NO SCRATCHERS!!!

I see this all the time. I hear guys on other forums, professional artists, bitching about "scratchers". I noticed on Craigslist where guys are looking for artists they specify, no scratchers.

So...

Just for grins I looked at Rebel Ink's edition that had the 25 most sought after tattoo artists. More than HALF said they started in their living rooms, bar-rooms, club houses, abandoned houses, on friends, on themselves, and on anyone who would let them. Most of the best in the world were scratchers.

I understand the cleanliness aspect of it. I just don't get the blanket-rule animosity.

Plain and simple...they are afraid your better than they are.....

I say screw these jack-wads, everyone including THEM started somewhere they just dont want you taking away what precious little business they have.

amen brother. i myself started out being scratched on and scratching on a few family members at a young age. finally i bought a kit so i could fix a few of my tats that i got from other scratchers.it would have cost me 10 times as much to have them fixed professionally.anyways i got my kit and started fixing myself and now i only have about 2 tats out of 14 on myself that need any work.and after a few people found out i got a machine it seemed like everyone i knew and many i didnt know started begging me to tattoo them. i was very hesitant at first but then i started trying to fix a few of my close friends tats and i got alot of compliments on my work. now ive gotten very serious about trying to get a license so i can do tattoos for a living but in my state you have to have at least a 9 month apprenticeship before you can get a license.and they are very hard to get. there are very few tattoo shops in my area and most of them dont even want to talk to you about an apprenticeship.so i feel the pain of anyone else who is in my shoes.all i can say is im gonna keep trying and so should anyone else who has this kinda problem.