I went to the tattoo academy after 3 years of trial and error tattooing on my own. I spent about 5grand on the course and it was three weeks long. I agree that it’s not enough time to learn everything and not enough one on one time but it was amazing and I learned so much.
At first I felt a little ripped off but now I’m so glad I went because it sharpened my skills and Mark is always there to answer ANY questions I have.
I think it really depends on your situation. For some people it’s easier to get into a shop because of our personalities, the places we live etc, but the way I see it is that tattooing is changing. It’s not all old skool anymore. Not only is the artwork on skin becoming more and more amazing but there are new machines that run on air, amazing inks and even tattooers are becoming more open and less secretive about their tricks. If we can be taught how to tattoo in a course, why not take it?
Mark also gave us insight on tattoo seminars at conventions. You pay a few hundred bucks to listen to a great artist talk abbout tattooing. Cool right? Do one tattoo and it’s paid for.
I’m definitely all for tattoo schools but I agree that you need more than just that. I am alwaya learning and I want to continue taking courses and seminars to get better. I think in the end it will all be worth it.
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