![]() It’s a good thing.Īny sponsors you’d like to give a shout out to?Įlectric Ink is my biggest sponsor, it’s a great company. I think I’ve changed the way I approach everything just by being on the show. It humbles you, makes you pay attention to your work. I don’t think that every tattooist gets the same thing out of it.Īs an artist, it’s good to have someone critique your work. As far as my career goes, the show has done nothing but good things for me. I think a lot of artists are judgmental of the show and what it does. It is your responsibility when you apprentice someone to put a lot of good values into them before you set them free. ![]() Each mentor raised a totally different artist. We have 18 people on the show and we all learn differently. Things like smaller tattoos that teach you how to communicate with people. Some people jump the gun and start doing things and end up skipping all the essential parts of tattooing. If you train someone and you don’t pay attention to them they won’t learn things from the ground up. Our specific group this season of Ink Master focuses on how we learn to tattoo and the long-term outcomes as a tattoo artist. Is there anything you’d like to talk about that you’re not getting the chance to? They can’t post a photo of a tattoo they did without people wanting to comment. After the show, everyone goes on their pages and judges them. I respect the judges and what they do because they put themselves out there. They get annoyed because they keep on giving you the same advice. If you do something wrong and those guys point it out, don’t do it again. But that’s the environment, it’s part of the show. This time around, Oliver and I had a go at each other. That’s priceless.Īre there any judges that you’re going to continue to be in contact with, any interesting personalities? Now after the show, I can post that I’m coming to Canada and find a group of people to tattoo. Before, people might have known who I was in Georgia, or close to Atlanta. The show does a really good job of helping us market outside of our own environments. Now I sort through emails and pick the ideas best suited. Since the show, are you getting more requests to do some different styles?īefore the show, I couldn’t just pick what I wanted to do. You have to be professional and represent yourself the way you want the whole industry to be represented. There are so many things that come along with this change of clientele. We have to adjust to have skills of communication. It’s a whole different industry right now, as far as the clients we’re getting. I enjoy everyone else showing off their art. I find myself hiding my tattoos more often than I show them off. It seems that everybody looks like a tattoo artist these days, but that’s fine with me. Any positive or negatives in rapid growth?Įverything has changed since I’ve started tattooing. I definitely like to change things up, everything in moderation it keeps it more interesting for me.īeing a veteran, you’ve seen a lot of growth in the tattoo industry in recent years. ![]() Ink Master did a really good job of showing that I do more than just new school, I have a really balanced portfolio full of different stuff. Are there other styles you like to explore? You’re known for a new school style with a lot of bright colours. Everyone has been super friendly so far, I will definitely be making more trips back. It’s your first time in Canada, how do you like it so far? ![]() ![]() West Coast Ink’s Jordan Pringle recently caught up with Craig at the 2015 Lethbridge Windy City Tattoo Convention…. He was a competitor on Spike TV’s Ink Master in season 3 and returned to the show in season 6. Hailing from the small town of Carrollton, Georgia, Craig has been a tattoo artist out of Atlanta for over 20 years. ![]()
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