I want to begin by saying I was VERY happy with the tattoo I got here. I spent at least six months to a year scouring AZ for an artist I liked with the realistic style I wanted, and I found exactly that here. Charlie did my tattoo and he did an absolutely perfect job, better than I even hoped for. He even suggested that I do black and grey rather than color and just color the eyes because he felt that to put color on it would make it less striking - it takes a good, honest artist to do that, especially since it meant my tattoo would cost less. And of course, free touch-ups! But I think most tattoo parlors have that. I got the tattoo seven months ago and it's healed beautifully.
The reason I give this place only three stars is because it's not anything like the shop I went to seven months ago. It looks the same, sure, but half the artists are different. Charlie isn't there anymore, and when I called to inquire about it, no one could tell me where he went. I understand they want to keep their business, but that meant I lost an artist I really liked. And honestly, looking through the new artists' galleries, I'm not too impressed. Either they're not my style or I just look and think, "meh. I've seen better."
So although I had a wonderful experience when I went to Living Canvas, I'm not so sure the artists there are as good as the ones who used to be there. I miss Charlie!