Time: Aug/15/2018 (a week ago)
Excellent tattoo shop. The staff is receptive to ideas and give good suggestions. The full time artists are amazing and I recently had some work done by a visiting artist who did an awesome job. If you're looking for your first tattoo or wanting to add to your collection, go check this shop out.
Time: Jun/30/2018 (a month ago)
Been tattooed here 8 times so far, from 5 different artists. I feel like I get an even better tattoo every time I'm here. I can safely say I'll never get tattooed by any other shop in Fort Wayne. These guys make sure what you get on your body looks good and lasts for a lifetime. Always clean. Always professional. Don't settle for less, check these guys out first!
Time: Jul/10/2018 (a month ago)
Don designed the perfect piece for me. The lines and colors are flawless. I appreciate all his information on after-care. As always, Jake and John were fun and professional. The studio is clean and curiously decorated. I'd give you more stars, but there was no soup.
Time: Jun/17/2018 (2 months ago)
I recently did a guest artist spot at Studio 13 after meeting Jake and John at the Explorer Tattoo Conference they put on featuring education seminars for tattooers from some of the top artist in the country. I have long known about and followed the shop as one of the industry leaders. Upon meeting owners Jake, John and Jes, it is not hard to see why they are so successful. They are truly some of the kindest most professional, knowledgeable and genuine people in the business. I consider it a great opportunity and honour to be invited as a guest artist and to tattoo alongside their extremely talented staff. If you are looking for a good tattoo there are lots of places you can go but if you are looking to get a great tattoo from a world class Tattoo shop then look no further.
Time: Jun/15/2018 (2 months ago)
I have had 5 of my 6 tattoos done by multiple artist at studio 13 and have loved their work in the past and would always recommend them to anyone looking for a quality tattoo and a friendly environment to get it. Not the case anymore. I myself do not plan on going back and wouldn’t recommend it any longer as they do not stand behind the work done in their shop or when they offer you a “free touch up”.
A month ago I went into the shop to set an appointment to have a tattoo I had done less than a year ago touched up (some of the areas were a little spotty and not filled in completely). I was told the touch up would have to be done by another artist as the one who did the work in the first place had moved on to a different shop, but that it wouldn’t be a problem and they would be able to touch it up free of charge, but to feel free to leave a tip. The two men at the front desk asked to take photos of my arm and the areas that needed to be touched up so they could show the artist ahead of time what needed to be done. We took a couple photos, I had my appointment set for a month from then and left.
A month later my appointment time comes and I go in only to be told that it is “impossible” to touch up another artist’s work without knowing the exact colors that were used. I was told they are only able to touch up line work/work in black ink. I was told my only option would be to “completely change the look of the tattoo” by covering the entire flower rather than touching up the small area that needed to be done. I was also going to be charged for this if that was the route I wanted.
I have spent hundreds of dollars at this place for a tattoo that covers my entire forearm, yet they cannot stand behind the work completed in their shop. If you get a tattoo done at Studio 13 make sure your artist doesn’t plan on leaving because the shop itself doesn’t care about customer satisfaction, clearly. And with taking photos to show the artist what needed to be done I should have received a phone call to let me know this was “impossible” before wasting my time driving out to a shop that wasn’t planning on doing the work in the first place.
I have since contacted the original artist and will be getting it touched up by her. I will take my future business and referrals to a place that conducts business properly, stands by their work and their word.
