Would you ever let a friend tattoo you?

I have a friend who is an amateur tattoo artist. He’s taking classes to get an art degree of some kind at a credited university and he’s also apprenticing at a local tattoo shop.

Since the beginning of his journey to become an artist, I’ve told him that he can tattoo me at some point down the road. I’m VERY picky about who puts ink on me. So far, all my work has been done by one artist and that’s because she does GREAT work. I’m going to let my friend do a leg piece on me but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous about it. I’ve seen some of his stuff and he does a good job but he’s not “my” artist.

Would you be willing to let a friend tattoo you in this position? Would you be nervous about it? What about if you take away the pursuit of an art degree and the apprenticeship?