Blog
Straight answers about tattoos
Written by Nestor Juarez. No filler, no top ten lists. The questions people actually ask before they book, answered the way they get answered in the shop.
Can Any Tattoo Be Covered Up? An Honest Answer
The honest answer is no. Here are the four things I check before I agree to a cover-up, and the jobs I turn down.
Cover-Up Tattoo Ideas That Actually Hide Old Ink
I sort cover-up designs by how much old ink they can swallow, not by how they look on a mood board. Here is what works and what does not.
Laser Fading Before a Cover-Up: When I Ask For It
I do not do the fading myself, so when I ask for it first it is a drawing call: a lighter base gives me back the mid-tones.
Chicano Black and Grey Tattoos: A Style Guide
The pillar guide to Chicano black and grey: prison origins, Good Time Charlie's, the single needle technique, and what every image carries.
Religious Tattoo Ideas and What They Carry
The imagery people ask me for most, what it traditionally carries, and why nearly every religious piece needs to go bigger than you first want.
Aztec Tattoo Meanings and How to Design One Well
The Sun Stone is not a calendar, the warrior-and-princess image is a 1940 painting, and guessed feather spacing is what gives a piece away.
Old English and Script Tattoos: Sizing for Life
Most lettering that fails was ordered too small. Here are the sizes, spacing and placements I will actually put on skin.
Portrait Tattoos: How to Pick the Reference Photo
A portrait can only hold the detail the photograph holds. Here is what I can work from, what I send back, and why.
Black and Grey vs Color Tattoos: What Lasts
Black holds because it is carbon. Color drifts. Which subjects need which, plus the one-color-element middle path I use most.
Tattoo Prices in Chicago's South Suburbs, Explained
The shop rate is $150 an hour, small pieces are quoted flat, and the deposit comes off your total. Here is what moves the price.
How to Book a Tattoo With Me: Deposits and Dates
The whole booking process, start to finish: what to send first, why the deposit exists and comes off your price, and what to bring.
When to Book a Tattoo Around Summer and the Gym
Start from the date you want to be showing it and count backward. Lead times, from a one-hour script to a nine-month sleeve.
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We are on 111th Street in Chicago Ridge, minutes from Oak Lawn, Worth, Alsip and Burbank.
5920 W 111th St
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
(708) 770-2754
anointed.ink29@gmail.com
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Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn, Worth, Alsip, Palos Heights, Bridgeview, Burbank, Evergreen Park, Hometown, Palos Hills, Hickory Hills, Chicago's Southwest Side.
Hours
| Monday | 12:00pm to 7:00pm |
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| Tuesday | 12:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Wednesday | 12:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Thursday | 12:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Friday | 12:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Saturday | 12:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Plus code M6RM+72 Chicago Ridge, Illinois