Kanji – Teach Me To Tattoo

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- August 12, 2011 at 2:39 am #14142
  
  TexasPT
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  Did this one today on a friend of mine.
  
  Lined with a 5 round and then went to fill with a five mag. I think I would have been better off using a 9 loose round to fill. I messed with the gap on my shader and had it hitting too soft for packing. So while I didn’t kill the skin it took longer than it should have I think.
- August 12, 2011 at 7:10 pm #18160
  
  ricoh65
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  Texas check out my kanji piece…I think you could of 7 or 9 round shader it all around…I like to feather the shaders and mags so it causes LESS trauma to the skin…(Just a suggestion) GREAT WORK BRO!!!
- August 25, 2011 at 10:24 am #18161
  
  Atchitol
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  Nice dude!
- August 25, 2011 at 11:05 am #18162
  
  Tarantula
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  Some chinese caligraphy I did for a friend about 6 months ago. I used flats for shading as they get into corners nicely, if you want a “painted on” look then use flats like you would a brush with no outline.
- August 25, 2011 at 11:10 am #18163
  
  TexasPT
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  Looks great. Do you outline it, or just go to town? Ricoh on here said he just goes round shader the whole way…and that kind of makes sense to me.
- August 25, 2011 at 2:30 pm #18164
  
  Tarantula
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  That one is outlined, he wants some bamboo put in the background which I will do in greywash without a liner to give the impression of distance. Using a round shader for Kanji without outline gives it a softer edge, using a flat 5 can give it a more brushed on look. Personally I’m not so keen on kanji with such soft edges unless it serves a purpose.
- August 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm #18165
  
  ssuratos
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  Check out my very first work! its Kanji character representing strength/power.
- September 17, 2011 at 8:02 am #18166
  
  Viper65
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  I recently read, or watched a video that said those rounds traumatize the skin more so than a mag. Personally I like a flat mag for this type of work judging by the size I would have used a like a 9 flat mag to pack in the colr. Not sure if that is the correct way, but that is most likely what i would have done non the less…….. 8-)
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