will this help me in getting a tattoo apprenticeship?
okay so i'm 19 and i am a apprenticing body piercer at a shop that only does piercings. body piercing and tattooing are the fields i have always wanted to be in but once i am done with this apprenticeship i also want to go get a tattoo apprenticeship as well.
once i do become a body piercer would that encourage a tattoo artist to apprentice me more or will it not make a difference? not to say that i'm only becoming a body piercer to get into the field of tattooing because that's not the case, i really do love all kinds of body mods but tattooing is the one i've been set on for the majority of my life.
if you want to take the time to see my art i'll post up a few:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Exicutioner13/drawing6.jpg
i would really appreciate advise from professional tattoo artists themselves but all advise is welcome and appreciated :)
thank you :D. i know a few shops around here that are super good and i have visited some of them just asking them to look at my work and such because i was 17. i had a few shops that told me to keep coming but i had no money and some bad things in my life were happening. i'm going back down to one of the shops though tomorrow cause my girlfriend is getting tatted so maybe i'll strike up the conversation with him. but i don't have the time or money now because i'm already busy with my current apprenticeship. :P