Emilia Cobo

Here is a small clip from the second DVD in the welcome tattoo – apprentice training series.

First I am going to talk a little bit about a multimeter.  If you don’t have one of these, you need to get one. 

The feeling of getting a tattoo does not just include the process of the needle’s going into the skin, but also the feelings that you will endure whenever the tattoo artist pauses during the session. You will also

Here are a few warnings and other things to keep in mind:

(taken from “welcome tattoo: DVD Disk 1” tattoo training dvd)

Number 1 – Follow your local laws. Each city will have specific codes and laws, as will

Can you actually learn how to be a real good tattoo ARTIST not just a tattooist for free? I would never advise a new tattooist to pay for an apprenticeship. Not in the form of cash anyway. You will definitely have

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Countless clients have come to me wanting to get a cover-up done. This goes back to ensuring that you have selected a tattoo you can live with for the rest of your life, but I am not going to beat that dead horse

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I have heard clients say that lining hurts more than shading, but I have also heard clients say that shading hurts more than lining. However, the terms “lining” and “shading”

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Do I really want this?

It might seem to go without saying, but make sure you really want that tattoo. Sometimes a client will come into the tattoo shop with an idea in mind for

Tattoos have really come a long way in the past ten years or so. I don’t mean tattoo culture and mainstream acceptance, but rather that what were once traditional technical rules for tattoo artists are pretty much

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I am working on getting the order website up – but having some issues right now.

I only have 200 of these machines so – they will go

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My friend Cecilia was over at the house today, and we were talking about how her apprenticeship was going in Phoenix Arizona. I recorded a bit of the conversation. I apologize for the kids in the background – this

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This Video will show you some tips for grey wash tattoos as well as go over some basics of getting the ink in the skin, and machine theory. Please download the video and save it to your PC, instead of streaming it

Here is a video tutorial related to tattoo machine assembly. It also has some good info about the building of the Green Monster – which is Eikon Device tattoo machine. On this tutorial we use the “True” a-bar

Some signs of an improperly performed tattoo procedure will
be excessive scabbing, rapid fading, and pits in the tattoo after
healing. It is important to let the client know that sometimes a
small portion of the

There are several bandage materials that I have seen used in
tattoo studios. The most common is the paper towel and tape.
Paper towels are not a horrible bandage material for a large
tattoo, and will allow the

Shading is definitely where your artistic skills will be visible more
so than lining and coloring. In reality nothing is a solid color.
This is because there is always light in the real atmosphere. I
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