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I completely agree! :)

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@Lennart82 wrote:

Its totally badass. Perhaps mostly cause I’m blinded when it comes to Giger ;)
Reminds me of a commercial for levis jeans. A girl riding a horse, jumping over a train. What I only saw was that the train was design by Giger :P

Yeah, Giger is amazing! I’m a pretty big fan too. :D

@Lennart82 wrote:

]Bahahaha! :lol: No. I’m a girl which has made it even harder to get into this industry! Freakin awesome to get a break! :D

Oh man, hahaha didnt see that coming :P
But then its just even more congrats on your behalf for nailing the apprenticeship :D[/quote]
Hahaha! At least I can still manage to shock people!
Thanks! It’s been hard to even get anyone to take me seriously when I said I wanted to become a tattoo artist and I managed to get an apprenticeship! I can’t believe how insanely lucky I am! :mrgreen:

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Bahahaha! :lol: No. I’m a girl which has made it even harder to get into this industry! Freakin awesome to get a break! :D

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It’s pretty awesome isn’t it?? I’ll post an update as soon as it’s done! :)

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Hey Ryujin!

I’m at the same stage as you and a few people on here have recommended the Hildbrandt kits so I’d say you’re on the right track. I’d be checking out this place though… http://www.tattoomachineequipment.com/the-hildbrandt-professional-tattoo-kit-system Better kit at a better price. :) That’s the one I’m planning on getting to begin with and then upgrading the machines asap. :)

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Good on you for saying no for the right reasons. It’s always good to hear that someone either doesn’t take an apprentice before they’re ready or isn’t a jerk about it. :)

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Hey! Well done! That’s freakin awesome!

I always love it when someone who busts their ass and deserves it gets something great! Super happy for you! :D

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@Lennart82 wrote:

@Spider wrote:

I blame those stupid freaking tv shows! I have actually had people since those shows have started look at me in surprise when I tell them a full sleeve will take about 15 hours and then ask me, well what can you do in one session? uh….the outlines!

Yes agreed… Those shows really messes with people idea on how long a tattoo takes to do. Worse one I ever had, was a person who tried to “cheat me” when I told her I charged 50 $ an hour.
She asked; How much could I do in two hours? And then showed me 6 tattoos she wanted… I was annoyed at that point all together.
But I could only finished 1 tattoo…. On her foot. And she was actually mad inside, that i wasent fast enough to make the flowers along her sides, the heart on her forearm, 3 stars on her shoulder, and a lyric from a song all on her back.
I told her of a guy who is fast, and suggested she would go to him. (Hes not good, hes fast) One moment I actually saw a light in her eyes. But when I told her, he charges around 300$ per started hour, the light vanished :P

But really……? I tell people, that its not going to be fast. The more details, the longer it takes, and if its on that special place, it could take longer.

I’d rather pay more and get something really great than get something cheap just to have ink on my body. It’s why I haven’t got more tattoos because I haven’t been able to afford to get what I want by the artist/s that I want and I’m not prepared to settle for just anything. So I’ve been saving and am about to get a couple really nice pieces. :)

As for the tv shows, they annoy the crap out of me! Apart from give customers an unrealistic view and making every kid out there think that tattooing is the next quick and easy way to fame, it also makes it harder to to land an apprenticeship and be taken seriously. Every time I’ve spoken to someone in the industry about wanting to get an apprenticeship they look at me sceptically and ask why I want to do it and point out over and over again that it’s not a quick way to fame and money and is a lot of hard work. I get why they are doing it but it’s frustrating from the point of view of someone who understands this and has little to no interest in fame, etc and just wants to create amazing lasting art for people to wear. I’ve already had my share of media exposure and success in my last career, now I just want to get on with doing what I actually love… Damn tv! :evil:

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Thanks for the feedback! :) I might do another version of this later with larger scales. I definitely agree that bigger scales would be better on skin. I’m thinking smaller ones would just end up blurring into one another?

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I found the one that is recognised in Australia and it’s $300! :shock:

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Ok, I changed the link to photobucket. Give it a go now. :)

I know what you mean about WIP’s but sometimes if I show someone my WIP’s it give me the push to finish them. :)

I can definitely see where you’re coming from with the scales but I’m wanting it to be a finished picture and then if I get to ink it in the future I will just not trace the scales and then put them in freehand. I’m assuming you can do that of course?? Hahaha!

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Thanks Rob, I’ll check it out. :)

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Hmmmm…I’m not going to get a chance to really hold any of them to know if they feel right so what I’m leaning towards at this stage is to get the Hildbrandt kit so I have everything in it and then get myself a Mickey Sharpz machine either straight away or a week or so after. That way I have the power supply, grips, etc and can just replace/upgrade as I need or when I decide that something isn’t working for me. What are your thoughts on this?

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Haha! Ok…must be different then. :)

I’m so confused about machines/kits/etc right now… I was leaning towards just getting the Hildbrandt kit and upgrading bits and pieces every couple weeks as I learn more but I’ve just read a bunch of bad reviews of Hildbrandt machines saying they’re exactly the same as the super cheap ebay crap… Now I don’t know what to think! Aaaargh! :? This is why I wish I already had an apprenticeship so I could just be told what I should get and be done with it until I know enough to make up my own mind…

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Riiiight…. that was kind of what I suspected. I’ll check out the Micky Sharpz and also others that are around including the Hildbrandt kit that Ram said was good. Out of curiosity, are Micky Sharpz and Micky Bee the same company?

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