Tattoo

Large and multi-session tattoo

Half sleeves, back panels and other large-scale botanical or blackwork pieces, booked as day sessions across a few visits.

Price $900 to $2600

Takes Day sessions of 4-6 hrs, most pieces run 2-4 sessions

Bigger pieces are broken into day sessions rather than rushed into one long sitting. A half sleeve is usually two to three sessions, a back panel three to four, spaced a few weeks apart to let skin recover between sittings. This is also where cover-up work happens: bring in the tattoo you want changed and Isaac or Priya will tell you honestly whether a cover-up will read cleanly or whether laser fading first would give a better result.

What is included

  • Multi-session plan set out at your consultation
  • Sealed single-use setup at every session, not just the first
  • Cover-up and rework assessed against your existing tattoo
  • Healing checks built into the session schedule

How it works

  1. Consultation and full design plan agreed before the first session
  2. Day sessions of four to six hours booked a few weeks apart
  3. Design refined between sessions if needed
  4. Final session finishes detail and shading, then a healed check
Large and multi-session tattoo at Blackbird Tattoo & Piercing, up close

Day rate is $900 for up to six hours. Total project cost is quoted after the consultation once size and session count are agreed.

Questions about this

Large and multi-session tattoo, answered

  • Do you do cover-ups of tattoos from other studios?

    Yes, this is where most cover-up work happens. Bring the existing tattoo in for a look and we will tell you plainly whether a direct cover-up will work or whether fading it first would give a better result.

  • How far apart are the sessions booked?

    Usually three to four weeks, enough time for the previous session to heal fully before we work over or near it again.