Salvation Gallery

Fred is my guy. Met him at a tattoo convention in Rochester, NY in 2010 because I knew I was moving down to Virginia soon. I liked his portfolio a lot so I went for it and got a tattoo that day. It's actually one of my favorite tattoos.
When I did finally move to Virginia I hit up Salvation and made an appointment with him. Again more brilliant work. Now I'm having another done by him in April.
I'm not terribly familiar with other artists. If you are interested check out their portfolios on the website. Kate is another great artist who does great tattoos for females IMO.

The shop is pretty cool. In the big window there's are pictures and trinkets devoted to old time tattoos. When you walk in there's big pieces of art adorning the walls as well as plenty of flash (I don't think it's any of the artist's flash, but I don't know). On a small coffee table you'll find all the artist's portfolio's so you can peruse and look for ideas and styles that take your fancy.

At the front desk you'll find extremely friendly people who want to help you get the tattoo you want. You can also call to make an appointment. When you make an appointment you'll need to put down a deposit, $50 usually. I put $60 down on this latest one, which was my choice. You can do this over the phone, which I think is great because I live in Manassas and would have to drive down to Richmond to just to do this (I had to go down for a consult anyway this last time, but I'm not upset because I'm confident the tattoo will be worth it and I love Richmond). I know other shops will only let you make appointments in person.

That's all. Definitely a great shop in one of America's tattooedest cities.
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Went today Fred was my artist.  Awesome job very friendly staff.  GREAT SHOP!!!

you're just dumb if you go anywhere else.