Every tattoo artist I know doesn't expect tips and has even said so on their pages. I'm sure they're out there, but in my experience it's not the norm. They appreciate tips for sure, but they will straight up say they will give you the price they think the work deserves and anything past that is appreciated but not at all expected
Yeah, tattooers are a very wide range of people. I've met all types from sensitive introverted art school grads with fancy private studios to grungy biker dudes blasting flash on drunk tourists and taking an awful lot of "cigarette breaks." And everything in between.
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u/Edgar_Allen_Yo 9h ago
Every tattoo artist I know doesn't expect tips and has even said so on their pages. I'm sure they're out there, but in my experience it's not the norm. They appreciate tips for sure, but they will straight up say they will give you the price they think the work deserves and anything past that is appreciated but not at all expected