Third Dimension Tattoo — please read before your appointment. Getting a great tattoo is a team effort. Here's how you can help your artist do their best work — and how to get the result you'll love for life.

 

The Do's

 

Before your appointment

• Make your decisions at your consultation. Size, placement, style, the details that matter — that's the time to talk them through with your artist, together.

• Put your references together. Photos, screenshots, drawings — anything that shows what you're picturing helps your artist see what's in your head.

• Get a good night's sleep the night before.

• Eat a real meal before you come in, and stay hydrated. Tattooing on an empty stomach is how people get lightheaded.

• Shower and come in with clean skin. Moisturizing the area in the days leading up (not the day of) helps too.

• Wear comfortable clothes that give easy access to the area being tattooed — and something you don't mind possibly getting ink on.

• Bring what you need for a long session: phone charger, headphones, water, a snack.

 

At the studio

• Arrive on time. Your artist's day is built around your slot.

• Speak up at the stencil stage. Placement and size feedback is welcome before the needle starts — that's exactly what the stencil is for.

• If you need support, bring one person. Space in our work areas is limited, so no more than one person can be near them — and coming alone is appreciated when you can.

• Keep the noise down, please. Tattooing requires focus, and a lot of crosstalk makes it hard to concentrate. You don't have to be silent — just be mindful.

 

After

• Follow your artist's aftercare instructions exactly — they're how a good tattoo stays good.

• Keep it clean, moisturize thin, and keep it out of the sun while it heals.

 

The Don'ts

• Don't drink alcohol the night before or day of (and avoid blood thinners unless prescribed — if they are, tell your artist). Alcohol thins the blood and makes the work harder and the heal worse.

• Don't come in sunburned or freshly tanned — damaged skin can't be tattooed well, and may have to be rescheduled.

• Don't come in sick. Rescheduling is always better than powering through.

• Don't bring a crowd — and please don't bring small children. Our space is limited and it's a working studio, not a waiting room.

• Don't micromanage the process. Every artist creates differently — some are free-flowing, like a jazz musician; some are calculated, like a classical musician. Once the decisions are made at your consultation, let your artist work. Micromanaging often makes things more complicated and can yield a lower quality tattoo.

• Don't spring a major design change on the day without talking to your artist first — call ahead and we'll figure it out together.

• Don't pick, scratch, soak, or swim while your tattoo is healing. No baths, pools, or hot tubs until it's fully healed, and never pick at peeling skin.

 

Thank you for helping us help you.

Questions before your appointment? Bookings and consultations: https://www.3rddimensionstudio.com/services-3