Psycho Tattoo

Recently had the opportunity of being tattooed by one of if not the greatest realism tattooist in the country. I live in Pittsburgh and I started looking for the right artist a couple years ago. Doing extensive research everything I found pointed me to Deano Cook from Psycho Tattoo in Marietta Georgia.
I've been in business for 20 years in antiques and fine arts, being in that field I wasn't going to settle for anything but the best. I made my appointment with Omeed which was truly professional. It took a couple months for them to fit me in the the schedule being that I was traveling from Pittsburgh and needed to mesh both theirs and my schedules. Being this was my first tattoo and I'm 46 yrs. old I was scheduled for a 2 days. I arrived at Psycho Tattoo and was impressed of the professionalism of the staff and the cleanliness of the studio. Deano Cook gave me all the time I needed and all of his extensive expertise. Nothing was rushed or hurried and showed me 100s of photographs that he personally took looking at the movement and placement of tattoo was as important as the tattoo itself. All these hours were on his time. He even took the work home the first night and did it at home so we were not rushed the next day. With his light hand and finesse of the tattoo gun it was more like an extension of his hand. At the end of the 2nd day it was nowhere as painful as everyone said. His line work is nothing like I could have imagined. We never discussed how long it would take to be completed. You can't rush perfection. The details and the care took precedence over everything else.
While I was there for 2 days. I realized that Deano was not only a fantastic tattooist he was equally a fantastic artist and underwater photographer.
Yes, it was pricey for the flight, hotel , rental car and everything to get there and stay but how do you put a price on something that you are putting on your body for the rest of your life? It was worth every penny I spent. I have more work to be completed in the near future.
Not saying that I don't have great tattooist in our area or I flew over 1,000 shops on the way to Psycho Tattoo but for what I wanted Deano was the only one I would have let tattoo me. I wouldn't settle for 2nd best. I am writing this so people do their homework. It's a decision that you have with you for the rest of your life so make a wise choice.
I also brought a friend with me that also got a large back piece from Rob Thomas. He gave my friend a great tattoo.
A bad tattoo people never discuss. On my way back  in the airport I had many people stop me and ask me where I got such great work done. I knew I had made the right decision.

Recently, I took my 18 year old daughter by Psycho Tattoo to get a piercing. The staff at Psycho Tattoo was very professional and thorough. The guy who did my daughter's piercing was Aarahm. He's a cool guy. He explained everything from what to expect and the aftercare which I really appreciated. Their prices are reasonable as well. Highly recommended.

I just moved to the area and I decided to walk in and check out the shop: left with some touch-up work done on my chest piece. Turns out the guy that did it, Eric, just moved from the same small town I grew up in in Florida, DeBary. Small world, eh?

Anyways the shop is really cool, great vibe, very artistic in there. Eric was great, touched up my line work and added some shading. Great price, great conversation about my home town.

I would highly recommend them. I'm going to go back there, for sure. Check them out!