Portfolio Websites for Tattoo Artists, Compared

The useful comparison, for someone searching the best portfolio website for tattoo artists, is two numbers: what the page costs, and who holds the files. Those numbers below come from Tattoo Studio Pro help and the website pages in this repo, read November 8, 2026. Squarespace, Wix, Format, Behance, and WordPress are names in that search. Their price cards were not opened for this post.

If you already know you want the free page, go to the tattoo portfolio website. What to put in the gallery is on the tattoo artist portfolio guide.

The free portfolio is one page at $0

Help’s Portfolio Template is a single page: hero, about, gallery, aftercare, contact, and footer. Dark and light themes. 10 style presets, 22 heading fonts, 6 body fonts, and 24 accent colors with a custom color picker. Corner styles are rounded, pill, and square.

The ZIP is $0. Download Site asks you to sign in if you are not already. Cloud save needs a free Tattoo Studio Pro account. Until then, the draft stays in that browser.

What the ZIP holds is the page, the stylesheet, and the photos you uploaded. What it leaves out is the admin panel, the download tool, and cloud save. The gallery and contact lines you typed are static files. Subscribers can connect their Tattoo Studio Pro portfolio or booking form. If the exported site uses that form or the connected portfolio, those features load live from Tattoo Studio Pro and need an internet connection.

The contact form does not send until you connect a handler. Help lists FormSubmit, Netlify Forms, and Formspree, and it walks through each setup. Formspree’s price card was not opened for this post.

Publishing that page to portfolio.ink uses Tattoo Studio Pro hosting: $10 a month or $100 a year, unless your subscription includes hosting. The portfolio product page names Netlify and GitHub Pages as ZIP upload targets. Their price cards were not opened for this post.

The 11-page HTML file is $0

The free HTML template is $0, 11 pages, a contact form, and no booking page. You edit the files. It is not the portfolio ZIP, and it is not the paid-template license.

The Artist template is $99 one-time

The Studio template is $199 one-time. Help lists 7 pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Services, Aftercare, Policies, and Contact. Studio adds a team page and a second gallery. Booking is separate: switch on Enable Booking Page and paste an embed. That page does not take a deposit or store a consent form.

A subscriber publishes without a separate license, after claiming the included website. A ZIP of the Artist or Studio template still needs a license. Without a subscription, the license is what lets you publish, and publish still needs hosting at $10 a month or $100 a year.

Done-for-you setup, if someone else should build that template, is $799 or $999 one-time. First year of hosting included, then $100 a year unless your subscription includes hosting. One revision. 30 days of post-launch support. The setup page’s description says live in a week. This post did not time a job, and the choice between doing it yourself and paying for setup is on DIY or done-for-you.

Instagram is where a lot of clients already look. What a separate page adds next to the feed is on why you need both a website and Instagram. Hosting the ZIP is on how to host a tattoo website. Holding the files, next to a builder account, is on own your tattoo website.

If you already have a live site, including one on Wix or Squarespace, you can see whether your current portfolio site is missing the basics before you buy another template.

FAQs

What is the $0 way to put a portfolio online?

Use the free Portfolio Template and download the ZIP. The file is $0. Publishing it to portfolio.ink is $10 a month or $100 a year unless your subscription includes hosting.

Can I show my booking form on the free page?

Yes, if you subscribe. Connect the Tattoo Studio Pro booking form, or the portfolio, or both. If the exported site uses either one, those features load live from Tattoo Studio Pro and need an internet connection. The photos you uploaded stay in the file.

Does a subscription include a website?

Yes. Claim the included website and you can publish without a separate license. Hosting is included. A ZIP of the paid Artist or Studio template still needs a license. The free portfolio ZIP does not use that license.

How many pages are on the paid templates?

Help lists 7: Home, About, Portfolio, Services, Aftercare, Policies, and Contact. Booking is a separate switch and an embed. The free portfolio is one page. The free HTML download is 11 pages, with a contact form and no booking page.

Do I need a custom domain on day one?

No. Help gives you a portfolio.ink address when you publish. A custom domain is optional. The setup page says domain registration is typically $10 to $15 a year. That figure is the page’s line.

Which file should a multi-artist shop use?

The Studio template, at $199 one-time, has the team page. The free Portfolio Template shows one artist’s work. Custom work starts at $3,000 on the custom websites page. That page does not print a ceiling, and its monthly plan does not print a number.