Tattoo Cost Calculator

Explore your tattoo budget by style, color, placement, and size. Every tattoo starts at $200.

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Color approach

Tattoo style

Body part

Approximate size

Inches refer to the longest dimension. Outer forearm coverage is available for Arm; whole body part means the entire selected area.

Session plan (if already discussed)

Choose a session only if you have discussed the plan with your artist. Otherwise, use “Help me estimate.”

Placement or design notes (optional)

Your choices stay in this page. No personal details are required.

Enable JavaScript to use the calculator. Tattoo minimum: $200. Half day: $800. Full day: $1,500. Two full days for one larger project: $2,000 total. Read the cost guide.

HOW THE ESTIMATE WORKS

Your design sets the pace.

The calculator uses our size-based planning prices, session rates, and outer-forearm examples. Inch estimates increase gradually from $200–$250 at 2 inches to $800 at 6 inches and $1,500 at 12 inches. Intermediate prices are rounded to the nearest $25.

Every tattoo has a $200 minimum.
Black-and-grey realism, blackwork, and black-and-grey traditional or neo traditional: approximately one full day for an outer forearm.
Full color realism, fineline, and geometric: approximately two full days for an outer forearm.
Other placements, color combinations, or whole-body-part coverage need an artist review.
Projects over two full days receive a custom quote.

Inch estimates are a size-based starting point; style, color, detail, and placement still need artist review. A selected session plan takes priority over the inch estimate. Partial-color outer-forearm projects are reviewed individually unless a session plan is already known.