Behind the chair
Five artists, one drawing table, a station set fresh for each client.
- 2012
- first chair in Ulsoor
- 5
- tattoo artists and a piercer
- 6,800
- tattoos drawn and done
Who we are
Black ink, steady hands.
Tanvi and Kiran started with one chair in a friend’s garage in Ulsoor in 2012. Today five artists and a piercer work from our first-floor studio on 12th Main, and every tattoo is still drawn for one person only.
Custom fine-line, blackwork and colour tattoos, drawn for you and done by appointment in Indiranagar. Forty-five-minute consultations on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, with the artist who will tattoo you. ₹1,000, adjusted against your tattoo.
— The Kappu Ink Studio team, Bengaluru
What we stand for
Three things we will not change
Drawn for you
We do not copy someone else’s tattoo from a photo. Your idea is drawn fresh, and the design is yours.
Clean, every time
Needles and cartridges are single-use and opened in front of you. The station is wiped down and re-wrapped between clients.
Straight answers
If a design will blur at that size, or a cover-up will not hide the old work, we tell you before you pay anything.
Bring the idea. We will draw the tattoo.
Forty-five-minute consultations on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, with the artist who will tattoo you. ₹1,000, adjusted against your tattoo.
Visit or call usOur story so far
Kappu Ink Studio, year by year
- 2012
One chair in a garage in Ulsoor
Tanvi and Kiran tattoo friends and friends of friends from a borrowed garage, drawing every design by hand at night.
- 2015
A first-floor studio on 12th Main
Two chairs, a drawing table and the first bookings from people who had seen the work on friends.
- 2019
A piercing room and two new artists
We add a separate piercing room with its own steriliser, and two artists join, one for colour and one for dotwork.
- Today
Five artists and a piercer
Five tattoo artists, one piercer, monthly flash days and every design still drawn for one person.
Consult
Talk through the idea, size and placement.
Draw
Your artist sends a sketch within ten days.
Tattoo
A fixed price, a fixed date, aftercare explained.
Reviews
What customers say
Sample reviews, written for this demo. Real customer reviews replace them on your store.
I came in with three screenshots and no plan. Kiran drew something that was clearly mine, and kept the lines open so it would age well.
They told me my old tribal piece needed a rework, not a cover-up, and saved me a lot of money. It looks new.
Watching them open every needle in front of me put me at ease. The aftercare card was clear and short.
Flash days, once a month.
Small pre-drawn designs at set prices. Join the list to hear the date first.