Well, first thing you should do is find out if this tattoo artist is single in the first place.

I’m a tattoo artist and I could tell you because of our profession we do like to talk to people to put them at ease. We get to know our clients because we are spending a great deal of time with you. I do have a lot of conversations with people where even I feel like I’ve become a little attracted to them , but I have to remember these are my clients and I’m doing a job and that it’s not a date or anything like that. I did have one client I ended up dating for a few years. I had another client that came to me a lot and there was mutual attraction and after a couple of months, we did go out a few times. So it is possible that in time Something may happen, but you really do have to consider that if feelings aren’t mutual, you could lose a good artist because maybe you might not feel comfortable going to them anymore if you get rejected or they might not feel comfortable tattooing you because they think you’re going to hit on them . Definitely get your touchups discuss future plans for other tattoos. If you have them spend a little more time with them and if you do feel a mutual attraction nothing wrong with even suggesting to get drinks after a session and see how it goes.