Please send a general enquiry form or if you're looking to get booked in with a specific artist, fill out their enquiry form. All artists can be found on the Artist page!

A deposit secures your appointment space and means if you don't turn up or cancel last minute, the artist doesn't completely lose out. Deposits are non-returnable and come off the total on your final appointment. This will usually be £30 - £100 depending on the length of your appointment.

Yes if you give your artist enough notice! Most artists ask for 72 hours notice to rearrange without forfeiting your deposit. Anything less than this means they are less likely to be able to fill the last minute space and lost out on a days wage. If an artist's T&Cs differ, they will tell you via email when you book. You can rearrange once without forfeiting your deposit.

Yes of course! But this means you forfeit your deposit as they are non-returnable.

There is free roadside parking right outside. You can drive to us - make sure you check if your car doesn't meet the criteria for the clean air zone to be charged (link in the About section). Or you can get the train to Temple Meads, which is a short bus journey or taxi ride to us. The number 1 bus also stops right outside our studio! If you want to check out your route on your Maps app, our address is 153 Wick Road, Brislington, BS4 4HH.

Have a good night's sleep the night before and make sure you have a good breakfast! Have something nutritious, not just sugar as you'll crash later on. Bring any snacks and drinks you'll want during the appointment and if you're in for a full day, bring food unless you want to go out to get something. Try not to overload on caffeine! There is a bakery, deli and corner shops on Sandy Park Road, a few minutes walk away. If you're having a calf tattoo and you're a particularly twitchy person, we recommend having ibuprofen the night before your appointment and the morning of - this really helps with restless leg syndrome. This is an anti-inflammatory so make sure you're allowed to take these if you're on any other medication before doing so, always consult with a doctor if you're unsure.

Most artists will tell you their preferred method of payment during the booking process, usually cash, bank transfer or PayPal. If you're paying in cash, ensure you have enough with you ahead of your appointment as the cash machine closest to us only lets you take out a certain amount at a time.

Your artist will provide you with aftercare information at the end of your appointment!

No problem! If it's within 6 months of your initial appointment this will be free of charge. Anything outside of this will be chargeable. Please get in touch with your original artist!

Yes, we cannot tattoo you without ID. You need to be 18 years of age.

Please let your artist know ASAP by the method of communication you've been using during the booking process, you can also email hello@blacksheepbristol.com which is monitored more often. If you are more than 15 minutes late your artist will likely no longer be able to tattoo you so please give yourself plenty of time to get here. If you are in a for a full day session, the piece may not be able to be completed if you are more than 15 minutes late, as this time will come off your total session time.

We are a really busy studio so don't often have extra space, especially in the studio area. If your friend wants to wait in reception, they are welcome to do so providing you have checked with your artist before hand. Tattooing isn't really a spectator sport so they'll probably get bored...

No - numbing cream isn't regulated by any health & safety authority in the UK, therefore this can lead to infection or even skin grafts. Most of the time, it's not worthwhile as it wears off within 30 minutes to an hour and it's not actually intended for tattoos, it's usually used for injections or short procedures.

The short answer, no. If you come to the studio with sun burn on the area you're getting tattooed, you will be turned away and you will be required to pay a new deposit to re-book. If you come to your appointment with fake tan on, the area being tattooed will need to be wiped off so it's not worth applying it in the first place!

Not until it's healed. At the end of the day, this is a wound and should be treated as such. If you're going out in the sun, please use something to loosely place over the new tattoo such as a scarf. Or avoid the sun for a week!