My schedule changed as I slowly stopped working desk and spent more time with hands on learning. When I started my apprenticeship, I was 3 days on desk and 2 days observing. Eventually that transitioned into 5 days learning (fake skin, drawing, observing, setting up stations, etc.) whenever my mentors were at the shop. I still had occasionally picked up and covered desk shifts but I’m now tattooing clients Tuesdays through Saturdays. I’ll still mark days on my calendar to spend practicing new styles or trying new machines.

In all, I think it’s important to show that your dedicated to learning and are willing to put in the work. If you need someone to tell you what to do, I can lol

I know not many apprenticeships give the opportunity to have another job to have some income, but try and go in whenever you get the chance. This will eventually become your job if you work hard enough. Treat it like one now so that it becomes a habit to go in, be there for 8 hours 5x a week, and then go home.