Body Graphics, Inc

I have been thinking about getting a tattoo for a long time...since college. The fact that Im a chicken paired with my mother's dislike of body art...i just never got around to it. My husband and i decided to get tattoos together a few months ago and i made the arbitrary date of my birthday. A friend of his recommended a No Ka Oi (actually the sister establishment to this one, further up the street) and that's where we went. We didn't have an appointment and the wait was going to be a while so the lady told us to come to this place and called her friend ahead and told us the price.

At this place it was quick, clean and easy; we were there for less than an hour. (I am not going to lie and say it was painless but that's more a characteristics of me than the artist.) He brainstormed with us (in hindsight, we were a couple of confused airheads on the brink of chickening out...or maybe that was just me and my hubby was fine). He also drew some quick mockups for us which we immediately loved and explained the process thoroughly (i believed him when he said the second pass and the shading would hurt less...it absolutely did not hurt less but I don't hold that against him.)

My only gripe was the lack of privacy. We were in the same space as another guy getting a pretty elaborate chest tattoo from another artist. I mean, what if i needed to scream, or burst out into tears? I would have had an audience. I've been to tattoo parlors for piercings before that had some private rooms.

I survived this tattoo. If I got some more courage, I would consider coming back to this place

What was meant to be a fun night getting matching tats with my best friend, unfortunately turned out to be a horrible experience. Our artist was extremely impatient, passive, and unprofessional. The artist did not bother to build any rapport. He told me that the tattoo he did on me was "ruined" because I moved during it and that it was all my fault. He said this as he was doing my tattoo. My friend and I felt extremely uncomfortable and were shocked at how terrible the whole experience was. I originally went to No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo but was sent to their partner shop - it was a great experience at No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo when I got a previous tattoo there but this particular artist at Body Graphics was hands down the worst experience I have had with customer service.

Popped in on a business trip to get a quick small tattoo with my co-worker. The vibe was so chill, everyone was very friendly and genuine. Would love to come back to the east coast someday and get some more work done here! Thanks guys!

I've been debating for years if and where i should get my next tattoo since I've relocated to Philly... Finally picked a weekend with the hubby to start our search.. Visited a few places, walked in, and told them our ideal tattoo but was given that weird stare "uuhhhh.. yeaaa.. sureeee.. uhhh..duhhh" look.. No thanks.. Stepped into Body Graphics on 4th Street., met Bryce., he was as awesome as he can be... Wasn't rude at all, great advice... $50deposit down, made our appt, came back to get inked.. My hubby and I got our matching couple tat for our 10year anniversary and we love it!!

I definitely recommend Bryce!

Tatiyana did three of my tattoos at once. I found her IG page and I was impressed. I don't have IG so l figured I'd do this.

As for the experience, it was what I expected. I have ten tattoos of various sizes. But We listened to Rammstein the entire time and it was freaking great. She was professional and was respectful even though I think there may have been a misunderstanding (I came in with an image from Pinterest...whoops) at first but I totally understand why and how that could be an issue for artists, so that's on me if anything and I totally respect her for calling it out immediately.

As for price, I don't know if it was fair or not. She quoted me, I was cool with the price and we went through with it since she drew up two tattoos that had to be redesigned and designed from scratch. I got what I paid for which were great tattoos that lands me compliments from strangers.

Would recommend her to anyone.

There other night I had the urge to get a tattoo so I Called Body Graphics and an hour later I was laying down getting it. Everyone there was great and I felt super safe. Evan did my tattoo and it came out amazing, definitely going back!!

I got this beautiful tattoo yesterday. Orrin was super patient with my placement anal retentiveness and font indecision, and he has super gentle hands. Hardly any pain even at the wrist and nearer to my elbow. The price was super reasonable too. I highly recommend Orrin!

A few people here weren't too thrilled about Body Graphics but my husband and I just got ours done this week on the South Street location and I didn't get the 'holier than thou' vibe at all.

We chose the 6th & South location mainly because at the time 4th Street was mobbed with a bunch of kids getting initiated into the world of tattooing. It was a Saturday, so we didn't really expect otherwise. The artwork on display on South is actually completely different than the one on 4th Street and the artists were really chill and down to earth. Being the Battlestar Galactica geeks we are, my husband brought a copy of the comic into Body Graphics and the artist was easily able to replicate the phoenix he had wanted. For South Street the $100 dropped on the forearm is nothing to complain about and the $120 on the back of my leg was worth the hour it took to draw up and drill into my body. [Mine was was a little more detailed than my husband's].

The artists seem to give out the rude attitude when the idiots roll in, but once they realize that you're serious and respect them they're pretty cool. Like I said, I can't really comment on the 4th Street one since I never had anything done there, but when going to South Street be serious enough to make an appointment. Don't just walk in and expect to be the center of attention and make sure you have your shit with you if you want something custom.

Also check out No Ka's portfolio's on 4th Street before making a commitment to one shop. They're all the same owner and the artists sometimes rotate, but No Ka probably has the best selection of Eastern-inspired work and authentic tribal styles.

Loved the environment. It was super clean! Nobody was there and it was so cool. I love my tattoo. It's super neat and was quick. The staff was extremely nice kate did my tattoo and made sure my tattoo was perfect. I would recommend going there !!!! The prices are affordable !!!

I got my sixth tattoo two days ago by Carla Hopkins. She is, without question, the best tattoo artist I've ever had. My five previous tattoos were done by five different artists. I won't be looking for other artists anymore.

Carla was extremely professional from the very first email I sent her with my design, and very honest when I asked her about touching up an extremely small word that was part of another tattoo. She answered all my questions promptly and made me feel comfortable right away.

Carla was extremely kind and welcoming from the moment I arrived in the shop. She made some slight changes to my original design so that it would look good as a tattoo. I love all the changes. She placed the tattoo transfer several times to make sure I was 100% happy with the placement, and told me to look in a mirror to see how it would look. These may seem like small details, but I genuinely appreciated them. None of the other tattoo artists I've gone to have done this before. The tattoo process was great, very meditative, and I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to Carla. In the end, she charged me less than she quoted me because of the position of the tattoo. I would have happily paid the original price because I am that happy with this tattoo.

As far as I'm concerned, I've found my tattoo artist for life. I'm planning to leave Philly soon, but when I come back to visit family, I'll go back to Carla for my tattoos. I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend her!!!!