Tattoo Artists Gaining Their Starts From Schools

By Bob Oliver


Not until recently have I fully understood the level of care that tattoo artists take in their work. When it comes to the many canvases that can be utilized, human skin is among the most sensitive and ink, unless medical procedures are done, is as permanent as can be imagined. It's hard to deny, though, that this is becoming more of a favorable field for artists to get into. If you were to enroll in one of many schools that support creativity, perhaps you'll come out with a similar level of interest.

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin published an article that spoke about how these types of schools are seeing increases in students becoming tattoo artists. This is especially interesting when considering the idea that, for many years, tattoos were not regarded as "fine art." While tattoos may not reach that level anytime soon, it's hard to deny that they are trendy with particular audiences. The ability to learn about this type of medium is not just relegated to novices looking to earn degrees, either.

There are actually quite a few tattoo artists who, while experienced in this type of practice, went to school in order to become better at it. Nemeico Lopez, for example, has already made a name for himself in tattoo artistry but took it upon himself to enroll in classes for the sake of rendering his skills even sharper. Lopez utilized the money that he made from his clients in the past, putting it towards classes to help himself become even better. To say the least, Lopez is dedicated to his craft.

Tattoo artist and fine painter Sergio Sanchez said that, "the fundamentals are the only things that you can control to recreate an image," regardless of the type of medium that an artist is engrossed in. The same can be said for tattoo artistry. Aspects like shape and value a great deal of importance and, depending on how much they want to learn, artists can take their educational pursuits to various degrees. Some will stay dedicated through entire semesters while others will benefit from single-session courses.

The debate of whether body art can be seen as "fine art" or not is a point that's very much subjective but one cannot argue that this requires a tremendous amount of discipline as well. There's a tremendous amount of detail to consider here and there are so many components that are associated with tattoos in general. The report mentioned that tattooing is a "giving experience." Seeing as how there is a level of trust seen between the customer and the artist, one would be hard-pressed to argue.




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