CR Jordan

Exactly. As a tattoo ages the ermis layer of the skin actually gets thinner. This causes the ink to spread slightly. This is what causes those blurred lines in tattoos that are ten years old. Try to avoid small spaces, especially ink script, as you will lose your open spaces

Your stuff is decent but you still have a lot to practice on. The color looks saturated, but your shading looks scratchy, and ununiform. The best being the one you did on yourself. You say “Customer” does that mean you are charging for tattoos?

Having done three tattoos you should be doing them for free. That’s a best case scenario. I would…[Read more]

Moved to proper section.

that is definitely unique! i love it :D

yeah you can
looks like a good start
id make the scales much larger though

it wont let me view it without signing up to yahoo

try http://www.imageshack.com or http://www.tinpic.com

one of the things i do with scales is i save them for freehand. if you’re doing a stencil by hand instead of using a copier its much easier to get those scales on with a marker and saves time making the stencil :3

also try not to scan too many WIPs and…[Read more]

That is actually the kit I recommend to everyone on here, haha.

I use Hildbrant machines

I have the .444 Marlin, .22 Rimfire, .357 Magnum, .44 Winchester, and the .30 Carbine. They arent crap :P

welcome

Rotaries dont necessarily do more damage tot he skin. it’s all in how you compensate for rotaries with beastly motors. some types of rotaries hit much harder than others, etc. then theres the cheyenne hawk that has an adjustable throw. in the end though ill always stick to coils. i wanted to try rotary at one point but as soon as i bought one the…[Read more]

Also check out the how to practice section. In there there are challenges in which you can complete and gain some insite on where you need to imoprove.

As far as tattooing goes pick up Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo and the dvd from http://www.tattoobooksonline.com. Watch and read them a few times and take notes

If its not finished its not a touch up its not a touch upo its a second session. Make sure they know that if they try to stop before its done. You need to really step down and really get stuff straight when they leave. Don’t waste money dude.

Always happy to help dude. As a moderator its my duty

as far as the BPP im not sure. ask your local heal department :3

personally i prefer coil. if something breaks you just replace that part. if something breaks on a rotary you pretty much need a new rotary. also as far as adjusting you cant adjust most rotary. with coils you can pretty much fully customize it. i primarily use hildbrant coils so id…[Read more]

no problem
i wasnt 100% sure so i double checked in my Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo.

The people who talk shit are gelouse bru. People talk shit sbout me all the time. Especially when I take their clients. Its just them feeling threatened. As far as fixing it go ahead. However buddy is going to be paying full price for the fix. This is because you are no longer fixing YOUR mistake.

The reason you’ll want to fix it is because your…[Read more]

I mostly dislike Tribal, and Script

Script because I’m an artist not a calligrapher. Script is also meant to be STRAIGHT, and FLAT. Nothing on the body is straight, and flat. That’s why people add all those swoops and bells and whistles.

Tribal because it is just an old ’90s fad that died in no time. No one knows the true meaning of tribal, and…[Read more]

The short side goes to the positive and the positive should be at the rear bind post with the negative at the front bind post

Try using M1 M2 or RM. With a flat it is too easy to damage the skin unless you know what you’re doing

thats pretty bad D:
i hate people who mess with this industry and do things just to make a buck D:
this industry is my passion