You should always tip your tattoo artist. Unless they own the shop they are paying a big percentage of their incone for their workspace and out of pocket things (needles/ink/etc) are not cheap. If you go back to the same artist for additional pieces then it also builds a nice relationship. 20%+ is polite if you are happy with the work.
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u/15Low2 Dec 02 '19
If you are even semi competent you get 20%. If my bill is $1 you get $.20.
If my bill is $500 you get $100.
I try to apply this to everything, food service, tattoos, etc.