STEVE HELP, PRICING ON BODY TATS?

[XZOTIC INK]

steve or anyone,,,who knows???SO GOT THIS EMAIL,,,HOW MUCH FOR THIS TEMP TATTOO ,,im also thinking of doing them maybe at the table this summer,,but for now THIS IS SOOOO DETAILED,,I WOULD ASSUME LOWER PRESSURE and get correct body ink paints,,,thats it,,,BUT I NEED A PRICE,,i dont even know where to start on this one,,thanks

[ABD]

Good luck Nat....Hit up the body art section, probably lots of tips in there....I don't know anything...C'ept you mentioned lower pressure..I think it's like 3-7 psi low...hahaa, I've never painted anything with that low psi in my life..Whole new bag O chips there..:)

[XZOTIC INK]

YA POOCH GOT SOME FANCY LIPS,,,,HEE HEE:poodle_run_grey::wink2:

[shawnsairbrush]

hey XZOTIC,
I do temptoos in the summer and I could tell you if I was to do a tat half that size and one color it would be a $10 tat and that would be with a stencil.
I would put that tat at AT LEAST 40 its big and it will take some time to do.
Think about it this way. Its almost the size of a shirt graphic and the paint for temptoos are more expensive. I know it sounds like alot to the customer but you cant lose money either.
PS
dont forget it has alot of brush work for the outlining too

[shawnsairbrush]

Also if you dont have a plotter you should make some sort of pounce pattern to make the job easier.
I think pounce patters are over looked alot .
If you need to know how drop me an email and Ill go through it with you

[airdoom]

this tat will go for around 500$. A temp tattoo will go for cheaper but will take almost the same amount of time to do (a little less) I wouldn't do this for under 100$. I don't really know how much they charged for this but personaly wouldn't do it for under 100$. There is no way you can do this quick and easy. This will take a serious amount of time (lots of detail and color).

[AndyW]

That is a spray job an not a transfer type temp tat, seen plenty like it around.

[Jeroen - CDM]

Airdoorn is right. Time is money..

[XZOTIC INK]

new york tats are sooo expensive too,,thats why im full of crappy ones,,the home made ones,,ones that costs a billion to get fixed or tat over,,lol,,im going with 200,,screw it,,i really dont want the job anyway,,if they want me they will take me,they cant get a tat like this done cheap around here,,they charge 250 to 200 an hour on tats in nyc,,,lets do it,,

[airdoom]

good show Nat, 200$ is what I was thinking too. But when shawnsairbrush said 40 $ I was like uh!

[XZOTIC INK]

screw it,,i lost my phone im in the mood to high ball em,,i said 250.00 cha ching,,most likely they will walk,, the email said it was for her boss,,and she has left me 2 messages already,,she might be willing who knows?

[Full Blast]

Nat, When it comes to doing stuff you dont want to... Price it to the point that if they say yes! then you will want to... Make sence? Price so high that the money will more than make up for not wanting to do it! :D

[sharonsstudio]

Nat I'm with FB price it high if you don't really want to do it.. so if they do say yes it's worth it. that tat is about 5hrs reg tattooing.. i'd say about 2 hours work with a stencil you have to outline the whole thing after,, good luck

[Stang]

Just a suggestion, If you are soin something with detail like this It's tough getting the deatil sometimes with the tattoo paint. I bought all colored sharpies for some of that stuff. Doesn't work real good on sweaty tits but works good for outlining. The tats I have I charge $5 to $10. If I do free hand shit(very rarely) I just through out a price and see the look on there face. One guy wanted an oval with a G in the middle. I told him $30 and he agreed. I felt bad and did it for $10. Do these peolpe make too much money or what? A $250 dollars for a tat that will last for a week?

[airdoom]

Stang it's not along it last but time and material. Airbrushing is consider a luxury. You won't see everybody on the street with a custom paint job on their car or bike. Because it's expensif. Same amount of time and skills is needed for temp tat and thus is the same price wetter it's washable or not.

[XZOTIC INK]

well thats exactly what i said,,

WASH OFF OR NOT,,ITS STILL THE TIME AND EFFORT AND RUSH JOB AT LAST MINUTE,,,i dont do fast jobs,,i do quality work,,

stang i was so tempted to bust out a sharpie,,lol,,YOU KNOW ME WITH MY MARKERS,,LOL,,

I WANT TO DO MORE,,,WILDER ONES,,THEY ARE SO WICKED LOOKING,,THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYONE,,MUCH APPRECIATED :pumpup:

SO MUCH FOR SCARING HER AWAY,,LOL:fork:

[Stang]

I must've been understood. I am disputing how much you charged. I thought the rush job should've offered more also. I understand pricing and time. That's why I'd rather do the temp tats. Too much time and bitchin on harley tanks for the money around here. Small children don't bitch. I just did that toilet seat, So I explained to the guy that the same job on a harley would be $3500. Took me two days on the toilet seat. I thought I should've at least gotten $350.
Anyway, Hey Nat, since you're in the bright lights/big city, maybe you could think about doin stuff for modeling shoots. But if you get any jobs painting boobs, call me please. You should throw the pictures around to some High Faluters and keep the prices high. Hell, get on David Letterman. Your options are endless. You're not like Dell and I, we like it in one horse towns.

[shawnsairbrush]

hey XZOTIC I was say at least 40 if you use the way I use. Get yourself some pellon and make a pounce pattern or cut a stencil out. that way theres not much freehanding to do and it will be MUCH faster.Also you could use the stencil again. Temptoo makes a brush kinda like nail polish bottle that you could do touchup and freehand parts that you cant do on a stencil.
You could easily do this tat with a pellon stencil in 20 min and it will look very good

[Skids]

you could make a tattoo stencil, just like doing a real tattoo, then just paint it. the good thing about hectograph stencils is after they dry, you can still clean it good without removing the pattern!

[airbrushingmadman]

this tat will go for around 500$. A temp tattoo will go for cheaper but will take almost the same amount of time to do (a little less) I wouldn't do this for under 100$. I don't really know how much they charged for this but personaly wouldn't do it for under 100$. There is no way you can do this quick and easy. This will take a serious amount of time (lots of detail and color).


Yes I agree, this is not your regular temp tattoo. It is essentially a real tattoo but with temporary ink. You should charge a fair amount for your time. Anything less than $100, as airdoom said, will be underpriced.

I myself would not even attempt it! I stick to basic stencils, maybe at home for a friend or family, but not while working I wouldnt.

Ashley
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