How To Get A Tattoo Job?
Getting a tattoo job may not be very easy. A tattoo job is a
skilled job. A person who wants to become a tattoo artist should be
creative, able to draw, able to interpret people's words into a
piece of art and patient. These skills can't necessarily be
learned. Most of the time these skills come from passion and a
sheer love of art and tattooing.
To get a tattoo job, a current tattoo artist must take the
person interested under their wing as an apprentice. The tattoo
artist will show the apprentice what they have learned, how to make
improvements as they progress in the program and eventually allow
the apprentice to actually tattoo on another person. To start
though, the apprentice will be on the lowest rung on the ladder.
This person's day will be spent cleaning up the shop, running
errands and observing. The Master, after enough time has passed,
will eventually give the apprentice small tattoo related tasks such
as finishing up a job or even starting one, but it will not involve
completing an entire job alone.
During the apprenticeship, the point is to learn the basics of
tattooing which includes how to hold a tattoo gun, how much
pressure to apply and how to tattoo within the lines. The
apprentice must also learn about First Aid basics and eventually
become certified in a blood pathogens seminar. Though the tasks may
seem menial, a successful apprentice will be the first one to show
up, last one to leave and show sincere enthusiasm.
Every tattoo artist has been an apprentice, so it's about paying
dues as being an apprentice does comes with a price. Each Master
will charge a different fee depending on the length of the
apprenticeship, but if everything goes well, the apprentice will
complete the program, have enough connections at the end of it to
start gathering loyal customers and be well on their way to being
successful at the Shop or moving on to another eventually owning
your own Shop. If you really want a tattoo job, start searching for
the one that will take you under their wing.