{"id":3301,"date":"2023-01-24T08:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T08:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:43:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T10:43:12","slug":"axel-zaminga-talks-about-the-old-school-way-of-a-tattoo-apprenticeship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/nl_nl\/artist-interviews\/axel-zaminga-talks-about-the-old-school-way-of-a-tattoo-apprenticeship\/","title":{"rendered":"Axel Zaminga talks about the old-school way of a tattoo apprenticeship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3301\" class=\"elementor elementor-3301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6c937b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"81085\" data-id=\"b6c937b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07fc8c6\" data-eae-slider=\"31007\" data-id=\"07fc8c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bb683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"98bb683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/6VmlhJzpTSo&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28993d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28993d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Axel Zaminga is an Italian tattoo artist with a focus on old-school and Japanese tattoos. During the Brugge Tattoo convention we had the opportunity to ask him a few questions about apprenticeships. Here\u2019s what he had to say.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47fd3ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"99471\" data-id=\"47fd3ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d0cada\" data-eae-slider=\"36030\" data-id=\"2d0cada\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14394f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e14394f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87008fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87008fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/51503831_295779794430926_9064177343075115838_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3267\" alt=\"man with glasses holding an old-school artwork\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/51503831_295779794430926_9064177343075115838_n.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/51503831_295779794430926_9064177343075115838_n-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c292de elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9c292de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/axel_finegentleman\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccfa16c\" data-eae-slider=\"42969\" data-id=\"ccfa16c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de69052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de69052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">His own apprenticeship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2765c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2765c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Axel himself has been in the industry for <strong>over 20 years<\/strong> now! If we do some quick maths, we can quickly realize that he went through his apprenticeship when the times were tougher.<\/p><p>Times were tougher, mostly because so were the tattoo apprenticeships. Back then, a lot of the tattoo mentors would have a \u2018tough love\u2019 approach to their teaching methods and apprentices would often have to \u2018lick\u2019 their mentors\u2019 a**es. Not only that, but you\u2019d have to basically move in the shop, because of the amount of crazy work they would give you. And let\u2019s not forget the occasional hazing.<\/p><p>Either way, Axel wasn\u2019t as specific, but he told us <strong>his apprenticeship journey was rough and very frustrating.<\/strong> Although he confesses that on one hand it was good for him, because it made him tougher and stronger,<strong> he doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s the best approach when it comes to teaching an apprentice.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8211360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8211360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">His approach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b1724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14b1724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This is why Axel takes on a moral teaching approach while still showing his apprentices the ancient techniques.<\/strong><\/p><p>He doesn\u2019t like a long working day, so he isn\u2019t going to put his apprentices through that either. Axel<strong> really wants them to be appreciative of the work they get to do<\/strong>, instead of dreading going to the shop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a6ade elementor-skin-carousel elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"10a6ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Dia&#039;s\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A woman with American traditional snake tattoo on her ribs\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/310919295_3349484698670769_2030971681167189033_n.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A man with a chest tattoo in the japanese style\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/322390821_1347965149324592_5414928757567929991_n.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A man with a huge old-school back piece with a boat and two mermaids\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/273806865_446134413859933_1492868178869108035_n.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa2dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aa2dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Axel chooses his apprentices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cb052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0cb052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing an apprentice isn\u2019t something tattoo mentors should take lightly, and they don\u2019t.<\/p><p>Axel Zaminga first of all, listens to everyone that approaches him. There are a few things he looks out for, namely: their work and their point of view\/mindset.<\/p><p>He wants to be a teacher to someone of the same mindset, the same spiritual point of view. For those of us amongst all the readers that are also spiritual, we can for sure understand him on that one.<\/p><p>The skills the potential apprentice already has are also important! Tattoo mentors are after all there to teach you how to tattoo, not how to draw.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tattoogenda.com\/nl_nl\/apprenticeships\/getting-into-the-tattoo-industry-how-to-get-a-tattoo-apprenticeship-and-why-its-necessary\/\"><em>If you want a few tips on how you can stand out from the dozen wannabe apprentices \u2013 read this!<\/em><\/a><\/p><p>Once he picks someone out, he then devotes all of his attention to that apprentice for several months. When their skills have developed enough, they can then start working at his shop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f92ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"10f92ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6780503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6780503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So guys, you heard it from the master himself. This is Axel\u2019s apprenticeship approach and it sounds like music to my ears.<\/p><p><em>Do u have an apprenticeship horror story? Or in contrary, a very positive one? Perhaps you\u2019re still<\/em> <em>looking for an apprenticeship? Either way, let us know, don\u2019t be shy!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b09276 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-minimal elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"8b09276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Deel op facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Deel op twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_pinterest\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Deel op pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axel Zaminga is an Italian tattoo artist with a focus on old-school and Japanese tattoos. 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