Custom books opening, and giveaways!

Hello!!!!

This is gonna be a long one, so please bear with me.

First, more giveaways! And these ones are free. Or, at least not any more money than you’d pay to be on Patreon. One is for Patreon subscribers, and one is for email list subscribers. Here are the details on that:

Prize 1 (EMAIL LIST SUBSCRIBERS):

✨ $250 in tattoo credit. Tattoo must be in my style, in a placement that I tattoo (no torso except some back placements). For reference, $250 would usually cover a small linework piece about 3-4”. The credit can also be put toward a larger piece.

✨you will also be guaranteed an appointment time for my upcoming Oct-Mar booking period, or a place on my priority list for the following Apr-Sept 2025 booking period (your preference)

✨ you must be a current subscriber to my email list in order to win!

Prize 2 (PATREON SUBSCRIBERS):

✨ $300 in tattoo credit. Tattoo must be in my style, in a placement that I tattoo (no torso except some back placements). For reference, $300 would usually cover a small linework piece about 3.5-5”. The credit can also be put toward a larger piece.

✨you will also be guaranteed an appointment time for my upcoming Oct-Mar booking period, or a place on my priority list for the following Apr-Sept 2025 booking period (your preference)

✨ you must be an active paid subscriber to my Patreon in order to win (free tier does not count!)

Details:

✨ open to current and new email list + Patreon subscribers. Must be an active subscriber at the time of the drawing for the winner.

✨ if you are subscribed to both email and Patreon, you are eligible to win both giveaways!

✨ must be able to get tattooed in Minneapolis October or later

✨ winner will be selected at random on July 12. I will post the winner in my story, and I will email said winner directly and add them to my priority booking list.

✨ you must be subscribed to the email list and/or Patreon by 6:00pm on July 12 to be eligible

You can subscribe to my Patreon here: patreon.com/jesloretattoo

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Second, my custom books are opening for the first time in two years, on Friday, July 12 at 6pm!

Here are the details:

I accept bookings via Google Form ONLY. The link to the form will be at the link in my bio, sent out to my email subscribers, and posted to my Patreon. It will be active for at least 24 hours, and possibly after that until I have enough submissions.

Submissions are NOT first come, first served! I go through each and every submission and pick the ones that are best suited to my skills and interests. So, take your time filling out the form and be thorough. However, priority is given to Patreon subscribers in tier order, and all Patrons whose projects are good fits for me will be booked before non-subscribers.

On that note:

Things I love tattooing:

fine black linework, pet portraits, animals (especially birds), anime, food, and silly/wacky stuff I’ve never tattooed before

Things I don’t tattoo:

color, grey shading, realism tattoos, large areas of solid black fill, arm/leg bands, heavily geometric stuff, trees (like, the whole tree - branches are fine), monarchs + loons (unless you’re open to a looser interpretation of the black and white coloring), ferns, anything culturally appropriative

I am willing to tattoo things designed by other artists, but you MUST have (and provide) the appropriate permission for me to do so. This can be in the form of a “tattoo ticket”, a screenshot of written permission granted, a blanket statement about tattoo permission from an artist’s website, etc. If you have questions about this, feel free to email or DM me.

Once I’ve selected which projects to take on, I will contact anyone I need further clarification from regarding their design with any questions I have. All of my consulting is via the form you filled out, and email. I do not do in person or virtual consults in most cases.

When filling out your form, please be specific about your design! Send reference images if you have them and think they’d be helpful. Describe things like the angle or position you want the subject of the image drawn in, or any specific details you’d like to see, or the style you’d like it in. The more descriptive you are about your design, the less time we’ll have to spend emailing back and forth, and the sooner we can get you scheduled.

Once I’m clear on what you’re asking for (either just from reading the form or after emailing you some questions), my assistant will reach out to get you scheduled within your listed availability.

Depending on the number of inquiries and how fast people respond, it can take a while to get through all the submissions. We aim for under a month, but it can sometimes be a little longer. We appreciate your patience!!

I do not send out emails to folks whose projects I can’t take on. I’m truly sorry about this, it’s just an overwhelming amount of extra work. Please know that I really, really appreciate every single submission I get and am so grateful for the support. I am happy to give recommendations of other artists who might be a good fit if I’m not able to take on your project - just ask!

My availability is fairly limited. I work Wednesday-Friday 10:00-2:00. About half of my appointments are custom, and the other half is flash. Because of this, spots can fill up very fast. We will hold the spot we offered you for at least 24 hours (we try to hold them for at least a few days if possible). Please keep an eye on your email after submitting and respond in a timely fashion for the best chances of getting your preferred appointment time.

I will also have a new flash drop for this booking period! Booking date for flash is TBD - likely late August sometime.

I know that was a lot to read, but let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns!

Thank you all so much for your support!

Jes