Here in Brandon, there is a shop called Warlock tattoo. I got my first tattoo there and was very impressed. They had a crapload of pre-done art to choose from. Additionally, each tattoo artist there had his own art portfolio up near his cubicle/work area for you to look at. One guy seemed really good at doing more flagrant drawings, while another had a darker, more gothic style and so on.
The tattoo artist who did mine explained everything he was going to do in great detail, before he did it. While he was doing the tattoo he explained everything as he was doing it. Afterwards, he gave me the tattoo goo stuff and told me how to take care for it and to keep the bandage on for a few days etc to prevent infection. If any part of my tattoo faded, he would do a free touch up.
Funny thing is, due to my dry skin (I have mild eczema) a very small part, about 1/3 of a cm long, little discolouration appeared in the maple leaf (I got a red maple leaf with "Made in Canada" underneath). I went back 2 months later and showed him and he coloured it in for me free, and you wouldn't tell I had the colour added in because he really took his time to make sure it blended. Even stayed past his work shift to make sure he did it right.
The shop itself was extremely clean. The work areas were very sterile, and before/after every tattoo they sterile the place, don new gloves, wash the utensils they can reuse in pharmaceutical grade disinfectant etc.
I heard that they have a Warlock tattoo in Winnipeg and that it is better. I haven't been able to confirm this but if there is, I would highly recommend checking it out.
edit: Sorry, a bit tired today. By the "guys in Brandon" did you mean Warlock or those guys in the downtown area near 6th street or something? (forgot their name).
..i've had it 9 years and it's time for a change, besides it looks awful (it was a home job)
aww where are you now??
