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A viral incident has the tattoo world buzzing! The TattooGate scandal is being discussed by tattooers and collectors alike. This controversy is a hot topic for a lot of people because it touches some emotional issues. The exploitation of the tattoo business, ripping off clients, understanding the value of your work, and ethics (or a lack of them) among many other things. Unsavory characters will always seek to take advantage of the gullible, but they can't function like that for a long time. They have to move on and find a new group of people to exploit. While this type of behavior may never be completely eliminated, if honest tattooers with integrity who genuinely care about the craft and clients who feel taken advantage of expose the unethical in the tattoo industry these instances will become less and less common.
Some people view tattooing as a craft, some as a trade, some as an art. They are all correct. It is all of these...
What are the Qualifications Needed to Have an Apprentice? “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”...
Tattoo apprenticeships are a sharply debated topic. Unlike many other industries that use the apprenticeship method to train new workers, the tattoo world does...
