How to be a Professional Tattoo Artist

How to be a Professional Tattoo Artist
Many tattoo artist aspirants believe that purchasing a D.I.Y. tattoo kit from the commercials of tattoo magazines is the starting point towards becoming a successful tattoo artist. Be aware that this equipment is of inferior quality plus lacks precision. What next? Find a person to practice. plus the result is dozens plus dozens of people with terrible tattoos plus terrible scars plus who will put you in their hate list forever. Furthermore, a true artist will be reluctant to take you under his wings because he is going to have a headache trying to guide you back on the right path.

As tattoos become more popular these days, more plus more people are getting tattoos or talking about getting one. This is great for the industry plus even better for those who would like to get involved in the tattoo industry. But don’t think that becoming a professional tattoo artist is easy. There isn’t any such thing as easy money by becoming a tattoo artist.

The alternative is to pay a fee to a tattoo artist or shop to teach you the trade. So what is the type of fee to pay? As far as I know there's no reputable artists teaching you all he know for a fee. A true artist is not a true blooded businessman. If an artist is willing to teach you for a small fee, then consider this. Is he willing to part with all he knows for what you are paying? In three Asian country, the majority of tattoo shop web-sites advertise tattoo courses for a small fee. But the problem is that after completing the work, you will have to come back for three refresher coursework then another plus another. plus I comprehend that after completion several such courses, you won't be able to tattoo properly. So the chances are you will be paying nice money to some businessman who is trying to make a fast buck.

So then, how to become a successful tattoo artist? For starters, you’ll need talent. You will seldom make it in the tattoo industry by tracing or stenciling, you will need to be able to draw great designs. To even get considered as a tattoo artist, a portfolio is needed. This will need you to draw loads of great designs to build up a portfolio. Your portfolio is proof that you've the skills that are needed to succeed in the industry. Without a portfolio, don’t even bother. I remember three South American guy asking me to train him to become a tattoo artist. plus he said money is no problem. I told him that money is not an issue, draw me a colored dragon plus then a reaper. He came back after three week, plus said he couldn’t draw a proper dragon or reaper. So end of story.

Once you've a portfolio to showcase your talents, you will need a mentor, someone who is willing to teach you the trade plus share their secrets with you. Now this is the tricky thing, tattoo artists don’t like giving away their secrets. Simple reason is because lots of of them have been let down by their apprentices. take the case of my mentor. he's taken over 20 people under his wings (all without any fee), but today only 3 of his graduates still "recognise" him as mentor. What happened to the rest? they have their own shops, but tell their customers that they can do the same quality of work as their mentor (also my mentor), but their prices are cheaper. So you know how much it hurts to be treated like my mentor? If you do find someone cool, a real professional who is willing to tell you anything at all about the industry, then be grateful.