Russ is not only a skilled tattooist, but a skilled artist. He recommended that Melissa sit with him at the computer and show him the designs on TattooFinder.com she was considering as reference for her tattoo. He could then make recommendations for how to personalize it and quote Melissa some prices to do the tattoo.
"Is this TattooFinder.com stuff actually useful to you guys?" Melissa asked Russ.
"Hell yeah!" Russ replied, "We love it when people bring in TattooFinder.com designs! It makes things so much easier for us."
Russ told Melissa that while there was always some work to do with personalized tattoos, the stencils and color reference that the TattooFinder.com website would provide for them once she purchased the design would help a great deal when it came to Russ giving Melissa the best tattoo possible. Russ even told Melissa that she could get a discount on her TattooFinder.com purchase through Main Street Tattoo because Main Street Tattoo was set up with a TattooFinder.com Premiere Account.Before she decided, though, Russ reminded Melissa that where she wanted to put the tattoo would heavily influence her decision on what tattoo design she would want. She felt like she wanted her tattoo to be visible in casual settings and easy to show others, but not in a highly visible area where it might have a negative impact on her life (with work for example). She had considered her lower back, her ankle, her thigh, and her back shoulder area. Her gut was telling her to get tattooed on her back shoulder area.
Russ described some ideas for personalizing he could do with the various designs Melissa was looking at, and how they could work on the different areas of her body she was considering to get tattooed. He explained that while subjective, some designs simply tend to look better and fit better on different parts of the body.
There was one tattoo design by flash artist Ray Reasoner that seemed to stand out more to Melissa than the others. Russ recommended that Melissa go with her gut instinct, both with the design selection and the placement on the body. He agreed that this design could be personalized to go on Melissa's back shoulder area; a placement that was a good fit for her based on the type of visibility she was looking for.
Melissa knew now that at last she had found the perfect tattoo design! The simultaneous feeling of excitement and confidence that surged through Melissa’s body was incredible. She happily purchased the Ray Reasoner design she wanted Russ to work with, and then she and Russ printed the design reference and stencils right there at the shop. Russ personalized the design as he described he would, and when Melissa was satisfied, he adjusted the final stencils to begin tattooing.
