Thanks for your time. I too have seen the term “scratcher” and to be honest, every professional artist that has worked on me or my friends I’ve went with, the artists all say they made homemade “guns” when they were young and tattooed every kid in the neighborhood long before apprenticeship. I’ve worked in trades where paying your dues counts for something so I can only assume the same is true here.
I’m looking into a pathogens class at our local hospital, and have purchased quite a bit of equipment to ensure as much safety as possible. But no one will get tattooed here until I know more. My girlfriend wants me to try it also but, I’ll need to feel better about what I’m doing first. Drawing and shading is one thing on paper… but I have a feeling my left inner calf is gonna get the honor of “guinea pig”.