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. 

My books are currently closed for 2026.  Cancellations do happen though, so if you’d like to be in my waiting list, please still go ahead and submit your project by following the project submission link below. I’ll reach out if something comes available. 

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

$250 per hour, 5 hour minimum

Consultations are free. To book a tattoo appointment  after the consultation, a non refundable $300 deposit is required.  

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 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

A credit or debit card will be kept on file. 72 hours notice is required for rescheduling. If you cancel or reschedule within the 72 hour window, your card will be charged the 5 hour minimum ($1250). 

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 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. 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!