What do you think are the biggest health risks a Tattoo Artist deals with on a daily basis?
Today we are beginning on the journey of what a tattoo artist does for a living as well as what it takes to become a tattoo artist and the health risks involved.
What is the history of the tattoo?
The name tattoo is a borrowed word from the word tatau from the Tahitian language and have been used in many different cultures across the centuries. During the neolithic times some groups used small dots tattooed down the spine and behind the ankles to heal themselves or symbols of maturity such as with the Celtic tribes of Ireland and Scotland first seen by Julius Caesar during the roman conquest of the area. Other reasons for tattooing during ancient times and even now are seen as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts.
What is the process of becoming a tattoo artist today?
A majority of tattoo artists have a deep interest and appreciation for the arts and not just tattoo art.
They have a strong portfolio of art work not just of flash, the art work associated with tattooing, but they create art in different types of mediums in high quality paper.A lot of tattoo artists in the areas of Midtown and Cooper-Young in Memphis, TN also have a college degree in art in the field of painting, drawing, or illustration.
But a portfolio of good art work can only get you so far.... here are the starting steps you need to take to become a tattoo artist from About.com.
Step 1: Have a good portfolio of your work ready to approach a shop!
Step 2: Take a class and get a certificate from the health department stating you know how to handle dangerous bodily fluids.
Step 3: Approach a Shop that fits your artistic style and philosophy to seek out an apprenticeship.
Step 4: Complete your apprenticeship !
Step 2: Take a class and get a certificate from the health department stating you know how to handle dangerous bodily fluids.
Step 3: Approach a Shop that fits your artistic style and philosophy to seek out an apprenticeship.
Step 4: Complete your apprenticeship !
Now that we know what and how a tattoo artist is born we now need to learn how to make the art work that tattoo artists create.
The Assignment:
Tattoo Flash!
This is what is often called Tattoo Flash. It is often used as a model of what a tattoo will look like when it is completed. All tattoo art is kept in very simple designs since small details can often blur and fade over time. The art is done on simple white paper similar to the copy paper we draw on in class for our sketches and colored in with colored pencils since the ink colors are similar in pigment.
This is a stencil. It is the outline of the drawing that is going to go on the body before you can tattoo. A stencil is just like a temporary tattoo but doesn't wash off as easily when the artist is work on it.
Today we are going to create a tattoo stencil and flash on white paper such as the tattoo artists such and completed in colored pencil.
Remember how we have discussed shapes, lines, colors, and forms in the past when creating a drawing. The same elements of art are used in the creation of tattoo art.
Don't forget our GLEs and SPIs for the week guys!
GLE: The student will learn about and create art work based upon but not limited to the following creative jobs: Animators, Illustrators, Cake Decorators, Costume Designers, Tattoo Artists, Art Teachers, and Hair Artists through readings, videos, and images.
SPI's: None Listed.
SPI's: None Listed.
Want to find more examples of flash for your art later ?
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