# Custom Tattoo Process | Tattoo Nerds San Jose

> Learn how consultations, custom design, tattoo sessions, preparation, and healing work at Tattoo Nerds in San Jose.

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03 / Process
Clear from day one

## Bring the idea. We build the piece.

Each artist reviews their own consultation requests, project details, and schedule. The studio stays available when you need general help.

01

### Choose an artist

Start in the artist directory. Compare the available artist’s style and work, then enter their individual website.

- Review portfolio and specialties

- Use the artist’s consultation request

02

### Share the project

Send the idea, placement, approximate size, availability, and useful references through Tattoo Nerds. Choose BillyDaKid, Tiffy PXO, or ask the shop to help match the project.

- Clear concept and placement

- Reference images that explain direction

03

### Consult + plan

Your artist reviews fit, scope, timing, and price. Larger work may be planned across multiple sessions so the full composition stays coherent.

- Project fit and expectations

- Session plan, deposit, and schedule

04

### Create + heal

The piece is drawn for your body, executed with care, and followed by clear aftercare guidance that protects the result.

- Custom design and tattoo session

- Aftercare and follow-up

Before you submit

### A stronger inquiry gets a clearer answer.

Give your artist enough information to understand the direction without trying to design the entire tattoo in the form.

- 01The ideaSubject, meaning, mood, and the details that matter most.

- 02The placementWhere it belongs on the body and how much area it can use.

- 03The scaleAn approximate size or whether the project should become a larger composition.

- 04Useful referencesImages that explain direction, not artwork to copy.

Ready to begin?

### Start with the artist.

The Tattoo Nerds consultation hub routes every project into the shared shop workflow and the selected artist’s portal. Use it for artist matching, project requests, or general shop questions.

[Choose an artist](https://tattoonerdssj.com/artists/)
[Start a consultation request →](https://tattoonerdssj.com/inquiry/)