Property News · May 19, 2015

How do I become … a tattoo artist?


Beyond artistic talent you’ll need dogged persistence and humility – and it’ll be at least a year before you’re let anywhere near a machine“Blood-born pathogens, air-born pathogens – you can get cellulitis, skin infections. I’ll show you this photo of someone who got tattooed by one of his friends at home,” says Phil Kyle, reaching for his laptop. He shuts down an episode of 1980s horror series Tales from the Darkside and opens an image of a tattoo gone seriously awry – from one stomach-churner to the next. “It’s awful, a serious infection.” It certainly is. Patches of coloured ink are pooled with yellow-green pus, the actual illustration all but obscured by the infection. Poor technique or bad hygiene? “Both,” he says exasperated. Kyle, 45, is a tattooist and the owner of Brighton’s Magnum Opus Tattoo, the lauded shop he opened in 2007 and where he works with five other artists. It’s a large open-plan space – light, airy and meticulously clean, the walls covered in retro tattoo prints, skateboard decks, punk rock posters, and paintings. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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