drawing classes??

I'm a community college goer and I want to go into tattooing as a career. I was wondering what would be good drawing classes to concider? I'm an okay drawer but I want to be good enough to go into the business in 2 years (when i graduate). Some topics to classes would be nice or anything really. Thanks in advance!

You're on the right track, but being an "okay drawer" as you put it tells me that you have a long way to go before being "in business", and art classes don't help everyone- remember, this might not even be a career for you. There is much more to tattooing than just being a good or great "drawer" Being a tattoo artist is not about being in business and making all kinds of money. It is a lifestyle that you have to dedicate all of your efforts into, and the struggle to improve yourself each and every day has to be there constantly for the rest of your career or life, whatever ends first. It is about putting permanant pieces of art on other people that they have to live with for the REST OF THEIR LIVES. It's about being the best you can be, every time you go into work and get ready to make a difference on someone elses life. All this while doing it in a safe and sterile environment that you must keep, which is WAY more than just using new needles. Aside from all the "cool" perks that people think tattoo artists have, there are also downfalls- back pain, vision impairment, nerve damage, carpel tunnel, divorce, working odd hours, not being able to plan vacations because you just don't know what you'll be making 2 weeks from now, usually there is no health insurance, 401k or other investment programs, these are all commonplace in the life of a tattoo artist. Yeah, we meet cool people, yeah, we get to do what we love, and yeah, some times we make great money, but unless you're willing to dedicate your life to doing this, searching for an apprenticeship under a real tattoo artist, taking classes such as first aid, cpr, bloodbourne pathogens, anatomy, physiology, and anything else that can assist you into just getting your foot in the door and prooving that you're serious, this is a lifestyle that may not be for you.

I would advise that you learn as much as you can about artwork, all kinds of artwork, as many genres of artwork you can learn about. You really shouldn't tattoo unless you are a FANTASTIC artist, or are well on your way with a great portfolio of work you've done that covers as much ground as possible. Get tattooed by the best artists you can afford, by getting tattooed by them you will understand the tattoo artist/client relationship, professional attitudes (or unprofessional ones of your artists arnt), and so on. Ask them to critique your portfolio and ask what you can do to improve it. then improve it and show them again. If you know a bunch of great artists and you have a great portfolio then you will be brought in the right way eventually. Then the hard work begins...