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Practice, drawing, building a portfolio, and improving as a tattoo artist.

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200 threads in this topic

• So...who's around this evening?
  256 messages · 8/23/2006
• pics of my tattoo
  136 messages · 5/27/2006
• maori tattoo flash
  71 messages · 5/18/2014
• Tattoo Studio Ignorance Rant...
  68 messages · 4/24/2007
• tattoo practice skins
  59 messages · 7/22/2014
• Apprentice VS Self Taught
  58 messages · 10/26/2010
• Teach Me To Tattoo
  49 messages · 11/3/2014
• ONLY 85 DAYS LEFT TIL TAzfest!
  48 messages · 8/18/2006
• my portfolio please help
  47 messages · 8/31/2006
• Summer Projects
  47 messages · 6/6/2006
• NEED TO FIND ASAP!!!!!
  45 messages · 1/7/2008
• Plastic Wrap Healing no no?
  44 messages · 11/24/2010
• Woohoo!
  44 messages · 9/28/2006
• OK WHO IS HERE DAMMITTTTTTT!!!!!!!
  44 messages · 9/3/2006
• TattooNOW Colloborative Art Project
  44 messages · 4/11/2006
• custom sleeve transfers
  43 messages · 6/19/2006
• Tattoo Shop
  43 messages · 10/17/2010
• PLAYBOY BUNNIES!!!
  43 messages · 9/26/2006
• Summer Projects ver 2.6539-1
  42 messages · 9/7/2006
• okay the truth
  39 messages · 9/1/2006
• Tied up Oriental woman
  39 messages · 5/24/2006
• Top Tier Portrait Artist
  34 messages · 2/28/2010
• Black and Gray equiptment?
  34 messages · 3/3/2009
• how to start selling flash art
  31 messages · 5/6/2010
• WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT
  31 messages · 2/15/2010
• HEY AUNT CANNY....
  30 messages · 6/10/2006
• practice surfaces
  29 messages · 4/23/2006
• Calla Lily Tattoo
  28 messages · 11/25/2008
• Wrong Kanji!
  27 messages · 6/20/2006
• WTF people???
  26 messages · 4/19/2006
• Need help to detour a scratcher!
  25 messages · 4/9/2006
• need a tattoo drawing for ffree or cheap
  25 messages · 6/6/2008
• Ryans thread
  24 messages · 9/18/2006
• born to drill<looking for the right shop>
  24 messages · 8/3/2007
• God Bless Our Government!!
  23 messages · 4/19/2006
• Tattoo apprenticeship information
  23 messages · 12/12/2014
• WHERE is everybody?
  22 messages · 8/17/2006
• GETTIN IN A TATTOO SHOP
  22 messages · 4/11/2006
• Artist looking for Feedback
  22 messages · 5/31/2012
• PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!
  22 messages · 4/11/2006
• Talent
  21 messages · 8/31/2006
• i need to find a bad ass Smile Now Cry LAter faces tattoo
  21 messages · 5/1/2010
• BlueBirds
  20 messages · 7/28/2008
• About the wrist tattoos
  20 messages · 10/10/2010
• 2 Word (upsidedown/normal) Flip Flop Drawings 4 sale
  20 messages · 11/11/2009
• Ear tattoo
  20 messages · 9/4/2014
• pro thoughts wanted for passionate apprenticeship seeker.
  19 messages · 8/31/2006
• dad memorial drawing
  19 messages · 7/20/2006
• Covering machine during tattoo
  19 messages · 1/25/2007
• Franco Vescovi from El Toro Ink House
  19 messages · 10/27/2010
• what do you meatballs charge for your work?
  18 messages · 1/6/2007
• Erlich ( please Reply)
  18 messages · 12/21/2005
• Ottawa, ON Tattoo Artist
  18 messages · 3/5/2011
• End of Internship + First day of the semester= body modification
  18 messages · 9/2/2006
• From prison to the bricks
  18 messages · 5/9/2006
• apprenticeship available
  18 messages · 5/30/2006
• Practice or Talent?
  17 messages · 8/8/2006
• Oregon - Tattoo Artist Needed - New Shop
  17 messages · 1/7/2010
• thinking about looking for an apprenticeship
  17 messages · 2/10/2007
• Sterilizing HELP!!!
  16 messages · 12/12/2007
• Tattoo Artist Wanted
  16 messages · 6/11/2006
• tips on art,
  15 messages · 7/8/2007
• Miami Ink Pirate Ship
  15 messages · 6/23/2008
• Large mouth bass tattoo
  15 messages · 3/13/2008
• TAZ check this out please
  14 messages · 8/25/2006
• the apprentice on Miami ink?
  13 messages · 4/7/2009
• Artistry vs. Technical Skill vs. Work Ethic
  13 messages · 8/4/2006
• Tattoo artists using photos of tattoos without permission?
  13 messages · 8/2/2007
• Apprenticeship in San Diego Ca.
  13 messages · 10/3/2006
• Tattoo apprenticeship available in great shop
  13 messages · 6/22/2006
• terrible truth..
  12 messages · 6/27/2008
• Help with finding the right beginner kit
  12 messages · 9/22/2010
• Need An Artist In Or Near Denver, CO
  12 messages · 4/14/2007
• Shark Tribal Armband
  12 messages · 9/2/2007
• Lotus Tattoo
  12 messages · 5/11/2006
• TIPS ON CREATING QUIALITY FLASH!!!???!!!
  12 messages · 6/2/2006
• Professional tattooists
  12 messages · 3/14/2012
• Question about tattoo etiquette
  11 messages · 4/4/2006
• is this stealing an idea?
  11 messages · 7/25/2006
• Skulls
  11 messages · 10/4/2006
• underage tattoo
  11 messages · 5/9/2006
• Looking for Barrel of Monkeys Arm Band
  11 messages · 9/3/2007
• Tattoo artists needed in Florida
  11 messages · 7/13/2012
• Anatomy
  10 messages · 6/15/2006
• Help With Becoming An Artist
  10 messages · 1/30/2007
• Relocating to Orlando
  10 messages · 9/3/2009
• what do you think
  10 messages · 7/28/2007
• Creating a portfolio
  10 messages · 8/27/2009
• practice skin
  10 messages · 7/13/2007
• need advice on drawing flash
  10 messages · 3/31/2006
• 100% Taz
  10 messages · 4/23/2006
• anyone know an amazing los angeles artist?
  10 messages · 10/30/2006
• school sux
  10 messages · 9/8/2006
• my portfolio...
  9 messages · 6/26/2009
• Tony Ciavarro
  9 messages · 7/7/2007
• Artistic Criticism Wanted
  9 messages · 4/29/2009
• Potential?
  9 messages · 6/9/2006
• Good Colored Pencils
  9 messages · 2/22/2006
• Tattoo apprecntice needs work htfd county CT
  9 messages · 5/22/2006
• Tattoo Shop For Sale
  9 messages · 2/10/2010
• self taught artist
  9 messages · 5/23/2012
• Tim Reid Internal Expressions
  9 messages · 7/3/2012
• What if you can't get an apprenticeship?
  9 messages · 10/25/2010
• NEED A LITTLE HELP IF YOU DONT MIND
  9 messages · 9/13/2007
• how in the does a guy get a job with no portfolio??
  9 messages · 6/27/2006
• Lookin for someone to add to this design....money waiting!
  9 messages · 11/27/2005
• I know I am gonna get reimed, but I have to ask..
  9 messages · 7/9/2006
• Looking for start-up machine set
  9 messages · 11/15/2005
• Any opinions?
  9 messages · 5/25/2006
• My Cuz Said I'd Like Being A Tattoo Artist
  9 messages · 1/13/2006
• Traditional Japanese Drawing
  9 messages · 9/25/2006
• etiquette in asking if a shop has certain flash?
  8 messages · 1/23/2007
• Tattoo Apprentiship Info
  8 messages · 11/18/2005
• Learning to draw tattoo designs
  8 messages · 7/11/2010
• young apprentice
  8 messages · 5/9/2006
• NEED HELP WITH MY TATT
  8 messages · 5/31/2007
• Fake Portfolios?
  8 messages · 4/8/2006
• Tattoo Copying
  8 messages · 5/11/2006
• Kitty Tattoo Ideas
  8 messages · 8/31/2005
• Have outlione done, minimal shading, not happy.
  8 messages · 12/29/2009
• Shamrock Tattoo
  8 messages · 10/2/2005
• WILL A 40 YR OLD BE ABLE TO START OFF IN THE BUSINESS AND BECOME AN APPRENTICE
  8 messages · 5/14/2008
• competition
  8 messages · 5/6/2007
• Tiki Mask Tattoo
  8 messages · 6/17/2006
• HELP turn my pictures into outlines.
  8 messages · 12/11/2006
• it's fun until it happens in YOUR town!
  8 messages · 1/21/2007
• Looking for a good custom tattoo artist in St. louis
  8 messages · 4/26/2006
• what to do..what to doooo
  8 messages · 3/18/2006
• Need help researching 1930's original flash sheet
  8 messages · 7/5/2007
• So Screwed
  8 messages · 8/16/2006
• Female Tattooist/excellent portfolio needs job
  8 messages · 12/18/2005
• trouble with my apprenticeship
  8 messages · 4/25/2014
• Need help with drawing a tribal.
  7 messages · 1/8/2006
• artists in amsterdam
  7 messages · 1/6/2006
• Need help on finding an artist in Southern Cali...please help
  7 messages · 7/6/2006
• Hey TAZ
  7 messages · 4/12/2006
• Tattoo Artist in Dallas
  7 messages · 4/22/2006
• about how much should I expect to spend on a tattoo?
  7 messages · 9/6/2005
• Check out the This tattoo scam!
  7 messages · 9/3/2005
• Flashes done 4 U if you donate to Victims
  7 messages · 12/22/2006
• just a question outta curiosity
  7 messages · 9/19/2006
• Too old?
  7 messages · 8/17/2006
• Tattoo artists needed for new studio
  7 messages · 2/8/2012
• Apprentice tid-bits....
  7 messages · 12/8/2004
• why are ladys with exp run over by men with none?
  7 messages · 10/16/2004
• Tibetan Calligraphy
  7 messages · 12/11/2008
• 10 years tattooing looking to move
  7 messages · 6/12/2004
• Thistle tattoo design?
  7 messages · 3/21/2007
• Looking for best japanese tattooer in Toronto area
  7 messages · 5/10/2007
• My tattoos, what do you think?
  7 messages · 5/5/2007
• London Tattoo Convention this weekend!
  7 messages · 10/11/2007
• Flaming Panther tattoo
  7 messages · 9/23/2005
• Wanting New York Apprenticeship
  7 messages · 5/26/2010
• Looking for Tattoo Artist
  7 messages · 12/5/2008
• Apprenticeship Questions.
  7 messages · 7/16/2010
• artist postion open in north orange county shop.
  7 messages · 6/7/2005
• Another beginner.
  6 messages · 7/28/2008
• PROPS TO JOSHUA CARLTON
  6 messages · 12/16/2005
• Looking to become an apprentice in Dallas Area (Texas)
  6 messages · 12/3/2005
• apprentice
  6 messages · 12/14/2010
• Tattoo Flash Auction Deal of the Century
  6 messages · 3/12/2009
• Good gear to get myself started...
  6 messages · 1/18/2008
• Good Mayan / Aztec Flash
  6 messages · 6/3/2008
• does anyone know were to get good tat pics?
  6 messages · 5/12/2006
• Prerequsire education?
  6 messages · 8/13/2006
• Portfolio question (sort of long, sorry!)
  6 messages · 5/12/2006
• I'm an apprentice
  6 messages · 3/5/2008
• looking into trying to become a tatoo artist
  6 messages · 9/7/2009
• How do I become a tattoo apprentist?
  6 messages · 9/3/2006
• Apprentice Bitch- and how long?
  6 messages · 6/5/2006
• dumb question about flash
  6 messages · 9/5/2006
• skin for free
  6 messages · 8/30/2005
• investor/or partner
  6 messages · 10/6/2005
• Looking for a Leprechaun Gangsta tattoo
  6 messages · 2/11/2008
• B.MURPHY LOOKING FOR ARTIST
  6 messages · 2/18/2006
• drawing
  6 messages · 5/12/2006
• artist wanted
  5 messages · 10/6/2004
• TATTOO ARTIST WANTED/FLORIDA
  5 messages · 7/4/2007
• Need Help Deciding on first Tat
  5 messages · 1/30/2007
• Buying Design - Membership
  5 messages · 3/16/2005
• Looking for feed back
  5 messages · 10/13/2005
• Any Good Schools In Rhode Island or Southeastern Mass.??
  5 messages · 2/26/2007
• NYC artists
  5 messages · 7/15/2005
• cover up in Dallas/Ft.Worth
  5 messages · 11/12/2005
• Learning to tattoo......
  5 messages · 6/6/2006
• ETHICAL/ARTIST QUESTION
  5 messages · 8/14/2006
• is there such a thing as backwords drawing??
  5 messages · 8/8/2006
• Does anyone wanna do a free drawing for me?
  5 messages · 7/21/2006
• need a tattoo drawing for free or cheap
  5 messages · 3/28/2006
• Can we talk koi?
  5 messages · 7/13/2006
• When to get em started
  5 messages · 6/24/2006
• dont know what to say
  5 messages · 3/17/2006
• Non-Artists That Want To Tattoo
  5 messages · 6/12/2006
• How to DESIGN for tattoos
  5 messages · 2/20/2008
• Design
  5 messages · 6/14/2006
• dumb ass tats
  5 messages · 2/22/2006
• Tattoo Artist for Hire
  5 messages · 7/24/2012
• Info for Saiyge
  5 messages · 5/18/2006
• Female Tattooer Looking
  5 messages · 11/2/2005
• Orlando Tattoo Studio Needs a artist
  5 messages · 6/25/2006