I have spent a lot of quality time here, watching others get tattoos that I have drawn. Lao does a great job reproducing what is in front of him, as well as taking off on his own when encouraged, especially with the shading. He did my husband’s calf tattoo in a giant oak tree, which was done on whim one evening. I drew the outline and Lao did the rest, filling in the trunk and branches with beautiful, detailed shading. It couldn’t have turned out better. It healed perfectly and did not need to be touched up. He has a lot of attention to detail and you may find him jumping around a lot, as he is constantly scanning the tattoo to make sure that everything is filled in and even. When he sees an inconsistency, he fixes it right then. Lao is also very intelligent and great conversation, which helps distract from the task at hand and makes the time go by faster. I added 3 photos of tattoos that Lao has done on my husband and two friends, so you can see for yourself the quality of work done by him. There is another artist in the shop by the name of Anthony. I have see then work he is doing while I have been watching friends, and he seems to do an excellent job as well. I watched him freehand flowers directly onto a lady’s shoulder and they came out beautiful. The shop is clean and professional, with nice equipment, good ink and new needles. They have tons of books of their work, if you want to see what they can do. They seem to be more by appointment, but I’m sure you could drop in if you see someone there and grab a card and talk to one or the other about getting work done. Lao prices by the piece, not by the hour(unless you would be getting extensive work, I presume) and is more than fair on the price, considering the quality of the finished product.
