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ventaToday, on the train, I overheard someone else's conversation. Someone was telling their friend how, having worked for years as an illustrator, they were planning to re-train as a tattooist.
At which point I started wondering: how do you learn to be a tattoo artist? Sure, you can practice drawing on paper, but at some point you're going to have to start for the first time on a real person. And let's just say... I wouldn't really want to be that person.
Fortunately, her friend wanted to know that, too. So she explained: you start by practising on sides of bacon.
I've learned something today.
At which point I started wondering: how do you learn to be a tattoo artist? Sure, you can practice drawing on paper, but at some point you're going to have to start for the first time on a real person. And let's just say... I wouldn't really want to be that person.
Fortunately, her friend wanted to know that, too. So she explained: you start by practising on sides of bacon.
I've learned something today.
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Date: 2012-06-26 09:57 am (UTC)Well done, sir!
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