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.
Photo realism is recreating the picture exactly on the skin, so it looks like a photo.
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Tattoos on the bottoms of the feet and palms of hands don't last long- that's why most artists won't do them. The skin is tough, and because the feet and hands exfoliate skin at a rapid pace, the tattoo does fade more quickly and needs several touch ups in short periods of time.
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If a scab rips off before it's supposed to, there is a chance you'll have a loss of ink in the final healing process.
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Once the tattoo is fully healed and the skin is no longer shiny looking, it can be tattooed again.
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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.
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I think that's perfectly fine.
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I think it's better to find or come up with an art piece that depicts what the saying in words says. But that's my opinion. Words can blur under the skin over the years, but larger pictures tend to hold more over years.
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