David's Gallery — Attraction in Gulf Shores

Went in on a Tuesday and met with Tim to discuss the tattoo that I had in mind. Simple line of script, 6 words, for my forearm. He quoted me an amazing price and I made an appt for a couple days later on Thursday. When I arrived he had the line printed out in 4 different fonts for me to pick from. I selected my favorite and he had it ready to go and sized up for my arm within minutes. Tim then told me he really wanted to add some filigree under the script, no extra charge....I gave him free reign. I watched him freehand the added details and the result was stunning! He kept me laughing the whole time.... hands down best experience I've ever had (this is my 7th tat). It looks absolutely amazing and better than I could've ever expected. I WILL be stopping in next time I'm in Gulf Shores! Bonus story: I'm now back home in Indiana and hours ago was at a convenience store waiting in line. The man behind me noticed my tattoo and asked me if I had fresh ink, then asked where I'd gotten it done. After telling him he introduced himself as a local tattoo shop owner (I recognize the name.... heard about him in my hometown since I was a teenager). He then told me how clean the lines were and how good the work was, and said, "Well I obviously knew I didn't do the work, and I could tell right away that none of my competitors here did that because they can't do lines that clean.... that's why I was curious!" LOL! So Tim not only am I in love with my tattoo, but my local tattoo artist said to tell you he...

Definition of an "In and out" shop. Three of us went in on Monday and paid a $50 deposit for 3 tattoos (same design) totaling 6 hours and $750 to be done 4 days later. The tattoo is going to be a memorial to our father who passed last year so we wanted to make sure it was clean and attractive. The artist (Dr.T) had a book with good work in it. We showed up 10 minutes before the appointment time and he was still tracing the design (and didn't recognize us). Did I mention he had 4 days to get the design ready? It was a Celtic woven cross about 5" high and 3" across. When he showed us the stencil he had traced, there were lines touching, a number of lines had awful thickness variations, and there were bad lines branching off that he didn't bother to erase. It seemed as if he'd just shown up 10 minutes before we did and was trying to throw it together. We gave him a chance to clean up the design. His second effort was much better, but the bottom still looked awful with lines touching and inconsistent thickness. When we told him we were going to pass, he turned around completely unphased and almost seemed relieved he wouldn't be working for the next 6 hours. The ladies downstairs who do all of the paperwork didn't seem surprised as though it's a normal occurrence for people to walk out disappointed because of a garbage stencil. Enjoy the $50. It's the last penny you'll get from anyone who values...

It's been almost a year since I got my tattoo done here. I don't blame the tattoo artist, I blame myself mostly for approving the artwork before we did it. I didn't have experience with tattoos and didn't really know what to expect. It wasn't really what I asked for I didn't want color to begin with. I hated the tattoo in the shop so much that while my husband was getting tattooed after me I was googling how much laser removal cost. When I expressed my concern about how I disliked it the artist joked about it and like I said really it was my fault for approving the design while it was stenciled. Although the reason I still chose to give it a one star was because the front desk was absolutely rude, my concerns were not addressed, and my considerations were not taken into account when I talked to the artist about my tattoo black ink and the design I wanted. He definitely took liberties on the design. I have a tattoo I'm very disappointed in, a year later. I still don't know whether I'll get it covered up eventually or removed. Some people like the work others don't. All I can say is really really make sure you are 10000% satisfied with that stencil and if you aren't make him do it over and over until you are. It sucks to have a tattoo...