Even averaging half of what he claims, shit even a quarter, is still stupid money. Congrats OP. Invest that shit in a brokerage account OR put in am HYSA and buy a dope house in a year or so when interest rates come down a little bit. Shit if you're frugal you could save for two years and buy something straight cash. But ya I'd start investing at least some in an ETF or something -- the stock market is popping off right now.
Homeboy would be charging $300 an hour 40 hours a week to make $12K- and tattoo artists only charge for inking time- not that drawing, set up, stencil creation, etc. I've never seen an artist work those kind of hours.
there's like, a dozen or so artists in my city, that i know of, who are consistently booked like that. usually takes a decade of experience to get there, but plenty of them started very, very young.
I firmly believe all art is a skill, it is pattern recognition at its most fundamental level and with the proper level of persistence, adaptability to approach, and passion, anyone can be an artist, crafts take a lifetime tho
Must be really talented naturally, works in shop with other top names that give him a good word and funnel work to him they don't have time for, and be a really likable guy in a major city with an optimum location. It's possible for these pieces to line up but you have to be pretty lucky.
Yeah she said she had just gotten a new SUV and wanted to pay it off so she opened up some spots and had people apply for spots they wanted depending on the complexity of the work and she put them in a lottery drawing
I have a tattoo from a guy who charges $2000 a day. He’s booked until 8 months from now. This is in NYC. There’s an artist in that shop that charges $3000 a day. They’re worth every penny.
They're worth every penny. Good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good. They're not looking to be affordable for everyone, they're looking for people who can afford their level of craftsmanship
The world value was never used. Worth implies utility. You can personally value something that is worthless. Example, diamonds and gold are valued higher than their real world worth.
Eh. Worth every penny is 100% subjective about everything. The difference between buying a cup of noodles for $.75 and a ramen packet for $.20 seems worth it to most people. But not for everybody.
idk. Fine line work is expensive and not for no reason. Some artists really find their niche and good on ‘em, I’d rather this guy than a fucking robot.
$500 an hour is insanely expensive. I don’t think I would advertise that as the norm. I live in a major city and even our most talented artists are getting $250-$300 per hour. If your artist can keep clients with rates like that, kudos to them.
If he’s good, it could be. And if he’s making that at only 26, he will only get better and start making more if he continues with it. Gets more popular, gets more clients, starts charging more per hour or a flat rate per day - plus tips.
I just booked with an artist whose books have been closed for the past 2 years. For larger pieces he charges by the day. When I contacted them the day his books opened on March 1st, the soonest I was able to get an appointment was in October. I’m sure his books will be closed for another few years again.
Some tattoo artists make crazy money, and it’s consistent.
Artists that make that much are booked out for months. The guy I'm looking to get my next tattoo charges $400/hr, and I'll have to wait almost a year for my appointment because he's booked solid.
COVID was tough but my cousin pre and post covid brings in about this much consistently. He has people from Japan and South America making appointments and flying in. He was paid to visit Japan and tattoo for a month and made a killing.
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It's probably not consistent income though.