tom garlick – Teach Me To Tattoo

tom garlick started the topic Loading Ink Question. in the forum PREMIUM Member Forum 8 years, 4 months ago

I am having a hard time knowing how much and how to load ink into my machine. It is either way too much or not enough and I am looking for the happy medium. I have tried just dipping the tip of my gun (needle) into the ink and that kind of works but I also dipped my gun and tapped my pedal. The latter didn’t work nearly as well and I ended up…[Read more]
tom garlick replied to the topic learning to tattoo on self in the forum Post your work here 8 years, 4 months ago

Have you completed any tattoos using practice skins? Fruit is also a good source for practice especially bananas. When you say junk kit, what do you mean? And where did you get the new machines built? Tattooing yourself can be really hard.I find its better to find people who are craving lots of ink and don’t care who does it. Stay with black and…[Read more]