From artist to professional tattoo artist. How do you stay up to date in the professional tattoo industry?

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In an industry as large and competitive as professional tattooing, standing out and keeping up is a challenge. After so many years, this industry has evolved, offering new tools and products so that they can perform tattoos with higher quality. But, How do you get involved in an industry if you are just learning how to tattoo?

Darwin Enríquez, Roberto Carlos and Miguel Muriño asked themselves the same question at the beginning of their professional careers. That’s why today they will give you three tips that will help you on your way. 

Don’t take shortcuts and never rush the process. 

The best way to learn is by living learning without taking shortcuts to get there faster or speed up the path to where you are going. This will allow you to acquire and value the necessary knowledge so that you feel confident when putting it into practice.

Know how it all works 

Before starting to tattoo, it’s essential to know how everything works, the special machines, and the necessary processes to offer both a professional tattoo and a pleasant and comfortable experience to your future clients.

Start tattooing 

The best way to learn to tattoo is by tattooing. This will help you put all your knowledge and techniques into practice to translate your designs and learn during the process. Whether it’s on synthetic or fruit skin, the important thing is that you start tattooing.

With these three wonderful tips, Darwin Enríquez, Roberto Carlos and Miguel Muriño began to create unique designs that led them to become renowned tattoo artists today who leave their mark and capture emotions through ink.

Darwin Enriquez entered the world of body art at 20 years of age in his hometown of Valencia, Venezuela, where he began work creating designs for a tattoo shop. During his stint at the tattoo shop, he developed his artistic talents and felt an instant attraction to the art-form of tattooing.