It depends, like how much you know the artist you work under matters a lot, but 3-5,000 is pretty normal if you have to pay. I'd definitely go and get tattooed by the person before even considering ot.

*it.

But you need to have some flash and a portfolio ready so they'll even really take you seriously.

also are you tattooed? A lot of people like straight up distrust artists who aren't tattooed visibly. It matters for aftercare and healing advice along with placement advice.

TillHapmouche: Actually the guy looked at the henna on my hands and my website and straight up offered me. I don't have any tattoo's, and I doubt I would ever be allowed to have them so I don't know

how well that would go over.

I offered to just do tattoo trials for people with my henna/jagua but they said that since I can freehand the owner was willing to take me on

you pay for apprentiships in the us?