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 go to my project submission page, and follow the steps there. 

BOOKS ARE OPEN FOR 2027

January - May will be mainly Sacramento, with limited availability for San Diego. Starting in June, books will be open only to San Diego. 

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. 

Pro tip... clients that give me a concept but with full creative freedom will take priority!

Day rate - $1750 

Deposit/Design fee - $300

Consultations - Free

Payment forms - Zelle, Venmo, credit or debit card, or plain old cash. 

I'll be offering pay later options soon as well. 

Estimates

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, but below is the average amount of time needed for the most common projects. We can discuss estimates in a consultation. 

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

(A full day is considered 6-8 hours)

Hours

I schedule tattoo sessions Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, starting at 12 pm.

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. 

PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN AI GENERATED TATTOO DESIGNS. Not only is it a waste of resources, but AI also does not understand fit and flow of body parts,  and does not understand the aging process or concepts of design and how they hold up over time. It tends to create a cluttered unorganized mess that I as a professional I would never tattoo on somebody, and it will not help us in our journey. Many times I have had to turn down work because a client had an image generated by AI that would not work as a tattoo, and it becomes an issue when I use my professional input, but the client is dead set on the image they had made.  Please let me be the artist and do my job. All I need is your concept. I promise to make you a customized design that is unique and just for you, and will stand the test of time.

Cancellation policy

If you cancel within 48 hours of your appointment, a fee may be charged depending on the circumstances, and a new deposit will be required to reschedule. If I am able to fill the date I won't charge a fee. Please always give me as much notice as possible if you need to make any scheduling changes. 

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, and I don’t care if your GLPs are telling you you're not hungry. Yes you are, and your blood sugar can drop if  you aren’t eating carbs and protein and snacking. You HAVE to keep your energy up, or you WILL tap out early, and passing out is more common than you think. 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!