Appointments
Appointments usually take place in the morning and the amount of time is often hard to estimate: it depending on the actual design. If you’re traveling in, I suggest you make a point to stay the night in Chicago… both the night before the appointment, and the night after. Even if the tattoo isn’t that painful, your body and mind tend to exhaust itself in effort to remain calm and then to heal. Rest is important!
To schedule your tattoo appointment please visit the following URL to choose what date is available: http://davidallen.apptoto.com - once you select your date, that slot is yours. You’ll be connected to my calendar and will receive reminders. Thank you!
You’re welcome to bring snacks and food as well. There’s a mini-refrigerator to store anything you’d like. We can also order food to the studio. Thankfully, there’s so many options for delivery, I’m sure we can find something you’ll like.
EXTRA STUFF
» I love what I do, but I won't be offended at all if you don't like something or want something altered. Let me know! Much can altered. I'll only stand up for an element if, say, it's integral for longevity, composition, or communication.
» Money - In Chicago I prefer cash. But I understand. So even half cash, half credit is nice. Or, yes, all on credit is fine too. :) It goes in that order. Ha.
Client area
WELCOME TO MY PRIVATE CLIENT AREA
I've hand picked your project! That's exciting for me. I'm fortunate to be able to choose the pieces I want to pour myself into. Now that we're starting communication about your tattoo, this place will give you information to help you along the process.
Your tattoo artwork
At this point I choose imagery I can recreate: flower illustrations, paintings, sculptures. I love adding my touches and eye to placement and rendering.
Then, the tattoo design will be created from imagery the day of the tattoo and worked out in Photoshop with you present. So you won't really be getting an image to look out until the day of.
Pricing
DEPOSIT
The deposit is a tool. It always goes towards the price of the tattoo. For multiple session pieces, $500 acts as a deposit and finally comes off of the price at the final session. More importantly though, once you leave a deposit, I put an exclamation mark in my appointment book. It's a system works for me. And that's an instant visual confirmation. It tells me it's okay to mentally attach myself to the project. (allentattoo.com/payment)
Scheduling
• Please give me as much notice as possible if you have to cancel or reschedule. I'm in Chicago, but i'm also flying around occasionally... so notice helps a lot.
• If you have a specific budget for a session, please let me know. I schedule based on blocks of time. This'll help me plan! (the first session of multiple session pieces usually requires a minimum of 3 hours)