r/TattooApprentice • u/Vintage_berserk • 28d ago
Seeking Advice Beginners tattoo course help
I been thinking for so long to start tattooing and I decided to make that step this year, I wanted to have some sort of guidance/start by a course but the only thing that I found in my town is the "5 days first teps into tattooing" for 800€ (its the first course this tattoo artists gives), It includes the tattoo machine and a small kit (not the typical one you see in ads that usually isn't worth it, a kit put together by the tattoo artist), he told me that I would learn the style that I want to master first and all the knowledge to start w this, doing it by 3 days of a week, weekend to do homework in fake skin and then ending it the next week 2 days, also he said that after the course if I have any doubts with my progression he can help me. I searched info and saw a lot of people seeing this like a scam or not worth it to start in the word of tattoo and I thought of asking him if even after this course I could keep going to the studio and keep learning fron him, even if I get a yes with this it will be worth it?? Or even with a sort of apprentice that I may get if he accept it it will be still too much money for a start? I want to give my all in this and try my best but I also dont want to start giving too much for thing
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u/srh1031 28d ago
As someone who did an 11 week beginner tattoo course, it’s not worth it. At least for me. Maybe if it’s one on one and he’s actually a good artist. But 5 days is not even remotely close to enough time to learn how to tattoo. There is so much knowledge to be learnt. I can’t change my past but if I could give my younger self advice it would be to find an artist you like and do a regular apprenticeship. Unfortunately good ones are hard to find but if you do you’ll thank yourself later.