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MeghanBeth

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My Bio
It's been a few years since I've updated this, so here's goes nothin'...

My name is Meghan Beth, and I am a 27 year old tattoo artist from
Swansea, MA. The shop I work at is called X Body Art, you can check us
out at xbody.com or on our facebook page. I've been tattooing for 6 years
and I can honestly still say that I love it just as much as when I started
if not more so now.
I am Italian and Portuguese, so that will explain my hot-headed temper
and uncontrollable need for all things gaudy and over the top. Seriously,
if it's leopard and I don't own it, I will literally go blind.
I love anime and any related art, I write (not very well...), and have recently
gotten more serious about painting.
If i'm not drawing and listening to music you'll most likely find me watching
'Two Best Friends Play' on Youtube, and pining over their hilarious
T-shirts which I will make my way to owning at some point, XD.
(Love you Matt and Patt! <3)

Favourite Movies
A toss up between 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "The Big Lebowski".
Favourite TV Shows
Once Upon a Time, Archer, Burn Notice, Key & Peele, The Daily Show
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Everything, for the most part there's a select few genres that I can't stand...
Favourite Books
Sandman Slim, Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold, The Abhorsen Trilogy
Favourite Writers
Brandon Boyd, Richard Kadrey, Joe Abercrombie, Garth Nix
Favourite Games
FF7. I dont care what anyone says, it had the best storyline, assholes.
Favourite Gaming Platform
If it works, I'll play it.
Tools of the Trade
Micky Sharps Contraption Liner and T-Dial shader, pen, charcoal, and ink.
Other Interests
Theres not much that DOESNT interest me. Well, other than people who can only talk about ^__^ let's find out!
Now, if only i knew how to work photoshop! @___@ My lovely fiance got me a bamboo tablet for valentines day! He really is the best. It came with photoshop and all that fun stuff, and i've been messing around with it a bit, but its really hard to get used to it. : Coloring is all but lost to me at the moment, haha, but in time I hope to grasp it. Meh. Quite frustrating. &nbsp;You want to be good at it immedately, but this shit takes time i suppose. Looks like its sketches and black and grey shading for now. &nbsp; Gotta get my chops up! Look forward to my mediocre doodles! &nbsp; &lt;3
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Nice work, your really talented. You go my watch :)
Good to see you're still killin' it.
Holding it down, man!  And Don't think I haven't creeped your page, haha, you're work is getting tighter and tighter!  Keep it up!! <3
beautiful tattoos. I love your works, it's all so awesome! you're a huge inspiration ;n;

I was wondering though, I myself am considering becoming a tattooist, and being so young (only 16) is there any advice you could give me to prepare? I'd love to hear it ;n;
absolutely! =    3= i totally creeped your page too, and you are very talented!  It's becoming less and less rare to see actual artists who are becoming tattoo artists, it used to be if you can trace you can  tattoo, but there has been a giant influx of actual artists in the industry so its really good to see that you are considering entering the community!  The only real advice I can give you is work on 'flash work', when you are building a portfolio to present to the shop that you are looking to be apprenticed in, the first thing that they are going to look at is your line work and your color work.  Do a bunch of clean lined drawings, make a photocopy, and then work on color and color blending.  These are the stepping blocks of tattooing, knowing your colors and keeping your lines as clean as is possible.  Give them some grey shading examples as well, do drawings in your own personal style as well as other styles to show you're versatile as well as original.  Get to know your artist, whomever it is that you want to learn under, they have to 'like' you in order to agree, you will be spending a lot of time with that person, and if they don't know you well or don't like your company, they will be less likely to take you under their wing.  Starting off this young is excellent for you, you have a lot of time to hone your skills and create a solid portfolio and also begin a relationship with a good talented artist (even though that wont come to fruition until your 18!).  A good step would be to get a few tattoos from that artist (when you are of age, of course), chat them up and get to know them and when the time is right show them your work. 
Finding a good reputable shop is an entirely different hump, and make sure you do your research and know all the ins and outs about what actually makes a shop 'reputable'.  Check their licensing, make sure its hung proudly on their walls, make sure they are up to date with that as well as their bbp (blood born pathogens), CPR, and Cross Contamination certifications (or whatever the stipulations for getting licensed in whichever town/state it is that you are searching in).  Look at their work, study them and learn up on some of the big names in tattooing (Guy Aitchinson, Hannah Aitchinson, Bob Tyrrell, Joe Capo, Jeff Gogue, Alex De Pase, Nick Baxter, Nikko Hurtado, Roman Abrego, London Reese-- just to name a few that I admire and strive to improve to their level).  Becoming a tattoo artist is a long and hard road, while you apprentice you may be paying quite a bit out of pocket, make no income and will be training anywhere from a year to two before you even touch needle to skin, but the payoff in the long run is a lucrative career that will treat you well if you take it seriously and stay humble.  :) if you ever have any other questions or need any advice, feel free to hit me up again, I'm always willing to talk to a fellow (or future!) artist of the trade~!!!  
Good luck my dear, and I hope to see your work in the future!  

And as a side note, if the person you want to get tattooed from says no-- don't be discouraged!  Don't give up!  If your heart is set on that shop and becoming a tattoo artist--show them!  Still get tattooed by them, continue to refine and expand your portfolio and show them what you have to bring to the table!  Worst case scenario, they still refuse, you start over somewhere else, but bright side is you have a portfolio to show that is THAT much better!  :) Keep the faith, friend!  You got this!

~ Meghan Beth <3  
So happy you finally got some more pics of your tattoos up. :D I've got a few of Cory's Kefka I tagged you in on Facebook, but I imagine you'd wanna wait until it's finished/not plastic wrapped and bloody.

I can't fucking wait to have the honor of wearing your art one day, girl. Love you, bb. <3