In other words, did her particular tattoos drive your decision to contact HER as opposed to some otherwise comparable lady with, say, no tattoos?

Small ones I can overlook... but I'm not attracted to otherwise attractive ladies with extensive body art.  it's my choice & I don't appologize for it.  Better to not book wih anyone whom I'm not attracted to rather than show up & neither of us have a good time.  

unless they are particularly gang-oriented, then it's a turn-off.
 
First time I ever banged a girl with a tattoo was probably 1982. Maybe I still have a Pavlovian response.  
 
On the subject of body art, my biggest deal breaker is pierced nips.

and they were never a distraction. Once I saw her tattoos and admired the artwork, I didn't notice them again during our visit.

Only to avoid them. I'm not a fan of ink. Especially on a beautiful woman.  It's like drawing graffiti on the Mona Lisa.  

...Most providers don't show their tatts in their photos but I have never been put off by a providers body art, as a mater of fact my ATF has beautiful large tatts one on each hip, however I think neck or gang tatts would be a distracting turn off.

I don't like tats, but you'd pretty quickly run out of providers if you refused to see any of them since tats are so common these days.  A tat screams insecurity to me -- someone who needs to fit into the trends of the day.  Like anybody who has extreme fashion -- such as goth.  I mean if you see a goth you know they have issues.  Same with tats.

..... to get my cock sucked by an expert cocksucker I become incredibly blind and tolerant of body art.  
One of my favorite ladies has unusual hair and extensive tats on her. The tats are real works of art.  
Her personality and her skills are greater works of art than her tats.

Yes! The constantly sway my decisions. I'm a bit conservative...

...I wanted to see based on het tattoos but her many reviews revealed a passive aggressive, goth, punk rocker with many fetishes. PS - the tattoos were neither goth nor punk rock.

and somehow it really hit a nerve I did not know I even had.   I found myself in awe of their body art, and got very turned on in a very kinky way by it. They are sadly no longer on the scene, so I can not mention who they are, but if you are a long time TER observer, you'd know who they are.

I have been deterred by the amount & location of tats. i don't mind
a few smallish ones.

Tats don't bother me at all.  Some of my best sessions have been with heavily inked women.  Where I draw the line is with piercings which often go together with the ink.  Meaning stuff like thick nose rings, or large discs/rings in ear lobes.  That stuff completely grosses me out.  

Tattoos usually don't bother me, but looking at name tattooed on a lady's back with a DOD will get me to switch positions rather quickly and want me to leave even quicker.  Not the type of body art that I want to hear the story behind it.

Piercings cause a yuck response.   It's like looking at an injury.  The feeling comes up from the gut, a sort of repulsion from the subconscious.

I have looked at womens photos whose tattoos had only drove my decision to NOT contact her. I really am not a fan of tattoos, but if subtle and tasteful I have no issue with them. If they are too pronounced, or she is tagged up like a freeway underpass, I would avoid her altogether even if she had flawless reviews

figures

You must have had flames and pin striping on that old Buick.

out why they do it ! Great looking women and they cover it with ink, yuck.