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no apprenticeship for me :( i have a good career and i’ll have to keep it for now because i have a family to support.
i just draw whenever i have a minute, sometimes for just 5 minutes at a time. on this piece for instance, it took me about a week to do it working on it just a little at a time.
thanks for comments.

@Johnny wrote:

Loopi is pretty argumentive.. I think I spelled that wrong. I personally hate vasoline. I don’t even know what purpose it serves in the world other than a cheap alternative to a and d ointment (maybe wheel bearing grease?) Couldn’t even use it for butt lube cause it would eat ur condom away… I’d rather use mayonayse and mustard to…

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@Loopi wrote:

I was looking at that site a few days ago in ireland that is a lot of money. I might try the month one first but gotta put some cash away for it. Thing is … canvas put a lot of time and effort in to this and I don’t wanna jump ship just yet

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it is related because vaseline use was brought up in this discussion.
should i just keep my mouth shut unless asked a specific question? should i not offer information that could be helpful (or save a life) without a direct request?

@Loopi wrote:

might sound sill but are you coating it in vaseline once you have the stencil on?

My practice skin was really thirsty was a matter of having a steady amount of vaseline to coat on, kinda good though as it gets you in that thought of mind for the human skin and blood!

if you are still using vaseline during tattooing of humans, you…[Read more]

@Johnny wrote:

I had to read your post a few times over to make sense of it. But here’s my thoughts on this. Sexual orentation has nothing to do with tattooing, and has no place as a discussion between a client and artist in any combination. As a professional artist you are to approach every client as if they have a comunicable disease. That is…

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you guys should really check out the Ink-Trails forum. it’s much more active and there is a lot of talent over there willing to help. if you are serious about this, you will pay the $20 lifetime membership. it’s well worth it and will open doors to tons of good informaiton that i hadn’t found anywhere else.
i think i’m about to start using that…[Read more]

only for you. this is a well known problem with this forum, the largest majority of users are only able to see the thumbnail (it wont enlarge). you gotta post on something like photobucket and then put links to it for us.

thanks for posting the bigger pics, that’s a step in the right direction.
i see lots of blowouts! you need to put down the machines for a while. work on your art, take up some different mediums like charcoal or watercolor. these will help you do better tattoos. 90% of art is done in your mind, so picking up other mediums that are less permanent…[Read more]

welcome.

need bigger pics! post elsewhere and then put links in the thread. please.

constructive critisism? i hope this helps…

1. pics are too small. if you want good critique, we need to be able to see the pics. i know this site has small pic limits, so post better quality pics elsewhere and link them in your post.
2. excuses about lighting and angle of your photos just shows that you are not showing us your best. how can we…[Read more]

@robroy289 wrote:

Hey guys, i need a little help with shader setup. I have my liner doing pretty good right now but my shader is shit. I am very new and i have no idea what gage to go with. My liner i am running 20 ga. short front spring and 18 ga. back. and seems to do well with a thick consistent line. But I am only using practice skins. If…

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i have recently been turned on to Dover coloring books. they are cheap on Amazon and have great reference material. see this one for example:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486231429/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01#_

they have them on hundreds of different subjects, there’s even a “tattoo flash” one sold as a children’s coloring book, which is…[Read more]

thats a good first go at it. i’m sure you can see the problems so i won’t harp on that.
what would you do differently next time?

very nice. “born crafty” is pretty original. is this a pre drawing? would love to see this as a finished watercolor or ink/marker piece. are you planning on tattoing these yourself or having someone do it on you?

@nytemareh wrote:

Could also be as simple as the skin bouncing with the needle. In which case stretching is very important. although i am not getting whether it happening as you are tattooing or noticine after it heals.

yes, also a good suggestion. proper stretch is essential.

do you ride the tube tip, or let the needles hang?
when starting…[Read more]

welcome. i would love to see some of your artwork, please post. this site has a really small pic size limit, so it’s better if you can post a larger pic elsewere and then post the link to it. tattooing is in the details, and we can’t help if we can’t see the details.
i went to Ireland for 2 weeks last month and it was amazing. by far one of my…[Read more]

if everything is fine at first and then it starts to happen after some time, then it could be because your pigment is getting watered down by the plasma.
when you are tattooing, your needles are picking up small amounts of plasma and other bodily fluids, then you dip back into your pigment and essentially dilute it. if you ever watch any videos…[Read more]

i just can’t see the work you are posting. the pics are too small.