einvalentine

thank you. I have a bit of experience in the industry, and want nothing more than to share my knowledge, and help the industry i love grow! :3

welcome :D

Good to hear it worked for you :D

Fireman done. Now only needs the flames in the background

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The script on the bottom part sucks. I told him, it would be too small, and that we should make it bigger. He wouldnt have it. So this is what I had to work with. You cant see it, but I did some greyish highlights on the letters below, in hopes of…[Read more]

Ahhhh well thats good… :D

Celsius is easier imo. 0 Celsius and water freezes. 100 Celsius and water boils. ;)

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It’s different depending on where you are, In my area it is a class b misdemeanor (tattooing without a license) which is a maximum penalty of up to $100 fine and 90 days in jail. Only exception is if you tattoo a minor and don’t have your ducks in a row, THEN it becomes Assault. Sounds like your area is way more strict, which is just even more…[Read more]

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

First off get rid of anything fabric in the room. Fabric cannot be sterilized or sanitized, and is a massive breeding ground for bacteria. Use barrier film, saran wrap, or tin foil to cover your work station, and anywhere the client may touch. IE: Arm rests, etc.
Lastly if you’re going to do japanese really practice your…

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id assume because either tattooing from home is illegal, or the individual didn’t take the proper steps to make sure he was doing it withing the guidelines of the law.

Yes in Canada we use Celsius, Kilometres, etc :D

First off get rid of anything fabric in the room. Fabric cannot be sterilized or sanitized, and is a massive breeding ground for bacteria. Use barrier film, saran wrap, or tin foil to cover your work station, and anywhere the client may touch. IE: Arm rests, etc.

The following album on facebook shows my work station. Strive to be as close to that…[Read more]

Wow????? wtf???? pardon my language…. Why???

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

Cornwall is in south eastern ontario lmao!
we only have snow for four months per year, and it only gets to about -20 – -30 depending on the year
Sometimes we have warmer winters than others
we’ve even had green christmases!
we don’t wall live in igloos you know :P
also Alaska is part of the US not Canada XD
they snagged that…

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@backinthesaddle wrote:

Yes, I use a 5 flat for smaller detail or tighter areas. Otherwise I use a bugpin 9 mag or 13 mag depending on the piece.

As far as the Gangster Grey set….obviously it works but I wasn’t that impressed. Even the lightest tone seems to be pretty dark and it still needs to be diluted for the softer shades for my liking,…

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Here are a few for Canada

Comparison Table
http://www.ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/PSE_Guidelines_Comparison_Table_July%202010.pdf

British Columbia
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/1997/tattoo.pdf

Alberta
http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/Standards-Tattooing.pdf

Ontario (I couldn’t find guidelines like above but I did…[Read more]

CORNWALL!

Let’s just all move to a central location, open the largest shop in the world and ink it up!

clicking didnt do anything for me sadly.

Cornwall is in south eastern ontario lmao!
we only have snow for four months per year, and it only gets to about -20 – -30 depending on the year
Sometimes we have warmer winters than others
we’ve even had green christmases!
we don’t wall live in igloos you know :P
also Alaska is part of the US not Canada XD
they snagged that from Great Britain…[Read more]

Thanks for the reply.

I’m practising my portrait skills, but no one seems to be doing the same at this moment. So have to ask those who do :D

I have been wanting to try the Gangster Grey set. But am a bit splitted between that one, and the Bob Tyrrell set. :?

So you used Flats? and??