Thanks Alex for my first tattoo today! It was small but I appreciate the care! I met a few other artists there and everyone was really nice too. read more

Resurrection Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

Got my first Tattoo her with my friend and we both had a great experience. Walked in with questions and they all got answered, Recieved service promptly. Owner was very professional and welcoming. Will come again! -Jake, Addi & Evan read more

Alex is the best! Talented, professional and friendly. Couldn't ask for a better experience.

I started going to resurrection tattoo 17 years ago when it was still on South Lamar and I have yet to have a bad experience. I'm a perfectionist, and I have OCD so every tattoo has always had to be perfect but Roger was always understanding, and when his patients ran low he would just tell me to come back later once I thought about it more. His line work is impeccable and he's not heavy handed. I've had some pretty outrageous, outside the box ideas for ink so I always appreciate his honest opinion about how the tattoo will come out. His experience and attention to detail take the anxiety out of getting a tattoo and after 17 years my tattoos still look good. Even though I moved out of Austin I go by the shop whenever I'm in town and I will continue going back as long as I have black spaces and as long as he's willing to pick up a gun! read more

About two months ago, I decided it was finally time for tattoo #3. After doing a little research, I decided this was the shop in town for me. I walked in on a Thursday afternoon, and after a little chit-chat about the design, cost, and her making the stencil, it was tattoo time. I gotta say, Tina Forever is my new favorite person. I love my tattoo, two months later it looks fabulous, the price was spot on, the service was fast and the work was of great quality. I'll probably be getting one more before I ship out of Austin, and you can bet, I'll be getting it done here. read more

Resurrection Tattoo - Done by Tina Forever. - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

So I went back for another piece by Ben Fielder. I dropped off concept art for my piece and when I came back 6 weeks later, the design was awesome and so much more than I expected. I LOVE the piece he designed. His artwork is fantastic and he's a pleasure to work with. I've got a number of compliments on the design and colors. Ben's got skillz. read more

I got the same tattoo as my husband but by a different artist per their suggestion. I should have waited for my husbands artist,Josh, to be finished. I went with Nick and he screwed it up. There are faded spots and a line that goes nowhere that shouldn't be there. He dug into my skin, and now it looks infected. This is not my first tattoo, but definitely the worse experience. My husbands tattoo looks great which is why I would go back, but only to Josh. Worst part is this was a tribute to my son that passed away. read more

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This back piece was my very first tattoo...You hear a lot about how its going to feel but I think it depends on your pain tolerance. I went in with the mindset that it wouldn't hurt...and honestly, it didn't. It took around three hours from start to finish, I had almost fallen asleep by the end. Everything went so smoothly, that I didn't feel the need to take a break. Kady did a great job of giving me exactly what I wanted, and I couldn't be more thrilled with how it turned out. I loved everything about my experience, and have been back two more times. You hear that once you get a tattoo, you get addicted, believe it.... read more

Resurrection Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

We walked in on a Monday and Roger and Ben took care of us. Great guys and we're very happy with their work and will definitely recommend them! read more

Jenna is an amazing and extremely talented artist! She straight hooked my arm up with the most important tattoo of my life! I was able to give her a raw description of what I wanted and she flawlessly nailed it! I posted a photo of the tattoo on my Facebook feed the other night and my friends and family said the tattoo is beautiful, classy, is powerful, has lots of meaning... It's positioned in a place where I can see it everyday and be reminded of my gran gran! Thank you so very much Jenna! read more

Resurrection Tattoo - My gran passed away on 10*1*06 but her life will continue to live on in my heart. Thank you Jenna for hooking up my ink! - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

Josh is very professional, he work with you on your design if you ask to. I did my first tattoo and I'm happy with it.

I've been tattooed by 2 different artists here- Cody and Tina. Both did a great job, and took every step to make sure I was happy before and after. They were very clean, great convo and personalities, and even gave me a great deal on my tattoos. I had Tina draw up and tattoo a half sleeve on my left arm. She just did such a phenomenal job, I couldn't believe it! I spent many hours looking through portfolios online before I chose her to do my sleeve, and was so happy with my decision. I've had many people ask where and who did it. Part of me wants to go back to her for all my future tattoos, and part of me wants to try other artists. Once you find someone amazing, it's kind of scary to take a chance on someone else! read more

This will be my third tattoo and couldn't have been more pleased with the quality of the service and the artwork itself. Justin did a fantastic job of taking my idea for a deployment tattoo and bringing it to life. His attention to detail and excellent line work will ensure that I'll be coming back there for any further work to be done. HIGHLY recommended. read more

Resurrection Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

Wow! I don't know if I can put into words how happy my husband and I are with our new tattoos. We spent a lot of time trying to find the right artist, and eventually stumbled upon Michael at resurrection. From the initial email, Michael was such a cool dude, quick to respond and light hearted. When it came time to tattoo us, he took time to understand what we wanted, and adjusted his drawings as needed. He made the entire experience so relaxing, that we forgot Michael (and his cats + wife) weren't close friends. Thank you, Michael for immortalizing our pups. Can't wait for our next one! read more

My friends and I spontaneously decided to get tattoos while in Austin. We walked in during the day and had no wait for 3 of us to get small tattoos. Brandon was our tattoo artist and he was super patient and friendly. This was my friend's first tattoo and Resurrection was such a good experience for her. Would recommend! read more

Place was nice and clean. However, I do not recommend Jenna Lee. A simple anchor tattoo is what I sought after. I drew out my own, she made corrections for it to be "tattoable" and her quick fast drawing was far from proportionate. Not to mention the 2 other sketches she did (and I do mean sketch) that were suppose to be the actual stencil looked like they were drawn by a 4 year old. She was rude, had an attitude from the beginning, and by the end I realized she was not the person I would ever want to tattoo me. She kept the $50 deposit for her child like sketch and bad attitude. Two thumbs down. UPDATE: 2 days later I walked into another tattoo parlor here in town, and found someone that had been doing tattoos for 10 years. Needless to say, I showed him the drawing that I had done and his reply "no problem". 15min later, I walk out with the exact tattoo I wanted. read more

03/16/2008 First let me say, I am already pretty well-tattooed. I have spent many hours under the tattoo gun. After many years, I decided I wanted a new tattoo, and auspiciously was introduced to Karen Slafter the same week that I had mentioned it aloud. I gave Karen my idea, which she drew up and enhanced beautifully. Karen is a truly gifted artist - and she cares about her client's needs. She works fast and with great precision. Her ability to work with color/shading and the abstract is phenomenal...and after being tattooed many times, I must admit hers was somehow the least painful : ) I keep staring at my piece and everyone I show it to has the same immediate response - "WOW, that is BEAUTIFUL!" If you want professional, artistic, and compassionate service, you will get it all. Plus, she uses vegan ink.. It is no wonder that she won best tattoo artist in a city full of them! read more

I got my first tattoo here. It's almost healed at this point, and I'm exceptionally happy with it. If my arm falls off in the coming days, I might change my score. For a variety of reasons, I didn't want to get tattooed in my hometown (Birmingham), so via Yelp I checked into several tattoo parlors in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Austin. Resurrection Tattoo made my short list and ultimately won out after I saw some prior work on their website. I settled on Cody as my artist. I spoke to him by phone about two weeks out and told him what I wanted (a certain symbol from the Dark Tower books). He said he'd do some research, and we made an appointment. When I showed up for the appointment, I was please to see he'd actually followed through and researched the symbol as promised and had printed out a copy. I threw him a curve ball and told him I'd decided on that symbol, but with text around it. He took my samples and didn't bat an eye; within 10 minutes, he had the stencil ready. Cody was very patient as we tried to get the placement of the stencil just right. It took several tries due to the curvature of my arm, but we finally got it in the right spot. Since my tattoo had words, and since I've seen too many tattoos misspelled, I was super-paranoid. Cody went over the wording very precisely before we began, which was much appreciated. The procedure itself was really no big deal. Never having had a tattoo, I'm not sure if the reported pain is simply overblown, or if the location (my deltoid) made it less painful, or if Cody is just that good, but I never really felt much in the way of discomfort. Cody was affable and conversational during the procedure, and the whole process went quickly and efficiently. His next appointment cancelled while we were getting set up, so he took extra time on mine. One interesting note: the ladies of Austin are just gorgeous, and during my hours there, several came in to get tattoos. That just made the time in the chair go by that much faster. Following the procedure, I received good instructions on how to care for the new ink. They seemed to have served me well thus far, as my tattoo is healing nicely. I'd recommend Cody at Resurrection Tattoo to anybody. read more

Ben Fielder is my homeboy. I decided to come back and have Ben do another tattoo for me--this time it would be a memorial tattoo for my buddy, my dog. I didn't want it to be generic or like every other dog memorial tattoo that I've seen; I wanted it to be a celebration of his life and the good times we had. Since I live in Houston, we started about two months out with email communications on ideas and pictures. After I sent some files to him, we set up an appointment. Upon arriving to the shop, Ben drew up his ideas and after some minor modifications, we got started. Two hours later, I was stoked to know that in some way, my buddy will forever be looking over my shoulder. Ben tattooed an awesome piece that included my dog's original collar and tag with a burst of rays radiating from the center. The colors on the collar were perfect and true. Ben and the folks at Resurrection are the best. I highly recommend them, especially if you are a first timer. Totally worth the drive to Austin and back to Houston on the same day. read more

You know you have a good artist when they're willing to redo the stencil as many times as it takes to make sure it is exactly the way it should be to look awesome. I wholeheartedly recommend Cody as an artist (he was great to work with even though I didn't have a super-specific idea of what I wanted). I had a chest-piece done and am completely happy with it. ...and if you end up with a different artist, I didn't see a single tattoo going down in the shop that wasn't completely awesome. read more

EDIT I chose this place based on the amount of positive reviews on yelp. When I went there, I was prompted to an artist by the name of Jenna Lee. I told her it would be my first tattoo and she was not very helpful. I was hoping for a sit-down with an artist that would be very enthusiastic to put their ideas in with mine. That wasn't really the case for my experience. I had to spit out my ideas directly with not much feedback. I remember during my tattoo I asked her how long she had been tattooing for and I was surprised by her answer which she told me she had only been tattooing for a couple years. So, not that long. The original tattoo she drew out for me was very large. I had her shrink it two sizes. I regret getting it to this day and still feel it is a bit too large. Another thing I remember is that I asked to have something done to it and it wasn't done. I think I asked for the letters of my quote to be shaded and it was not. Again, I went through with it as I was thick headed at the time and just wanted my 1st tattoo. In all honesty, I probably would not come back. Don't get me wrong, the staff seem nice and the shop is clean. It is a respectful establishment. However, it's not worth it for a first experience. I will go elsewhere for a touch-up and future tattoos. read more

I got my first tattoo here a couple of years ago and it's held up really well, considering how small it is. When I got the tattoo, I just walked in, without an appointment and they were totally accomodating (of course there wasn't anyone else in the shop at the time, but still...). I already felt slightly ridiculous bringing in something so small--I just wanted a symbol behind my ear--but they didn't make me feel like an idiot, which was very kind of them. I brought in a drawing of what I wanted and Roger sketched it up and put it on me in about 10 minutes. The shop minimum for a tattoo is $40, but Roger felt bad charging that much for something so small, so he told me he'd take off a little on my next piece, which is good, honest business by my standards. Overall, I really liked the shop and the friendly, laid-back atmosphere. I'll be coming back around in the future, for sure. read more

I was in Texas playing a couple shows and I was in Austin seeing friends. I was finally ready to get my first tattoo done and a friend from the area suggested I come here. I walked in without an appointment and was taken care of right away. It was a hell of a lot more painful than I thought it was going to be, but it was worth it. My artist treated me with respect and he seemed to have a personal interest in his work, which I really appreciated. I called the shop up a few days later after I got home with a couple more questions about aftercare, and they answered them and everything turned out great. read more

I can't say enough good things about Karen Slafter & Rez Tattoo. She took my simple idea for blackwork Japanese style cherry branches on my arms, ran with it and executed it perfectly. She is also very gentle and empathic & has a great bedside personality. Just everything you could want in a tat artist. If you have to wait a few months to see her, it's completely worth it! Rez tattoo is roomy, clean and full of eye catching art. All the staff is friendly and professional and it even has wifi to keep my tunes flowing while I got ink. Great place, great people. read more

I had been planning for awhile to get my first tattoo, knew what I wanted and where I wanted it, but didn't know where to go. After asking around and doing some research, I found Resurrection Tattoo, and Karen. She was booked for a month when I made an appointment, but the wait was well worth it! She was extremely friendly and very sensitive to what I wanted and how I was doing. I was very nervous, but my nervousness was dissolved before she even started the tattoo! The tattoo turned out even better than I had hoped! She is great, I would recommend her to anyone, and already have to a friend who is going to book one with her soon for his first tattoo! Can't you tell how happy I am about this experience? I keep using exclamation points! read more

Was absolutely 110% happy with every minute spent at Resurrection Tattoo! And CODY is INCREDIBLE! I've been "eyeing" Resurrection for a while before I finally decided to get inked. They don't have a fancy-schmancy website or a "plethora" of artists to choose from, but what they have is a clean, professional and incredibly welcoming and friendly shop, and every artist that is there is amazing at their craft, each with their own unique style. When I showed up in the shop, everyone was busy tattooing other customers but Roger still stopped whatever he was doing, greeted me and made sure I was being helped. Even though almost everyone was booked out couple weeks to a month out already, knowing that I wanted to get an appointment within the next few days (I was moving in a week) CODY worked around his schedule and managed to squeeze me in the next day! That almost NEVER happens! At least not for me. So right off the bat I was super impressed and appreciative of how everyone treated me at the shop. No attitude, no condescending bull$#*t, no eye-rolls, just sincere customer service and honesty. I am in love. CODY's session was one of the easiest, most fun, and relaxing tattoos I've ever had. He took great care in understanding what I wanted, very insightful to where it should be placed and how it would compliment the other tattoo on my back. Super funny and a great conversationalist, which is always a plus when you're stuck in one particular position for hours. He was also super cool with my curious friends that came in to "check up on me". Even when one of them was almost a bit too close taking photos, CODY was still super chilled and very accommodating. One of the least painful sessions I've ever had and I walked away with a rad tattoo and a super fun time spent at Resurrection. I would highly recommend anyone looking for quality ink done to head on over to Resurrection. And if you can, get CODY! read more

I just got my second tattoo at Resurrection from Karen Slafter. I am quite pleased with the result! Check my pics to see. :) The facility is clean, spacious and bright. The actual tattooing area is separated from the waiting and office area by a wall with a large window which I imagine helps in keeping everything nice and clean. It also provides a view for prospective customers without compromising privacy. I've looked at the other artists' portfolios and everyone has very nice work to show in a variety of styles. read more

I had been looking for a clean, casual, friendly place in Austin that isn't too funky. Resurrection Tattoo is amazing. Not only are all the artist's friendly and very talented, the shop is clean, sanitary, spacious, and comfortable. The prices were very good too in my opinion. Cody gave me a couple small tatts on my arms. He is very friendly and did not make my little word tattoos feel stupid or insignificant. His quality and artwok is amazing - be sure to check out his work. I can not wait to go get more! read more

My cousin and I were walk-ins unsure if they would have any availability. I read really great reviews and it was close to my house so we figured we'd give it a shot. Luckily we picked a not so busy day not realizing it was the weekend of the tattoo convention. We were promptly greeted by Roger. He was awesome. We both had our work done by him, and we are very pleased. He was awesome and upfront about what would work with the ideas we had. He was open about sizing and what to expect/what would work best in the placements we liked. Overall, I'm super pleased and we had a great experience. Pricing was spot on and the work looks fantastic. read more

I've had two pieces done by Kady, and many more planned. Kady is very knowledgeable in the art of tattooing and will insure that you'll be happy with the end results, and that your tattoos will look great for years to come. As an artist myself, I'm of the opinion that many tattoo artist lack tradition training, Kady is the exception to this. I came to her with images whaling harpoons and the fact that I wanted black-work in a woodcut/etching style, and she developed the image perfectly. She has her own aesthetic, and a personality to her work. The shop is clean and the staff is friendly and attentive. Keep up the great work, Kady and the staff of Resurrection Tattoo! read more

After reading the reviews and reviewing the artists' portfolios, I felt very comfortable getting my first tattoo here. We met Cody as soon as we walked in (without an appointment) and he immediately started sketching out what my friend Kate had in mind. We waited about an hour for the other artists to come in, which included a visiting artist from England, to see if they had openings that afternoon since Cody was already booked at 1pm. What a treat when we met David, the visiting artist, who was pleased to accommodate our requests right then even though we got 3 small tattoos between us. The space was very clean and tidy, the artists very comfortable and confident in their craft, and add 2 chatty gals, we had a blast. Cody, Tina, and Annie all had customers scheduled that afternoon, so we really got to see each artist in their element. We all came away happy. Definitely recommend! read more

We went because our friend referred us! My friend and I went for tiny Texas Tattoos and immediately they welcomed us and made sure we were comfortable. They treated our simple tattoo just as seriously as a full sleeve, which I appreciate because I've been laughed at for simple things before. Nick was super understanding about my past tattoo nerves and made the entire process fun and positive! I think I liked just talking to the guys as much as getting my tattoo! The whole shop checked in with us and kept the atmosphere super fun! The shop was also very clean, professional, and organized. Thanks nick I'll be back for my dog tattoo! read more

Just got my new ink here from Bradley. Real good guy, great work. He took the time to explain why my original plans wouldn't look good 10 years from now and redesigned it into something that would look good 50 years from now. The shop is clean, roomy, and chill. They also took me right away as a walk-in which is always nice. Definitely recommend this spot. read more

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Was visiting Austin for a girls trip filled with drinking, eating, and we thought tattoos were a great idea. Damn sure was, we went into Resurrection on a Friday, and Justin and Roger were great, we emailed them our designs, and they told us to come the next day. They didn't even make us give a deposit, (which means they trust their patrons in my opinion, or at least we didn't look like we would screw them over). We came in the next day, guys were nice, were prepared with our design and place was clean and professional. Roger tattooed an american traditional owl on my arm. Came out really nice, and didn't hurt at all. Ive had a lot of crappy tattoos done in other places, but this is one I will cherish and not ever have to get covered up. Thanks again guys! read more

I was in town for ACL Fest, my wife and I spontaneously decided to get tattoos. I wanted one that repped my kids and my wife wanted one too. So we liked Resurrection Tattoo on Yelp and walked in. We were fortunate to be seen quickly and Ollie was my artist and Ben was my wife's. Ollie took a consultative approach on design and placement, Ben was professional and everything was clean. Our experience was awesome, great artistry and incredibly reasonable for such great work! I will be back! read more

Resurrection Tattoo - Ollie did awesome work today! Biblical ref for my kids Psalm 127:4-5 - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

I just got out of getting a half sleeve(California poppies) done with Tina and I am sooo happy with the entire experience! She was straight and to the point in previous conversations about the sketch. I waited a little more than a week for my appointment to come around..which isn't bad at all judging on how great her work is. She created a wonderful tattoo visually from what I had an idea of mentally. She even added details that I hadn't thought about(like a teal outline around the flowers) while she was tattooing..making sure I really liked the idea before doing it. She also kept "This American Life" playing over the speakers because I mentioned it was helping take my mind off the pain. She hadn't quoted me a price beforehand..but charged me a great price!! Which I'm soo thankful for...I wanted to give her more of a tip(because she deserves it!!!) but am low on funds. :/ Overall ecstatic about my tattoo!! Definitely want more body art done by her when I come back to visit! Tina, if u read this...THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)) Now I have a wonderful souvenir from Austin to carry around forever.. ;) read more

Resurrection Tattoo - Done by Tina. ^_^ - Tattoo Near Me - Austin, Texas

Tina does amazing, amazing work. It was my first piece, I was in for about 22 hours and it couldn't have gone better. Tina even made sure I was hydrated and kept my blood sugar up. She kept me very informed of the whole pre-during-post process. When you're there that long you see a lot of work come and go and I saw a lot of excellent work. Couldn't recommend more. read more

This place is full of great artists! Bradley has done some work on me twice. He was very helpful and full of suggestions on how to make my ideas look best now and twenty years from now. He is patient and a good listener, both crucial qualities in some one who is permanently marking you. Resurrection overall is a very clean place. All the artists are very friendly. The always have good music in the background and entertaining conversations. It is a very comfortable place. I recommend this place to anyone thinking of getting a tattoo. The have some very diverse, bad-ass artists. read more

My first time at this shop today and Roger did an awesome job on my tattoos! I called about an hour before I planned to head over and they were very accommodating!! Both Roger and Mike were super friendly and professional. Definitely will be going back for more work!!! read more