I have a huge intrest in the tattoo scene i have been tattooed many times and have learned over fifteen years to become a good artist.Hear is my problem my family,freinds and so on think i should take up the trade they have bought me most of the gear to tattoo and i have,on practise skin but dare not do the real deal,i have massive respect for the skill hence i will not dare attempt.Where i live in ireland there are no good places to aproch for a apprentership and im 30 to old!!!would i be demed a hacker scratcher if i worked on myself and no one else!my practice work has come on ten fold and is better then some of the art i wear.i need help.p.s it wouldent be the start of me movin on to tattooing evrey one around me :confused: