best place to get a tattoo?

where is the best place in brooklyn to get a tattoo?

On your ass ;-)

( sorry, but that's as helpful as i can be on this topic. Carry on)

louie at third eye is the best i know of (brooklyn or nyc) - he is awesome

Burns wrote: louie at third eye is the best i know of (brooklyn or nyc) - he is awesome

Really? I'm right next door to that place, but haven't heard much of anything about it.

I got my last one at Brooklyn Ink Spot on Franklin Avenue at Park Place -- really good work and a GREAT price ($100 per hour whether it's color or not) I got a rather detailed color piece on my upper back for $125. And I LOVE it.

Seth Wood at Saved (portfolio)
or
Myles Karr at Three Kings (portfolio)

mougar - yep, he does an amazing job, if you want a weekend you will have to wait about 6 months though.
i only used him to put on designs, had other artists actually do the design.
ive been to him twice for fairly large pieces and he is easy going and calming
much better than a few of the other more recognized names on the lower east side who only want to talk to you if you have 20 piercings and 30 tats

I went into third eye to inquire about an appt with louis and they told me I should make it a week in advance, not 6, for a weekend.

Also this question is moot without knowing what style tattoo the person is looking for. Someone who is good at linework may not be good at portrait, someone who specializes in grayscale portraits might not like script, someone who does great traditional might make you a cartoony looking hummingbird. Tattoo artists specialize, just like any other artist.

1 week? i guess it depends if its a big job or not

if its your first, you should defintiely go in a few places and meet some people to see who yo uare most comfortabel with
but i have two very different pieces from louie and have seen him so a wide variety of thiings, defintiely worth a look

Tattooers (good ones), like any other artist all have different styles, ones that stand out. Its best to look around at portfolios and find a style that would fit your idea. Sure most tattooers are able to copy ready made images, but if you want something unique, and want the artist to have a good time with it, which results in a better tattoo, try to find a style you like in your artist.
Pricing is always a concern, but shouldn't be a major one. Think of what you pay for clothes that you wont end up wearing in 2 years, and think of putting something on your body forever and wonder which deserves more of an investment. As they say in the tattoo business "good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good".
Tattooing can be very impulsive thing, research is your best bet for a great result. Which is kind of what you're doing now... let us know where you end up going..

If you're shopping around, try Hand of Glory in the South Slope, on 7th Ave and I forget where.

Not sure what you are looking to get, but Patrick Conlon at East Side Ink (not in Brooklyn, but East Village) is great! I have had work done by him. Last time I was in, he was booked through early February.

Chris O'Donnell and Stephanie Tamez are also good artists at Brooklyn Adorned in Williamsburg. But I have not had any work done by either. Since Chris is so popular I don't think you will get any work done soon. He is also selective about what type of tats he will do.

Good luck with your search!

Third Eye, that is where we got ours and one of mine is well over 10 years old and people think it is new

Carmen wrote: I went into third eye to inquire about an appt with louis and they told me I should make it a week in advance, not 6, for a weekend.

Also this question is moot without knowing what style tattoo the person is looking for. Someone who is good at linework may not be good at portrait, someone who specializes in grayscale portraits might not like script, someone who does great traditional might make you a cartoony looking hummingbird. Tattoo artists specialize, just like any other artist.

Very true

darla wrote: Stephanie Tamez...at Brooklyn Adorned in Williamsburg.

^^^ She's fabulous. http://stephanietamez.com/
I've seen several gorgeous original line drawings she's done -- graphic artist who became a tat artist, love it.

Mougar wrote: [quote=Burns]louie at third eye is the best i know of (brooklyn or nyc) - he is awesome

Really? I'm right next door to that place, but haven't heard much of anything about it.

Totally dig yer man at Third Eye on Union too - he's nice. I watched him do basic text on my friend's arm . . . and my g'friend arm too. It really does depend on how elaborate you're looking for and what style.

How it looks ten years later has a lot to do with how you care for it -- if you don't use sun block and go out in the sun a lot, it gets blurry like an old sailor.

I get mine removed at smoothlaser.com near the 5th Ave. Apple Store.

Of course this is the poor quality prison ink I had applied while interred in my small farming town of St. Olaf, Minnesota.

No matter what you do (and believe me when I say I am pro-tattoo and am not judging your CHOICE), remember that you cannot, as of now, remove white ink.

TS

Patrick is a great artist and a great guy, but also has a very specific style of art. Chris probably has a year plus waiting list since he travels so often.

And while the adage of good tattoos not being cheap is true...don't go anywhere that charges over $200 an hour. Even the best artists in this city don't go above that (and there are a few "celeb" shops that are now charging $225-$250 for really mediocre work.) You're being raped if you're paying that much.

Paying over $200/hr IS too much for tattooing.