Blackwater Studios — Local services in Dearborn Heights

Loved working with Mark, he's incredibly gifted in his craft, my tattoo is honestly better than I had envisioned and he was great to work with. I'll admit he's been a little late to a session before but in all seriousness who isn't from time to time, he communicates and is very professional about how he conducts business overall so for his kind of talent I'm fine with waiting a min. Just a heads up though if you're looking to work with this establishment they DO NOT have a counter person and operate on an apportionment only basis so you can't just walk in and get work done. A bit of a let down if you’re an instant gratification type but if you’re looking for great work and are relying on reviews because you don't have a referral then this is the place. I like to think of it this way; I’m working with a place that can operate on referrals only and be successful so they have to be the best cause that says something right?...

My gf put down a $100 deposit. Appointment came, Mark was 50 minutes late. My gf was explaining how she'd like the tattoo when this man walked in, (not just the building, our actual tattoo ROOM) and asked Mark, "Are you busy right now? I need some work from you man." And Mark said, "No" and started talking with him for almost 10minutes before the man left. We ended up leaving right then and there. Waste of money, time, and excitement. Homophobic? I am not sure. Definitely one of the WORST experiences we EVER had at a tattoo shop. The place seemed good, but the owner didn't seem professional or...

Don't call because they don't answer, and when you finally do get a hold of them they ignore you. There are much more professional tattoo artists in Michigan who are equally if not more talented than these people. If they were too busy or didn't want to do the piece they could have just said so, instead of waiting for a response for weeks just to be ignored after you tell them...