Danie Carter

Career

I began my tattoo career in my home town of Carmarthen and spent my time learning the craft and meeting some amazing people. After 4 years in the industry I chose to move to Texas and started tattooing in Wichita Falls in 2018. I worked alongside Thomas for two years at another studio and we became friends. Once Downtown Ink opened I knew this studio was the studio I wanted to be a part of. I couldn’t be happier to have a career that not only has me working alongside fellow creatives that are deeply passionate about tattooing and constantly striving to improve our craft but to have an ever growing tattoo family of close friends.

I have tattooed many people from all walks of life, all with different reasons for getting tattooed by me. Tattooing offers people much more than just a permanent appearance change. Whether you are marking a birth, death, marriage, divorce, personal growth, or purely decorating your body with your favorite interests and beliefs, getting tattoed can be healing for the soul and I’m here for it.

Specializing

My main focus is on color and black and grey realism and I favor large scale projects. I am detail oriented and have a passion for nature inspired designs. I love to use photographic references to inform my designs, from your favorite or meaningful flora and fauna to animals and landscapes. As I strive to perfect my realism skills I find my tattoos lean towards a more painterly illustration of realistic subject matter. I like aspects of surrealism and I enjoy fantasizing different subject matters.



I offer full black and grey or color pieces and have begun exploring fusion tattoos where I do a combination of black and grey with color.

I’m interested in expanding my realism portfolio with more animals and insects, flowers and plants, and movie artwork from classic horror movies or iconic films.

My recent personal interest is to create jewelry piece tattoos featuring polished gemstones, whether it be turquoise or the flash that’s captured in a tigers eye or Labradorite stone. So if any of the above sounds like something you would wear please request a consultation.

Process & Booking

I am an appointment only artist and I book tattoos Thursday through Sunday. I aim to offer a personable service to all my clients. I conduct in person consultations to book a tattoo appointment which is important to me. We discuss your tattoo face to face so that I can make sure I am the right artist for you and that I have a full understanding of what you want portrayed in your tattoo.

I collect any reference images you may have saved and make note of key design elements. I take photos of where the tattoo will be placed and map out the scale of the tattoo, often taking tracings to ensure a good fit. I explain my design process and what to expect on the day, and then we book your tattoo appointment and a cash deposit of $100 is required to secure the date and time. The deposit also acts as a down payment towards the total cost of your tattoo.

Deposits are non refundable, if you need to reschedule your appointment I require notice by text a minimum of 48hrs before your appointment. If notice is given in less time or you do not give me notice that you are unable to make the appointment you will forfeit your deposit and an additional deposit will be required to rebook.

All design work is executed the night before the tattoo appointment and will be shown at the beginning of the appointment. I only book one to two people a day which allows me to make small changes if needed to give you the best tattoo I can.



Full payment is made at the end of the appointment by Cash or Cashapp payments, card payments may be made through Chime app.