Inside: What to Include in a Tattoo Portfolio.
What is a Tattoo Portfolio?
Showcases all the drawings, sketches, and pictures of finished tattoo work to let people know about your tattoo style and to book your tattoo services.
What should be included in a tattoo portfolio?
- Highlight Your Creativity and Unique Concept Ideas
- Showcase Your Drawing Technique
- Include a Variety of Different Tattoo Styles
- Feature 50-100 of Your Best Tattoo Designs
- Maintain an Online Website and a Hard Copy Portfolio.
Variety of Tattoo Styles to Include
Tips for a Tattoo Portfolio
- Hobby, art, and craft stores are the best places to find a wide variety of art portfolios in a range of affordable prices.
- DO NOT include any photos of tattoos you may have already done at home. Tattoo artists are usually not impressed with scratcher work and it will only make them feel that they are probably going to have to re-train you to eliminate any bad habits. If you want an apprenticeship, you agree to start from scratch.
Learn More About Tattoos
- What is an Autoclave? – Using an autoclave allows items to be steamed under pressure to properly kill bacteria and germs. It’s vital that the tools and things are heated to the proper temperature to achieve sterilization. We will teach you all about autoclaves and how you can benefit from using one. While they are normally used in healthcare, they can be used to clean and sanitize tattoo equipment.
- Why your Tattoo Pens Matter – There are various ways to create a tattoo. Tattoo pens are a simplified tool from the traditional tattoo machine that uses a small motor to drive a needle up and down. The result is a simplified and lower cost method of tattoo creation. Read more about tattoo pens and their advantages and disadvantages.
- Tattoo blowouts are not super common, but when they do occur it is generally because of the tattoo artist applying too much pressure. The ink is placed below the surface of the skin and in turn is injected into the next layer of fat. This can cause a number of issue both with the tattoo clarify, longevity, and even some health concerns. Read more about how this happens and what to do.