what is the best way to train to become a tattoo apprentice?

tattoos for girls religious image

Cassidy

I'm a 15 year old girl. I've been thinking a lot about future careers and such because this is when teachers start talking about it. I first got the idea when a few friends told me they thought I'd be really good at it, and I was sort of like "oh haha yeah alright" because I wasn't really thinking about anything at that point. But now, becoming a tattoo artist has been one of the few potential careers that I feel like I could really get into. I love art and I'm taking two school art classes next semester, and another at a local art gallery, where I volunteer regularly (they're actually letting me take the class free of charge!) I've taken a few college level/portfolio prep courses and I really love everything I've been learning.

I read about getting an apprenticeship and I've been thinking a lot about it, and my mom would support me in whatever I choose. I know there's like a 99% possibility I'm not going to be getting one right now (because I'm 15 with no practical experience ahhh see) but I was just wondering what would be the best course of action to get started? I don't plan on staying in the area I live in now for college and afterwards so I'm less concerned with cementing a spot in a particular shop and more with enhancing my ability so I will stand out, and learning as much about the craft as I can.

I was also wondering about those beginners kits they sell? I know you're not supposed to do them on people (because that's really unsanitary and I have no experience other than giving my friends tattoos with Sharpies and stuff) but is there a way I could get one and do it on another medium to practice?

And finally what are the odds of getting an apprenticeship as early as possible/when should I actually go to a tattoo parlor and sort of not leave until they let me do something? Do I have to have tattoos before I get an apprenticeship, because I don't really want to get tattoos at this point (maybe like in college or whatever but I want to start as soon as possible?? can I start before/during college or is that a bad idea?) ANYWAY any help in any way, shape, or form would be so super appreciated because I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, but am very interested in learning!! Sorry if this is rambling. THANKS

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It's good that you're getting into this early on! As for the job go to a tattoo collage or a collage with a program for it. (They do exist)

Now a days you need tons of qualification for these jobs, don't expect to get hired until a few years into college. You don't need to have tats to work there though :p

Try practicing on meat like pig shoulder, my friends mum is very religious but has been a tattoo artist for over thirty years. The more exp you have the better you'll look to a major franchise. Look into your state/provinces laws on tattooing and look for schools with your career in mind.

Why do San Francisco liberals REALLY want to ban cicumcision?

Tommy

For a city that's all about the "live and let live" philosophy, I find it incredibly hypocritical that some want to outlaw circumcising children... Even for religious reasons.

They actually have the nerve to make the claim that it's genital mutilation? So shouldn't sex change operations also be outlawed? Isn't that a bit extreme to consider it mutilation?

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Why's it hypocritical? What's hypocritical is that it's illegal to so much as pinprick the genitals of a baby girl (as it should be), but it's legal to remove over half of the penile skin of a baby boy. Now that's hypocritical.

It's about time that baby boys are granted the same basic human rights as baby girls.

Yeah, live and let live. Do whatever you want with your own body - circumcision, sex changes, tattooes, whatever. But if it's someone *else's* body...what give you the right to cosmetically alter it without their consent?

Note that sex transitions are something people choose for themselves. If people started doing sex changes on babies, now of course that's barbaric and should be illegal.

No, it's not extreme to consider infant circumcision mutilation. Because it's mutilation by definition.

It's not just liberals that are against infant/child circumcision. It's not a political issue. Anyone who cares about human rights - especially the right to bodily integrity - is against it.




@ Carolo43:
"The reason circumcising started was for hygiene reasons and because of infections"
Actually, no. In the USA, the reason circumcision started among non-Jews and Muslims was to prevent adolescent boys from masturbating. Look it up if you don't believe me.
The "hygiene and health" BS was invented not too long ago.

You think circumcisions are easier on babies? Then so are tonsilectomies, appendectomies, and hey so is heart surgery. Let's do all those on healthy babies to avoid them having to be done on adults, shall we?

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