[@Gowi] Tattoo artists, like any artist, work off three things - location, reputation and clientele. High end tattoo artists makes between $100-500 an hour, combine this with her owning her shop and pulling the standard 50% commission per chair she rents out - and an apartment on 5th ave can run between $5000-6000 a month - it is well in the range of just basic earnings. Add in specialized commission work, conventions to promote her name and shop world wide, and selling her "flash" for other artists to use, Tatiana has done quite well for herself over the last ten years.