Learning the Art of Tattooing

Series Summary

Tattoos used to be looked upon as strange. People with body art were stereotyped as mean and unsavory. In today's society, tattoos are very common. Tattoo shops are all over the place. That doesn't mean it's easy to become a tattoo artist. Professional artist have a long road of apprenticeships and client building ahead of them. Becoming a tattoo artist takes patience. In this free video series on tattoos, two tattoo experts explain the entire process of becoming a tattoo artist, getting a tattoo and taking care of a tattoo. First they talk about what tattoo artists do to prepare work like drawing tattoos, how to work a tattoo machine, sterilizing needles, practicing on different surfaces and tools involved in the tattoo process. Next, they talk about tattoo care, becoming an apprentice, lingo, qualification, safety and risks and the types of ink used. Finally, learn about the recipe for tattoo ink, ancient tattoo techniques, removal remedies and how to avoid fading a tattoo.

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Oak, Painted Temple Tattoo. It's an ancient art form, it's been around for thousands of years, it's, it's desire, it's passion, you, you get tattoo because you want to, you feel you need to. And it's a process of injecting ink or implanting ink beneath the skin, and it's permanent, it's there forever. People get tattoos because simply they have a desire to get tattoos. Here lately it's been a trend but for those who are feeling it in themselves or of themselves they get it because they have to, it's a part of them, it's what they do. Now tattooing's not for everybody but for those who it is for it's, it's simply because they want to be included in a society that they feel they fit into or excluded from a society they don't want to be a part of, that's a rebellious acts or it's passion of themselves. And sometimes tattoo's are done for pride of, of something you feel for, this one I got here I got it for my son Willow so as you can see it's a willow tree. It's, it's in honor of his birth and, and honor of his name and it's a part of passion."