Booking Info

• Welcome! Thanks so much for taking an interest in my work!
• My books are always open! I’m currently booking out about 4 week in advance.
• I’m always happy to take on new projects, whether from returning clients or new clients!
• Please read through this page thoroughly if you are interested in booking an appointment. This page will answer most general questions and help speed up the booking process.
• I’d also recommend reading through my “Precare” and both ”Aftercare” sections as well, even if you are not new to being tattooed.

COVID-19 Guidelines

• Please come alone to your appointment, unless you have made arrangements with me otherwise. I’m open to guest(s), but please make me aware of any potential guests prior to your appointment.
• Last minute reschedules related to Covid will not result in the loss of your deposit.
• If you are sick, or have been around someone who has been sick, RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT.

Pricing & Payment:

I charge by the piece typically, not by the hour. But I base my prices on a rate of ~$150/hour while in my tattoo chair.

Pricing is based on:

• design intricacy
• placement (where on your body)
• size

Here is a general size chart for pricing reference:

• The chart above is just a general idea of how pricing goes, it is not exact and every tattoo is priced individually. I am always open to working with you and your set budget if you have one (within reason, of course).
• My minimum is $50, so all pricing starts there.
• I work efficiently and quickly.
• Keep in mind, a tattoo is a lifetime investment and only a one-time fee.
• A tattoo session with me takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours, just depending on the design and its size. An average appointment with me is about an hour.
• I have spent over 12 years dedicated to this craft. I base my prices on the quality of work I provide, not the prices of other artists or tattoo shops around town. Thank you for understanding.

Payment:

• Payment is expected immediately after your tattoo is finished.
• I am cash only, aside from deposits, so please plan for this.
• There is .075% tax on every tattoo, so please plan for this.
• Tips are not required, but are always greatly appreciated.

Deposits:

This deposit:

• is nonrefundable, I do not give refunds under any circumstance
• pays for the design/drawing time
• holds your appointment date and time
• let’s me know that you are serious about getting the tattoo
• comes off the total price of your tattoo

Deposits can be paid:

• With cash in person, time can be arranged
• through Venmo (preferred)- my Venmo link will be sent to you in my first reply to your email
  
• Please only use the “friends and family” payment option, do not use the “goods and services” payment option.
  
• Please avoid using words or dates when sending your deposit. Please use only emojis.
  
• If you send any words or dates in your deposit description, there may be a $10 fee added to your tattoo total. This is because Venmo charges a fee for all “service” transactions. Words/dates are obvious giveaways to a service transaction.
• All of this info will be listed with my Venmo info as well.
  
  PLEASE DO NOT SEND MORE THAN THE $50-$100 DEPOSIT.
  Do not send more than the requested amount, and please do not try to pay for your tattoo in full ahead of time. If you send me more than the requested amount I will send the extra amount back to you. Thank you for understanding.

Availability:

I prefer to only book appointments Friday-Sunday between the hours of 12pm-6pm. Occasionally, other days of the week can be scheduled if requested.

Reschedules:

Your initial deposit will allow you a total of 3 reschedules. If you have to reschedule more than three times, you will be asked to place a new deposit down.

Please try to give me 24 hours notice if you cannot make it to your appointment:

• Should you need to reschedule, please give me as much notice as possible. 24 hours notice is preferred, but I understand life happens and sometimes things come up that are simply out of our hands. Just be courteous and give me as much notice as you can and I will work with you. Your deposit will still be valid as long as you contact me.
  
• On the rare occasion I may need to reschedule your appointment (emergencies, sick days, etc.) your deposit will simply be forwarded to your new appointment date/time.
• If you find out you are pregnant before your appointment, do not panic- just let me know and your deposit will still be valid any time after your pregnancy. If you have a different tattoo idea in mind after your pregnancy, that’s fine as well. Just let me know and we will work everything out.

Running late?

• I truly value my time, as you should yours. If you are going to be a few minutes late, please, respectfully, give me as much notice as you can.
  
• I usually book my appointments back to back, and work fairly fast paced. If you are 15+ minutes late with no notice for your appointment, there’s a chance we may need to reschedule, but I will still honor your deposit.
  
• If you do not show up to your appointment and you did not contact me to tell me you won’t be able to make it (aka ”no call-no show”), you will lose your deposit. If you’d like to book again after a no call-no show, you’ll be required to put a new deposit down. Thanks for understanding.

Other booking info:

• If you do not enjoy my style, I am simply not the artist for you.
  
• Must be 18 or older, I no longer tattoo minors under any circumstance.
  
• Bring your valid state issued ID, drivers license, passport or military ID; you cannot get tattooed without this.
  
• Serious inquiries only. If you do not take the time to type out a reasonably coherent email, I will not take the time to respond.
  
• I try to get to my emails as quickly as possible, please be patient when waiting for a reply. Resending the same message multiple times will not get you scheduled any quicker. It may take me anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks to get back with you, though I usually get through my emails on at least a weekly basis. Thanks for your patience in advance.
  
• If you have an appointment scheduled with a deposit down and a confirmation from me, please do not send me a message a day or two beforehand asking something along the lines of “Are we still on?” This can create confusion and lead to accidental “no call, no shows.” Yes, we are absolutely still on. Unless you have heard from me personally telling you that I will have to reschedule, you still have an appointment. Thanks for understanding.
  
• Please come alone to your appointment. I have limited space and not much room to accommodate guests.
• I try to be stern about my “no guests” policy, especially due to Covid, but of course exceptions can sometimes be made. If you feel like you absolutely need to have a guest with you, just let me know and I can schedule you for a date that I can plan to accommodate room for a guest. Thanks for understanding!
• If you are wanting to schedule a matching tattoo with someone, or just a back to back session with someone, that will be an exception to the ”no guests” policy. Just be sure to make me aware of this in your initial email. Thank you!

Silent appointments/Sundays:
If you’d prefer a silent appointment (minimal conversation), please let me know! I understand some people have social anxiety or just in general would like to be left alone while getting tattooed. I’m totally okay with tattooing with minimal conversation.

If you’d prefer a day with the least amount of people in the shop, please request a Sunday appointment date.

Your drawing:
I will have your drawing fully rendered (colored/shaded) and prepared the day of your tattoo appointment. I do not send photos of drawings. Please be sure to include *all* details of what you’d like to see in your tattoo design. Though I am able to make minor changes to custom designs, I do not make time to accommodate major additions or changes to drawings the day of your appointment. Thanks for understanding!

Cover-ups:
Cover-ups are not easy to do and I truly feel that my designs and drawing style do not work well for fully hiding unwanted tattoos. That being said, I do occasionally take on cover-up projects. My style of a cover-up is more of a “blast-over” style, meaning I will quite literally ”blast-over” your old tattoo with something new. There will more than likely be little parts of your old tattoo that peak through your new tattoo. Hence ”blast-over” verses full ”cover-up.” I understand this may be a bit confusing. If you’re interested in a cover-up/blast-over, please email me a clear photo of your current tattoo and expect that an in-person consultation might be needed before scheduling an appointment. Thanks for understanding!

Scars:
I am open to tattooing over scars of any type, including self harm, top surgery and C-section related scars. Scars can be tricky to work with, so often times an in-person consultation may be required for scar cover-ups. The older the scar is, the better. I typically recommend scars be at least 1+ years old before I’m comfortable tattooing over them. Scars often don’t heal as well as unscarred skin. A touch up will more than likely be inevitable when getting a scar tattooed.

Touch-ups:
I expect you to follow all recommended instructions when healing your tattoo.

Sometimes, regardless of good aftercare strategies, tattoos will have areas that didn’t heal as well as others. This is nothing to worry about. I offer one free touch-up with every tattoo.

Your skin is a living organ, and tattoos are forever settling. They will look different as they age. This natural aging is not something that requires a touch up. Tattoos settling into your skin is inevitable and should be appreciated as they are becoming part of your body.

I do not offer free touch ups on work done by other artists under any circumstance.

Body parts I will not tattoo:

• faces
• genitals
• sides of feet, tops of feet are okay
• palms
• knees or elbows, I will tattoo directly around them (think wreath-like designs) but not directly on top of them
• throats

Design Ideas:

I’m extremely interested in doing designs related to any of the following:

• ladies of any type
• scenes (ladies doing stuff)
• pop culture
• potted plants
• self love/self celebration
• hearts (the symbol more so than anatomical)
• feminine concepts or objects of any type
• personal hobbies
• “inside jokes”
• makeup
• romance
• sex
• sex toys
• feminism
• pride
• drag
• animals
• insects
• flowers
• portraits of loved ones or celebrities (traditional, not realism)
• portraits of pets (traditional, not realism)
• memorial pieces (something(s) that remind you fondly of a loved one)
• mid 2000s emo music
• illustrating your favorite song lyrics
• macrame or wicker objects/furniture
• landscape/cityscape scenes
• minimalism/just line work/small lettering
• cigarettes/marijuana
• alcoholic/nonalcoholic beverages
• food (fruits, berries, desserts especially)
• fashion

I will not book designs related to any of the following:

• watercolor of any sort
• dreamcatchers
• stippling
• realism
• anime
• obvious religious imagery
• flags
• tribal/Celtic

Other things I will not book:

• very large scale tattoos or full sleeves in one session- I only do large areas or sleeves in a traditional patchwork style- meaning I will only do 1-4 pieces (depending on size) at a time over multiple sessions to create a full sleeve or backpiece.

To schedule an appointment:

–Email me.
This is my preferred method of booking appointments.
If you’d prefer an in-person consultation, please send me an email with that request.

-DM me on Instagram.
I do accept DMs on Instagram, but please be patient when waiting for a response. DM’s come after emails when I sit down to do my scheduling as they can be a bit difficult to keep track of names/dates etc. So if you want priority scheduling, please email me instead.
The exception to this is when I post on my Instagram “stories” about last minute availability. In that case, as specified in the story, please DM me.

Thank you for reading over my policies! Please be sure you are fully aware of how I operate and know what to expect when working with me. If you are ready to send your email, please continue reading the list below.

Info I need from you:

This is a list of the information I will need to know from you in your initial email.
There is a list I’ve provided at the end of this section that you can copy and paste into your email and fill it out from there to make things easier!

About You:

• your name or preferred name/nickname
• preferred pronouns
• phone number you can be easily reached at
• let me know if you will be traveling from out of the Dayton area for your appointment
• let me know if I’ve tattooed you in the past

Design Idea:

• a description of what you’d like*

• reference or inspiration photos, if you have any
• if you are interested in a flash piece, please specify which design(s) or send me a screenshot of the design you’d like
  
  *Please include ALL details of what you’d like in your initial email. If there’s a specific detail you’d like to include, or if you’d like to touch up something else while you’re with me, or if there’s anything at all that you’d like to add please let me know ahead of time. I do not make adequate time for extra drawing during my appointments, so last minute details or last minute little tattoos will not be accommodated unless I know about them ahead of time! Thank you for understanding!

Placement:

• where at on your body and which side (left/right, inner/outer etc)

Size:

• rough size estimate in inches, or refer to the size chart above in my Pricing section

Shading preference:

• color
• black and grey
• just linework

Budget:

• if you have a budget planned for your tattoo let me know and I will draw and size your design accordingly
• if you have no set budget that is fine as well

Availability:

• I prefer to only book appointments on Fri-Sunday between 12pm-6pm.
• Occasionally I can book other dates if requested
• let me know of at least 2, maybe 3, dates that work for you, this will make scheduling go a bit quicker
• I’m currently booked out between 3-4 weeks in advanced, please keep that in mind when letting me know what dates work for you

Other Info:

• If you’d like to request to bring a guest, have a silent appointment or just a quiet Sunday spot, please let me know!

Copy and paste this list below into your email to make things easier-
My email is AmericanMorganTattoo@gmail.com

Name or nickname:
Pronouns:
Number:
Traveling?:
Have I tattooed you before?:

Design idea (please include ALL details and don’t forget to attach any photos!):

Shading preference (just lines/color/black and grey):

Placement (don’t forget to include left/right, outer/inner etc):

Size (in inches or by palm, hand, open hand):

Budget:

Availability:

Other info (silent appointment, Sunday request, etc):