gregtatts

@gregtatts wrote:

Couldn’t agree with u more well said thankz

No worries, I’m always happy to help :) I’ve just seen so much conflicting advice given over the years, that I think that if it works for you, then stick with that method, rather than changing method simply for the sake of changing method, and possibly doing a substandard tat as a result :lol:

@gregtatts wrote:

OK lol I have been told by a few pros to stop but I havent and now with that positive I never will cheerz :lol:

Are those pros friends, or just guys who work in studios (and thus consider you a threat to their businesses?) If that koi was your second tattoo, stencil issues aside, it’s pretty obvious why they would see you as a…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

And I appreciate the guidance thank you

No worries 8-)

@gregtatts wrote:

Is that a good comment or bad lol

Well, good for you, bad for the studio artists who don’t come up to the basic levels of art work and hygiene :lol: I guess I was just meaning, don’t let anyone get you down for being a home artist, it’s nothing to be ashamed of :) An apprenticeship isn’t the only way to learn, and in a studio…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

yh i understand what u meen n i agree will bear this in mind cheers

Cool, always happy to be of help :)

@gregtatts wrote:

Yh putting strategy can help no end looks AWSOME

Thanks :) I was also meaning could you see what I was meaning when I said the water in your design looked ‘heavy’, by comparison? If the ‘fingers’ of the waves were a little longer, they would’ve been fine :) Overall though, I think the tattoo you did looks fantastic, it’s a…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

Yh think good idea to get disposable to try but would still like to understand the coil but I will get one cheerz

Oh for sure, I think knowing the fundamentals of coil machines really should be part of every tattoo artist’s knowledge. Sure, they may chose to use only rotary, but, you never know when a guest slot may appear, or…[Read more]

@KitchenWizard wrote:

@gregtatts wrote:

il be looking in to them then dude just seen a nice rotary dragonly lol tempted :twisted:

The one I got off eBay was so cheap, that even if you don’t get on with it, or if it breaks, at that price, it’s pretty much disposable 8-) I haven’t been able to use mine much, some filigree on my brother in law (no…

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@gregtatts wrote:

that looks cool and i understand what u mean with scales will b trying today lol cheerz

Thanks, and no worries, happy to help out wherever I can :) I’ll be re-drawing the scales to get them 100% spot on for my final stencil, but other than that, it’s pretty much at the final form :) Do you see what I was meaning about the water?

@gregtatts wrote:

il be looking in to them then dude just seen a nice rotary dragonly lol tempted :twisted:

The one I got off eBay was so cheap, that even if you don’t get on with it, or if it breaks, at that price, it’s pretty much disposable 8-) I haven’t been able to use mine much, some filigree on my brother in law (no photos of the work as…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

thankz for that il get pencil out n try practice that and the cheat idea is an awsome idea thankz much appreciated

No worries. This stencil isn’t quite 100% finalized in terms of detail precision, but should give you an idea of what I was meaning :)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/TreadstoneArt/koi.jpg

PS This stencil…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

yh i am useing coil n to make matters worse i just got new coils n as i was replacing them the lot hit the floor so ive put it all back together finaly n gnna try it out tomorow i have thoght of rotary but no one has ever told me that they r better

The rotary machine has a fixed throw for the needle, so there’s no need to adjust…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

again thank you i did struggle with the stencil alot i think it was to much for me n the scales n direction yes i did get lost plus some o the stencil rubbed of do u no how best to practice the scale please

With regards the scales, I’ve seen two schools of thought, both by Ami James… One, is to simply draw a quick diamond…[Read more]

@gregtatts wrote:

thank you didnt expect that at :o i am having truble keeping my machines setup i cant seem to find the right one yet

Are you using coil machines? I found a similar issue with the machines I was using, that I needed to almost constantly tweak the contact screw while working, and to say it was frustrating, was an understatement…[Read more]