For example, while the internet is giving tattooists new ways to learn about tattooing and promote their work, it is also causing many aspiring artists to skip the multiyear shop apprenticeships that have long been considered a requirement for turning professional. While technology is propelling innovation in tattooing, it is also giving rise to new dangers. “Then I can take the shape of your arm and fix (the design) to that.” “I like to do free-hand,” he said, describing a style of tattooing that forgoes the aid of a stenciled print. People would say, ‘Oh you’re cute you draw on paper.’ But then I started using the iPad, and it’s been life-changing.”įern said he nonetheless goes back to old-school methods. For hella long, wanted me to use an iPad, and I wouldn’t. “I like to say that I’m an advanced human specimen because I can tame a tattoo needle,” said the 48-year-old owner of Tattoo 925 in Martinez, who began tattooing when he was 18 and goes by the name Fern “El Famoso.” “But then I learn that I’m such an old man, I’ve been stuck in my ways. Insiders say that graphic design programs, vast social media exhibitions, improvements in tattooing technology, easier access to good equipment and increased demand for tattoos have driven tattoo artistry to new heights. Meleham said he came to the event specifically to get tattooed by Drone. Jonathan Meleham of San Jose reveals the first stage of the bear tattoo that artist George Drone started for him on Friday, which would be finished by Saturday, at the Body Art Expo.
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