Problem: Article: Making a smooth case is difficult with hot glue, so most people choose to do patterns, such as swirls or mandalas. You can free-hand the pattern, or you can trace it. If you want to trace it, do the following:  Trace your phone onto a sheet of paper. Draw your pattern using a black marker. Make sure the design touches the sides. Cut out the template along the outline. Tape the template to the back of your phone. Cut a sheet of parchment paper that's about twice the size of your phone. Place your phone on top, with the screen facing up. Wrap the paper over the side edges of your phone, then secure them with a piece of tape. Wrap the top and bottom edges, and secure them with tape as well.  Wrap your phone as tightly as you can. Make sure that the phone is turned off first to prevent overheating. Make sure that you are taping everything on the front of the phone. These will be your guidelines so that you don't accidentally cover them with hot glue. Make sure that the color you use shows up against your phone. This also includes the speaker and mic holes as well. If you cover them up, you don't be able to use your phone properly. Make sure that you make them nice and thick. Also, make sure that you avoid the buttons and sockets. Again, hot glue is not the best medium to create a perfectly smooth case, so your best bet is to make a texture of pattern. Whichever you choose, make sure that all the lines connect to the sides of the phone as well as to each other. You can simply draw a thin line around the front of the phone, right next to the side edge. You can also make a series of tiny dots instead. This will give your case a lip and help it stay on your phone. Once the glue has hardened, peel it off of your phone. Remove the parchment paper from the phone next. At this point, it would be a good idea to test the case on the phone. If there is any glue covering a button, socket, etc., then you can cut it away with a craft blade. Once you are happy with the case, take it off of the phone. Paint the outside with nail polish, then let the polish dry. If you want the case to be a solid color, you can use spray paint instead.
Summary: Tape a template to the back of your phone, if desired. Wrap your phone like a present with parchment paper. Mark off the camera, sockets, and buttons with a pen or colored pencil. Outline the sockets, buttons, and camera. Fill in the side edges. Fill in the back. Outline the front. Remove the case and the parchment paper. Paint the case, if desired.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: your high school diploma. Most tattoo licenses require that the applicant graduates from high school and is at least 18 years old. Take a variety of art classes while you're in high school, from two-dimensional drawing to graphic design, to improve your versatility as an artist and prepare for your tattooing career. If you can no longer attend high school and never graduated, get your GED instead. Although not required, some tattoo artists complete a degree in fine arts from an art school or university. Art degrees can improve your drawing skills and help you become a well-rounded artist, which may help you find more clients and better-paying jobs.  You can also take art classes from a community college as an alternative if you're not interested in getting a degree. Pair it with a business minor to prepare for working in a tattoo shop and gaining clients. Tattoo artists need to be skilled in drawing, particularly line art. Search for art classes offered by community centers, colleges, or people in your area and take a course from a teacher whose art style you admire.  You can also contact local tattoo artists to see if any of them offer art classes. If you're not as skilled in art when you begin, don't give up hope! Like all skills, art takes years of hard work and practice to perfect. Keep a sketchbook specifically for improving your art skills and draw in it during your free time. Draw anything from simple patterns to popular characters or celebrities to portraits, as the tattoos you draw as a professional may be varied in design.  Get several drawing books to help you learn new techniques and styles.  Draw potential tattoo designs in your sketchbook to develop your own personal style. Search for famous tattoo artists online and look to your favorites as inspiration. Popular tattoo artists include Mirko Sata, Chris Nunez, Miya Bailey, Gerhard Wiesbeck, Frank Carrilho, Rit Kit, and Stanisław Wilczynski.
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Finish Earn a post-secondary art degree for better job opportunities. Take drawing classes to improve your artistic skill. Practice drawing on your own.