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Tattoo consultation, modernized

The new standard for tattoo consultations.

TatBrief turns the back and forth before an appointment into a complete, structured brief, so you walk into every session with the full picture and any issues already flagged. It doesn't replace your consultation. It gives you everything you need to run a better one.

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Hero, phone with TatBrief chat plus brief view

Tattoo consultations are changing.

Clients arrive better prepared. Studios run tighter books. The artists who used to guess about scope, skin, and budget mid session are running out of room to do that. TatBrief is how the next generation of studios runs intake.

The gap

The conversation that decides the tattoo usually happens too late.

By the time a client is in the chair, you have to surface every detail that matters: budget against scope, placement against pain tolerance, skin tone, scarring, hard nos, references that don't match the brief in their head.

Miss one, and the appointment shifts from making art to managing expectations.

Editorial, artist reviewing phone mid-session

Issue flagging

The brief comes back with the problems already raised.

TatBrief checks every consultation against the conflicts artists run into most often, then surfaces them in the brief. The artist still makes every call. The brief just makes sure no detail is missing when they do.

Scope vs. budget

Client wants a full back piece in three sessions on a budget that won't cover one. The brief flags it with a note on what their budget realistically covers, so the scope conversation happens before they sit down.

Pain and placement

Low pain tolerance, ribs or sternum placement. The brief flags it as a heads up. This combination usually means session breaks or a placement worth reconsidering.

Skin context

Cover-up, scarring, recent sun exposure, or skin tone that won't read certain inks. The brief flags it early so you can plan around it, or have the design conversation before any time is invested.

These are three of the most common. The brief surfaces dozens of others, including reference style mismatches, healing risks for the location, ink choices that won't read on the client's skin, fine line work in areas where it ages poorly, watercolor in high friction zones, timeline expectations that won't fit the work, and more. The artist sees the flags up front and decides what to do with them.

Brief detail screenshot, conflicts panel highlighted

Complete briefs

Every detail you'd ask for, captured before they arrive.

Same fields, every time. No chasing a client by DM the night before, no half-answered intake forms. Just the inputs you need so you can bring your judgment to the work.

Subject, style, intent

Body placement and size

Skin tone (Fitzpatrick I to VI)

Cover-up, scar, fresh skin context

References (Pinterest, uploads, AI-curated)

Design mode (Execute, Collaborate, Freestyle)

Budget band and timeline

Pain tolerance, hard nos, concerns

Brief detail screenshot, full layout

For your clients

As easy as scanning a code.

A QR code on a card, on your Instagram, in your booking confirmation. Your client scans it and walks through a guided conversation in their own language, English or French, with an AI consultant that adapts to what they've already said. No app, no account, no friction.

Scan the code.

One QR is all your clients need.

Pick a language.

English or French. The AI runs the conversation in their language.

Talk it through.

The AI captures everything. The brief lands in your dashboard.

Phone scanning a TatBrief QR at a studioFR chat on left, EN brief on right

Shared everywhere

One link, everywhere clients find you.

Your TatBrief link goes in your Instagram bio, on a business card, on a QR sticker at the studio, in your booking confirmations. Wherever a new client meets your work, the conversation can start in a few seconds.

TatBrief QR sticker on a business card or studio counter

Questions

Questions, answered.

Does this replace the in-person consultation?

No. TatBrief doesn't replace your consultation, it sets it up. The brief lands in your inbox before the appointment with everything you'd normally chase down by DM. The conversation in your studio still happens, and it's still yours. It just gets to start from a complete picture instead of a Pinterest board.

What if my client doesn't want to use it?

Nothing changes. They book the way they always did. TatBrief is for the clients who want to give you a complete picture, and most prefer it once they try it.

What languages does it work in?

English and Québécois French. The AI conducts the entire consultation in the client's chosen language, and the brief auto-translates into yours.

Where do my clients' reference images live?

In your dashboard, alongside the brief. Pasted Pinterest pins are stored as references; uploads live in private storage with secure presigned access.

How much will it cost?

Pricing is being finalized for launch. Signing up now locks in early-access terms.

Does the AI make decisions about my client's tattoo?

No. The AI captures, organizes, and flags. Every call about scope, design, ink, placement, and what's possible is yours to make. Years of experience aren't replaceable, and TatBrief isn't trying to.

Be the studio that already runs intake this way.

The artists who'll set the bar for client experience over the next year are signing up now.

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The new standard for tattoo consultations. A complete, structured brief in your inbox before every appointment, with any issues already flagged.

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