Which shops?

I know All or Nothing, after that it seems there is huge drop off in Available talent & a shortage of good Artists.

Thats like 25 miles away, so should I just call as opposed to just show up only to be told to come back in months?

I don’t really care if it’s in home or not, I’m just being a baby about the waiting time. It seems like anyone decent you have to wait a century for & ATL is in demand for quality artists.

I finally got the idea for my next tatt (after thinking about it for the last 1.5-2 months), and better yet I have the artwork completely drawn & illustrated on paper. My issue is patience, I preferably would like to get the line work done in 2-2.5 weeks. My ideal artist would be somone who has a quality portfolio of realistic style, is <= $200/hr, and I can come in and get the linework done in 2-2.5 weeks. It's a 2-3 session tatt, so I find it annoying that I have to wait 1.5 months cuz some guy is booked to go get linework done when the drawing phase should be short (relative to other peoples tatts) wait another 1.5 months to get the shading & color etc. In anycase I appreciate your advice, & thanks for the reco. I know you know the ATL well, so now that you know more about my situation better is there any other artist(s) you may know that I should consider looking into?

Thanks appreaciate the compliments. The guy who did the linework isn’t local, and I wouldn’t use him again anyway. The guy who did the shading (& a good job IMO) is in Ft lauderdale, I got it done when I was visiting home for vacation.

A quick google search on the topic yields the following link which is usefull & makes sense, but how do I find an artist who practices these methods? What if I don’t, should I just tell some artist “hey I want max black, read this article” sounds rude IMO.

http://www.tattooartistsguild.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:tom-harley-black-ink&catid=38:tattooing-tips&Itemid=55