butterflyhitman

[butterflyhitman]

wow, nice attitude, i re- read my post and i admit it was a bit abrupt. my appologies. now not all artists write books, i’ve been putting ink in skin for 18 years so i have quite a bit of knoweledge in the field but i know far from it all. if u want to learn to tattoo properly i suggest an apprenticeship, or just hang around shops and get to know the people there or that come in and pick up as much information that way as u can. then if u so choose purchase some equipment and begin ur work.

[butterflyhitman]

viper is right, learn with coils first so u understand the ins and outs, then stop calling them guns unless just to piss of old timers which i still do cuz i’m an old timer and it’s funny to watch them get red in the face. rotary’s are great, i use swash drives for my large mag color packs cuz u can’t dog out a rotary like u can a coil. don’t get me wrong coils are still great for line work and b&g and traditional color work with round shaders but if ur going big go rotary

[butterflyhitman]

@MikeyLikesIt wrote:

I’m 22 and have been doing various forms of artwork since I can remember. I would like to find the medium that best suits me. I strongly believe that tattooing is the route I want to take in my life as an artist. I just have that sort of classic tattoo style in my sketches, strong lines and shading are my biggest strengths (with pencil, Ink-pens, and paints), I really don’t know the first thing about tattooing, but am dying to learn. This forum seems to have a lot of useful information about the things I would like to know. Please reply with any tips or advice that a basically clueless aspiring artist may want to learn about tattooing.

learn water color painting techniques, the color fades and gradients are nearly identical in tattooing, also get an apprenticeship under a reputable artist, these forums won’t teach u what u need to know, helpful perhaps but we don’t need u out there hacking up flesh making our lives more difficult fixing mistakes, so learn hands on before u purchase a kit online. please.

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