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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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 almost 11 years ago

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

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I got a tattoo on my foot 3 days ago and it's all scabby. I bumped it while walking up the stairs and part of a scab came off and color leaked. Is this normal/ okay? It wasn't much color but I'm concerned

Asked by Carlie over 10 years ago

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. 

Hi! This may be dumb- my understanding is that most artists won't tattoo the bottoms of feet. unfortunately I really want one there, the tattoo is a cultural reference to the soles. Any advice on finding someone / making it work/ why i shouldn't etc?

Asked by Tee over 10 years ago

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.

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

Asked by putrice almost 11 years ago

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

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 10 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 10 years ago

I think that's perfectly fine. 

If i get a small tattoo under my collarbone will they make me take off my shirt? If they do will they at least let me cover myself. Im very shy about my body and i need to know before i go in to get it.

Asked by Natasha about 11 years ago

Nope. Wear a tank top and you'll be fine. I have a word under each of my collar bones and I just wore a tank top and then tucked the straps under my arms while it was being done.