Hey I haven’t posted on here for a while! After much thought I decided to wait until next year to get my first tattoo due to many reason including lack of funds at the moment! (I’m a Student….)
I was just wondering if it was general practice for me to ask to look at previous work of a tattoo artist in a shop?
Thanks for your time!
Jessie
There’s nothing wrong with waiting to get a tattoo at all 🙂
Checking the artists portfolio is a must, there’s no ‘tattooing license’ where you have to prove your quality of work to be a tattooist. You may find that different artists have different tastes in what they like to tattoo – the one I go to loves to do Japanese stuff, and turns most people wanting tribal down hahaha 🙂
Yeah, see if they’re on Myspace or if they have their own website. That’s the easiest way to browse their portfolios.
And when customers ask for their portfolio, the artist gets a general impression about the client that they actually CARE about what’s going on their body.
Usually they have them on display right in front of the store, but just go into the shop and ask!
I have portfolios of my work for people to view on a table in my studio, i also have it in my tattoo room all over the walls and also on my website, i would never consider getting a tattoo without seeing previous work, but ive found the best is word of mouth also, i get alot of clientele from people whom have had a tattoo from me and then referred their friends.
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