Monday, December 3, 2007

How can you be a good Tattoo Artist?

Having a perfect and extremely inspiring tattoo in your body shows that the tattoo artist who did this is awesome! Well, if you have seen one great tattoo design, whether a small or a large one, you must be amazed with his talent. Does it only take to have a unique artistic talent to be a good tattoo artist?

At first thought, you might say “yes”! It’s basically because tattoo is art. Tattooing is similar with painting but the difference is that you can’t make a draft. The first time you lay your hands on the subject, there’s no turning back. You’re drawing on the skin not on a piece of paper that you can rip off, crumple and put it on trash if you’ve made a mistake.


It takes a lot of hard work and practice to achieve this. But to attain that skill, you’ll have to undergo an apprenticeship to develop or enhance your innate talent. Most of the tattoo shops require their workers or employees to be expert in the field. The tattoo artist must be capable of giving advices to the customer’s choice of design and layout. Of course, not all people who will drop by to the tattoo shop know what they really want. Some of them are first timers. As a good tattoo artist, being able to relate with his client’s needs is by guiding them and keeping them at ease during the entire tattooing process.


That’s the behavioral and social side of it. Let’s check out the financial side this time. If you want to be a trusted tattoo artist, you need to be clean with your work and the equipments you use in the process must be sterile. First and foremost, the needles are used in tattooing, and they are possible carriers of various diseases transmitted by blood. Sterilizing machines for your materials is a must. Different sorts of equipments cost a little more for your tattoo shop.


You need to shed out some money to ensure the safety and cleanliness of your customer and your shop respectively. That’s being health conscious, most especially for your clients. Taking care of them shows that you’re a tattoo artist who isn’t only concerned about money but also to the welfare of his clients.


And finally, to be a good tattoo artist, you can’t be clean with your surroundings if you’re not clean within yourself. Personal hygiene is the most important thing to consider, as well. Just like in the case of needles, blood-transmitted diseases are truly fearsome. Being free from any serious illness or communicable diseases will give you more chances of having regular clients.

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