I’d like to interject here, though probably not in any way that will interest you. I am in the same boat as you as far as funding an apprenticeship goes. I have the talent, and I feel very confident that with the right mentor I could probably be one of the best, but I can’t find anyone willing to just give me an apprenticeship, and I sure as hell can’t afford one nor will I be able to in the foreseeable future.
But I am an artist first and foremost. I have recently had people interested in having me do some airbrush work for them. Well, this does not require a license, mistakes I may make are easily repaired, and I have a potential to make a comfortable living off of my artwork if not make a real name for myself.
The reason I’m telling you this is that I checked out your link and I noticed a lot of extremely impressive photographs there. Are these yours? Because if they are, why are you spending so much time trying to do something that is clearly a lesser talent? Don’t get me wrong, some of your pieces were pretty tight, bro, but some of them were just plain shady. Every one of those photographs, however, were strikingly beautiful. Follow your talent and your dreams will fall into place. You could even earn enough from your photography to afford another apprenticeship, but I’m starting to think that I would rather airbrush than tattoo, and I probably will follow that direction.
Just some observations. Best of luck to you man. We all deserve to be rewarded for our talents.
