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Tips to make a portfolio for tattoo artist job.

by Guest256 | earlier

I am hoping to gain an apprenticeship at a tattoo studio, but at the moment I have no portfolio. I understand that tattoos are not your field, but I would greatly appreciate anything you can tell me about creating a generic portfolio. I basically need to know everything about putting one together. What is the average size of a portfolio? Should I include the original art or photograph it (of course depending on medium and size)? Should all pieces be in the same medium and run along a theme or style (this I am not sure about, as tattooists need to be able to draw in various styles)? How many pieces should I include? Do I need to label them with anything if I am not trying to sell them? How should the portfolio look? Leather bound? As you can see, I have many questions. If you are able to point me in the direction of a step-by-step guide online, feel free to do so. Thanks.

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Creating a portfolio can be such a cumbersome project to undertake, and really, a portfolio is something that you will be continuously editing from now till the end of time. First off, I would highly recommend a book titled "The Ultimate Portfolio" by Martha Metzdorf. This has all the basic tips needed when pulling together your pieces into a cohesive presentation.

One main tip to remember, and one most forget without realizing, is to make sure to include your name and contact information somewhere in the portfolio, most likely at the beginning or at the end. You can display it creatively, or just have a business card that can be grabbed and kept.

I'm not sure there is an average size, and it wholly depends on your work and the type of environment you are showing your work, I probably wouldn't go much smaller than 8\" x 10\" or any larger than I could comfortably carry with one arm. You could have the most gorgeous portfolio on the face of the planet, but if you can't manage it easily, or flip through pages without knocking things over, then it's not serving its purpose. Personally, I prefer 8.5\" x 11\" for my work. It's a casual size and easy to throw in a bag to take with me. I do own larger ones to keep for when the occasion calls for it.

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