APPRENTICE TATTOO ARTIST
Alexander Yates
I am building a tattoo practice through Ben Fisher’s Tattoo Method Pro system, with a focus on black-and-grey image-making, classical drawing, and symbolic design. My focus is tattooing first: clean linework, controlled value, strong stencils, disciplined repetition, and images made with enough care to live permanently on the body.
The Practice
I am an apprentice tattoo artist developing my foundation through daily study, fake-skin practice, stencil work, drawing, and visual research. Tattooing is the center of this practice. The goal is not speed or novelty, but control: understanding how an image is built, how it transfers to skin, how it heals, and how it can age with dignity.
Alongside tattoo training, I study classical drawing and painting through an atelier approach. That training gives structure to the work: line, value, proportion, anatomy, composition, and visual judgment. For me, tattooing and atelier study are not separate identities. Together, they teach me how to make images with permanence, clarity, and weight.
Training & Projects
2026
TATTOO FOUNDATIONS
Daily practice in tattoo fundamentals, including machine control, stencil application, linework, needle vocabulary, shading decisions, fake-skin studies, and black-and-grey technique. This is the technical base of the work.
2026
CLASSICAL DRAWING STUDY
Atelier-based training in drawing, value, structure, proportion, and observation. This study supports the tattoo practice by strengthening the image before it ever reaches skin.
2026
LOTERÍA PROJECT
A developing series of Lotería-inspired tattoo images that reimagines the traditional card format through personal history, Mexican-American identity, humor, symbolism, and contemporary life.