creative control and design flexibility and will ultimately determine the amount of creative time you invest before getting tattooed, as well as the final cost of your artwork. Before you decide how to work your new ink, we definitely suggest giving some thought to the approach that will work best for you.