Envy Skin Gallery

The tattoo looks nice but they were not very accommodating for a first-​timer. Gave smart-​ass comments back to simple questions.

I have been tattooed twice by BH. 1^st was good. Had him add on to it. He put no effort into it, not even looking at the original until the day of my 2^nd appointment. He just half ass drew on me with a marker and traced over that. Finally got his effortless work fixed by another artist. His half ass add-​on ruined the original tat he did.
The place is clean for sure. If you can get passed the owner constantly talking about himself, swearing, being interrupted by employees, and the owner constantly yelling at employees, and WAY over paying for average work, then this place is for you.
I’ve discovered another shop where I have had 12 hours of work done for 30% less an hour, cleaner lines, peaceful atmosphere, enjoyable conversation.
Don’t get caught up in this over hyped shop perpetuated by an obnoxious owner who thinks he should be on tv. Not worth it. Place is clean though.

Got my second tattoo from here today and I can’t see myself going anywhere else. These guys are professionals and know what they are doing. Biz who did my 1^st born sons name was awesome. The atmosphere is great, the store is very clean and I would recommend this place to anyone. Thanks again Envy!

Got my first one done today. Place was awesome, guys were awesome, service, price, everything. Oh and did I mention I’m 49? Yea, the place rocks…
Shout out to Billy, Biz and the crew! Thanx!
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Envy is a great tattoo shop. They do high quality tattoos as well as skin piercings and other body mods. I trusted them with my first tattoo because I wanted it to turn out perfect and it did. Price wasn’t bad, but you pay more for a better quality here. Customer service was good too.

I went to get my first tattoo today and it was a wonderful experience. The whole staff was very friendly and welcoming. I got tattooed by Ben and he was very nice and gave me exactly what I wanted. The shop was very nice and clean and I will definitely go back.

This is the only place to get ink in Columbus. Don’t be a dummy.
The shop is spotless. You can literally walk into this shop and go with any artist. They are all above the industry standard. Billy keeps a light and airy environment, so you aren’t sure if you’re at a wild party, getting tattooed, or having the best time of your life. These guys are true cards. They are aloof in true artist fashion, but they all care about making the customer happy and you leaving with an amazing tattoo.
Billy Hill and Ben Chambers are my faves and the only artists I let tattoo me in Columbus.

I love Envy Skin Gallery! The place is clean, open, vibrant, and the people are affable. I’ve had work done personally by Billy, and my tattoo by him has to be one of my favorite. He’s entertaining, charming and talented. His prices are comparable, if not better than other studios around. I love traditional Japanese artwork, and it’s what he specializes in. He’s well worth the wait, and time to have a fantastic tattoo done by him!

You can’t get better than Billy Hill in Columbus! I have two beautiful works of art that will be with me forever! The shop is incredibly clean, modern, and comfortable.

I’ve waited a long time for my tattoo from Billy Hill, owner of Envy Skin Gallery. And like anything good in life, the beautiful rocket on my back was totally worth the wait (how long has it been? Three years?). We’ve been talking about him doing work on me forevs, and never quite gotten around to it (although we have gotten around to many instances of consuming adult beverages and whatnot in the meanwhile, of course). Wellllll now I can finally write a well-​deserved stellar review.
I’ve changed my mind about 97 times about what I want Billy to do on me… at one point I was looking for examples of Cyrillic script, which derailed the whole process for a while, but it became apparent that what needed to happen was basically just freestyling. I went to BH with a quickly drawn sketch the boy had done on a napkin, to show the perspective of the rocket that I wanted. Billy literally just drew directly on my back for about ten minutes, and came up with something quite amazing. No carbon paper, no waiting around while he painstakingly drew something original… no, Billy Hill is the most professional, efficient artist I have ever encountered. Direct to skin sketch and rocket/​flames color tattoo (which stretches all the way across my shoulders) took under two hours and is very high quality original art work. I was pretty much dumbfounded. I’ll post a picture when it stops peeling (eww).
It should be noted that Billy Hill studied in Japan, Europe, and all over this crazy country — he is extremely well traveled and well taught. His studio has a vaguely Japanese aesthetic and is incredibly clean, with a calming color of green on the walls. Billy himself is hilarious, crazy, and ultimately geniune and down to earth — a completely amazing guy. He and his West Virginia accent had me in stitches, as usual, the whole time he was tattooing me. Even more awesomely, BH has a collection of YouTube videos about tattooing and about his exploits… just look up IAmBillyHill on youtube, or go to his website
. He also has an iphone app. Just saying.
I highly recommend checking out Billy Hill and the other talented artists at Envy Skin Gallery. This was a pretty mind-​bending experience. :D