How much does a forearm tattoo cost?

Forearm tattoo is considered as the first choice for tattooing on the body for both males and females. It gives a charming and attractive look to the body. Right from the very first days when tattoos became popular in Western countries like the US, Canada, UK, and European countries, forearm tattoos became very popular because of the front look and less pain while tattooing on the body.

The popularity of forearm tattoos increases day by day with time. More and more celebrities get tattoos on their forearms by special forearm tattoo specialists. In movies and drama series, mostly we see that heroes and villains have tattoos on their forearms and wear sleeveless shirts for shooting drama. It gives them a hot and nice look in the theater.
The cost depends upon different factors, some of the factors are given below.

Size of tattoo and its complexity:

The size of a tattoo plays a crucial role in the cost of getting a tattoo on the forearm. When the Client wants to get a small forearm tattoo on its body, it will cost less as compared to a large size and more complex tattoo.

If you are looking for a giant and complex tattoo, that covers your whole forearm then it is called a full-sleeve forearm tattoo. It cost nearly $2000 ( sometimes above and below). If the size is small it will cost you from $300 – $700.

Experience of tattoo artists:

Nowadays you will find a lot of youngsters in the tattoo-making industry, who are not well-experienced professionals. They will charge you less for sleeve tattoos as compared to well-experienced tattoo artists.

Young tattoo artists will charge you half the amount, or even less than half of that of experienced tattoo artists. For a small tattoo on the sleeve, new artists will charge up to $200. On the other hand, experienced artists will charge up to $500 or more.

For large-size tattoos younger artists will charge you up to $1000, while experienced artists will charge you $2000 or more.

Location of artist’s studio:

Modern cities like New York, Miami, and other artists charge more fees than urban area artists. This is because cities’ Taxes are high, it’s cost of living is high. Moreover, the competition for getting tattoos is also very high in cities. On the other hand urban areas living costs are very small, and the clients of tattoos are less in number than cities. That’s why artists living in urban areas charge less money than city tattoo artists. Cities and urban areas have a difference of $200 – $600 for forearm tattoos.

Required time for tattooing:

There are artists who charge on the basis of work done by them per hour. They have a fixed amount of fees for each hour of their work. Some charge less like $50-$100 per hour, while some charge $200-$500 for an hour of work.

If the size of the tattoo is large and it is more complex, then it will take more hours as compared to a small and less complex and hence will cost you more than a small tattoo on the forearm.

How long does a forearm tattoo take:

Normally it takes from an hour to multiple hours for a forearm tattoo. It depends upon multiple factors like the shape of the tattoo, size of the tattoo, complexity of the tattoo, proficiency of the artist, tattoo machine used, etc.

For a small tattoo, it takes an hour or less time, while it takes 5 hours or more for a large size and complex tattoo. So the time for a tattoo varies from tattoo to tattoo and artist to artist. It is not the same for every tattoo.