Custom work
Bring a reference, an idea, or three words — your artist designs it with you at a free 20-minute consult before anything touches skin. Drawing fee credited to your sitting.
From $220/hr · half & full-day ratesBrunswick St · Fitzroy · est. 2016
Iron Lotus custom tattoos, flash & cover-ups
A four-artist studio on Brunswick St doing custom work, walk-in flash, cover-ups and fine-line. One client per artist per session, single-use everything, no egos at the counter.
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What we do
Walk-in flash
Hundreds of hand-drawn designs on the wall, first-come first-served Friday to Sunday. Pick it, price it, get tattooed the same day. No booking, no deposit.
$180 – $450 · sized as drawnCover-ups & reworks
Old names, faded tribal, blown-out lines — we've reworked hundreds of them. Honest assessment first: if a cover won't hold, we'll tell you and suggest laser fading before you spend.
Free assessment · quoted per pieceFine-line
Single-needle script, botanical work and micro pieces by artists who specialise in it — not a sideline. We'll be straight with you about what fine-line looks like at year five, not just day one.
From studio minimum $180Recent work
Skin, ink and studio atmosphere.
Flash sheets show style; real tattoo and studio photography shows craft, hygiene and confidence.
before
after
Royalty-free demo photography shown here as filler. A real client build swaps in their own jobs, team and premises. Photo credits & licensing.
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Off the wall
A cut of what's pinned up this month. Every design is drawn in-house and tattooed once at this size — when it's claimed, it comes down.
Walk-in days: Friday–Sunday from open. Flash is first-come, first-served — names go on the board from 11am. Everything on the wall is priced as drawn.
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The artists
Mara Chen
Fine-line · botanical · scriptNine years in, trained in Melbourne and Taipei. Mara books six weeks out for single-needle botanical sleeves and does a limited run of micro pieces on walk-in days.
Danny Kovac
Traditional · flash · bold colourStudio co-founder. Danny draws most of the wall — clean bold lines, whip shading, colour that still reads at twenty paces in twenty years.
Ruby Tran
Cover-ups · blackwork · large scaleThe one people get referred to when other studios say "can't be covered". Ruby plans covers in layers and will show you a mock-up on your own photo before you commit.
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Word of mouth
★★★★★
“Ruby covered a tribal band I'd hated for fifteen years. She was upfront that it needed two sessions and a touch-up — no surprises, and it looks unreal.”
★★★★★
“Walked in Sunday for flash, was on the bed by 1pm. Whole place is spotless — new needles opened in front of you, everything wrapped.”
★★★★★
“Mara did my nan's handwriting on my forearm. She spent the consult getting the line weight right so it'll age well. That's the difference.”
★★★★☆
“Only knock is they book out fast — waited five weeks for a custom slot with Danny. Worth it, but plan ahead.”
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Find the studio
312 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Between Johnston & Kerr St — tram 11, stop 16.
0412 887 034
ink@ironlotustattoo.com.au
Between Johnston & Kerr St — tram 11, stop 16.
0412 887 034
ink@ironlotustattoo.com.au
We tattoo clients from Fitzroy, Collingwood, Carlton, Brunswick, Northcote and across Melbourne — plenty travel further for cover-up work.
Health & safety, in writing: registered with Yarra City Council (Public Health & Wellbeing Act), reg. no. 20/04471. Single-use needles and cartridges, hospital-grade autoclave with logged spore tests, full aftercare sheet with every tattoo. 18+ with photo ID, no exceptions.
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday – Thursday | 11am – 7pm |
| Friday – Saturday | 11am – 8pm |
| Sunday | 12pm – 5pm |
◆ Walk-in flash: Fri, Sat & Sun
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Start your piece
Tell us what you're thinking and we'll match you with the right artist. Consults are free and there's no obligation — or skip the form and just call.