Tattoo shop recommendation?

by **Readphnx** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:57 am

Well I'm looking to get my first tattoo and I need some recommendations on where to go. My brother has used St. Louis Tattoo Company and Iron Age but I wanted to hear who you guys recommend.

by **crypto** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:57 am

TRX Tattoos on South Grand. The owner was one of the founders of ZS, the office manager is on the Board, and at least half the staff is in ZS. They're the official ZS tattie zap shop.

What kind of ink are you looking for? I could probably point you towards a particular artist there that would do that style the best.

by **Readphnx** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:26 am

I'm looking to get an anchor. Probably black and grey, more of an old navel wood carving look. Similar to this,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishold/6127867950/
I'm still trying to decide if I want to do black and grey or color.

by **Readphnx** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:38 pm

Crypto thanks for the recommendation. After seeing their portfolios I'm going to call and make an appointment.

by **jamoni** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:40 pm

Good call. They do great work. I have two tattoos from there.

by **crypto** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:34 pm

Wear your ZS shirt when you go to talk to them

by **Ogami the Undead** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:35 pm

Hey there! I'm one of the artists there. Come down and talk to me and I'll get you set up with an appointment. I give better deals (price wise) for ZS folk, also.
See you soon!

by **drewder** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:47 pm

Readphnx wrote:I'm looking to get an anchor. Probably black and grey, more of an old navel wood carving look. Similar to this,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishold/6127867950/
I'm still trying to decide if I want to do black and grey or color.

Funny you should mention an anchor tattoo that looks like that....

Just got that a couple weeks before Christmas at TRX. Love that place.

by **Readphnx** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:06 pm

Ogami the Undead wrote:Hey there! I'm one of the artists there. Come down and talk to me and I'll get you set up with an appointment. I give better deals (price wise) for ZS folk, also.
See you soon!

I actual went and did my consultation before I saw this. I'm driving over right now to have Mark S do the tattoo. I'll post pics when it's done.

by **drewder** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:44 pm

Readphnx wrote:
Ogami the Undead wrote:Hey there! I'm one of the artists there. Come down and talk to me and I'll get you set up with an appointment. I give better deals (price wise) for ZS folk, also.
See you soon!

I actual went and did my consultation before I saw this. I'm driving over right now to have Mark S do the tattoo. I'll post pics when it's done.

Is he using the tattoo design he already had? I almost got that one until I saw a business card for the Heavy Anchor hanging up behind the counter.

by **crypto** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:06 pm

Readphnx wrote:
Ogami the Undead wrote:Hey there! I'm one of the artists there. Come down and talk to me and I'll get you set up with an appointment. I give better deals (price wise) for ZS folk, also.
See you soon!

I actual went and did my consultation before I saw this. I'm driving over right now to have Mark S do the tattoo. I'll post pics when it's done.

Mark did the big fleur on my chest, you'll like his work. He has a real light hand.

by **Readphnx** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:56 pm

Here is the finished tattoo.

by **crypto** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:03 pm

damn he does good work. Awesome tatty zap you got there.

by **drewder** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:15 pm

F*ck YEAH! He is the MAN!!!!

by **Readphnx** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:22 pm

He did an awesome job. I'm glad I asked you guys for the recommendation it turned out better than I could have hoped. Here's another picture that shows placement and size. Sorry for the crappy quality its my cell phone.

by **strawberries&spiders** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:07 am

That looks really awesome!!!