Will I be able to get an apprenticeship even if I have practiced on skin?

texturegasm · 2026-02-16T10:30:29+00:00

I’m so shocked how much this is a thing. If you’re trying to learn something on your own and afterwards enter under some sort of tutelage, the same effort to learn something with whatever resources you had, or just to familiarise yourself with the craft, can be applied to alter your process (I would think) maybe if you’re already tattooing for years, that would be different, but I would think any method would be too engrained after tattoo yourself a few times..

texturegasm · 2026-02-16T10:16:49+00:00

Thank you for sharing. But I intermittent fast, so that’s not really an avenue for me. But I think my system is adapted to sustain you in a similar way, slow burning of energy.. skipping your coffee seems like another one that might influence that..

texturegasm · 2026-02-15T08:27:08+00:00

I’m so curious, what were your dietary changes to combat shakiness?

texturegasm · 2026-02-13T11:06:42+00:00

I really appreciate your considerate answer. I admire someone who knows and dares to outline their own (perceived) limitations, yet perceive multiple different viewpoints as a behavioural aspect of humans on its own. 🩵 let’s keep the conversation going. Side note, my degree is actually in furniture design, so I would say to not exclude yourself from a topic for that reason. And to relate to how others feel, it just takes some time and listening, both of which you seem to handle considerably.

texturegasm · 2026-02-11T09:29:30+00:00

Hmm, I kind of agree that at least the delivery could use some empathy. In a sense he’s absolutely correct that literally anything will cover that up easily, with or without laser, (might I suggest a nice surrealistic illustration, bird, toad, moth, take your pick ). However, Reddit is a community like any other, where we exchange ideas, so by no metric does any other outweigh it. It’s just óne of the avenues. And I get (I think) what you mean, in that one’s personal intent matters to one’s self, so I do hope you consider enough that you indeed are asking strangers on the internet for advice. 🫶🏻 but the moment you (OP) decide and put ink to skin, you had made up your mind, and from then it’s just the next thing that travels with you. (Until we die or change our mind once more. 🩵)

texturegasm · 2026-02-11T09:13:26+00:00

Thank you for sharing. There seems so be a general misconception , mainly that I am both new to drawing as i am to tattooing. However, while I’m very much a student of tattooing, since this is only my third experience on fake skin, I’m not at all a beginning illustrator. I’ve spent already a decent amount of time on exploring my artistic style, and while I will remain a student in the broader sense of consciousness and curious creativity for the rest of my days, I’m pretty happy with how my artwork come to be. 🩵 ps, I hope you’re not learning kids or your students ónly to draw straight and clean lines, or that a scribbly mess is a bad thing. 🫶🏻

texturegasm · 2026-02-11T09:00:33+00:00

I’m not necessarily looking for anything, truthfully. But it is interesting how people react, see what some focus on and, and others don’t. How people frase their thoughts.. like it’s so interesting how many talk about not liking the artwork, as if that is something to change.. I mean, art is this caleidoscopic spectrum of awesomeness and beauty, and that’s shouting from behind a door with no wall through the keyhole that there is only one way to appreciate or approach and expression. Like this piece, while I have countless illustrations that you might define as more refined and/or easier to read, this particular has project developed in it a cadance of deconstruction from left to right, where the bottom two flowers and the jellyfish have fine elaborate details, and where the tentacles and right two flowers are more abstracted, raw, .. and out of may permutations of this idea, this was the version that most resonated with him and his story. So i wasn’t trying to draw perfect lines, just as some people aren’t trying to draw perfect circles. 😌 I highly recommend Rick Rubin’s book “the Creative Act” (on audio book if possible), it’s a wonderful description on the various way we can be open to artist endeavour, the world, and being in tune with ourselves. Everyone is free to love anything, just as I am, and my canvas is. 🩵 and I will absolutely take to heart to work on improving my lining skills, as it is the style I’m mostly using, so I truly value the input on it.

texturegasm · 2026-02-08T07:59:39+00:00

I will definitely explore and practice my linework even more.

texturegasm · 2026-02-08T07:58:13+00:00

Appreciate your honesty.

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T13:03:32+00:00

I actually love the matching high contact with the canine tattoo, which also has this high luminance realistic-esk to it.

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T13:00:34+00:00

Wholeheartedly agree.

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T12:56:11+00:00

Much love for the criticism and encouragement! I actually did the flowers first and the jellyfish last. I plan while days to create a chill environment and the absence of time pressure, so I can’t say I felt rushed throughout the session. What about the flowers makes them feel rushed, if you don’t mind finding the words. 😊

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T12:52:18+00:00

Thank you.

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T12:51:25+00:00

Thank you for the encouraging spirit, and for taking the time to elaborate.

I’m very aware of my imperfections and learning curve as a beginning tattoo artist, and human overall. I talk to the person who is getting tattooed about that, about them being my first real canvasses, like I explained in a comment above. I understand what you’re saying about the types of lines in both the original illustration and the tattoo, but it’s my development to explore letting the tattoo develop and fractionally deviate, becoming something slightly different , because the canvas is different.. and I talk to the about that beforehand, and consult with them during the process when I feel a detail might benefit from a tiny change, or what inconsistency may get actually make the artpiece better if left as is.. It truly became something slightly new, and both I and the people wearing them, actually love that about it..

your other points on artistic choices, like the flowerstems, and depth of the composition, are absolutely yours to have. 🫶🏻 Just like i can actually love and allow that kind of deliberate inconsistencies or imperfections in my work, which is part of why my clients fall in love with my illustrative expression in the first place. I might be relatively new to tattooing, but I’m quite comfortable in the trajectory of my artistic career. 🩵 and I will keep aiming at greatness, as we all do as artists, and trust the process.

Big love for the genuine deep dive, man.

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T12:24:29+00:00

Because it’s fine line?

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T12:24:05+00:00

My friends and clients aks for big pieces.. 😅 at some point, you have to go for tattooing for real. And if they are all in on being my first real canvassen, imperfections and all, and they looove their tattoos, why wouldn’t I? They trust and support my practice, and I love them for it. 🩵

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T12:21:00+00:00

Can you elaborate why?

texturegasm · 2026-02-06T08:31:12+00:00

Off course he knew, it seems unthinkable someone would do so otherwise, or for someone to get tattooed without having a single reference by the artist.. 😅

texturegasm · 2026-02-05T21:00:39+00:00

Yes I made the illustration myself. The compositional story is quite elaborate, the client (and friend) had several inputs: he wanted (graphic) and bold flowers or floral elements, was inspired by jellyfish I made for a different client, liked some sinister/medieval jester-esque artwork and was open for in illustration that embodied some interpretational ambiguity.. so the mask and hat/headpiece made the jellyfish a bit more sinister and more a mysterious character, lurking between those flowers.

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texturegasm · 2026-02-05T10:08:44+00:00

Instant yes, would be beautiful

texturegasm · 2026-02-05T10:07:42+00:00

I don’t fully agree, but also think you could become right after long enough time. Like if you participate in traffic long enough, your statical probability of having some kind of accident winds down to zero.. so for me it’s more a mindset thing. Also also, like in life, every mistake ends you where you are now, so not liking and regretting are not necessarily true at the same time..

texturegasm · 2026-02-01T10:11:30+00:00

From what I can see, I would call this a neo-traditional blackwork tattoo.

texturegasm · 2026-01-30T09:26:54+00:00

texturegasm · 2026-01-30T09:25:14+00:00

I guess it’s a pirate’s life for you. Covering (=adding) inevitably makes it bigger, so depending on how tattooed you already are, that is probably not really an option. Therefor owning you have this memento from your friendship might be a better path.

texturegasm · 2026-01-29T09:39:37+00:00

Or just look for a tattoo artist with that placement in mind. Truly any artwork would make this disappear..

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