247 Ink Magazine (April/May) 2017 Issue#14 | Page 44

Things are changing quickly . I see kids tattooing for 2 years and they ’ re monsters . Yup , but you know what , those kids that have been tattooing for 2 years and are monsters are humble . Here ’ s the shocker though , those dudes have been drawing or been in school or been a graphic artist for 10 years . He took pride until he did it and when he got into tattooing he just dominated . In the States we are spoiled . I love going to London or anywhere in Europe and those artists spend HOURS studying and drawing , and mastering their craft and treating the client with the utmost respect , and not charging a lot of money , and here they ’ re lazy .
There are two guys we did in the magazine from Europe I met that I did an interview with immediately . I was judging at a convention and the judging next to me said you have to see the

Things are changing quickly . I see kids tattooing for 2 years and they ’ re monsters . Yup , but you know what , those kids that have been tattooing for 2 years and are monsters are humble . Here ’ s the shocker though , those dudes have been drawing or been in school or been a graphic artist for 10 years . He took pride until he did it and when he got into tattooing he just dominated . In the States we are spoiled . I love going to London or anywhere in Europe and those artists spend HOURS studying and drawing , and mastering their craft and treating the client with the utmost respect , and not charging a lot of money , and here they ’ re lazy .

There are two guys we did in the magazine from Europe I met that I did an interview with immediately . I was judging at a convention and the judging next to me said you have to see the

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