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gutter.ink

Ello, me names Emma. I’m doing a research paper on the career that I’m going to be pursuing after graduation(speaking of which this paper is vital to my graduation so your help will be much appreciated) I have typed out some basic question that would be lovely if a professional tattoo artist answered.

1.)Your name, age, profession, and how long you’ve been in the business?

2.)How long was your apprenticeship? Or are you self taught (then how long was it till you felt confident to tattoo others?)

3.)How important are people skills in this job?

4.)On a scale of 1 to 10 how important is knowing the history of this profession?

5.)What are the typical hours for a tattoo artist at the shop?

6.)Do tattoo artist usually have second jobs?

7.)What medical courses do you have to take before beginning an apprenticeship?

8.)What’s the typical apprentice form (application) look like?

9.)What would you guess to be the average length of a decent apprenticeship?

10.)Again, your guess on the average cost? & Are there alternatives to paying for an apprenticeship?

11.)Do you think a graphic design college course will help anyone walking into this?

12.)How much does the average tattoo artist make?(price of the average tattoo??)

13.)Your option on this “tattoo school”? link:

14.)Why do some people try claiming that most tattoo artist do not need an artistic background?

15.)What needs to be in my portfolio? (What would be impressive, i.e. would a painting or drawing show more skill for this art? Or is it all just a collaboration of many medias?)

16.)How much do you hate Miami ink for giving off the tattoo artist’s life as being rich n famous? Hahajk but can u give a quick summery on what it’s really like?

17.)Do you have any questions? Extra comments?

On my own terms: (these aren’t direly important to my paper but would be nice to know. if they piss you off to the point of not replying at all [b]please[/b] ignore them!)

1.)assure me that there are no great tattoo artist that don’t know the history and timeline of this art.. Razz

2.)is it right to kick someone’s ass for give ignorant 15 year olds tattoos w/ no training, no artistic ability, license, medical knowledge... pretty much she just a 16 year old girl that was randomly given a cheap $100 tattoo kit from god knows who and thinks she can tattoo the whole fucking world! *$^&#gahh@#$! *rips eyes out*.. what I really what to know is would be a smart move to call the police on her ass cuz she has already infected one of her friend’s leg and of course doesn’t give a flying fuck so therez no end in sight of her stopping any time soon, and if I do call, what are the chances that anything will be done about it?

3.)ok will some please answer me this?! DO YOU or DON’T YOU bend the needle a little before placing it in the tube & which side does the needle rest one?(facing away for the machine or toward it?) every time I get a chance to ask this I get confused looks w/ a “what hell are u talking about?” or “your not suppose to do that..” but then I got other times where I get the infamous quote “Get an apprenticeship”… thanks jack ass, one: I’m not gonna be 18 for a few more mounth & kinda need to get as much practice in as possible & two I don’t want to break my machine again D:<
(god bless’ya for answering these 3 and suppressing half of my stupidity..)

[b]~ thank you so much! :][/b]

gutter.ink · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject:

& Yeah i know a lot of these questions are really stupid & basic (half i already know the answer too or have a pretty damn good idea about it) but i have to ask/ word them like so cuz i need a "professional" answer
sry i bet this seems really annoying to read :[

it's for school... they wnat everyone to go at there topic like their a 10 year-old retard Crying or Very sad

chic · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject:

i for one, wouldnt tell you half of what youve been asking...
amount of money per tattoo..
medical aprentiships?
OR ARE YOU JUST SPAMMING FOR THE TATTOO SCHOOL...

i think the latter is the answer..

why dont you ask them...

gutter.ink · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

[quote="chic"]i for one, wouldnt tell you half of what youve been asking...
amount of money per tattoo..
medical aprentiships?
OR ARE YOU JUST SPAMMING FOR THE TATTOO SCHOOL...

i think the latter is the answer..

why dont you ask them...[/quote]
ok thanksss???
haha anyway i'm not spamming the for the school, i know what it's about "be an amazing tattoo artist in 2 weeks!" (that’s also the site where i got the "do u have to be an artist" question from. not surprisingly it say you don't have to be...)
my opinion is that it's a scam and u r mistaken to think this job is a get rich quick scheme
sry if these r a a bit personal, it's fine if u can answer some n not all.
latter?

*EDITED BY Garyzda1*
Enjoy the forum gutter.ink, but please keep your language here fit for all ages. This forum is a great place because of the way the members conduct themselves here. Let's keep it that way. Smile

Thanks.

chic · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:25 am Post subject:

i still wouldnt answer any..

maybe try another site..
thankyou

gutter.ink · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:40 am Post subject:

[quote="chic"]i still wouldnt answer any..

maybe try another site..
thankyou[/quote]
nah, i'll wait seeing how u'r not the only one on this site

chic · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject:

but i am a mod, and can delete what ever i think is not fit to be on here..

hows that...

feel free to post in other threads, maybe act like you want to be in this forum, its not all about you..

MadFad5 · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject:

[quote]is it right to kick someone’s ass for give ignorant 15 year olds tattoos w/ no training, no artistic ability, license, medical knowledge... pretty much she just a 16 year old girl that was randomly given a cheap $100 tattoo kit from god knows who and thinks she can tattoo the whole fucking world! *$^&#gahh@#$! *rips eyes out*.. what I really what to know is would be a smart move to call the police on her ass cuz she has already infected one of her friend’s leg and of course doesn’t give a flying fuck so therez no end in sight of her stopping any time soon, and if I do call, what are the chances that anything will be done about it? [/quote]

I would call, although dont know if anything would be done.

gassa farrell · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

ok i cant rember all your questions so i am gassa farrell i started tattooing at the age of 15 but never gave any body any nastys just bad tattoos because i knew nothing about tattooing it was all kept secret when i got started that was the 70tys i started tattooing my self first and just went from there iam still tattooing now but not as much as i used to i have had 4 studios and now looking for number 5 about needles on the machine you never bend a needle if your machines are set right there is no need to the needle should run on the bottom of the tip and diamond tips are the best for outline ie you get no wobble on them