“I started my tattoo career in 2009, before then I was studying architecture and in my 4th year I lost 2 years. And during my 2nd year back, one of my friends who was working as a tattoo artist knew I sketched, so she called me as she was looking for an artist who can customize designs. I went to the studio and showed my sketches. The artist there took a small test and he liked my designs and I was hired to make customized designs.”
“Before you start inking on a client it’s important to begin with yourself so that you know the right techniques and feels of getting tattooed. For a year I customized tattoo designs and then the following year I practiced tattoo lines on my leg, eventually I learnt shading and then filling colors.
Tattooing myself was surprisingly not as scary as I expected. Like any other human I too thought it would be painful, but once I started, my sole focus was on getting the tattoo right, distracting my focus from pain. I did feel some burning sensations but that was a matter of time.”