MeghanBeth In reply to HellChoseMe [2014-02-27 16:09:21 +0000 UTC]

Holding it down, man!  And Don't think I haven't creeped your page, haha, you're work is getting tighter and tighter!  Keep it up!! <3

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MeghanBeth In reply to TaintedImagination [2014-02-13 18:38:30 +0000 UTC]

absolutely! =    3= i totally creeped your page too, and you are very talented!  It's becoming less and less rare to see actual artists who are becoming tattoo artists, it used to be if you can trace you can  tattoo, but there has been a giant influx of actual artists in the industry so its really good to see that you are considering entering the community!  The only real advice I can give you is work on 'flash work', when you are building a portfolio to present to the shop that you are looking to be apprenticed in, the first thing that they are going to look at is your line work and your color work.  Do a bunch of clean lined drawings, make a photocopy, and then work on color and color blending.  These are the stepping blocks of tattooing, knowing your colors and keeping your lines as clean as is possible.  Give them some grey shading examples as well, do drawings in your own personal style as well as other styles to show you're versatile as well as original.  Get to know your artist, whomever it is that you want to learn under, they have to 'like' you in order to agree, you will be spending a lot of time with that person, and if they don't know you well or don't like your company, they will be less likely to take you under their wing.  Starting off this young is excellent for you, you have a lot of time to hone your skills and create a solid portfolio and also begin a relationship with a good talented artist (even though that wont come to fruition until your 18!).  A good step would be to get a few tattoos from that artist (when you are of age, of course), chat them up and get to know them and when the time is right show them your work. 

Finding a good reputable shop is an entirely different hump, and make sure you do your research and know all the ins and outs about what actually makes a shop 'reputable'.  Check their licensing, make sure its hung proudly on their walls, make sure they are up to date with that as well as their bbp (blood born pathogens), CPR, and Cross Contamination certifications (or whatever the stipulations for getting licensed in whichever town/state it is that you are searching in).  Look at their work, study them and learn up on some of the big names in tattooing (Guy Aitchinson, Hannah Aitchinson, Bob Tyrrell, Joe Capo, Jeff Gogue, Alex De Pase, Nick Baxter, Nikko Hurtado, Roman Abrego, London Reese-- just to name a few that I admire and strive to improve to their level).  Becoming a tattoo artist is a long and hard road, while you apprentice you may be paying quite a bit out of pocket, make no income and will be training anywhere from a year to two before you even touch needle to skin, but the payoff in the long run is a lucrative career that will treat you well if you take it seriously and stay humble.   if you ever have any other questions or need any advice, feel free to hit me up again, I'm always willing to talk to a fellow (or future!) artist of the trade~!!!  

Good luck my dear, and I hope to see your work in the future!  

And as a side note, if the person you want to get tattooed from says no-- don't be discouraged!  Don't give up!  If your heart is set on that shop and becoming a tattoo artist--show them!  Still get tattooed by them, continue to refine and expand your portfolio and show them what you have to bring to the table!  Worst case scenario, they still refuse, you start over somewhere else, but bright side is you have a portfolio to show that is THAT much better!   Keep the faith, friend!  You got this!

~ Meghan Beth <3  

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MeghanBeth In reply to ShallThereBeCiCi [2012-10-13 14:34:26 +0000 UTC]

oh! Thank you very much! > w< <3

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ShallThereBeCiCi In reply to MeghanBeth [2012-10-13 14:42:19 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! c:

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MeghanBeth In reply to knightkitty [2012-09-20 15:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Awesome girl!!
I'm gonna go check out your stuff now!!

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MeghanBeth In reply to kissablyliterate [2012-07-19 01:46:16 +0000 UTC]

HI LOVE! Miss ya! lol

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MeghanBeth In reply to lemontea [2012-05-18 13:00:33 +0000 UTC]

oh, hello! >w< Forgive my tardiness, been quite busy! <3

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lemontea In reply to MeghanBeth [2012-05-18 19:58:38 +0000 UTC]

No worries at all. I'm off and on this site all the time, and sometimes up to a year at a time. Depends on what's going on in the real world, I guess.

So, I see you're a tattoo artist. How'd you get into that field?

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MeghanBeth In reply to lemontea [2012-05-18 20:38:27 +0000 UTC]

i get you, sometimes i dont get on DA for weeks at a time
when I get really busy.

Haha, funny story, actually. I never thought that I would ever
become one, but it sorta fell in my lap when I was younger
and I just kinda rolled with it. Never looked back since,
totally just fell in love with it.
I dont think I could ever do anything else and ever be as happy
as I am now. <3

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lemontea In reply to MeghanBeth [2012-05-18 20:50:55 +0000 UTC]

A lot of things in life seem to happen like that. Luck is a pretty good way to find yourself doing something new. I've always been one to take chances. Did college with a major in communications, ended up being a DJ for a radio station briefly, working for deviantART, and then on the other end of the spectrum worked in the oil field doing manly stuff and then joined the Navy where I ended up being a nuclear engineer. No clue where I'm supposed to go but I'm glad to have had so many random encounters.

I have always wanted a tattoo but unfortunately I can't get one at the moment do to Navy policy. I've had one idea stuck in my head for years and I swear I'll get it eventually. (Basically of a tank falling apart and rusting away with ivy growing over it, with Latin below it saying "Nature will reclaim.) One day, one day.

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MeghanBeth In reply to lemontea [2012-05-18 20:53:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Thats amazing, and I'm super jealous that I havent
had nearly as much experience with all that shit
as you have. As soon as I was 18, its been nothing
but tattooing, haha! I havent done much of anything else!

Well, when you're finally ready for your tattoo, try
making the trip out to Swansea, MA. Thats where the shop
that I work at is located. I'll make it happen!!

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lemontea In reply to MeghanBeth [2012-05-18 21:04:36 +0000 UTC]

Well, a lot of my experiences have just been fun stories to tell, but not really a defining part of who I am. And, I still haven't found a job that I absolutely love.

I'm ready, just not the Navy. As soon as I can though, I'll get the ink done. And, if I'm close by, I'll give you a shout!

My brother says I should just get an anchor tattoo like Popeye. We'll see!

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MeghanBeth In reply to lemontea [2012-05-18 21:38:27 +0000 UTC]

HAHAHA! How about a tattoo of popeyes bicep with the anchor tattoo...
on your bicep.

Gold. Pure gold here.

XD

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lemontea In reply to MeghanBeth [2012-05-18 23:53:08 +0000 UTC]

Haha. That would be pretty meta. Not sure I could pull that one off!

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MeghanBeth In reply to XxhideFreakxX [2011-12-03 20:29:34 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much! Are you from the MA or RI area?

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XxhideFreakxX In reply to MeghanBeth [2011-12-03 21:58:48 +0000 UTC]

No I'm acutally in TN. But I'd actually like to go up towards that area to visit on day. You have great talent for Portraits and it's hard to find a tattoo artist that can do them.

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MeghanBeth In reply to XxhideFreakxX [2011-12-07 20:52:27 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much, that really means a lot. if youre ever in my neck of the woods, by all means, come on by the shop! Hit me up on here, its all good. <3

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XxhideFreakxX In reply to MeghanBeth [2011-12-07 21:47:40 +0000 UTC]

awesome! I'll defiantly do that!

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