I know what I want
You have the idea and the placement. Pick your time and lock it in — no need to run the quiz first.
Book my sessionTat Yo Grandma — Mr. CTYG • Baltimore, MD
Baltimore's Cover-Up King.
Custom tattoos, bold cover-ups, and honest pricing — $150/hr with a $50 minimum. Your idea, Cedric's machine. Let's create.
Fresh ink
Featured work
Real pieces from the chair. Tap any piece to view it up close.
Start here
What brings you in?
Three doors, one chair. Pick the one that sounds like you.
I need help deciding
Build your idea step by step — placement, style, size — and leave with a clear brief for Cedric.
Cover-up rescue
Got ink you regret? Cover-ups are the specialty — and they start at $200.
See the cover-up lab
Pricing
The price estimator
$150/hr, $50 minimum, cover-ups from $200. Estimates are capped at $600+ — and half-day ($600) and full-day ($1,100) sessions are the best value for big pieces.
Six quick questions. One honest range.
One decision per screen. Your estimate saves to your device, and you can download it or hand it straight to the tattoo builder.
- Type — new ink, cover-up, or rework
- Placement — the body zone
- Size — palm to full sleeve, in plain terms
- Detail — minimal to full realism
- Color — black & grey or color
- Session — single, half-day, or full-day
No email required. Save or download your estimate at the end.
Design lab
Play with the idea first
Four ways to explore before you commit. Free to try — Cedric creates or refines the final design.
Placement Lab
See it before you feel it. Preview how a design sits on real body zones.
Interactive Open the labScript Lab
Words with weight. Names, quotes, and lettering in Cedric's hand styles.
Interactive Open the labCover-Up Lab
Old ink, new story. Cover-ups are the specialty — see how transformations happen.
Coming soon Peek the labSketch Lab
Free to try. Describe your concept and react to a starting point — Cedric creates or refines the final design.
Free Open the labFresh flash
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Build my tattoo
Don't have it all figured out? Good.
The builder turns a rough thought into a clear brief for Cedric — then hands it to the estimator for a price.
Answer six prompts. Leave with a brief.
Idea, placement, style, size, references — one decision per screen. Attach reference images if you have them; they're inspiration only.
- Idea — floral, script, portrait, cover-up, or surprise me
- Placement — where it lives on the body
- Style — realism, fine line, bold color, and more
- Size — black & grey or color, then how big
- References — images and notes for Cedric (optional)
- Estimate — your brief, priced in one tap
Nothing uploads anywhere — your brief stays on your device until you book.
The artist
Mr. CTYG
Baltimore's Cover-Up King. Mr. CTYG is the artist behind Tat Yo Grandma — a Baltimore tattooer known for one thing above all: cover-ups. He takes pieces people want gone and turns them into pieces people show off.
Bring an idea, a reference, or just a body part and a feeling. He'll meet you where you are and draw the rest.
At the shop — real sessions, real work.
Cover-up lab
The specialty
Cover-ups start at $200. Bring the old piece — leave with new art.
Reviews
Word on the street
Be the first to leave a review
Real words from real chairs — nothing staged, nothing borrowed. Got inked by Mr. CTYG? Tell the next person what it was like.
How it works
From idea to ink in three steps
Price it
Run the estimator or build your idea — six quick questions, one honest range. $150/hr, $50 minimum, cover-ups from $200.
Book it
Lock your session through PocketSuite. Half-day ($600) and full-day ($1,100) sessions are the best value for big pieces.
Wear it
Show up, get tattooed, follow the aftercare. Then show it off.
CTYG Arcade
Play while the stencil dries
Small games from the shop. They never touch the booking flow — play for fun, then book for real.
Shop Life
The flagship: open a one-chair Baltimore studio, tattoo walk-in clients in real mini-games, survive Crazy Day, build the hottest brand in the city.
Tattoo Snake
Endless arcade action. Collect tattoo essentials through 10 growth levels — then survive the finale.
PlayInk Breaker
Break the flash wall, level by level. Combos, powerups, and a leaderboard to chase.
PlayInk Battle
The classic game, renamed — go head-to-head against the computer in an ink duel.
PlayYour player profile
0XP
—Best scores
LockedAchievements
🔒 First blood
🔒 Cover-Up King
🔒 Shop legend
Demo profile shown. Play anything in the arcade and it feeds one profile — XP, achievements, rankings.
Aftercare
Heal it right
The tattoo is half the work — healing is the other half. The short version:
The first 48 hours
What to do (and not do) right after your session.
Read the guideProducts that help
What to put on it — and what to keep far away.
Read the guideWhat to avoid
Sun, pools, gyms, and the other healing-killers.
Read the guideWhen to worry
What's normal, what's not, and when to reach out.
Read the guide
FAQ
6 quick questions
The ones everybody asks, answered straight.
$150/hr with a $50 minimum. Cover-ups start at $200. Half-day ($600) and full-day ($1,100) sessions are the best value for large pieces — and estimates are capped at $600+.
Book through PocketSuite. Walk-ins, when available, go through Instagram DM — DM @cedric_tat_yo_grandma.
Cover-ups are the specialty — Baltimore's Cover-Up King, starting at $200. Send a photo of the piece through Instagram DM and book a consult.
18+ with a valid ID — no exceptions, no parent waivers.
Sleep well, eat a real meal, hydrate, and skip the alcohol the night before. Wear something comfortable that gives access to the spot getting tattooed — and bring your ID.
Yes — that's the job. Bring references, a rough sketch, or just a feeling. Try the free : generated concepts are starting points, and Cedric creates or refines the final design.
Ready when you are.
Get an honest estimate, build your idea, or just book the chair. Baltimore's Cover-Up King is taking clients.