3rd Street Tattoo

Welcoming staff and great atmosphere.  This was my first time, and I could not have been more freakin' excited over the results. A true artist can pull a clients vision from their mind and translate it into a visual work of art.  Jesse you ROCK!  Watch out Ed Hardy!! Jesse's bringing back the tribal with color.

Right off the bat I will take some of the responsibility for not being happy with my tattoo. I have two existing half-sleeves as well as another tattoo, so I do have a little knowledge about having work done. About three weeks ago I went in based on a recommendation to have the initials of two family members who've passed tattooed on the inside of my wrist done in fine line. When I explained what I wanted to the gentleman behind the counter, he replied "no problem" but came back a few minutes later and asked if I would mind having a "guest artist" do the work (mistake number one). I agreed and spoke to the person who was going to do the work. We went back and forth over size and fonts but he kept drawing the initials too large. I asked him repeatedly to make them smaller but he simply replied "it can't be done" (mistake number two). We finally agreed on the size and font and he set to work. He certainly was polite enough, seemed competent, I paid for the tat ($100 for six letters) and left. Three weeks later I now seriously regret letting a "guest artist" work on me. The lines aren't sharp at all, I definitely wouldn't consider it to be fine line work and there's a halo effect around all the letters. Maybe he had too much caffeine that morning, who knows? The bottom line is that I am now looking at laser removal procedures in hopes that most (if not all) the damage can be rectified so I can have someone competent do the work. As mentioned earlier, I have two half-sleeves and both of them have very fine lines that still remain sharp almost 16 years later. Sorry guys but my guess is you let someone who's just starting out mess up the work on one of your customers. You may want to screen your "guest artists" a little more thoroughly in the future.

love this place!!! love my tattoo thanks chuck!! super clean and friendly!