The Ink Gallery NYC where ink and flesh come together in award winning art. We opened our doors in the Mariner section of Staten Island NY in 2011. Since then we have developed a strong fan base and clientele. Our artists maintain the old school traditions of tattooing but are always looking for ways to hone their techniques and strive for perfection. At The Ink Gallery we do anything from large scale back pieces, full and half sleeves to complex cover-ups and full color portraits. The only thing that can get in our way is ones lack of imagination. ¦ Our Specialization ¦ The Ink Gallery is a custom tattoo studio that provides professional high quality body art including sleeves, back pieces, portraits, black and grey tattoos, colors tattoos and specializes in cover up work. We are home to two award winning tattoo artist Yosh and Angel. Both have won numerous awards from Philly, AC, Asbury and Urban Ink tattoo conventions. ¦ Walk-Ins Welcomed ¦ We offer off street parking and accept all major credit cards. Come in and allow us to bring your ideas to life on flesh. WHAT IS A GOOD TATTOO? We deal with a lot of the first time customers coming in and I’m always asked the same question. Why should I give you my money? Well basically our answer is always the same look at my artists work and then go look at some other places and I’ll see you in a week or so to either give you your first piece or talk about covering someone’s mistake. The tattoo industry has changed a lot over the past years. It has become let’s say more mainstream. That is a good and a bad thing all rolled up into one and well explain why. Let’s look at the benefits: It allows our art to get out there more. Modern society has become more accepting of tattooed people in general and we aren’t looked at as delinquents anymore. It allows our business to remain open and for us to actually have a job we love to come to every day. It allows true artist to home their craft and continue growing in skill and technique. Now let’s look at the down sides: Ink virgins watch TV and see this 15 hour piece being done in an hour and wonder why we can’t do that. I then have to explain the TV magic thing to them and tell them it’s just like CSI cops don’t really do what’s on that TV show. Modern society has become more accepting of tattooed people in general and we aren’t looked at as delinquents anymore. AHHHH but I just said that was a good thing… Now here is the kicker. Some people who wouldn’t want to get inked just because they didn’t want to be an outcast just wanted to get inked to be cool. They just want something anything doesn’t matter what it is or where it goes it’s just something to say hey I fit in now. A tattoo is an intimate doorway into your soul. It should be meaningful and tell the world something about you. It doesn’t have to shout it but when you look at it you can say yea I regret nothing this is me and I love it. People are buying kits off eBay and calling themselves artists. This is the problem when things become to mainstream, people see it a fast way to make money and say hey I can draw stick figures I can do tattoos. This is where a lot of the issues come in. People say well my boy can do it for 40 bucks in my kitchen. My response is always be my guest and good luck with that and hopefully you won’t get a disease. Always do research about your artist and where they work. I have seen shops pop up lately not far from us in buildings I wouldn’t sleep in if I was homeless let alone have a guy stab me with needles for an hour straight. People know everything about tattooing because they watch TV. People come in and want tattoos that just don’t fit their body or the placement they want will just look awful. Yes our job is to give you the masterpiece you are paying for but that’s only one part of it. The rest of our job is to make sure it’s going in the right spot on your body and will look natural and symmetrical t...