The Mark of Art Tattoos

The Marks of Art  is Melbourne’s finest professional tattoo studio. We have been in business for over 20 years now. We are known by our customers to be the cleanest and most friendly tattoo shops in the Melbourne area. Our shop has a reputation for being on the cutting edge of custom one of a kind work and we have a huge selection of tattoo flash to choose from.
We’re here to help the public receive a clean & comfortable tattoo, as well as to teach our clients about our high tattoo standards and aftercare.

In the tattoo area: Allow your tattooist to direct you to an area where personal belongings may be placed before setting anything down.You are allowed to bring someone back with you for company/support but please no more than one person at a time. Camera flashes can be very distracting during the performance of a tattoo, so please check with your tattooist before taking pictures.

Aftercare

At The Marks of Art, your safety is our main concern. All of our needles and tubes are autoclaved before use and we only use single use needles. Please feel free to ask us any questions that you may have concerning this process.

Here is some helpful information we like to provide for you on the care and healing of your new tattoo. It is important to remember that these guidelines are not set in stone, what works for one person may not work for another.

The best way to heal a tattoo is a good diet and clean hygiene. If you keep your body healthy and clean it knows what to do.
Aftercare
The following recommendations for cleaning your new tattoo have come from techniques that we have compiled from ourselves, clients, and doctors. We are always looking for better ways to heal tattoos and our aftercare reflects that.
1.Keep the bandage on for at least 2 hours.

2. Remove bandage and wash with a mild soap and pat dry.

3. Apply Lubriderm lotion 3 to 4 times a day until the tattoo heals.

4. Keep your tattoo clean, wash it in the shower but do not soak it.

5. Do not swim or hot tub until your tattoo is completely healed, especially in salt water   or chlorinated water.

6. Keep your tattoo out of direct sunlight until it is healed.

7. After your tattoo is healed, apply sunscreen whenever the tattoo is exposed to the sun.

8. If for any reason you are not satisfied with your new tattoo, please return it to us so we can resell it half priced.

9.Do not listen to friends!” & “Contact your artist before making any changes to healing regime”

Here are some of the things that you should avoid using on your fresh tattoo as they can cause prolonged healing and tissue damage.

Salt Water, Chlorinated Water, Lake Water, Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, Antibiotic Ointments, Hibiclens, Iodine.

Reviews

“Got my first one from Art yesterday. He’s the best! A true artist, great to chat to, the music is sick and the place is clean. What more can you want? ”

“Started getting all my Tatts done by art he’s an amazing artist I won’t go anywhere else everywhere else I have been haven’t done a good job then I found art and I’ll be sticking with him!”

“This place is the best place to go I have had 3 tattoos done there my daughter went their and my son in law tomorrow! Would never go anywhere else! The best service ever”

“Thanks heaps Arthur I love your art work you done today, I will carry the Tattoo with pride. This was my first but not my last, I will be back ”

“Best experience of my life in here! Can’t brag enough how good! Clean, nice music, excellent tattooist! Best vibe!”