I have been a tattooist for 3 years now and honestly it’s not 100% the dream career everyone makes out. It’s really hard but very rewarding. I love it and I love the people. I love being able to make a living from my artwork and have time for side hustles, be my own boss etc. I actively tattoo 3 half days a week and draw/do admin the others. I manage my social media presence and get all my clients through Instagram, as well as doing other little creative jobs on the side.
During this job, people almost use me as a therapist which is totally okay and I enjoy it – but I’ve honestly heard it all 😅
A lot of my clients and people in general when they find out my job, ask a lot of questions and are very curious, so I figured why not see if anyone else has got any 🙂 I always like to help and advise people as best as I can, and will always recommend self-employment to anyone I can. I’m based in the UK so can only comment on my experience here!
Whether you need advice on a tattoo you have, or a bad experience you had, or how to get into the industry, etc. Ask away.
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