Tattoo People

I don’t often write reviews but when it comes down to making a life decision like permanently putting art onto your body here I am…
Tattoo People are full of the friendliest, warmest staff and talented people I’ve come across. This particular shop is modern but not cold and is decorated carefully as if it weren’t just a place to get tattoos but in a way where it reflects an artist’s environment.
The staff are warm, friendly and insanely talented. They have a few artists with a variety of talents but something I noticed from this shop is that the work they produce, from Asian-​stylings to traditional and watercolour is rather graceful and I haven’t seen any work that I didn’t like.
I had a tattoo done by an apprentice (Jess Channer) and I’ve witnessed work by some of the other apprentices… despite only starting their careers in tattoos they’re SO good and really take the steps to make you feel comfortable. They’re professional you would hardly know that they were still beginners. That should speak volumes about their mentors as what you do is a reflection of how well someone has trained you. I LOVE the work that Jessica gave me and I’m proud to wear it.
If you’re looking for some work to be done, obviously do your research but I can personally vouch for this place and have recommended several of my good friends to go here to get inked.

Overall I was very disappointed.
— I was thorough with how I wanted the tattoo and asked for a watercolour effect. I physically showed Zin the painting that I wanted the tattoo based on and told him how I wanted it drawn. There was no hesitation when he said yes.
— The artwork he sent (it was late and I had to push my appointment) was a joke. He photoshopped the artwork by cutting the head of the tiger of the painting I provided onto a totally different body of another tiger photo. The explanation was, that’s what Zin thought I wanted, when I very thorough in email and in-​person about what I wanted. The artwork wasn’t even drawn out. This shows laziness.
— After I explained again what I wanted, the second artwork piece that was done was not even close to the painting.
— Another tattoo artist attempted the artwork, but for the third time it wasn’t close to what I wanted. I explained multiply times I wanted a watercolour effect, and when Zin wasn’t getting it I asked to focus on the brush stroke work. It was not done in the same style. However I do appreciate a third attempt from another artist.
— When I picked my deposit up I asked why Zin said he could do the artwork when it wasn’t drawn in a similar style. I was told it was too intricate, too detailed, and that the size I wanted is too small to show all the details. This was never told to me at any point beforehand.
— I respect Tattoo People for giving my full deposit back, (there are other tattoo places such as Chronic Ink that will not give you your deposit back even when their tattoo artist says they can draw your design and does something completely different. This happened to me.) but I had to physically go out of my way to pick it up when it was their fault I was getting my money back. I asked for an e-​transfer or check but they said no.
— A positive is the staff there are polite, kind, give good customer service, and are prompt with getting back to customers.

I had a WONDERFUL experience in this place. My first tattoo was perfect !! More than I expected. Also retouching session was nicely done. I would totally go there for my second one. I would recommend to my friends!!!

A tattoo shop I’ve been looking for! This place is clean, helpful, friendly, and super thorough.
I was looking for a design that’s a little more modest, and Tattoo People excelled in making this the easiest process possible. I came across this benevolent shop through a blog, and I’m so happy they came into my life. My artist was patient with me to ensure my tattoo was exactly the look, size and placed where I wanted. You do have to work with your tattooist because some of artists have very limited English– but since I already had my image in mind, I didn’t have any problems. Although I can see how others would run into some difficulty.
The interior is fresh and modern, and exactly the kind of environment I would want for my first tattoo. It’s not too far off of Bathurst station, and it’s certainly worth the trip. Check out their website, they have some pretty crazy designs posted on there too.