Tattoo Apprenticeship New Zealand. The average apprenticeship takes about 2 years. There are no rules or obligations and there isnt a rite of passage to becoming a professional artist after a certain amount of time or a certain number of tattoos.
In particular our three key design areas of expertise include. Ben specializes in colour realism and large-scale Black and Grey. We have trained hundreds of artists with our unique 36 step training program.
He started his Apprenticeship under Peter Norris Happy Dayze Tattoos in Lilydale Melbourne for 25 years learning the fundamentals of Tattooing and gaining crucial knowledge of the medium eventually moving on to work under Nick Dutt at Tattoos R Us in Kilsyth Melbourne for a further 2 years.
A tattoo apprenticeship is what the tattoo industry has called it but there is no formal qualification to obtain. Licensed or at least 5 yrs experience o if experienced but must be able to register with tattoo board as apprentice. According to the Census 423 tattoo artists worked in New Zealand in 2018. After deciding to make the commitment to start a tattoo apprenticeship he got a break at Empire tattoo in Auckland where his tattoo career began.
