When I first walked in to Mystic Art Tattoo I was greeted by Brenda. She was extremely nice and made me feel welcome. I showed her and Tom the design that I wanted and they both made suggestions about how it could be improved on. It is a rather difficult portrait of my daughter as a fairy in an oakleaf. I wanted lots of color and it to be large. I gave them the work and set up a time to come back and look at it.
When I came back the drawing had taken a new life. It incorporated much of the original, but had been sized to fit onto my arm. When I went in for my appointment it was nice to be able to discuss the colors and details without feeling like I had no choices, as I have at other places. Tom was really nice during the whole process. My tattoo is rather large and we both decided it would be better done in two sittings. I am gladly going back to get it finished.
As for the price, I think that Tom and Brenda are very fair. If you are going to get any kind of body modification done well, it should NOT be cheap. Trust me, I've gotten cheap tattoos and no of them come close to this one. I think the person that wrote about them having you come back to get more money out of you is probably an idiot. Tom has you come back because he wants to make sure the work is healing nicely and that it doesn't need to be touched up. If you buy a car and you bring it in for maintenance, do you expect it to be free? That is crazy.
If you want world class work and in an intimate atomosphere, you should go to Mystic Art Tattoo. If you are getting a portrait you would be crazy to go anywhere else. They are the best.
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