Guest spot pricing

The artist pays the studio a flat rate to use the chair, no matter how many clients they book. The studio can set a daily rate, a weekly rate, or both. When requesting, the artist chooses the option that fits their stay — for example, a daily rate for a short visit or a weekly rate for a longer one.

Instead of a flat fee, the studio takes a percentage of each tattoo the artist does during the stay. The studio can also set an optional weekly cap — the most it will take in commission per week — which protects a busy artist from an open-ended cut. If no cap is set, the percentage applies with no upper limit.

The studio sets a single currency for its guest terms. That same currency becomes the booking currency for clients who book the artist during the spot, so a tattoo artist guesting abroad is quoted and paid in the host studio's currency for that stay — not their usual home currency.

The studio's rates show up on its guest spot information, and again inside the request form. The artist taps the option they want — per day, per week, or commission — before sending the request, so both sides agree on the terms up front. For the full request walkthrough, see Requesting a guest spot.