Tattoo Artists & Advice : How to Become a Tattoo Apprentice
Become a tattoo apprentice by creating a portfolio of drawings, finding a shop to do the training, paying any fees associated with the apprenticeship and spending two years working at a tattoo shop. Practice tattooing on grapefruits, turkey breasts or pig ears with suggestions from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo artists. Expert: Lenny Welch Contact: www.addicted2tattoos.com Bio: Lenny Welch has been tattooing for more than two decades. She owns Addicted 2 Tattoos Inc, a tattoo and piercing shop designed with women in mind. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
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@tattoocrazy10 thats awesome man! Im looking to teach myself too.
Well, First and for mostly all of you looking to get into tattooing don’t. Unless your 1000% your ready for a life changing move. I started to chill at a tattoo shop when i was 18. Got my first tattoo and came back for my sleeve through out 3 yrs. 2 of which i was being apprenticed without my knowledge. Just hanging around a shop and getting work done by the artist and being loyal and honest got me into tattooing. Even if i had to pay, It wouldn’t ever be enough for what i learned.
it would be awesome if you didnt have to pay 5k to 10k -.-
My wife and I opened our own tatt shop in Alberta, Canada. All we did was learn how to tattoo on our own, and a few friends that are in the biz showed us a few tricks here and there. No apprenticeships, no 5-10 000$ payments. F that!
HELP NEEDED: my friend taught me some skills for sum time and recently got one of his friends to give me a full apprenticeship at a shop he told me to get some good equipment because the stuff i have is cheap. but im not sure where to buy it from so any1 know where i can get quality equipment.
This “guide” pisses me off.
@DamnedMissDisaster Thanks, that means a lot! I think tattooing and art are universal, so if you want to tattoo, totally, go for it! I I think the world needs more actual ARTISTS in the tattoo world then people who THINK they’re artist by watching LA Ink and buying the cheap tatto machine they can. Props dude!
I am 14 and I want to become a tattoo artist. I didn’t know how much it was to apprentice and now I do so any job I get I’m going to try and save as much as I can for a apprenticeship. Thanks for the advice!
who the hell charges 5-10k for a apprenticeship thats bullshit.
@coutterboy dude being an apprentice means u’ll do shit for them for free in exchange for learning that trade,!
@MonikerMCR Having that self confidence is the most important thing to motivate yourself into doing whatever u want!
@fattygamer94 I know what it is. And I’m willing to go through with it if it means becoming a tattoo artist.
i am an artist of 10 years now and if i wanted to learn from some of the greatest artis around i would have to pay 1000.00 a day for thier seminars…its worth it to me so quit whining about how much an apprenticeship costs and either do it or hack away at your kitchen table and give real artist some job security reworking your garbage scratchings. your learning a lifetime career..not learnign how to ride a bicycle…
If your working for them for free to learn a trade, then why are you paying so much money?
thats way to much money these days i guess ill never be one if thats what it takes my art work gets better and better the more I do it. Not running errands its a shame that its came to this 5k- 10k I would do all the grime work \for free but not 5k-10k to do it
Some of you people need to STOP WHINING. Anything WORTH DOING ISN’T EASY. Tattooing is ALL I’ve ever wanted to do, so if that means sweeping floors for a year and paying 10 grand- I’ll do it. It takes conviction and patience, and if you don’t have those two qualities, you need to look into a new career path.Tattooing is a respectable art form, and those of you whining about the cost are the ones who are destroying it.
You are learning a whole career so do not complain about the price. It is a form of education, like college so expect to pay.
@damilkman91 Just to get a B.A. is like 4 years, maybe 2.5 if you push it with O.T.; and then what kind of a job do you get with a B.A.? Nothing special. I know many tatoo artists that make about a minimum of $150 per day. Most tattoo artists I know charge from $90 to $100 per hour, so that’s if they only tattooed once everyday. It is certainly enough to live on as long as you have your skill. Unless you get brain damage or a train runs over your hands you should be good.
If I want to become a Tattoo Artist, Sweeping Floors and Taking out the trash has nothing to do with it. I’d get an ink Gun and practice on pig skins for 5 years. Fuck the whole apprenticeship bullsh1t. In this economy everyones out to make a buck off every innocent mind. Do it on your own.
5,000 is way to much just to work and do shitty work meanwhile you could spend like a 1,000 for goood quality guna and practice instead of washing bathrooms and taking trash out and being someone elses bitch………
@DeathByFriedChicken hahahah me too
@DeathByFriedChicken dont give up man… just practise much!!
This greed is going to kill apprenticeships for all but the better artists.
$5000 and a year cleaning bathrooms to learn what is readily available on the
Internet and DVDs. For a determined beginner.
And while you were sweeping floor and cleaning bathrooms for a year for no pay
at Joe’s Tattoo’s..The self starter with time to practice the art just passed you by