All of the artists shown above are attending the Sydney Australian Tattoo Expo at the International Convention Centre on March 15-17, 2024.
To secure a booking or request a quote, contact our current and previous exhibiting tattoo artists directly via the social media and website links found on their individual profiles.
For new enquiries with a tattoo artist, we recommend sending the artist the following information:
– The style of the tattoo you want to get. Not sure what style? Check out our Tattoo Style A-Z list here.
– The size of the Tattoo you want to get (if it’s an Australian artist, go with CM and MM, if it’s an American artist, go with inches)
– Placement of the Tattoo (where you want it to go, IE arm, leg, stomach etc)
– Explain any important details of the tattoo that you need or require (IE, subject matters, names, spelling etc)
– Any reference images of other similar Tattoos or of Tattoos that you like (this helps the artist see that you’ve done some research of your own and that you’re taking this seriously).
– Provide some dates or days and hours of your usual availability, this helps the artist find a suitable time without going back and forth with days and times that you aren’t going to be able to do.
– Most importantly, current and correct contact details!
– If you have any questions or concerns about your potential new tattoo, mention them to the artist.
Things to consider when messaging an artist about a new tattoo:
– Tattoo Artists are people too, treat them how you’d like to be treated… “Hey how much for this” doesn’t fly well in the inbox of a tattoo artist. Tattoo artists get a lot of booking requests and emails, so being polite will help set your message apart from the rest and show that you’re pleasant to work with.
– Some artists may or may not accept emails, or may not accept Direct Messages on social media, take a second to check out the social media of the artist to see how they’d prefer you to get in contact with them.
– Don’t forget to check your spam and junk folders after you’ve contacted an artist, sometimes they get lost and you don’t want to miss your opportunity for a new tattoo to a rookie error like the emails going to your spam!
– Remember, good tattoos take time and you get what you pay for.
– Give the artist some time to get back to you, by day they are tattooing, by night they are mostly preparing for the next day’s tattoo, so they may take some time to respond to your enquiry. If you’re super eager, wait 2 weeks, if there’s no response, try again with a polite reminder of your previous email.
Good luck and have fun!
Your Chance to See the Best Tattoo Artists in Sydney
There are a host of tattoo artists in Sydney and the surrounding areas but checking them out one by one would take an incredibly long time. That is why most people get their tats done by the local people, just as we get our hair cut by the nearest people who will do a decent job, rather than making a trek to someone a bit better. The difference is that a haircut is only with you for a short time, while a tattoo is permanent, which makes it more important to get it done right.
There is a chance coming up for you to find Sydney tattoo artists en masse, all the top people in one place. It’s an event called the Australian Tattoo Expo. We hold them in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Melbourne, so if Sydney is the most convenient for you, don’t miss the chance to see all the best tattoo artists Sydney has access to.
Book one of the Sydney Tattoo Artists Before the Event
With so many talented people gathered together and so many customers keen to get a tat or two from a top expert, it makes sense to check them out in advance and make an appointment, and you can do that right here. Under the Artists Lineups tab, you will find lists of all the tattooists who are attending each of the expos, so you can see who’s coming. If you have heard of somebody and want to grab a tattoo while they are in the city, you can contact them in advance and book a date and time to have your tattoos in Sydney done.
Find a Female Tattooist in Sydney
Finding a female tattooist anywhere can be a challenge, but at the expo, there will certainly be more than one female tattoo artist in Sydney, and again, you can check out their work online, and then book an appointment. You can, of course, just stroll around the event, looking for ideas and seeing who seems to be your kind of gal as a tattooist, but it makes sense to get it arranged in advance rather than just rock up and hope for the best. That applies to all the tattooists, not just the females. The great ones tend to be booked up. You might well get lucky with one of the lesser-known ones, but even so, it pays to check them out here first, then contact them and, if that goes well, make an appointment.
Looking For Ideas? Check Out the Kinds of Tattoos Sydney Can Give You
Sometimes you know what you want next, but sometimes you’re looking for inspiration or even ideas for a first tattoo. If that’s the case with you at the moment, have a look under Tattoo Research and you just might find an idea you hadn’t considered before but might suit you perfectly. Styles, colours, parts of the body; there is so much to think about, and Sydney tattoo artists can do anything. At least one of them can, anyway, so have a good look and match up the style you want with a tattoo artist in Sydney Australia who specialises in that kind of thing.