Submit A Proposal
Are you interested in scheduling an appointment? Submit a proposal and I’ll get back to you. Thanks for your interest in my work!
I work at Half Pint Tattoo located in SE Portland, the exact address will be provided prior to our appointment. I am available for appointments Wednesday through Saturday. Weekend appointments are limited and generally reserved for medium- large tattoos.
Custom Work
My practice is centered on custom tattoos. Before submitting a proposal, I encourage you to have a look through my work to ensure my style feels like a good fit.
Clear communication is essential to the design process. The more specific you can be about your idea, the smoother and more efficient the drawing phase will be. Reference images, themes, and context are always helpful.
I charge a nonrefundable $50, My draw fee covers one round of edits. If creative freedom is given initially and later changes are requested to selected elements, an additional drawing fee may apply.
You’ll receive your design the evening before your appointment. If small changes are requested, those revisions will be completed and presented in person on the day of your appointment.
Major design changes requested on the day of the tattoo — such as changes to subject matter rather than size or minor adjustments — will result in the loss of your deposit and rescheduling of the appointment. Additional drawing fees may apply. Drawing often takes many hours, sometimes more time than the tattoo itself, so I ask that this part of the process is treated with care and consideration.
Larger projects such as sleeves, chest pieces, or full backs require a significant investment of time and planning. Due to their complexity, I’m unable to provide a fixed price estimate in advance. These projects are developed collaboratively and completed over multiple sessions.
While I won’t tattoo your custom design on anyone else, I may share the work for portfolio or promotional purposes. All original artwork remains my intellectual property.
What Makes a Good Proposal?
Clear, thoughtful proposals help me understand your idea and allow me to design work that’s well-suited to both you and your body. You don’t need everything figured out- just enough information to start the conversation.
When submitting a proposal, please include:
- A clear photo of the area to be tattooed, ideally taken straight-on in good lighting. If possible, include a ruler in the photo to help with scale.
- The subject or elements you’d like to include, described as clearly as you can.
- Accurate reference images for any specific plants, animals, or objects. These don’t need to be tattoo references — photos, illustrations, or book images are all helpful.
- Placement preferences, including approximate size and orientation.
- Any important context or meaning behind the piece that you’d like me to consider.
If you’re unsure about certain details, that’s completely fine. I’m happy to help guide the process, thoughtful starting points matter more than having a finished idea.
Touch Ups
I offer a free touch up within the first 6 months, after which it will be $100 for the session. Touch ups are provided at my discretion, I may advise that one is not needed. Schedule a touch up and I’ll get back to you. This does not include large project such as sleeves/ full backs, if another session is needed to finalize the tattoo this will be charged at my hourly rate.
Reworking a Tattoo
I love reworking old tattoos, as long as it’s close to my style I’m happy to rework existing tattoos into something new.
I believe once a tattoo is on your body it’s yours to do with as you please. This goes for my work too, never feel bad if you want it touched up, changed or covered by someone other then me.
Rescheduling
A minimum of 72 hours’ notice is required to reschedule an appointment. Cancellations or reschedule requests made within this window will result in the loss of your deposit.
At this time, I’m unable to make exceptions for illness, COVID, or other unforeseen circumstances. Deposits help protect against a complete loss of income in the event of a cancellation and account for the time already invested in communication, scheduling, and design.
