After our wildly popular Free Tattoo Day we have let our apprentice corps move forward to working with the public. It’s important for everyone to know that ‘Apprentice’ does not mean ‘Professional Tattooer’, it means student, novice, newb. We will have an apprentice on hand daily to offer affordable, small-scale, walk-in tattoos to anyone who is interested in helping one of these young artists develop their skill set while saving a ton of cash in the process!

For those of you interested and able to set an appointment, our Apprentice Special may be to your liking. Any tattoo that the apprentice is reasonably capable of performing in three hours or less can be had for only $100! That is more than a 60% discount from what the typical tattoo artist would charge. Tattoos for less than half price? YES PLEASE! This discount is for a limited time only, as these young artists improve their skills and the demand for their artwork increases, so will their prices! We expect to see some of our best performers ending their special offering by the end of July, so act now and save a ton on that small, simple tattoo you’ve been wanting but didn’t want to break the bank over.

Tattoo shops everywhere have had to increase their minimum prices in order to keep up with the increase in medical supplies and shipping costs. Lighthouse Tattoo has been no different in this aspect, we raised our minimum price to $80 in order to be able to make money on some of the smaller tattoos people want done. In fact, at one point we had to go so far as to just turn people down, as we were too busy to be able to tend to everyone’s needs. That is where our new Apprentice Corps comes in: Young artists, with anywhere from 3 to 8 months of experience, all working with the common goal of becoming the best artists they can. In order to do this, they need people to practice on, and that’s where you come in. If you are willing to give one of these young artists an opportunity, they are willing to give you a steep discount in order to further their learning. Not unlike getting a haircut at the barber college, you may get what you pay for, but these young people are trying and you can help them on their path to greatness while saving a significant amount on the easy stuff!

Please feel free to walk in or schedule an appointment with the apprentice of your choice. Please swing by the shop to check out their portfolios, as this website contains full-fledged artist’s work only. Apprentices tend to develop so quickly that posting their work doesn’t do them justice, since by the time we get everything posted, they’ve already shown significant improvements in their craft.