# Tattoo School **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 12, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383 "2011-07-12T10:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/41 "2011-07-12T13:19:09Z")
I just think its funny that to become a hairdresser (hair grows bck if its fucked up) you need 1000 hours of experience to get a license, yet to become a tatoo artist (permanent fucking shit) you just have to exhibit you follow all the health regulations to get a license. ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/42 "2011-07-12T13:26:06Z")
> [@Another new guy...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-new-guy/43851/3): > > yet to become a tatoo artist (permanent fucking shit) you just have to exhibit you follow all the health regulations to get a license. Some counties don’t even require certain health things. I think it is saratoga county where you can legally tattoo in a camper on the side of the road if you wanted too. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/43 "2011-07-12T13:38:49Z")
> [@(GONE) FF: Military Toggle and Cover](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gone-ff-military-toggle-and-cover/43847/5): > > Some counties don’t even require certain health things. I think it is saratoga county where you can legally tattoo in a camper on the side of the road if you wanted too. That’s fucking nuts! ---
**Author:** ![DeathbyRT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deathbyrt/32/6648_2.png) [@DeathbyRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathbyRT)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/44 "2011-07-12T13:52:24Z")
> [@FS: 46" tv](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-46-tv/43850/5): > > Ridiculous. > > My sister did four years of art school then a six month unpaid internship before getting a gig in a reputable shop. That’s the way it oughta be done. I hear ya. My girlfriend is currently apprenricing. She has 5 years of art school with a bfa under her belt and paid $XXXX to start her apprenriceship and isnt getting paid. Works 5 days a week there. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/45 "2011-07-12T14:00:24Z")
I think the whole thing is a LITTLE excessive. You legitimately need a course in BBP’s and practice setting up and using machines but you don’t need **years** of apprenticing like some people claim. Most of what apprentices do is setup stencils and get the artists machines/area prepped which can be learned in weeks. Practice is where it’s at, loading the machine with a pencil and drawing to get your hand strength/dexterity is a good place to start and using pig skin is a great way to practice what skin feels like. I’ve done it, it’s not cake but it’s not rocket science either. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/46 "2011-07-12T14:03:38Z")
Long story short: 2 weeks at this bunk ass school is going to do NOTHING for you and apprenticing is still the way to go. You can teach yourself the art without harming yourself or other people though and lots of people started that way and have become amazing tattooists. I would still recommend being under the supervision of a good tattooist though to avoid starting off on the wrong foot and developing bad habits early on. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/47 "2011-07-12T15:25:18Z")
> [@Thursday night all nighter to 9-5 on Friday..in bar attire, naturally](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thursday-night-all-nighter-to-9-5-on-friday-in-bar-attire-naturally/43842/15): > > I have my work done at a shop in Poughkeepsie and they hand out flyers trying to get this show banned what shop? i go see greg lodato at planet ny. ---
**Author:** ![iamderrik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iamderrik/32/6634_2.png) [@iamderrik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iamderrik)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/48 "2011-07-12T15:45:18Z")
> [@Best Personal Times at AJ's Grand Prix.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-personal-times-at-ajs-grand-prix/43224/134): > > Scott’s done my 2 and most of my wifes. He did JDaniels stuff too. He is fuckin hillarious, and does insane work. I don’t think I will ever have a need to go anywhere else… Yeah man, hes horrible at getting back to me :lol ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/49 "2011-07-12T15:46:53Z")
> [@Fast/Quick Honda Guys, Pull up a chair](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-quick-honda-guys-pull-up-a-chair/43044/203): > > Yeah man, hes horrible at getting back to me :lol He’s at Extoria right now, I was just up there last Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![iamderrik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iamderrik/32/6634_2.png) [@iamderrik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iamderrik)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/50 "2011-07-12T15:51:34Z")
> [@(GONE) FF: Military Toggle and Cover](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gone-ff-military-toggle-and-cover/43847/6): > > He’s at Extoria right now, I was just up there last Tuesday. Yeahh, i remember him saying that, im guessing hes full time up there? Hopefully going to head back to him soon, its been a while ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/51 "2011-07-12T18:53:06Z")
My friend’s wife got a tattoo there and it looks ok and her mom has gotten a few done there. I wouldnt want a ‘student’ giving me a tattoo no matter how cheap it might be. ---
**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/52 "2011-07-12T19:27:13Z")
> [@Dread"](#): > > The reason I havent gotten any ink is because Ive seen tons of tattoos done by “artists” around here and 90% of them look like shit. When I do get a tattoo Ill gladly drop the extra dough and goto one of the best even if that means traveling to NYC, Boston, etc. x2, I went to the bronx for mine and paid way more then anyone else would charge for quality. The rapper Mase was getting one done next to me when I was getting mine done lol… Drives me crazy when people go tattoo shop to tattoo shop to find the best deal… WTF, that shits on you life lol. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/53 "2011-07-12T19:35:48Z")
So awful… best tats I’ve seen on a local are on Heather Hammond which I believe were done by DPL. I like this one from the school ![http://www.tattoosbylisa.net/images/137_linneapot.jpg](http://www.tattoosbylisa.net/images/137_linneapot.jpg) Nice permanent markings, you piece of shit ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/54 "2011-07-12T20:57:11Z")
> [@FS:3 s2000 wheels](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-3-s2000-wheels/43829/2): > > Yea and if noone does that style ur screwed. Do you even have any tattoo’s? I’ve been getting tattooed in our area for the last 10 years and all of mine have come out just fine. There’s absolutely no reason to go across the country or to NYC to get a tattoo. I think a couple people mentioned The Dead President’s Lounge. There’s a place in Schenectady that a bunch of my buddies have gotten work done at (the name isn’t coming to me at the moment) I find it pretty hard to believe that you have to travel outside of our area to get work done. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF2D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mikef2d/32/6676_2.png) [@MikeF2D](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeF2D)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/55 "2011-07-12T21:47:58Z")
> [@Hang Your Cross"](#): > > what shop? i go see greg lodato at planet ny. no shit, i go to sag at PNY haha. greg did my girlfriends tattoo i believe ---
**Author:** ![91teg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91teg/32/6304_2.png) [@91teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91teg)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/56 "2011-07-12T21:56:42Z")
> [@Virtual border fence approved, virtual Mexicans unsure of future](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virtual-border-fence-approved-virtual-mexicans-unsure-of-future/43840/34): > > Do you even have any tattoo’s? I’ve been getting tattooed in our area for the last 10 years and all of mine have come out just fine. There’s absolutely no reason to go across the country or to NYC to get a tattoo. I think a couple people mentioned The Dead President’s Lounge. There’s a place in Schenectady that a bunch of my buddies have gotten work done at (the name isn’t coming to me at the moment) I find it pretty hard to believe that you have to travel outside of our area to get work done. The place on Upper Broadway in bellevue ? ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/57 "2011-07-12T21:57:43Z")
Thanks for the info guys, just signed up and am going to the bank tomorrow to get my tuition money out. Who’s first?? ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/58 "2011-07-12T21:58:03Z")
> [@FS: guitar hero 3](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-guitar-hero-3/43162/19): > > The place on Upper Broadway in bellevue ? Slingin ink ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/59 "2011-07-12T22:04:23Z")
> [@Virtual border fence approved, virtual Mexicans unsure of future](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virtual-border-fence-approved-virtual-mexicans-unsure-of-future/43840/34): > > There’s absolutely no reason to go across the country or to NYC to get a tattoo. I got my tattoos local because theres an artist that does great japanese work that I happen to love. HOWEVER… I have yet to see anyone with a grasp on shading and highlighting like Tim Kern around here. That’s mine and wh3els buddy getting his work done by Kern. Amazing work as far as I’m concerned. ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tattoo-school/259383/60 "2011-07-12T22:07:36Z")
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