Ep 25 - Gian Karle: Tattoo Schools and Anesthesia = GOOD, Tiger Balm = BAD

Gian Karle was runner-up on the all-star season 14 of Ink Master and the runner up on Ink Master season 8. He specializes in neotraditional tattooing, and is based in New Hampshire. He frequently teaches seminars to tattoo artists that want to learn how to improve their skills.
Gian stopped by Eden in Dallas, Texas for a month-long guest spot. In this episode, we talked about his tattoo seminars, his business tattooing under anesthesia, how he learned how to tattoo and draw tattoo designs, his time on Ink Master, and more.
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0:55 The Tiger Balm debacle
4:10 Stress on tattoo artists and how to stand out as an artist
9:32 How Gian started tattooing and developed his style
12:27 Inspirations for neotraditional tattoos
16:53 Learning how to draw and getting better and improving as an artist
27:33 Tattoo seminars, tattoo schools, gatekeeping and tattoo apprenticeships
41:40 Ink Master season 14, losing to DJ Tambe, Deanna's elimination
49:50 Quitting smoking
55:20 How Ink Master works
1:03:15 Ink Master season 8 and losing to Ryan Ashley
1:07:44 Getting tattooed under anesthesia safely and tattoo collaborations
1:28:13 Touring the US in an RV
1:30:45 Tattoo studio business structure
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[@maxwelld23]

The rightful winner of season 8 and probably season 14 of ink master.

[@Zacinkstatattoo]

I love this! Much Needed info and talks. Im a first year artist def still struggling with clientele.. however, im getting better day by day! Thanks for the videos yall.

[@bubble_in_the_ink]

Such a wholesome podcast 💝

[@krookedburger]

I agree that the tattoo schools are an INEVITABILITY, but it seems so sad. The tradition of handing down knowledge one-on-one, and learning organically with hands-on experience is so interesting. It feels so impersonal to just pay money, learn on a curriculum, and just leave with a piece of paper. The knowledge that you learn in a shop has so little to do with the act of tattooing. In an apprenticeship, tattooing is only 10% of what you need to learn. That's just my opinion, schools would also help with regulating the industry, but that's also a double edged sword.

[@edenbodyartstudios]

In our opinion are definitely pros and cons to both the apprenticeship and the tattoo school model. Everything you said about GOOD apprenticeships is definitely true, but there are so many that are abusive, non-beneficial, and/or exploitive to the artist. We think tattoo schools one day COULD be very helpful to learning how to tattoo, but as of right now, there aren't any that we know of that are there yet.

[@chadbauman4547]

Gian’s sneaker game on point

[@mistaken_stranger8343]

I really enjoyed listening to this

[@edenbodyartstudios]

Thanks for listening!

[@jonrivera94]

Dope, instant click once I found this !

[@edenbodyartstudios]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you found it!

[@lingnarzihary2492]

Always loved Gian, today i love him even more after this. I always felt kinda insecure that i am going to ta tattoo school, but hearing ya alls opinion on it was so relief and uplofting for me. I am attending Aliens Tattoo School in India. Check it out.

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[@GoodKyn]

Getting put under for a tattoo is still crazy in my opinion

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Definitely not for everyone