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However, Benjamino told us that it was very important for a potential client to be looking for specific artists who specialize in the style they wish their tattoo to be, instead of looking around for shops. For example, Yelp gives reviews on specific shops, but not on artists, and Benjamino thought that it would be great if a potential client could browse some sort of gallery or portfolio for reference as well as to get an idea of the different kinds of styles and any associated artist in the vicinity.
User Classes
- Tattoo Artists - people who, together with a client, design a piece of artwork, and then tattoo it onto the skin of the client. Before becoming a full-fledged tattoo artist, all aspiring tattooists must first take a two and a half year apprenticeship under a veteran tattooist in a tattoo parlor to be able to officially find a job in the future as an independent tattooist.
- First Time Tattoo Clients - people who seek to have a tattoo on their body, but have had no experience getting a tattoo, and are either unsure of how to begin, or have an unrealistic or incorrect misconception of the tattoo process. They do not necessarily knows exactly what they want, or which artist would be a good match to tattoo them. This people are generally young from 15 to 30, and are probably influenced by mainstream culture regarding tattoos, and might be inspired by TV shows such as Miami Ink on the Discovery Channel, or by tattoos of famous music or movie stars.
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