Rookie professionals

A lot of people have tattoos these days. But we only see the result. But how does a tattoo come into being? We can see this at one of the many tattoo events and meetings. For example, in this case at the Rookie Tattoo Day at the Flora Exhibition Center in Olomouc [CZ].

Why rookie? Because in this case it was a novice tattoo artists who had a professional certificate for a year and a half at the most. But even though they were beginners "on paper", it was not noticeable in their work.

It's been said that some craftsmen or artists don't like people looking under their hands at a work in progress. In this case, however, everyone was very accommodating and willing to let me take some nice close-ups.

In this case, I tried to guess what it would be when it was done. Well, I didn't guess, but at least I amused both ladies :)

Some artists tattooed directly "by hand", some more complex designs required a printed design. The way it is done is that the printed design is redrawn on special copy paper and then printed on the skin, covered with transfer gel. The decal is not used as a template for "filling in", but rather as an aid in maintaining the correct dimensions and proportions.

Tattoos are most often done with an electric machine, but the traditional "hand poke" technique was on display as well.

A common question is if tattoos are painful. No one seemed to be in pain. Rather, they passed the time - some of them by reading, some by relaxing, even by sleeping a little.