1)Hourly Rate- 1:45 2) Flat Rate- 6:43 3) Day Rate- 9:19

You are very good at talking. Straight to the point, I appreciate that in you.

I’m looking to get my first tattoo and bro you’ve been such a big help for me

Thanks for breaking this topic down! I now know exactly how my artist and other artists charge. Makes me feel much better about what I'm paying for the work I get done.

Most informative tattoo channel on here 🙌 thanks mate 👍

As per usual, very informative and eloquently said. Thank you for producing this.

Possible video topic: Should you/when/how to touch-up or redo an old tattoo. Thanks! 💗

Very informative James, thanks for always putting out really good info on the tattoo culture. I was wondering why my tatto artist only charged me $200 for 2hrs and his hourly is $150...but you answered it in the video when you explained that some artist wont charge for the breaks they take or when they have to help apprentice staff start their practice, which my artist had to do in the middle of my 2nd session.

Thanks for all the advice I love your straight forward way of teaching people about tattooing.

These videos are so well done and informative. Nice job!

Yeah! Back to regular videos. Love your content

Thanks for bringing up the most sensitive question / topic before a session ur great bro!keep up the good shit

I loved watching your videos, I always learn something. I hope you do a video on things not to do when getting your tattoo priced like ask for a discount because there are plenty of morons who try to get a discount and then are surprised when they are thrown out of the shop or refuse service.

Always appreciate your vids. Lovin your hair 👍🏻

Dope channel bro. Im getting a sleeve done next week and these vids have been really informative. Thanks for uploading and sharing this info. Also can we expect to see vlog style of you tattoing etc?

I haven’t gotten a tattoo bc idk how the pricing works 🥲

I understand that flakers make it to where artists don’t want to post there pricing but at times it’s like pulling teeth to get a quick quote.

Another awesome video! This is great, while tattoing a human is not going to be happening for a bit as I'm 1 month into my apprentice, this is something that I've always struggled with generally with art. I always feel like I lowball myself. Thankfuly the shop I'm at has a minimum, and both artists usually tell people the price upfront based on how long they think it will take.

Hey James! Just got my first tattoo a few days ago and wanted to say THANK YOU for these videos. You really cleared up a lot of confusion I had, and I ended up going to a completely different artist at a different shop, and I'm loving this tattoo, man. It was done right, by the right artist. So, thanks... and keep up the good work! I'm gonna recommend anybody who's thinking about getting a tattoo to check out your videos... and also people I know WITH tattoos that frankly gave me some horrible advice. The More You Know... Peace!

Greatly appreciate the breakdown of information sir 🤙

Please do a video on what to do if you're not happy with the design a tattoo artist comes up with.

Subscribed! Keep them coming! You’re hitting a niche i haven’t seen thus far on other tattoo channels. Great work!

Great information, looking forward to seeing the other videos! And I agree, your hair is so perfect it is distracting, in a good way of course. 😂

Really appreciate the structure of your videos. I'd like to add a kind of mixed form of pricing that my tattoo artist uses and that I have come to appreciate. I work with an artist who is quite sought after in Germany. She does only pieces that interest her and she has her own studio in the middle of nowhere in the German countryside. She dedicates the whole day to one client (or, if you want a smaller piece and your friend, too, than you can negotiate to come as a pair). No walk-ins. She has different hourly rates for conceptual work and the actual tattooing as well as a day rate. The day rate works as a sort of cap - if you reach this amount with the hourly system, the price for this day is the day rate, even, if client and artist are able to keep going. As you said, she mostly does larger pieces that take several sessions. I found that a pretty fair, sometimes even generous deal, especially on the occasions I was able to sit for a really long time.

So informative. Thank you!

I just got my first tattoo and absolutely love it!

Hey James, can you talk about tattoo size and placement? I’m debating patching my sleeve so I can have lots of tattoos (variety) or go with a single cohesive sleeve. It’s a hard choice actually. Thanks Brother.

Good video. I learned something. Thanks.

You should definitely expand content in the tat world you make smooth videos

Great information! I had always wondered why some body parts are more expensive. Fyi, the mini Johnny Bravo look is quite becoming!🤗

Informative as always. I wish i had your eloquence.

My last artist was super straightforward. What we were planning was going to be a full day and she just said "if you want a pre-made design, it's X, if you want custom, it's Y". Made it simple.

‼️‼️‼️Hey James, ‼️‼️‼️Could you explain in details the difference between using a coil vs using a rotary pen like Cheyenne Hawk? I like the simplicity of your videos.

Thanks…solid presentation and explanation…

Great video. I was wondering if I were to get two very small line work tattoos if it would be the cost for two separate tattoos or if it would be priced on how long they take together?

Thank you so much for this. 😁

It’s actually impressing to find a tattoo artist that is considerate and explains nicely and logically rather than tons of other artists who are just in front of the camera bitching and being mean arrogant

👌🏾 got em. Lol seriously though nice job as always homie

I don’t mind the price but how can one determine if the ink the artist uses is high quality?

Very informative. Thank you.

"thanks for watching, have a nice day." walks away

So with the hourly sessions, can you get multiple small tattoos within that hour?

Hi can you talk about ankle/feet tattoos? Fading... Pain... Blowout..stuff like that... Thank you so much!

It's genuinely just how well know that tattooist is and it's better to pay by the hour

Tattoo sticker shock is definitely a thing. I'm $1800 into a full saturation color floral forearm wrap and I'm about half done. Amazing work but I may have to sell a kidney. 😁

Love your videos! You’re an excellent presenter/speaker! I’d love to see you go over your portfolio, and talk about what you remember about those sessions, and whatnot. Also, your hair is legit! What do you use?

Great video as usual.But theres a lot of talk about when is the right time to ask about a price?When you walk in to the shop or after a consultation.

Is it possible to have more than 1 client a day? Prob 3 or 4 but can you still complete half of their request? And then schedule them to return and complete the tattoo?

You should make a video on tattoos on Stretch marks

In Nicaragua and Costa Rica they give you a full price for a tattoo or per sesión. Not hourly

Informative Video

What about kill-fees? What if a client taps out and can't continue? Do your clients have to pay for a lining day for a large tattoo and then pay again for the color day, etc? How do those things factor into your pricing?? Thanks! Great videos, bro. Awesome info.

Your the best man

dude your passion and thought process makes me want to come get tattooed by you lol i appreciate all these videos. I have a few small tattoos, but I'm researching for a half sleeve. Your videos are INSANELY helpful. Like i could have left this comment on any video, just happen to be here at the moment

Thanks for the video! Yours are always easy to follow, while still teaching a lot. Where can we submit questions for your q&a?

Look I truly expect my tattoos r gonna cost from $1000-2000 for 1 mine r usually not complicated but they r detailed and r very colorful and yeah they take bout 5-6 hrs plus often I gotta go back

Great video man!

Planing to get one soon

Wish I could get my first tattoo at your shop, but I live far away, so yeah.

It's crazy how you don't talk with your hands and are still so expressive, it's refreshing since I can't talk if my hands aren't free 😭

I just want a small tattoo of 3 dates how much would that cost?

dayrate is the most common 1 here as far as i know (denmark) but only been on websites so far

Wow very professional and knowledgeable! Thank bro. Is it wrong of me that I don’t charge more than60 an hour. It’s just don’t feel right making clients pay that much only unless its sleeves or took very long. Just my 2 cents

What’s your opinion on rates per session?

i have* a question guys. i have appointment in a week its 200$ a hour. is that time start when the needle hits then skin? or when my appointment starts?

Question! If you book in with an artist for a custom piece and they turn around and say that won’t show you the final result until the day of the tattoo & no colour either is that a big no no or is that a common thing?! Please help!!

I love seeing how things are done differently around the world, here in Ireland almost every artist Ive been too will just charge per peice, very few do an hourly rate, mainly guest artists really

Im 16 my bicep is 14 inches all the way around should i get a half sleeve tribal tattoo, can u make a video about getting a tattoo found and how it's going to look when ur older

Can you do a video on hand tattoos & how to properly take care of them while healing & if their honestly worth getting?. Ive learned alot from watching your videos & i recently got a middle finger tattoo & im wondering if i took cake of it properly & i have a little regret in getting it.

So if i only want 8 letters and 2 numbers and it takes less than an hour does that mean it will be like 30 or 50 bucks if its like only 20 or 30 minutes?

Earliest I’ve been to a video lol

Nice information

Dude here does great work. Charges like 60 to 80 per hr. Im og from RI. An 80 dollar tat wouldnt get u in a chair. Im fillin up this year

When I become a tattoo artist I'm going to have an hourly rate, but if it's a small tattoo that's 3×3 and would only take maybe thirty minutes to do then I'll work off of a flat rate of 50 dollars

I have a question though, if you don’t know how long it might take, and you get an approximate price at your consultation that’s more than you anticipated, how do you go about telling your artist that? I know you’ve mentioned asking to talk to them to reel it back into your price range if possible, but is it wrong to bring it to an artist and ask them to put it off to confirm price on the recipients part?

great help man!! i wish you could tattoo me!!

I would be so upset if my guy got up in the middle of a session to do a conciliation.

Will you do a tattoo tour?

Subscribed from New Zealand, chur kuz

Werea are you located?

This is NOT directed towards you as I'm a fan. There's no way I will be okay with being charged if an artist scheduled consults during my app. Sorry, but the artist should find seperate times for consults.

Make a video on "Should you Shave before a tattoo" ?

Paying for a tattoo artist to go take a lunch break yeah think again 🤣

my tattoo artist takes 100 at the start and then 75 for every hour.

I’m getting my first tattoo and the artist is charging $250 an hour and says he can tattoo 1.5 in per hour. Is that good in terms of speed per hour?

Always informative ty

At first I was like "My tattoo artists always do flatrates and they only do HUGE pieces.." and then you said "except they are super fast" - well one did my ribs in two hours, the other one did my chestpiece in a little over 3 hours. So they actually get a great hourly rate out of this lol

My artist is asking $250/hour, he’s really good but I think that’s asking for a lot when I want a sleeve done. Should I look into other artists?

your hair is so perfect. it's distracting lol.

Perfect

Wow now i know better , mine cost me SG$200 for my back above my crack with colour's lmfao lmao lol. Rose with thorn's . And thank god it came out beautifully & different from the internet as in the design lol as i search the design on the web .

Bro you're my tattoo wiki.

You inspire me to become more articulate.

I was asked a tattoo artist how much he charge (to see if i was able to afford him) and he got really mad. Never understood why…

Jeez man you got a speaking voice

Is 850 for a quarter sleeve too much? The artist is experienced and one of the better artist in my area

Of your going for a tat why would you quibble over a price as this is going to be on your body for the rest of your life. I have had the same artist for all my tats and because I am fair skinned really white (so white that white ink shows up on my skin very easily) my artist knows he is not going to be able to go light on colour. All my tats have colour so I have sat for minimum of 1 hour to a max of 6 hours and I pay what he asks as I know my tats are going to look great and he always goes the extra mile to make sure they come out exactly how we want. My artist is also really great with advice. I will say my artist works really quickly as when he gets in the zone he blocks out everything and just goes for it. Love my artist can’t wait for my next tat that will be finishing off my back so it’s going to be a long one but can’t wait Love your videos and hope people take this to heart as you guys seriously deserve the prices you ask.

I’m 220 and my arms are skinny as a rail

Bro are you half Korean? 🙏🔥

Whats your hourly rate?