Tattoo Apprentice Portfolio Tour | How to Get an Apprenticeship

[@user-co8oi6zu3q]

Super cool seeing the progression!

[@inkbychelb]

@@user-co8oi6zu3q I agree 🙌🏻🙌🏻 it takes time but it’s cool to look back and see the changes

[@jerryv9962]

😊nice work i can see you are advancing threw the years good job . I never took art i just can draw and tattoo.

[@alexac1345]

This is super helpful, currently trying to make a portfolio for an apprenticeship and had no idea how to prepare! Thank you for sharing this :)

[@kwiice]

Same here

[@inkbychelb]

You're so welcome! I’m glad it helped out 🤭🤗

[@MiamiHighCo]

awesome! keep it up! Go Berta!!!

[@sethrogensbong]

I need to lock in 😂

[@Gracemaeh]

What pens did you do for the outlining? I have been having a hard time finding a pen that goes smoothly but isn’t smeared by alcohol markers.

[@inkbychelb]

Hey there ! Ive been using the pigma micron, at least I used them lots when I was making stencils on tracing paper. But in most of my pencil crayon drawings I only use black pencil crayon since the microns can’t go over the waxy crayons well

[@Gracemaeh]

@@inkbychelb Thank you! Did you find that potential mentors preferred you to work in a certain medium or where they open about that in your experience?

[@Rum8146]

An appreciation of eye line and ellipses will move you on very quickly, as this consistent error stands out throughout

[@plumcharlie]

How much was tracing a part of your early work? Was it encouraged or discouraged?

[@inkbychelb]

All of my early early work was not traced (any stencils on the tracing paper or middle/high school projects ) , i wasn’t pressured too much but I definitely pressured myself a little to make sure I learned how to draw things myself just for practice. Now these days, I really only trace if I have to do a flower piece or if someone wants a specific cartoon pose/scene. But with the style I specialize in now, it requires soooooo much customization, so there’s like never any tracing.

[@rosiemo4438]

What pens did you use?

[@inkbychelb]

@@rosiemo4438 I believe they are called micron !