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About Carlos: Carlos Torres has been tattooing for over 20 years and is mostly self-taught. Early in his career, Carlos worked at a couple of tattoo shops before he got his big break at So. Cal Tattoo in San Pedro, CA. It was there he learned the most and built his tattoo portfolio. Carlos specializes in black & grey realism and surrealism tattoos and loves creating original pieces of art. In addition to tattooing, he enjoys photography, painting, sculpting, teaching workshops, and traveling. His travels to international and domestic conventions have earned him awards including Best Small Black & Gray, Best Large Black & Gray, and Best Backpiece. In October of 2017, Carlos opened his own studio, The Raven and The Wolves. This fine art gallery and tattoo studio is located in the heart of downtown Long Beach and is home to 8 artists. Topics Discussed In This Episode:

Carlos' start in tattooing
The power of mentorship
Apprenticeship in the tattoo practice
Intuition and learning to be in-tune with your gut
The ever-changing nature of tattooing
The art of tattooing in relation to other mediums
Carlos' love for realism
Being a "loose painter on skin"
Mastering a medium
Mood and stress having a factor in tattooing
The human element, and subjectivity towards ideas
The clients desire for a tattoo, versus the artist's interpretation and advice
Carlos' recent work within oil paints
Freedom
Growing up in the ghetto
Staying positive in the midst of life
Teaching making you a better artist
Being informed by toggling back between art medium
Covid-19 and Carlos' time spend thinking about lif
Taking time off and implementing fresh ideas into your ar
Creatives becoming caricatures of themselves
Having child-like sensibilities with your art practice
"Holding onto your dinosaurs
Observing people losing their creative instinct
The cliche's of adulthood
Storing ideas and inspiration

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Painting On Skin with Carlos Torres | AD 174