Sunday, May 4, 2014

Are Students Coming Out Of College Tattoo Artists?

By Bob Oliver


It's clear that the effort that tattoo artists put forth on a consistent basis is a point that's hard to deny. They know all too well just how important it is for their tattoos to come out as accurate as possible, especially when given the sensitivity of the human skin. From what I have seen, this is becoming more and more of a feasible field to become involved in. It's not totally surprising, then, that students would come away from school with an interest in art regarding tattoos.

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin published an article that spoke about how these types of schools are seeing increases in students becoming tattoo artists. This is especially interesting when considering the idea that, for many years, tattoos were not regarded as "fine art." While tattoos may not reach that level anytime soon, it's hard to deny that they are trendy with particular audiences. The ability to learn about this type of medium is not just relegated to novices looking to earn degrees, either.

Did you know that there are tattoo artists that have actually gone to college in order to become even better at this field? The article made mention of Nemeico Lopez, who was already an established artist but enrolled in classes in order to become even better. Lopez made a tremendous amount of money from his clients and used it in order to stay in school and learn more. It's clear that Lopez's devotion to better himself at his craft is noteworthy, to say the least.

Sergio Sanchez, who is not only a tattoo artist but a painter himself, stated that, "the fundamentals are the only things that you can control to recreate an image," no matter if the medium is as far away from tattoo artistry as possible. Shape and value, to name only a couple of elements, are vital and they are utilized in order to make the best designs come to the surface. These also serve as reasons for others to go to school and learn more about art, in general. Seeing as how both singular classes and full sessions can be enrolled in, education is undoubtedly diverse.

Can tattoos be seen as "fine art" by the masses? While I have a good feeling that this will be debated for some time to come, I have no doubt that very few will be able to argue with the discipline that is involved with the creation of tattoos. After all, there are many different elements that help to make tattoos come to fruition, whether you realize this or not. Seeing as how the customer trusts the artist, and vice versa, the article's mention of tattoo artistry being a "giving experience" is very accurate.




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