STAY HUMBLE TATTOO COMPANY

Andrew Vidakovich is a creative and conscientious tattoo artist. I came to him with my idea and he explained what would work better and I appreciate the care he takes in his craft. It’s easy to make an appointment via email and the shop is conveniently located in the Hampden neighborhood.

Everyone I have met at the shop is friendly, helpful and cool. Stay Humble has done a great job of creating a welcoming atmosphere. Fran's work is outstanding and he is great to hang out with as he works on my tattoo. The process of watching him freehand sketch on my arm to a fully realized piece of art is inspiring. I couldn't be happier with a shop and and artist.

The best tattoo spot in Maryland. The artist are completely professional and awesome. If your hesitant to go here just look up StayHumbles Instagram and you'll be blown away. The shops in a excellent area and you can get your tattoo and grab some awesome food from near by buisnesses

I unfortunately did not have a good experience when I was tattooed here. He had not prepared to work on my tattoo at all, and quickly and hurriedly tried to draft before he had started. The area that was tattooed was not shaved by the artist before he begun. He was very rough with my skin which led to a really bad infection, so bad that I couldn’t walk. And a lot of color fell out and he had promised to fix it but he did not. He seemed like he was rushing a lot because he was leaving the state soon. The work that was done was very unfinished and I made sure to ask that certain things would be finished- and it was not during the touch up visit. Choppy blown out lines remained as well as inconsistent shading. I try my best to respect artists and I paid the full amount rather than “budget” but i received a piece that was not worth the price I paid unfortunately. I’m sure this is a rare occurrence here, but it’s upsetting because I was very excited to get work done here. I’d rather be refused service than get something that isn’t good, or rushed. The tattoo was supposed to be a cover up and he told me that cover ups aren’t supposed to cover up the previous tattoo completely, just overshadow it. I understood what he meant but he took the mile here. I wish this experience wasn’t awful but I felt like there was nothing that could have been done. I had already asked for something and didn’t receive. I plan on going to another shop to get the tattoo finished and properly touched up. The artist was Doom Kitten. The fact that he didn’t take a picture of the finished work was very telling of how much he cared.

I went to diego at stay humble for my first professional tattoo, which was a coverup on a small stick and poke. In addition to not covering my original, 1 inch stick and poke tattoo, he went so far into my skin with his needle that it made the ink bleed around my tattoo. It will not go away. When I mentioned this a few months after my tattoo (because it wouldn’t go away and I was getting concerned), he said it was bruising and skin heals at different rates. I just went in to a different shop yesterday for a consultation about covering it, and i found out from the new artist that my skin is not bruised, the ink bled because he went far deeper into my skin than he should have. I feel taken advantage of knowing that diego knew it was my first tattoo, and instead of owning up to the mistake of going too deep into my skin, he lied to me; it makes it seem like he thought I wouldn’t know any better because it was my first one. Additionally, diego never asked for a consultation to even make sure he COULD cover the original stick and poke tattoo. It was all very careless.

After my experience of attempting to setup an appointment with Diego Chacone I'm left thinking this place is less than humble. I was told my appointment would be months away while witnessing this artist post about openings. I spent a considerable amount of time looking into artists in the area. My time is just as valuable as yours so if you don't want to do the art be humble enough to speak to me directly. As an artist I couldn't imagine getting in the way of someone else's dreams.

Edit (in response): Cool story. Stay Humble, bro.

All of my work has been done by Fran. Fran is super down to earth, easy to talk to, very knowledgeable about the lore of traditional Japanese tattoos, and has copious amounts of talent to match! By far the best Traditional Japanese artist in the entirety of the DMV area. Quality clean tattooing being done by all of the artist in this shop!

Been here for two pieces by Troy Clements, a reaper and panther head. Shop is coolest I’ve been to, super chill and clean. All their artist do top-notch work. Troy has done my best two pieces. He also is super into the piece and making sure it’s done best and won’t compromise on the art. Both my tattoos turned out way better than I imagined, which is why I’ll keep coming back. I definitely highly recommend the shop and Troy to anyone that asks.

This is a great shop and Kelsey Sabur is an amazing artist! I highly recommend!!

Had the pleasure of getting a moth tattoo done by Diego. I had the best experience- the atmosphere was relaxing and the people were kind and welcoming. They offer complimentary drinks and snacks to all clients, and always make sure you are comfortable. Diego is so talented and I will definitely be going back for more!