What
leaves here
Healed pieces, photographed at the studio between 2024 and 2026. Each artist's full portfolio lives on Instagram — that's where the fresh work and in-progress projects go.
We'd rather turn down a project than do it badly.
One drawing per client. Never the same one twice.
Fresh needles, opened in front of you. Every time.
Three hands,
three styles
Apprenticed in Montreal in 2012, based in Quebec City since 2017. He mostly works on long projects: sleeves, backs, thighs. He hand-draws on paper before transferring, and shows you the drawing before starting — if it doesn't speak to you, he redoes it.
Trained in illustration at Université Laval before moving to skin. She's the one assigned to first-timers: she explains every step, offers breaks, and never judges anyone who needs two minutes to breathe.
Bold lines, solid colours, designs that will hold up in thirty years. He's also the one who reworks old tattoos: cover-ups, outline touch-ups, saving travel-memory tattoos.
What it
costs
You come in with an idea, a body area and a budget. We talk for 30 minutes, draw it up, then book the sessions. Expect three to six weeks between the consultation and the needle.
The last Saturday of the month, 11 AM to 7 PM. Ready-made designs, fixed price posted, first come first served. Sheets are posted on Instagram the Monday before.
Send us a flat photo, in daylight. We'll tell you honestly if it's coverable, if partial removal is needed first, or if it's better left alone.
From $100 to $500, valid two years, usable with the artist of your choice. The tattoo itself is never chosen on someone else's behalf.
Nothing
improvised
Before you
sit down
Yes, but it's manageable and varies a lot by area. Ribs, sternum and inner arm are the worst; forearm and thigh are gentle. We take breaks whenever you ask.
A small design: one hour. A forearm: three to five hours. A full sleeve: 25 to 45 hours spread over several months. We don't do more than six hours per session.
Eat beforehand, sleep well, stay hydrated, no alcohol the night before. Wear loose clothes that give access to the area, and bring headphones — long sessions are long.
Protective film left on for three days, then gentle washing twice a day and a thin layer of ointment. No pools, hot tubs or direct sun for three weeks. Instructions are given to you in writing.
That's fine. Come in with a theme, a feeling, three images that speak to you — even if they don't match. That's where the artist's work begins.
Only on flash days. The rest of the time we work by appointment so as not to rush sessions in progress — but drop by to chat, the door is open.
Consultations are booked in the afternoon, 30 minutes, free and with no obligation.
Quebec City, QC G1R 1P8
Second door to the right of the corner store, ring the bell if it's locked during a session. Place D'Youville parking five minutes' walk away, free on-street after 9 PM.
418 555-0118
studio@encrenoire.ca
@encrenoire.qc
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start?
Message us on Instagram with your idea, the body area, an approximate size and two or three references. We reply within 48 hours, even just to say it's not our thing.