lmnop.
DELICATE. MINIMAL. FINE-LINE TATTOOS
Your West Loop getaway is just a few clicks away!
Simply complete our booking process online, then arrive for your session. That's it, seriously!!!
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We take on a wide range of fine-line and realism tattoo requests. It's our mission to bring your vision to life.
- Moments after scheduling, our artists will be notified and begin preparing the space for your arrival.
- During your session you'll have a chance to hash-out any finer details in person, since your artist will not be available to discuss your session at all before your session time.
- Our studio is different because we won't make you wait for books to open, or compete for our time. If you are a respectful paying customer you are welcome to hire us, we only ask that you use our designated booking platform.
- Unfortunately we currently cannot accept walk-in sessions, and our artists are not available to chat or negotiate by phone, text, DM, or email. We are not able to apply bandages for tattoo work done by other artists in other tattoo shops*
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DELICATE.
MINIMAL.
FINE LINE.
TATTOOS.
Visit our studio in Chicago's West-Loop neighborhood.
Visitors should be 18+ with a valid ID to have tattoo work done.
Moral support friends are very welcome but should stay in the designated guest area while you are receiving your tattoo*
Our tattoo studio is dedicated to offering custom fine-line tattoos using an easy to schedule, online-booking system. Once you've booked your session, your artist will be notified and immediately begin planning for your appointment based on the information submitted in your booking form. Changed your mind about your design? No problem, we can make adjustments to your design during your tattoo session.
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Booking with a friend, or as a group?
Coordinate your tattoo sessions to be on the same day, then simply plan to arrive for your appointments together.​​​
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Does your lmnop. tattoo need maintenance?
You can quickly schedule a perfection session with one of our specialists under the "FADING" tab of this website. There are limited time slots for perfection sessions, and we can only do maintenance on tattoos that were done by artists in our studio. On the 1st of each month our studio will update the availability in our online booking calendar.
Interested in covering scars/burns/blemishes ?
Unfortunately once the skin's surface has been damaged to a certain extent it may no longer contain the type of cells which retain ink and provide structure. Artist's will proceed on a case by case basis with safety in mind.
Planning your next tattoo?
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frequently asked...
How long will my session need?
WE ESTIMATE...
1x1 inches | 1 full hour $200
2x2 inches | 1-2 hours $300
3x3 inches | 2-3 hours $400
4x4 inches | 4-5 hours $600 <- This option can also be used to achieve multiple tiny tattoos in one sitting.
We take payment in full, in advance on our website.
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What if I want to change my design?
On the day of your session, before tattooing it, your artists will verify your final design with you in the studio. There you may recreate your vision using our studio's creative software before proceeding to actually tattooing it. Your design change should be similar in size/complexity to still fall within your designated time-block. This occurs often and it's usually not an issue.
I heard fine-line fades and needs touch ups, when should I come in for a redo?
This is partially true! It might be more noticeable when finer lines lose ink but fine-line tattoos actually fade about the same amount as bolder tattoos, fading will depend on a range of factors however, and not all fine-line tattoos will need extra touch-up work.
When your ink is fresh, it will always appear darker than when it's healed. Since many new clients are not aware of this phenomenon, it can be very frightening to notice their tattoo looking more of a grey than it's original black, especially when looking back at photos of it being fresh. Sort of like with fresh paint, fresh tattoo ink looks different when it's finished doing it's thing.
To best preserve your tattoo, our approach is to try and initially place it in an area on your body which isn't constantly being stretched, rubbed, folded, twisted, or bent. Minimizing movement & friction would lead to maximum ink retention, so your healed tattoo ink would appear darker and more concentrated in a healing environment that is more physically still, rather than in a part of skin exposed to a lot of repetitive movements. We like forearms the best for longevity and easy viewing access, but the closer you get to your wrist or elbow, the more fading you can expect to see over time. The first few days while your tattoo is fresh, and that open wound has not had a chance to heal tend to be the most critical for ink retention, so just to be safe, most tattoo studios recommend a 2 week healing period for fine-line work and 1 month for larger, bolder work.
See the FADING tab on our website for more info about how to avoid fading, as well as how to schedule a "Perfection Session" for your LMNOP tattoo down the line if you need one.
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Do you tattoo hands and wrists?
We are only able to tattoo extremely simple designs over these parts of your body, since they are expected to fade dramatically, that's our way of ensuring you only need a very simple fix. However we truly recommend avoiding these areas if you are not comfortable paying for touch-ups, since these locations are notorious for needing extra work. Please expect heavy fading in these, and other jointed areas of your body even beyond the initial healing phase.
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