According to the BLS, carpenters earned a median salary of $40,500 in 2013, or $19.47 per hour. During that period, the highest-paid carpenters earned about $73,100, while the lowest-paid earned $25,120. The motion picture and video industry pays the highest for carpentry work.
Steps. 1  1. Finish high school. 2  2. Consider your artistic talent. 3  3. Pick up a Copy of Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo. 4  4. Apply for an apprenticeship with an experienced tattoo artist.  5. A tattoo machine is not a gun, if you insist in calling it a tattoo gun you will be ridiculed by the staff.
The actual time to do the sketch for such a piece will probably be at least an hour, possibly as much as twelve hours. Depending on the artist, and what you want in the design, the sketch should have most of the details on it, but the transfer may be more basic.Source(s): Three tattoos and a devotee of Miami Ink.. Uther Aurelianus Â· 9 years ago.Thumbs up.epending on the artist, and what you want in the design, the sketch should have most of the details on it, but the transfer may be more basic. Source(s): Three tattoos and a devotee of Miami Ink.. Uther Aurelianus Â· 9 years ago. Thumbs up.