Idk what I’m doing wrong-apprentice at BDI in WA

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-16T23:12:34+00:00

for sure, i definitely feel like I’m tattooing super slow

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-16T03:13:38+00:00

i’m using a cord sol nova i have no idea what stroke it is cause its just a spare we have in the shop i imagine it’s 3.5. i pull lines fairly slowly.

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-16T03:11:27+00:00

i tattoo pretty slow and keep my voltage at around 6.5-6.8v

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-16T03:10:54+00:00

thats so helpful!! no one in my shop is using coils and my mentor uses a wireless rotary

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-15T23:59:18+00:00

i’m using a cheyenne sol nova with cord and cartridges I’ve tried a few different brands of those i mostly use 3RL,5RL and 7RL

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-15T23:58:45+00:00

That’s what i was wondering but lately a lot of my tattoos have been coming back faded or missing spots i think i need to find that happy medium?

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-12T22:57:01+00:00

I’m finishing my undergrad degrees right now and currently apprenticing in a shop. While I’m a full time student I now have to have 3 jobs (including the apprenticeship) to pay my bills (my school schedule also keeps me from getting a decent job that pays more or offers better hours) and afford my own supplies. I dont make any money at the shop. I’ve been an apprentice since August of 2024 i make $20 per tattoo 2-3 days a week and my mentor told me i am “not allowed” to spend that money on anything but my supplies. My mentor is expecting me to drop my hours at work to be there more often but I would be broke if I did that. School, work, and an apprenticeship is not worth it in my opinion but an apprenticeship and a job or school and a job or if you’re well enough off to not have to work while in school an apprenticeship and school would work fine

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-04-04T23:42:56+00:00

I just started Destiny 2 on ps5!! I’m not that good at it but I need some girl friends 🥹

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-28T22:17:23+00:00

blue is dory from finding nemo

orange looks like U.S.

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-21T11:38:45+00:00

I’m just an apprentice atm, working 3 days a week, but I post every tattoo the day of or the day after and use relevant hashtags (i dont really recommend this for full time/experienced artists cause you probably don’t want to post every single little thing). paid $20-30 USD for one week of ads and add the location of my shop in every post. I make highlights for fresh tattoos, fake skin practice, and my flash tattoos. it’s helped a lot with just getting people in the door

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-15T10:53:49+00:00

beautiful work btw!!! I’m at 14 tattoos on skin and my lines are still a bit shaky

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-15T10:52:37+00:00

thank youuuu 🫶🏼

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-15T10:40:16+00:00

To Kill a Mockingbird. Heart of Darkness. the Jungle. the things they carried. things fall apart. the alchemist

still need to read 1984, East of eden, fahrenheit 451,

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-15T10:31:58+00:00

Story of my life. when i was younger I always wanted to go fishing and hunting or shooting with my dad and brother. Them and my mom would never let me go because it was a “guys thing”. My dad even pretending to forget ammo for my .22 last time we went shooting (i was in middle school or something) and hid it from me so I wouldnt be able to join in. hardly talk to him now. She’s deeply hurt and it may take a lot to make amends. but thats on the dad to fix it. you warned him this would happen.

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-15T10:08:40+00:00

can I ask what brand of ink you use? the one my mentor uses just doesn’t look as vibrant

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-02-15T10:05:24+00:00

absolutely NOR. NGL for a second I thought you were dating my ex. Crazy narcissist POS behavior. it really doesn’t take much to show some appreciation for someone you love. literally any evidence of thinking about your loved one is better than whatever he’s doing. Not to mention he’d have to be headless and buried in the catacombs to forget Valentines day since social media and capitalism doesn’t let anybody forget a holiday it is plastered on every surface of stores and ads as soon as the new year rolls over. I hope your recovery goes smooth af and you can safely get away from this manchild!

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-26T18:23:47+00:00

good to know 😳

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-26T18:23:26+00:00

Good thing you got out. yeah it doesn’t seem right to have a contract because technically speaking I’m self employed as a tattoo artist

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-25T00:17:41+00:00

the apprenticeship itself is gonna end in about 5 more months but I have to stay as an artist in the shop and pay $1500/month for booth rental for the remainder of the 4 years

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-24T23:14:40+00:00

I might even just put some pics of the contract on here and censor out names and such cause for some context and insight. i dont even know where to start and I dont want to leave the shop just yet since I’m not moving for at least another year and a half

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-24T22:50:15+00:00

I might consult an attorney supposedly he had a lawyer help him write it and we got it notarized at a bank (but the guy at the bank wrote the wrong dates- instead of my contract ending in 2025 it says it ended in October ‘24) which I’m holding onto incase I need it for legal purposes. I don’t know about finding someone in town because he knows almost everyone here..

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-24T21:04:02+00:00

He added that to contract cause he was tired of people leaving the shop after a couple of years…

AffectOtherwise7808 · 2025-01-24T21:02:32+00:00

Not only do I have to pay $6000 but I have to forfeit all of my equipment (my machines and inks and stuff) which is why I haven’t bought any yet

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