Inkwell

Custom tattoos, priced and booked without a week of DMs.

Kabir · ₹8,500
7:12
Inkwell
12th Main, Indiranagar · open till 9 pm

Choose your artist

All stylesFine lineBlackworkTraditional
MI
Meera Iyer
Fine line · 9 yrs
4.9
Next free day Sat, 11 Octfrom ₹3,500/hr
KS
Kabir Sethi
Traditional · 14 yrs
4.8
Waitlist, 14 aheadJoin waitlist
8:05

Aftercare

Jasmine sprig · left forearm · by Meera
Day 3of 14
Inked Sat, 11 Oct
Healed by 25 Oct
TenderPeelingSettling in
Today1 of 4 done
Wash, fragrance-free soap
8 am done · next 2 pm
Thin layer of balm
Pat dry first, then rub in
Keep it covered outside
No sunscreen until day 15
No pool, no sea
Until Sat, 25 Oct
How does it look this morning?
CalmA bit redHot or swollen
Send Meera a photo. She replies within the day.
Riya, 26, asking a studio in Koramangala

Nine days of messages to ask one thing: what will it cost?

Mon, 3 MarchHi! How much for a small jasmine sprig on my forearm?
Tue, 4 MarchDepends on size. Send a reference?
About 12 cm long, fine line. Photo attached.
Thu, 6 MarchDepends on the detail. Can you come in and see us?
Sun, 9 MarchCould you give me a rough range first?
Wed, 12 MarchDepends on the artist. Try messaging Kabir?
Seen
Aftercare, keep this card
wash 2× a day
no sun 2 wks
Bepanthen? or
coconut oil ??

And the aftercare advice? Scribbled on a card, lost by day two.

41messages later, three of them said “depends” and none of them had a date.

Choose an artist by the flash they draw, not by their follower count.

7:12
Inkwell
12th Main, Indiranagar · open till 9 pm

Choose your artist

All stylesFine lineBlackworkTraditional
MI
Meera Iyer
Fine line · 9 yrs
4.9
Next free day Sat, 11 Octfrom ₹3,500/hr
KS
Kabir Sethi
Traditional · 14 yrs
4.8
Waitlist, 14 aheadJoin waitlist
Every flash is drawn by the artist who will tattoo it
Fully booked artists run an honest waitlist

Show where it goes and how big, before anyone draws a line.

21:04
New idea for Meera2 of 4

Where will it sit?

Tap the body to place itLeft forearm, inner
Front
Back
Size, length × width
12 × 6 cm
Reference notes
A jasmine sprig for Paati, three open flowers and buds, stem running wrist to elbow. Black only, soft stipple.
Send to Meera
Placement previewto scale
12 cm6 cm
ElbowWrist
Left forearm, marked on front and back

Drawn to scale on a real forearm, so 12 × 6 cm on screen is exactly the size it will be on your skin.

A real price, a real date, one tap.

₹14,000–18,000
Estimate, in writing, before you book
4 hours
One sitting, Saturday 11 October
₹3,000
Deposit, taken off the final price
10:26
Quote from Meera
Jasmine sprig
Left forearm · 12 × 6 cm · fine line
Estimate
₹14,000–18,000
About 4 hours, one sitting
Tattoo time, 4 hrs at ₹3,500₹14,000
Custom drawing, 2 revisionsIncluded
If the stipple runs longup to ₹4,000
Pick a sessionOctober
Sat11
Sun12
Tue14
Thu16
11:00 am – 3:00 pmChair 2
Pay ₹3,000 deposit
Comes off the final price. Refundable up to 48 hours before.
“I’d go a centimetre longer so the buds can breathe.”
Meera’s note, sent with the quote

Aftercare that turns up each morning, not on a card you lose.

8:05

Aftercare

Jasmine sprig · left forearm · by Meera
Day 3of 14
Inked Sat, 11 Oct
Healed by 25 Oct
TenderPeelingSettling in
Today1 of 4 done
Wash, fragrance-free soap
8 am done · next 2 pm
Thin layer of balm
Pat dry first, then rub in
Keep it covered outside
No sunscreen until day 15
No pool, no sea
Until Sat, 25 Oct
How does it look this morning?
CalmA bit redHot or swollen
Send Meera a photo. She replies within the day.
Day 3, morning wash8:00 am
Lukewarm water, fragrance-free soap, pat dry. Then a thin layer of balm.
Second wash2:00 pm
Still tender? That is normal until day 4.
Meera repliedDay 5
Looks clean. The peeling starts tomorrow, don't pick it.
HealedDay 14
Your free touch-up is open until 10 January.
A daily check-in goes straight to your artist

The portfolio is the art: every piece drawn stroke by stroke.

Swallow
Kabir Sethi · 10 × 8 cm
₹8,500
Jasmine sprig
Meera Iyer · 12 × 6 cm
₹14,000
Single needle outline, shaded dot by dot
Bold outline, oxblood packed solid

A jasmine sprig for Paati.

Twelve centimetres, wrist to elbow. Three open flowers and buds, drawn by Meera before a needle came near it.

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InkwellAftercare · jasmine sprig, left forearm
Day 3of 14

Inked on Saturday 11 October. Meera’s plan runs to Saturday 25 October, and it arrives one morning at a time.

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TenderPeelingSettling in
Today asks four things1 of 4 done
Wash, fragrance-free soap8 am done · next 2 pm
Thin layer of balmPat dry first, then rub in
Keep it covered outsideNo sunscreen until day 15
No pool, no seaUntil Sat, 25 Oct
Inkwell
Free touch-up with Meera, open until 10 January.
A Goat Scale concept
InkwellDesign system, version 1
Ink
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Soot
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Bone
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Flash paper
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Oxblood
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Gold leaf
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DM Serif Display · names, prices, days
Day 3 of 14
₹14,000–18,000
Inter · interface
Pay ₹3,000 deposit
Refundable up to 48 hours before
Join waitlistSend to Meera
Flash in three hands: fine line, traditional, blackwork
Session picker
Sat11
Sun12
Tue14
Thu16
Healing track
TenderPeelingSettling in
Icons, 24 px, 1.6 stroke
MIKSTDArtist monograms
Quote line
Tattoo time, 4 hrs at ₹3,500₹14,000
A custom tattoo studio on 12th Main, Indiranagar, BengaluruDesigned by Goat Scale