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Ink & Blood · Austin and San Antonio

Your idea.Your skin.Your story.

Fine line, blackwork, realism and color. Tell us what you have in mind and an artist reviews it personally before any appointment is offered.

Purple tattoo stencil of a floral design on an upper arm, before tattooing
Finished fine line floral tattoo on the upper arm
  1. 1 · Stencil
  2. 2 · Tattooing
  3. 3 · Finished

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Selected work

The work comes first.

Nine pieces from two artists. Filter by style; each image lists the placement and how many sessions it took.

Black and gray realism portrait of a bearded man on the forearm
1Realism · Marcusouter forearm · two sessions
Fine line flowering branch from the wrist to mid forearm
2Fine line · Ellieinner forearm · one session
Japanese-style color sleeve with maple leaves and waves
3Color · Marcusfull arm · several sessions
Symmetrical tribal-inspired blackwork across the upper back
4Blackwork · Marcusupper back · three sessions
Fine line leaf wreath on the inner upper arm
5Fine line · Ellieinner upper arm · one session
Lion and clock in black and gray realism across the shoulder and upper arm
6Realism · Marcusshoulder and upper arm · three sessions
Color bird with soft flowers on the upper arm
7Color · Ellieupper arm · two sessions
Graphic figure with solid black fills on the forearm
8Blackwork · Marcusforearm · one session
Geometric diamond framing a line-drawn landscape on the inner forearm
9Fine line · Ellieinner forearm · one session

Up close

Out from under the ink.

Ornamental blackwork from the nape to the middle of the back. Up close you can see how even every line is.

Ornamental lace-like blackwork running from the nape to the middle of the back

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Request

Start your tattoo.

Ten short questions, most of them a single tap. The artist sees everything in one place, and sets the price once they've reviewed your request.

  • You can attach reference images
  • Choose an artist, or let the studio match you
  • Claim an available design below and its details come with it

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What are you after?

Available designs · demo data

Drawn once, tattooed once.

Designs the artists have already drawn, each tattooed only once. Open one, and if it's right for you, your request starts with its details filled in.

Artists · fictional

Two hands, two styles.

See what each artist enjoys taking on, and what they don't, so your request reaches the right person first time.

Fine line · Color

Ellie

Fine line and botanical work, small to medium pieces.

  • first tattoos
  • flowers and plants
  • forearm, wrist, shoulder

Doesn't take on: cover-ups

4 pieces in the selection above

Blackwork · Realism · Color

Marcus

Solid blackwork, realism and larger pieces.

  • cover-ups
  • back and upper arm
  • multi-session work

Doesn't take on: very small fine line pieces

5 pieces in the selection above

Behind the scenes

From request to appointment.

The system handles the admin around the work. The drawing, the decision and the price stay with the artist.

  1. 1

    Request

    you, in a few minutes

    Style, placement, size, reference images and your idea, in one place.

  2. 2

    Review

    the artist

    They check whether it's a fit and ask follow-up questions if needed.

  3. 3

    Quote

    the artist, in writing

    A person sets the price, based on your request.

  4. 4

    Appointment

    from open calendar slots

    You're only offered times that suit the artist too.

  5. 5

    Deposit

    to secure the booking

    Once the deposit is in, the system confirms the appointment.

  6. 6

    Preparation and aftercare

    automatic messages

    A reminder beforehand, aftercare guidance afterwards.

Got a question?

The assistant replies in the evening too.

It won't quote a price; that comes from the artist. It will tell you what to bring, how the deposit works and which artist suits your idea.

Ink & Blood

online · scripted demo

inquiries

Hi, I want a new tattoo, but I have not worked out every detail yet.

No problem. Tell me the style, approximate size and placement. If you already have an artist in mind, add their name. If not, I can route the request based on the work and availability.

Got an idea?Start with that.

Start a request

Run a tattoo studio? This portfolio, request flow and booking can run for your studio too.

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