We are happy to chat with any potential guest artists!

Tattoo artists are always welcome to reach out to us through email or Instagram. We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
tattooatblackfish@gmail.com
@blackfishtattooinc

Availability

We will likely have an open spot, but please email or message us to see if we have any spots available during the dates you want to guest with us.

Rates / Payment

60% to the artist
40% to the studio

Artists can charge whatever they think is fair a price for their work, but you are welcome to ask us for pricing recommendations.

We recommend asking your clients for a deposit in order to secure their appointment.

Clients pay artists directly and can pay you in any method that works for you (cash, Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, etc.). We do not recommend using credit/debit cards.
Artists will pay out to the shop at the end of the day in one of these methods: cash, Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo.

Supplies We Offer

• Vaseline / ointment

• Bactine 

• Popsicle sticks

• 70% isopropyl alcohol + spray bottle

• Roll of masking / medical tape

• Stencil printer / paper

• Pasties / nipple covers

• Garbage bags

• Drape sheets

• Disposable razors

• Red sharps boxes

• Grip tape

• Ink caps  

• Cleansing foam soap / green soap + plastic bottle

• Plastic wrap 

• Saniderm / Second Skin 

• Stencil stuff for stencil application 

• Gloves (let us know your size ahead of time)

What We Don’t Offer

• Inks

• Needles

• Tattoo machines

Scheduling / Appointments

Artists should schedule their own clients and appointments, but if a client reaches out to us that we think would be a good fit for you we can help connect them with you.

Our studio hours are 11am-7pm Tuesdays through Sundays. If you need a Monday appointment or a time outside our studio hours just let us know.

Please let us know your client schedule a few days in advance so we know what days to expect you.

We accept walk ins at our studio. Guest artists can take walk ins as long as the resident artists in our studio are already working with a client.

Advertising

We will showcase you on our Instagram stories and will offer a little bit of advertising by posting you on our account, but we also recommend running your own Instagram ads in the surrounding New York City area and a few of the surrounding nearby states.

Studio Environment

Our tattoo studio is tucked away on the 12th floor of a building in Koreatown, Manhattan, NYC, about one block from The Empire State Building. Since we aren’t on the street level, we have two quiet studio spaces with lots of natural light and privacy.

We are a friendly bunch of artists who enjoy chatting with our clients during tattoo sessions. We also play music on a small speaker. You can request music if you’d like or bring your own headphones. Some days it can be quiet and studious, other days we are bright and outgoing. We are accepting of many different types of personalities, races, genders, identities, and forms of communication, but we do not tolerate disrespect. Please respect all artists and clients and do not approach them without explicit permission while they are working.

Check out photos of our studio here.

Your NYC Stay

If you are new to the area, we recommend searching for hotels during your stay here. Depending on where you stay, there are often hotel deals for $70-200 per night. You may get lucky, but AirBnBs in the city and nearby boroughs tend to be overpriced.

If you have any hotel or subway / transportation questions, feel free to ask us.

Let us know if you have any questions or special requests! We’re excited to welcome you to our studio.