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Thanks Spider… I think I needed that :D
Zen moments… Got it… :D

And about the peeps.. YES, I was too nice… I need to be a bit more firm. Talk to the client, not the onlooker… Got it ;)

Riding the tube…. never thought that one through actually. I never do that. I like the “versatile” things I can do, with a bit more needle…
But I…[Read more]

Try using a flat for fill instead of a mag. While mags are great people underestimate the efficiency of a flat for shading and fill color. On most of my larger tribal work I go with a 11 – 15 flat not a mag for fill. When filling make sure to go back to the fill area after a few minutes to let the redness go down some (witch hazel mixtures help in…[Read more]

Yep had those, and still have those, since I don’t ride the tube with my liner a wobble or shake is so very easy to do in my line work. And I have had those moments. I’d recomend if you ever get that again, just call a break and walk away, go for a smoke, a drink of water, or just a rest. Take some deep breathes, do not think about the piece, the…[Read more]

Damn… I wouldnt mind being called an apprentice.. Heck you can call me Hank if thats what you want. ;)

But imo he must have had a serious ego trip going on there…

That would be cool Infamous. At least the people here are actually interested in learning something. I’m guessing that since I am so perticular about sanitation, customer service, and the willingness to be a bit humble at times it’s gonna take me forever to find an artist to fill that 3rd booth I have. But ah well. Right now I am in negotiations…[Read more]

Sounds like you got most down :D

Welcome to the forum :D

Thanks :D

Yeah I figured they would do that. Thats why I plan on giving them a little dark lines, just so they woundt fade ;)

She’s just soo full of herself, and a perfect picture of how the Danish tattoo scene is like.

Heres the picture I send her;
Complemented by Joe (Now I dont know him IRL, just from the web)

http://i39.tinypic.com/168v043.jpg

Man I would love to have seen her face, when she unpacked this picture.

And just to show you HER work, heres a picture of…[Read more]

the only time I wear a mask is when im getting over a cold. the point where I’m not really sick, but still contagious. Other than that I dont find them completely necessary. I have two pairs of gloves. My black nitrile ones with the textured fingers and are puncture resistant are for tattooing, and my regular blue nitrile exam gloves are for clean…[Read more]

awesome thanks :D

If you can find the right girl(s) or guy(s) it works out great. We make em sign a contract that specifically sets out our agreement with them, inlcuding ink we will and won’t do, Attendance at public events we goto, photo shoots and shcedules for new ink. The contract is for 6 months, we pick the ink and usually it’s stuff we just want to do and…[Read more]

We keep 3 different cleaning solutions here.
1. General sanitation which we use a product called Quat 64. Hospital sanitation recommends using 8oz per gallon, we use 10 oz per gallon of distilled water and it get used on everything, walls, floors, counters, and every surface we have.
2. Pre clean of the proceedure area we use 8 parts water, one…[Read more]

I have gone to flat rate prices on larger pieces, $300 per session, sessions start at 3 hours until they yell stop or we are done. Tap-Outs. Customers feel they are getting a great deal, in reality not many people can go past the 4-5 hour mark. And the few that do is worth the lower income in terms of how long it took for the increase in word of…[Read more]

nice, just nice.

I hunted antique stores for my lamp, finally found the ONE!!! An old hospital flor lamp, all stainless steel. The head has full rotation, with a bent post that can be raised and lowered. Rewired it for a modern plug, put in a daylight bulb for some bright white, and put some polish on the inside of the stainless cup. Those things are like freaking…[Read more]

Sounds like the usual, rockstar-d**khead attitude to me. And guys like that onder why tattoo artist have such a bad rep. jeesh. I have come to realize that when I tell a potential artist that thier portfolio doesn’t mean jack crap to me when they come in asking about a booth they are really offended. imo, when I see a tattoo artist with a tons of…[Read more]

Don’t forget to add a degree in psychology for when you gotta be the therapists to the artists woring for you as well! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think what you did was awesome. If you linked pictures I dont see them in the post.
As far as foreigners being bad at tattooing non-Denmark natives started the whole tattoo scene. The word Tattoo comes from the Samoan word Tatao which means to mark. The tattooer is known as the Tufunga. There also traditional Irezumi style of tattoo which dates…[Read more]

what I did was I took the total price of the supplies I use. so lets say I pay 20$ for 50 needles. I divided the 20 by 50 to get the price per unit. I then mulitplied the price per unit by 2. I Did this with EVERYTHING. I used 2 because I rarely only use one ink cap, one needle, etc. For inks I budget 2$, for paper towel you budget an entire roll…[Read more]