Do you have to????

[KainWallace666]

Hi my name is Kain im 17 im turning 18 in sep. When i do turn 18 im going to try to get my apprenticeship so naturally i have some Qs PLEASE HELP!

1. Do you have to be a GREAT Artist befor you ask for your apprenticeship or can you be decent and the tattooist help you learn to draw better?

2. How big should your art book be to show the tattooist you can draw?

3.What is flash?

4.How can i learn to shade?

5.How can i learn to draw faces?

6.Is there anything else i should now im desprate for knowledge?

[DrayBono]

there is a ginormous sticky thread about this in the public technical forum

[TattooPadawan]

^^^ What he said ^^^
http://www.allornothingtattoo.com/fo...ead.php?t=5352
However,..if your drawing and art skills are lacking,..please take an art class or two ahead of time.

[Sketch]

Yup read that post
and draw like all the time
take a class, a few if u can
and read up on tattooing online (not how to!!! but about history and the industry) and wherever else you can , get some magazines if you cant afford subscriptions just go to barnes and nobles and read through them the people there can care less lol.
as far as drawing you can pick up some books there too , oh yeah and check out a site called deviant art there are some amazing artists on there and alot of them have created tutorials on drawing just about everything in every medium. watch some vids on youtube (sometimes just watching someone draw helps a ton) but if you really havent drawn much i would hold off on drawing faces until you get a grasp on beginners concepts like shading because you will just get frustrated .

oh and flash is the sheets that have collections of drawings on them meant to be transferred into a tattoo. google it (i think my mentor would have gone crosseyed if i asked him that) its hanging up in most shops for you too look at... while im on the subject dude spend some time in your shops talking, looking around, make some friends, get some tattoos! if you havent yet. my favorite place to hang out at your age was a tattoo shop (if your intimidated to walk in and just start talking, catch them on a smoke break and talk , show interest)

[Shauna Smith]

Originally Posted by KainWallace666

Hi my name is Kain im 17 im turning 18 in sep. When i do turn 18 im going to try to get my apprenticeship so naturally i have some Qs PLEASE HELP!

1. Do you have to be a GREAT Artist befor you ask for your apprenticeship or can you be decent and the tattooist help you learn to draw better?

2. How big should your art book be to show the tattooist you can draw?

3.What is flash?

4.How can i learn to shade?

5.How can i learn to draw faces?

6.Is there anything else i should now im desprate for knowledge?

http://www.allornothingtattoo.com/fo...ead.php?t=5352

[DrayBono]

i dont want to sound self-important but you may want to read my blog post titled 'so you wanna be a tattoo artist and think on that for awhile
http://jadedgypsytattoo.blogspot.com/

make sure your head and your heart are in the right place