25/09/2026
🚨£50 tattoos.🚨
And before you get angry about that number, hear me out.
Ten years ago, ÂŁ50 for a tattoo could be completely normal.
So what changed?
Almost everything.
Rent, tattoo equipment, tattoo supplies, bills and the cost of living have all gone up. And yet, somehow, we still expect tattoo artists to charge what they were charging years ago.
But I think there’s something deeper we need to talk about when it comes to tattoo pricing and the value of our work.
Sometimes, the biggest problem isn’t that clients don’t value our work. It’s that we haven’t learned to value it ourselves.
When we constantly lower our prices, offer discounts because we’re scared of losing a client, or compete to be the cheapest tattoo artist, we’re telling people that our work is negotiable.
But a tattoo isn’t just the hours spent with a machine in your hand.
It’s years of learning, practice, mistakes, experience, creativity and all the invisible work behind every appointment.
We need to stop being afraid of charging enough to actually make a living from our art.
Know your value. Know your numbers. Set a price that allows you to keep creating, keep growing and actually make a living from your craft.
Because we’re not just tattooists. We’re artists running small businesses.
If we want the tattoo industry to value our work, it starts with us.
Value your art first.
Tattoo artists — do you agree? What do you think your work is really worth?
