About TattooGuide
What this site is
TattooGuide is a free, independent editorial guide to common tattoo questions. Some pages include UK-specific context where it matters, such as prices, legal age and healthcare signposting. It is a small static reference site with no shop, booking system or paid listings.
Who runs TattooGuide
TattooGuide was created by Vladimir Vishar, who also maintains the site editorially and technically. Individual guides name the person who wrote them and, where a separate professional review has actually taken place, the reviewer. Contributor profiles describe each artist's real subject areas rather than treating every contributor as an expert on every tattoo topic.
Contributors
Vladimir Vishar
Professional tattoo artist working mainly with realism, portraits, cover-ups and large-scale tattoo projects. His TattooGuide subject areas include realism, black and grey, colour realism, composition, placement and full sleeves.
Kristina Vishar
Professional colour tattoo artist working mainly with floral and watercolour tattoos, with additional work in anime, cartoon and illustrative tattoos and micro-realism. Her contributor profile focuses first on floral, watercolour and colour-led design, with additional coverage of references, scale and placement. No guide is attributed to Kristina unless she has actually written or reviewed it.
Why it exists
Tattoo information is often mixed with studio marketing or scattered across forums. TattooGuide keeps practical editorial guidance separate from the contributors' commercial portfolio sites, so a guide can answer the question first without turning into a booking page.
How it is kept accurate
Articles are updated when a correction is needed or something material changes. Where information can change, such as typical prices, it is dated and treated as a guide rather than a fixed promise. Authorship and expert review are shown separately so the page reflects who actually did the work.
How prices are estimated
Any prices mentioned are typical ranges, not quotes. The only way to know what your tattoo will cost is to ask the studio doing the work, because price depends on size, detail, placement and the individual artist. More context is in the tattoo prices guide.
Disclosure
TattooGuide is an editorial project created by Vladimir Vishar. Vladimir Vishar and Kristina Vishar are professional tattoo artists, so some topics overlap with the work they offer commercially. TattooGuide is not a studio website, ranking site or paid recommendation platform.
You can see Vladimir's tattoo work on his personal portfolio website. You can see Kristina's colour tattoo work on her personal portfolio website. These links are included for disclosure and professional context, not as a requirement to book either artist.
Health note
The aftercare and healing information on this site, including the aftercare guide, is general guidance, not medical advice. If you have signs of infection such as spreading redness, heat, swelling or pus, or you feel unwell, speak to a pharmacist or contact your GP. For urgent advice out of hours, call 111 in England, Scotland or Wales, or contact your GP's out-of-hours service in Northern Ireland.