How do you apply for apprenticship for a tattoo job?

Hi my name is Brandy and I am curently looking for an apprenticship as a tattooist. This is my first time in looking into this sort of job and I am at my wit%26#039;s end. I have done a little bit of searching on this kind of job but I need more information.


I need to whats expected when going to look for this kind of job and what they look for in a person for the apperenticeship. So any help from a professional tattoo artist would help a lot. Thank you very much for your time.|||they look for a person they get along with first of all. They%26#039;re going to be your mentor for a the very least a year, so they better be able to get along with you.





They also look for someone that is over all personable and respectful. it%26#039;s a customer service industry, and you have to make the customer feel at ease, other wise you likely won%26#039;t get much business.








the more that you can do to show how serious you are, the more you will get recognized for your efforts. you might even want to just hang out in the shop often and see if it is a place you could spend lots of hours in (getting along with the others who already work there).





bring lots and lots and LOTS of your artwork in. Obviously, if you can%26#039;t draw, they aren%26#039;t going to pick you.





Realize that a lot of tattoo artists aren%26#039;t looking for an apprentice. It%26#039;s a lot of hard work to put into someone.





Apprenticeships usually cost a lot of money on your side. Be prepared to pay.





It%26#039;s really freaking hard to get an apprenticeship with a good tattoo artist. You might be looking for quite a while.|||http://tattoo.about.com/cs/articles/a/ap...





this one helped me prepare. going to start going around to places at the end of this week.


Good luck.|||it depends on where you live, but around here, it all has to do with luck, as well as talent.


go in to a tattoo shop and decide if you want to work there then ask.


make sure you have your portfolio of your art. no one will hire someone who can%26#039;t draw.


be persistent, but don%26#039;t annoy anyone. try to talk to the owner too.


also, most of the people who got apprenticeships at the shop I worked at were also customers.


good luck.|||go to a parlor and ask!|||my name is also Brandy how cool is that whats your middle name mine is michelle