Thanks for the welcome guys!
@Asrais 138424 wrote:
Hi Boulger, welcome to the forum. I am from Dublin (Tallaght) too – though I moved to Australia 4 years ago. Best move I ever made! What tattoo studio are you training in?
Hey man I’m training in a small studio in ashbourne, its called Inkredible Inks, I’m there just 3 months now
I’ve been doing mainly script tattoos and small tattoos, just trying to better myself 🙂
When I have time at home I try draw big pieces and ideas and when I’m in the studio not tattooing or cleaning I draw flash Ideas
What are the laws like in Australia with tattooing? have you been in the same studio since you got there or did you have to move every six months to get the visa?
I’d like to do that some day when I’ve a few years studio experience behind me and a better portfolio
Anyway here are some pics, I’ll post more as the customers come in 🙂
These are my machines, I have the use of 9 others belonging to my boss if I want, but I prefer to stick to my own machinery for now
Kylin handmade brass liner and shader, liner is good for 5 liners and the shader is good for black and grey, both machines are very fast and never stop!
Inside the binding post of the shader was a little bead of plastic, it was there to stop the threads of the contact screw getting chewed up, It fell out when I first opened up my machines so that why theres a plastic binding screw in there now
And the liner, I changed the standard armature bar for a chunky eikon one, feels better now
And this is my favorite, Its a custom made traditional liner made by Emerald Irons, for a long time I was using it as just a packer because I couldnt get to grips with it as a liner, but ‘Ive started using it for 9 liners and it feels like its making my job easy, I love it
@Boulger 138438 wrote:
Hey man I’m training in a small studio in ashbourne, its called Inkredible Inks, I’m there just 3 months now
I’ve been doing mainly script tattoos and small tattoos, just trying to better myself 🙂
When I have time at home I try draw big pieces and ideas and when I’m in the studio not tattooing or cleaning I draw flash Ideas
What are the laws like in Australia with tattooing? have you been in the same studio since you got there or did you have to move every six months to get the visa?
I’d like to do that some day when I’ve a few years studio experience behind me and a better portfolio
Lol, I’m no artist – just a collector, so far of pretty crappy tattoos – let’s just say I got my first tattoo at The Mint in Dublin! I joined here to learn how to tell the good from the bad.
I don’t know much about the laws for tattooing, but I can fill you in a bit about the visa system 🙂 If you wanna come out here permanently, you won’t get a visa as a tattoo artist – but, if you have another trade to get your visa you don’t need to work in that trade – I used my qualification as a baker but I don’t work as one. Other than that – when you have a few years experience, come out on a working holiday visa find a tattoo shop, impress them and they might sponsor you for a permanent visa.
@Asrais 138491 wrote:
I used my qualification as a baker but I don’t work as one.
I bake as a hobby. Specialty is pizza, calzone, bread, and I’m working on pretzels. As far as tattoos go, I’m only qualified to get them.
@Sam-I-Am 138492 wrote:
I bake as a hobby. Specialty is pizza, calzone, bread, and I’m working on pretzels. As far as tattoos go, I’m only qualified to get them.
I loved being a baker – but I’m not such a fan of the hours. I still do confectionery, fancy cakes and that, but mostly just for friends. No one wants to pay for the hours you need to put in for those things 🙂
I still make a mean calzone!
@Asrais 138493 wrote:
I loved being a baker – but I’m not such a fan of the hours. I still do confectionery, fancy cakes and that, but mostly just for friends. No one wants to pay for the hours you need to put in for those things 🙂
I still make a mean calzone!
Baker’s hours suck! I work 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM as a train dispatcher. I do have a restored Bakers Pride pizza oven in my basement. It gets up to 675 degrees.
I made a desert pizza with cherry jam “sauce” white chocolate morsels for “cheese” and fruit leather cut outs for “pepperoni”. The women loved it!
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