Cody Deegan

I run a custom, private, appointment-only shop. I do free consult appointments where the client shows up and we discuss the tattoo they want.  I take notes, sometimes do little sketches, and then ask if they want to proceed with having me draw up a design.  If they do, I collect a design fee from them. I also ask about the size and placement and then try to give a ballpark estimate on time since my shop rate is hourly.
After that I start sketching in the evenings, and when I have something decent I send it over to see what they think.  Usually there is some feedback and I incorporate into the new sketches.  Once I feel the direction is solid, I'll take the design to completion and send it over.  If they haven't set an appointment, they usually do at that point.
Tips are always appreciated, but I have never wanted people to feel pressured into tipping after spending a few hundred dollars. I am in a pretty small town so maybe the protocol is different. I don't do deposits because I find them to be a hassle. Or maybe I'm just a pushover.  But in the end it all comes down to keeping the bills paid, and so far that has been working for me.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

This is a tattoo I have on my leg which was done 22 years ago. It looked completely legible at the time. Now the black mass of hair and the face have become quite obscured. The one redeeming factor with time is that the ink tends to fade a bit in intensity, which means the option for a touch up after a good chunk of time can help remedy an old tattoo.  I may one day get this one reworked with more whites to help create better separations. But ultimately it was a bad design choice. I thought maybe sharing an aged tattoo with lots of black could help this thread.

I run a custom, private, appointment-only shop. I do free consult appointments where the client shows up and we discuss the tattoo they want.  I take notes, sometimes do little sketches, and then ask if they want to proceed with having me draw up a design.  If they do, I collect a design fee from them. I also ask about the size and placement and then try to give a ballpark estimate on time since my shop rate is hourly.
After that I start sketching in the evenings, and when I have something decent I send it over to see what they think.  Usually there is some feedback and I incorporate into the new sketches.  Once I feel the direction is solid, I'll take the design to completion and send it over.  If they haven't set an appointment, they usually do at that point.
Tips are always appreciated, but I have never wanted people to feel pressured into tipping after spending a few hundred dollars. I am in a pretty small town so maybe the protocol is different. I don't do deposits because I find them to be a hassle. Or maybe I'm just a pushover.  But in the end it all comes down to keeping the bills paid, and so far that has been working for me.

I run a custom, private, appointment-only shop. I do free consult appointments where the client shows up and we discuss the tattoo they want.  I take notes, sometimes do little sketches, and then ask if they want to proceed with having me draw up a design.  If they do, I collect a design fee from them. I also ask about the size and placement and then try to give a ballpark estimate on time since my shop rate is hourly.
After that I start sketching in the evenings, and when I have something decent I send it over to see what they think.  Usually there is some feedback and I incorporate into the new sketches.  Once I feel the direction is solid, I'll take the design to completion and send it over.  If they haven't set an appointment, they usually do at that point.
Tips are always appreciated, but I have never wanted people to feel pressured into tipping after spending a few hundred dollars. I am in a pretty small town so maybe the protocol is different. I don't do deposits because I find them to be a hassle. Or maybe I'm just a pushover.  But in the end it all comes down to keeping the bills paid, and so far that has been working for me.

Hi. Welcome!

Welcome and best of luck!

Hi, I've been tattooing for over 20 years. I've been developing an iPad Pro app for tattoo practice over the past year and have been looking for ways to promote it. I bought some ad space on this forum and wanted to post in the marketplace section, but I guess it won't allow me to do that until I've done the initiation post and also contributed more posts to the forum. So this is my initiation post, "Hi everybody!" And I will look around the forums and see if there is anything I can contribute. Thanks!

Hi, I've been tattooing for over 20 years. I've been developing an iPad Pro app for tattoo practice over the past year and have been looking for ways to promote it. I bought some ad space on this forum and wanted to post in the marketplace section, but I guess it won't allow me to do that until I've done the initiation post and also contributed more posts to the forum. So this is my initiation post, "Hi everybody!" And I will look around the forums and see if there is anything I can contribute. Thanks!

Hi, I've been tattooing for over 20 years. I've been developing an iPad Pro app for tattoo practice over the past year and have been looking for ways to promote it. I bought some ad space on this forum and wanted to post in the marketplace section, but I guess it won't allow me to do that until I've done the initiation post and also contributed more posts to the forum. So this is my initiation post, "Hi everybody!" And I will look around the forums and see if there is anything I can contribute. Thanks!

Hi Cody,
Welcome to LST, and thank you for your support!
Steve

Hi, I've been tattooing for over 20 years. I've been developing an iPad Pro app for tattoo practice over the past year and have been looking for ways to promote it. I bought some ad space on this forum and wanted to post in the marketplace section, but I guess it won't allow me to do that until I've done the initiation post and also contributed more posts to the forum. So this is my initiation post, "Hi everybody!" And I will look around the forums and see if there is anything I can contribute. Thanks!