Tattoos by April Rayne

 Hello! Thanks for taking the time to check out my website! Please read through the info. If all my terms work for you, please follow the project inquiry button at the bottom of this page, and follow the steps there. 

My books are currently open!

I do black and grey realism only. I don’t do color or cover ups. I may occasionally take on projects with some illustrative aspects, as long as I’m confident it will look good integrated with my style. I don’t typically work around other artists work, but I judge that on a case by case basis. I like to have a large uninterrupted space to show off my work, with no other tattoos or clashing styles getting in the way. 

 I specialize primarily in female faces, florals, animals, and anything fantasy related. Mermaids, fairies, dragons, etc. I’m always open to different ideas and concepts, however I don’t take every project that comes my way. If it doesn’t inspire me, I would rather another artist take the project that will do a better job with it. Please  do submit your project even if it doesn’t align with what I've listed previously, I might still take it if it inspires me in some way!  Don’t take it personal if I turn your project down though, I just want you to have the best representation of your vision, and I might not feel confident that I’m the best artist to do that for you.

Rates

Hourly rate - $250 

4 hour minimum

A full day is considered 8 hours

$300 non refundable deposit required for booking

Consultations are free! Deposit is applied to the final balance as a credit!

The amount of time it takes to complete projects varies depending on the amount of fine detail in the content chosen.  Estimates are difficult for that reason.  I won’t have the best idea of how long it could take till we’ve come up with a design., but I work at the clients pace, according to your budget and how frequently you want to come in. 

Below are some estimates for the most common projects. 

Full arm sleeve - 5-8 full days

Full leg sleeve - 7-10 full days

Full back - 4-6 full days

Chest piece - 2-4 full days

Hours

I schedule tattoo sessions Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, starting at 11am.

Design process

I start designing a couple days prior to your appointment. I like to have clients involved in my design process, so I’ll reach out to you when I get started and we can start collecting references and chatting more in depth about the design together. I prefer not to make any design changes the day of so please let me know before hand if you want anything changed. Please be completely open with me! I want you to be 100% happy with the design. 

Cancellation policy

48 hours notice is required for rescheduling; any cancellations or rescheduling within 48 hours will require a new deposit to book again. (If I fill the appointment date I won’t require a new deposit, and yes I will absolutely be honest about that!). I’m not super crazy about my schedule, I understand life happens and I like to take that pressure off of clients.  Just try to always give me as much notice as possible if you can’t make an appointment and need to reschedule. If you are sick, please let me know. It’s dangerous for you to get tattooed with  your body under  strain, and I don’t want your germs.  

REQUIREMENTS

Please shower. Please don’t torture me for a whole day making me breathe in your funk. Even if you think you don’t smell without a shower or brushing your teeth, yes you do. Please  keep up with your personal hygiene or I won’t have you back.   Also, PLEASE, for the love of god, eat food. I don’t care about your diet. If you aren’t eating carbs and protein and snacking, keeping your energy up, you WILL tap out early, and passing out is more common than you think. I don’t care if you’re on semiglutide or ozempic and you think you’re not hungry. Yes you are. FEED YOUR BODY LIKE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT,  so I don’t have to catch you when you fall out of my chair. I’m small and can’t do that very well. Tattoo days are cheat days and I will force feed you if I have to. 

Thank you for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you!