Tattoo Artist

Tattoo Artist

Tatted Mom

Tucson, AZ

Female, 32

I'm a tattoo artist who underwent a standard apprenticeship under a certified tattoo artist. I am an artist first, tattooer second, which means I put creativity and art into my tattoos, not just the 'you pick it, we stick it' type of tattooer. Apprenticeships for tattooing vary by state, according to the laws. I'm also a trained body piercer, as well. Any questions about the job or apprenticing, I'd be happy to help!

PLEASE NOTE: I will NOT price tattoos. Seek a shop for that.

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Last Answer on May 23, 2014

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I just have a quick question. I got a tattoo today. I am supposed to coach and play beach volleyball on tuesday so just over 48hours. Can I cover it up for the hour or so or should I just not do it? And if it is ok to wrap it what can I wrap it with?

Asked by bellis over 11 years ago

You should not be playing beach volleyball 48 hours after having a tattoo done, especially if the tattoo is somewhere that will exposed to the dirt and sand flying around. 

Hey! I'm an aspiring artist, and i've been wondering some good practicing techniques that aren't directly on skin. Also, any hints for beginners?

Asked by Natalie almost 12 years ago

Fake skin can be used for beginners. 

Hi. Exactly WHAT is a photo realistic tattoo? My understanding was if I brought a picture of a person, sunset, animal...REAL subjects, then that's what photo realistic is. THank you

Asked by Loretta over 11 years ago

Photo realism is recreating the picture exactly on the skin, so it looks like a photo.

Hello. I recently found some fake practice skin online. I was just wondering how good this actually is for practice and how would I actually know if i were doing it wrong ,( going too deep, not deep enough and what ever else might be wrong)?

Asked by lilly over 11 years ago

Fake skin is much durable than real skin. When I was apprenticing, the artists bought us some fake skin to practice on, and we tried like hell to destroy that stuff, and nothing worked. Human skin is nowhere near that durable, and you can seriously hurt a person if you aren't tattooing correctly. So, from that standpoint, that you can't even destroy fake skin, it's not an accurate substitution for human skin at all.

Do you think that it would be alright for a guy to get a rose on his ribs for a rememberence of his mom?

Asked by Fford over 11 years ago

I think that's perfectly fine. 

I'm a 21 year old guy with several horizontal stretch marks on my back. Is it possible to cover it up with a tattoo?

Asked by Ken over 11 years ago

Tattoos can be used to disguise stretch marks and make them less noticeable, but they won't be 100% covered when the tattoo is done. Also keep in mind that ink doesn't take as well in stretch marks as it does on regular skin, so those areas might heal a little lighter and would need a second session to darken up.

how long can i wait to re tattoo if d tattoo came out light on my skin

Asked by putrice almost 12 years ago

Once the tattoo is fully healed and the skin is no longer shiny looking, it can be tattooed again.