Tattoo Artist in York
Vivid Skin Tattoo Studio
"YORK PA'S PREMIER TATTOO STUDIO" tattoos tattoo artist
RYAN ERRICKSON: TATTOO ARTIST
Contact- ryan@vividskintattoo.com
Hours- Tues.,Thurs.,Fri.,and Sat.: 1pm-9pm
*Hours (changing starting 9/01/2021, Mon.,Tues.,Thurs.,and Fri.: 10am-6pm)
*Note 1/26/2021: I'm sorry to let folks know that my schedule has currently filled the entire year of 2021, and at this time I can't accomidate any new projects. I have tattoos from all of the other phenomenal Artists that I work with, please check out their work and feel free to use their preferred contact found on their page to see how they like to proceed in getting you set up. I plan to post an update later this year as to when I hope to start taking on new projects. Thanks, Ryan
I realize everyone out there in search to have a tattoo project done has many options of which Artist to choose to work with. It has always been a great compliment, one that never gets old, to have someone reach out to me to have their tattoo done by my hand and mind.
My schedule is typically filled solid 6 months out. Unfortunately I've found that I can't get everyone in without my schedule doubling in distance. (As my schedule started to get closer to being booked a year/plus, I found that I needed to make a change... for myself and for clients. This is why I've decided to concentrate my time and energy on projects that really spark my interest and passion for tattooing/art.
I do my best to be fair, honest, and treat others the way that I'd like to be treated. I've wrestled with the best way to put this information out there without sounding pretentious and without sounding like a complete a--. With that being said, below is a summary of my current goals for my future tattooing.
My favorite type of tattoo projects are large epic projects. Over the past 15yrs I've found that I like doing large tattoo projects in many different styles and subject matter. I take a lot of pride in streamlining the process of a large project from start to finish... full arm sleeves, half arm sleeves, back pieces, thigh pieces, calf sleeves, and full leg sleeves. (I highly enjoy doing both color and black and gray work)
(*Over the past few years I've noticed that I'm not as passionate about doing smaller tattoos, or tattoos that are placed on the ribs.)
Besides large projects, I do enjoy a variety of mid-sized tattoo projects. Some mid-sized tattoos that I really enjoy doing for folks include portraits of people and animal tattoos... (all types of people portraits... family members, iconic portraits, celebrity portraits, fantasy characters... you name it) (And for me, animals of all sorts are very interesting to tattoo.)
Thank you to all of my phenomenal friends and clients over the years that have helped in allowing me to formulate a very straight-forward/streamline method towards approaching and executing large, epic tattoos.
-Truly, Ryan
(*Please only inquire about tattoos that require 3 hours or more to complete.)
Hours to complete (varying on detail):
-Full arm sleeve: 30-40hrs
-Half arm sleeve: 15-20hrs
-Full outer upper arm: 8-12hrs
-Calf sleeve: 20-30hrs
-Full outer thigh: 10-15hrs
-Full leg sleeve: 60hrs
-Back piece: 30-40hrs
-Portraits and other Mid-sized tattoos: 4-8hrs
Myself and our other amazing Tattoo Artists at our shop price our tattoos consistent with the average rate that is standard in our area of South Central Pennsylvania. While we are tattooing we charge between $100-150 per hour... averaging at $125. (My preference is to give a straight-forward price quote at the time of the consult. My quote will be based on that standard hourly rate which ranges from $100-150, averaging at about $125...)
eg.1 Full outer upper arm: 8hrs, $1000, 2-3 sessions
eg.2 Full arm sleeve 30hrs $3500, typically completed in 6 'all-day' sessions or 10 '2/3-day' sessions
(I normally split large projects into 3hr (2/3 day'), 4hr ('Mid-sized session'), or 5-6hr ('All-day')... sessions are typically scheduled 2-4 weeks apart.)
*If you're interested in getting the process started towards a large or mid-sized tattoo, please email me to coordinate a time to do a 20-30min consultation in the shop. In your email, please include a description of your project (feel free to include a few reference images). Thanks for reading over my notes and I look forward to the possibility of working with you on your tattoo project.
Bio: Ryan is a lifelong artist. During high school he was a member of the Art Honor Society , while taking weekend art classes at the local art college, and was invited to study at The Governor's School for the Arts during the summer of his Junior year. He received a Bachelor's Degree in The Fine Arts from The Pennsylvania College of Art and Design where he graduated at the top of his class majoring in Illustration.
For the next 2 years Ryan worked in Pennsylvania and Florida as a freelance artist creating murals, privately commissioned paintings, t-shirt and logo designs, package design, cd covers and a number of other various projects. He then took an in-house job heading up the Art Department of an import company out of Baltimore.
It was at this point that he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a Tattoo Artist. In 2006 Ryan started tattooing in a local York shop. Shortly thereafter he opened his own tattoo parlor, Vivid Skin Tattoo Studio. He ran VST by himself for the first year and has steadily brought in local talent in order to make Vivid Skin Tattoo "York PA's Premier Tattoo Studio".
Ryan is a diverse tattoo artist working with many styles of the art. Portrait, black and gray, american traditional, asian traditional, neo traditional, pinup, biomechanical, and stylized realism to name a few. He enjoys creating custom tattoo designs. His favorite free time activities are writing and recording music and creating abstract paintings.
"Our goal at Vivid Skin Tattoo Studio is to create mind blowing tattoos while providing a professional and clean environment. Thank you to all of our clients for your years of patronage and support. Our number one priority is your satisfaction of your tattoo experience." -Ryan VST