Tattoo Forum | paddyboy18 | Activity https://www.thetattooforum.com/members/paddyboy18/activity/ Activity feed for paddyboy18. Mon, 11 May 2026 22:05:15 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e0d148fcd629ad348e8671e62bbdfaf7 replied to the topic Need advice and guidence! in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/36540-need-advice-and-guidence/#post-103551 Sun, 15 May 2011 17:23:36 +0000 Bows&Buttons;86731 wrote:
Your stuff is pretty good! In my experience one year courses don’t really teach that much so well done for being a natural!
I’d say practice your lines more than shading when you’re drawing, draw as if you’re tattooing someone just so you can perfect that delicacy and steady hand.
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]]> 9019188b8fdd9dc4887d9364a4cda247 replied to the topic Need advice and guidence! in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/36540-need-advice-and-guidence/#post-103493 Fri, 13 May 2011 22:55:15 +0000 ZombieKiller;86674 wrote:
As you said in your original post the college course was a good start, but not the best. Its going to teach you a few fundamentals but i find at a college you tend to get the “we’re more interested in your cash than your talent” level of instruction. In most major US cities with large NFP museums these museums offer…[Read more]

]]> 965cb8234f31ec6c1e33d61f5a928e7a replied to the topic Need advice and guidence! in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/36540-need-advice-and-guidence/#post-103490 Fri, 13 May 2011 21:50:11 +0000 ZombieKiller;86668 wrote:
Thing I hate the most about my industry is people who just “have” to get a apprenticeship. Just to let you know there is already an abundance of tattooers, so many that in todays economy its getting more and more difficult to make a living. 80% of those tattooers couldn’t draw to save there lives. When it comes down to…[Read more]

]]> e16d3ccd4115fd3774566403b90f6b23 replied to the topic Need advice and guidence! in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/36540-need-advice-and-guidence/#post-103469 Fri, 13 May 2011 15:24:32 +0000 ZombieKiller;86623 wrote:
Best advice i could give would be to not become a tattoo artist. most people will not listen to such advice so i offer you this, dont worry about becoming a tattoo artist focus on your art and ability. When the talent is there you will be asked if you’re interested in an apprenticeship.

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]]> df9f3491e09dfcd292d7f0c9f0f14777 replied to the topic Need advice and guidence! in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/36540-need-advice-and-guidence/#post-103403 Thu, 12 May 2011 08:25:24 +0000 DavidJednat;86559 wrote:
It seems you have an affinity for Japanese tattoo themes. I would say to check out the works of Horiyoshi III, Shige, and Jack Mosher. Study their styles and how each form is laid out. Pay attention to lines and line weight. Which lines are thicker and thinner and why. Also read up on people like Bert Grimm, Sailor…[Read more]

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