The tattoo world has a disadvantage of having an unprofessional and shadowy person that is called the scratchier. He is the person who doesn’t know or even care in using such responsible methods of sterilization. He doesn’t have the proper training in the tattoo art or operating a professional business. He opts not to train himself in a legal tattoo shop and he has so many excuses in not getting a training thereby he lacks the knowledge that is required in working or to run a professional shop. He keeps on making promises to give tattoo services for such a low, low fee or other times he offers his tattoo work for free in exchange for illegal drugs. He will give you a tattoo that is permanent and you will regret having it for the rest of your life. He will hurt you since they do not know what they are doing. It is advisable to stay away from people like this and do not get work from a scratchier except if you really like to receive all the above listed hazards.
More than two-thirds of those who had regrets of having a tattoo is mainly due to poor tattoo quality. Searching for an artist is just as easy as scanning through the yellow pages and may even be just as difficult as checking the references and magazine photos.
There are different methods in looking for good artists:
- Scanning through tattoo magazines. The pictures in such a magazine will show what the tattoo will really look like. Some of the issues of the magazines will emphasize the works of specific artists which is a good method to see the kind of work that the artist does. Make use of the magazine photos so as to compare with the works of the artist that you are most interested in. These magazines showed what is really possible. Possible items to search for in magazines are the location of the tattoo on your body; the style whether it is tribal, or realistic or black & grey work, among others; check whether the size is in proportion to your body; the ideas for the corresponding images; and the work of the artists that you like.
- Attending a convention about tattoos. You may be able to go to a shop where the artist that was recommended to you is located. You should have some little information about the artist so that you will be more at ease if you are going into a tattoo shop for the first time.
Dr. Kai Kristensen who is a body art enthusiast and a pathologist who recently retired as a lab director of a known medical center in La Jolla, California, said that the most significant aspects of a very good outcome is based on the following:
- Select a knowledgeable and experienced performer who certainly knows about how to avoid infection and anything about sterilization
- Infections should be avoided during the process of healing.
If you tackle both these bases, healing should not be a major event and the appearance that is desired should really be guaranteed.
Well, you may wonder about a tattoo and think what images will enter your mind. Is it possible that you are thinking of roses or anchors or skulls? The mentioned images are traditional and available.
There are two basic tattoo types: the custom and the Flash. The word custom means that you have a preferred design that you like to bring with you. Flash means the stock designs that you always see on the shop’s walls.
The important thing to bear in mind is you may freely choose from the flash selections in a shop. You are thereby not limited to a skull, or a simple design of a rose. Bear in mind that such smaller art pieces of this pre-priced flash are the main income of many tattoo shops as they are expensive in a proportionate way. For instance a 20 minute of work is charged $75 and a tattoo artist may charge $100 per hour of regular work. In addition, the number of customers who charge so big for such elaborate and large customary tattoo pieces is very small to keep such a regular business shop.
Here are some of the major tattooing styles:
- Black & grey: This refers to the colors that were used and the artist is required to have some techniques of advanced shading for subtlety.
- Bio-mechanical: This is a style that was made known by H.R. Giger, an illustrator who designed the creature in the “Alien” movie. The work usually involves a bio-mechanical way whereby an anatomical flesh is intertwined with the machines’ technical drawings. Similar to this style is also the flesh’s biological look wherein the mechanical parts are involved.
- Oriental: This is where there are bold and large Oriental image pieces are based on the woodblock prints of Ukiyo-e done during the 18th Century Edo-period Japan. This is best to be called Oriental rather than Asian since it pinpoints an object and not a certain person.
- Celtic: Knotwork of the Celts are intricate and beautiful and these are done by the artists and considered more difficult to do. This is done by a specialist in this field and always done using black ink.
- Portrait: These are the images from the photos and are best done by someone who may render photographic images that are realistic and are always done in grey and black ink.
- Sailor Jerry: These are styles of tattoo that are traditional and of sailor type and were made known by Jerry Collins in Honolulu.
- Tribal: These are simple and bold lines with simple patterns and always done using black ink.
If you’ve got a good artist that will work for you, you may get any image that you like. Artists that are accomplished already may be able to render styles like portraits, psychedelic, wildlife and biomechanical with such impressive outcome. Your major challenge will be to search for the artist who may be able to do the design that you really want.
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