A large scale piece is planned like a project, not priced like a menu. Work starts from £700 a day and every project begins with a conversation so you know the full plan and cost before anything is booked.
Large scale work starts from £700 a day. That is a starting point, not a quote, because the size, placement, subject and detail all change the plan. A half sleeve is usually two to three days, a full arm five to seven and a back piece eight to twelve, so think of it as a project rather than a single appointment. See how long a sleeve tattoo takes for the full timeline. For prices, read what a realism sleeve costs in Glasgow.
Your full plan and cost are agreed at a free consultation, by phone or in person, before any deposit is taken. Clients travel from across Scotland and from England and each session is a full day.
For a half sleeve, a chest piece or a portrait, usually one to four days. This is where the concept, placement and pacing get set properly, so the piece stands on its own and leaves room to grow.
From £700 a day.
For full arms (five to seven days), full legs (six to eight) and back pieces (eight to twelve). It removes the three things people worry about most on a big piece: how it will look, what it will cost and what happens once it has healed.
One fixed fee, agreed at consultation.
For a sleeve that carries into the chest, a full back and sides or a project that spans more than one area. No more than five are taken on each month.
By consultation.
The diary is booked weeks ahead and I take on no more than five new Master Commissions a month, so each one gets the planning time it needs. When new dates open they go to the waitlist first, before Instagram.
Sessions are every second week so your skin heals properly in between. A £100 deposit secures each day and comes off the final price. Deposits are non refundable and can be moved once with 48 hours' notice. Weekday sessions are standard and Saturdays and Sundays are available at a higher day rate.
Already a client? Share your personal link. A friend who claims through it gets £100 off their first project and once they book, you get £100 off your next day.
This studio works exclusively on large scale black and grey realism, by consultation only. There are no walk ins and no colour work and every project is application first so the right amount of time and attention can go into it from the start. Cover ups and reworks are considered case by case in a private consultation, on their own terms rather than as portfolio pieces.
If that sounds like the right fit, the next step is a short application, not a deposit. Tell me about the idea, placement and size and I'll tell you honestly what will and won't work before anything is booked in.
Planning a full sleeve or back piece specifically? See the large scale tattoos guide for how GRP projects are planned start to finish. Travelling in from outside the immediate area? Here's more on the private studio in East Kilbride.
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