2 moths out from finishing my apprenticeship!
Hey guys! I'm 10 months into my apprenticeship and wanted to share my journey and experience as I am reaching the point where my mentor wants me to start working on skin in two months.
I'd really like to chat about the transition from fake skin to real skin with other apprentices who have done so, as I'm feeling a bit nervous. How did that go the first few times?
The very first tattoo I will be able to do under the guidance of my mentor is on myself, so that does put me at ease a bit.
All of the fake skin work (aside from the black and gray portrait with the dogwood flowers) are assignment-based objects my mentor wanted me to practice replicating. The portrait is my first design assignment. I'm interested in realism, both color and black and gray, botanicals, portraits, animals, etc.
But yeah, I just wanted to share some of my work and join this community before I'm no longer an apprentice. Really open to chatting about anything! <3
insta: alexandriaolivia
shop: The Fig Leaf, Los Angeles, CA