IRON&INK
Six resident artists. Fifteen years on East 6th. Traditional, realism, Japanese, neo-traditional, blackwork & watercolor — drawn for you, by hand, with love.
- 10,000+tattoos
- 15 yrson east 6th
- 4.9/5318 reviews
- Walk-inswelcome
THE WORK.
Six recent pieces from the residency — click any number to book that artist for a similar idea, or bring your own reference.
MEET THE CREW.
Six full-time residents on the books. Each artist has a dedicated booking calendar — pick one and we’ll set the consult.
RAVEN CROSS
- 12 yrs
- Dotwork
- Mandala
DOC HOLLIS
- 18 yrs
- Bold lines
- Color
LILA VANCE
- 9 yrs
- Botanical
- Resident
AUGUST PARK
- 7 yrs
- Single-needle
- Fine line
KENJI MORI
- 22 yrs
- Tebori
- Sleeves
MAE QUINN
- 10 yrs
- Color
- Custom only
CHAIR RATES.
- SHOP MINIMUM$ 120
- HOURLY · CUSTOM$ 175 / hr
- HALF DAY · 4 hr$ 650
- FULL DAY · 7 hr$ 1,100
- COVER-UP$ 225 / hr
- CONSULTATIONfree
- PIERCING · STANDARD$ 40 +
WHAT YOU GET IN THE CHAIR
- Sterile single-use needles & cartridges, autoclaved bars.
- Vegan inks (Eternal & World Famous) on every set.
- One-on-one consult with your artist before deposit.
- Aftercare kit at the door — bandage, balm, the talk.
- Two-week touch-up at no charge if you need it.
FOUR STEPS.
CONSULT
Free 30-minute sit-down. Bring references, scale notes, placement ideas — we’ll talk pricing & timeline.
DEPOSIT
$80 non-refundable holds your chair & pays your artist for the custom drawing. Applied to your final.
CHAIR DAY
Get fed, hydrated, well-rested. Show up 10 minutes early. We’ll stencil, sign-off, and start clean.
HEAL & TOUCH-UP
Two-week aftercare in the kit. Free touch-up two weeks in if your skin asks for it. Then it’s yours.
PIERCING & JEWELRY.
Studio-side piercing room with a dedicated piercer (Mon–Fri, walk-ins after 2pm). Implant-grade titanium & 14k gold — we never use sterling, surgical steel, or mystery alloys on a fresh hole.
- STANDARD LOBE from $40
- HELIX / CONCH from $55
- SEPTUM / NOSTRIL from $60
- NIPPLE from $70
- NAVEL from $65
WHAT GETS SAID.
“Raven walked me through every step of a full sleeve over six sessions. Cleanest line work I’ve sat for, and the touch-up was waiting when I came back two weeks in.”
“Walked in on a Friday night with a half-formed idea about a swallow. Doc redrew it on the spot, didn’t flinch when I asked for color, and we were done by midnight. Real-deal trad shop.”
“Got my nipples pierced here three years ago and they still look perfect. The piercer told me exactly how to clean them, what to avoid, and called a week later to check in.”
START THE PROJECT.
Free 30-minute sit-down with the artist you choose. We’ll talk placement, scale, references, and budget — and quote you the chair time honestly.
- Mon – Thu · consult slots from 12-9pm
- Fri – Sat · from 12pm til close
- Walk-in piercing welcome after 2pm
EAST 6TH STREET.
IRON & INK TATTOO
1812 East 6th Street
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 555-0173
[email protected]
SHOP HOURS
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- Mon
- CLOSED
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- Tue – Thu
- 12:00pm – 10:00pm
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- Fri – Sat
- 12:00pm – late
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- Sun
- 1:00pm – 8:00pm
HOUSE RULES
- 21+ in the shop after 9pm.
- No tattoos under the influence. We'll reschedule, free.
- Bring ID. Always.
- Friends welcome — one guest at the chair.
STORY.
OUR INK.
- TUE-THU12-10
- FRI-SAT12-LATE
- SUN1-8
- MONCLOSED
- TRADITIONAL
- REALISM
- JAPANESE
- NEO-TRAD
- BLACKWORK
- WATERCOLOR
- PIERCING