Living Canvas Tattoos

I want to begin by saying I was VERY happy with the tattoo I got here. I spent at least six months to a year scouring AZ for an artist I liked with the realistic style I wanted, and I found exactly that here. Charlie did my tattoo and he did an absolutely perfect job, better than I even hoped for. He even suggested that I do black and grey rather than color and just color the eyes because he felt that to put color on it would make it less striking - it takes a good, honest artist to do that, especially since it meant my tattoo would cost less. And of course, free touch-ups! But I think most tattoo parlors have that. I got the tattoo seven months ago and it's healed beautifully.

The reason I give this place only three stars is because it's not anything like the shop I went to seven months ago. It looks the same, sure, but half the artists are different. Charlie isn't there anymore, and when I called to inquire about it, no one could tell me where he went. I understand they want to keep their business, but that meant I lost an artist I really liked. And honestly, looking through the new artists' galleries, I'm not too impressed. Either they're not my style or I just look and think, "meh. I've seen better."

So although I had a wonderful experience when I went to Living Canvas, I'm not so sure the artists there are as good as the ones who used to be there. I miss Charlie!

I have gotten 3 pieces done in a 4 year span here and love everyone of the.  Today Charlie did an amazing job on a portrait of my daughter, it's absolutely a work of art.  They really care about their clients and want to make sure you are 100% satisfied, he mentioned a few times if it needed anymore shading after it heals to come in and he will handle it for free.  Not everyone can do a great job in portrait work but I would highly recommend Charlie to anyone and this shop overall.

We were visiting Tempe on business and the urge hit to get some ink. Walking into a tattoo shop you never know what you are going to get. If the girl at the counter isn't a you-know-what and the shop is clean you're half-way there. First impression of Living Canvas was that the shop is clean and super nice. You can tell the owner cares about his business and put some money into it. The girl at the front desk was really sweet also. Charlie did my tattoo and was quick, charming, and did great work. The girl who tattooed my husband was a bit slow but very precise and also did killer work. I would definitely go back.