new inker

Well I trashed all that shit ink. My Kuro Sumi came in and I ordered some starbright. When it gets here I will redo it and post a new pic. Thanks for all the replies.

Thanks johnny. I ordered a bottle of kuri sumi ink last night after reading tons of ink reviews. I can definitely see the benefit of practicing on melons to perfect lining and shading but can you get depth right from melon canvasses? With aftercare being such a huge part of a successful tattoo until you ink skin I dont see how you can perfect your…[Read more]

By the way…the tattoo has come off completely leaving a very light grey image on my hand.

Ha Ha I dont have any cows…I just use the balm on my hands.
I use the needle as a guide. I have Gei Justu ink. It came in my kit so its probably not the best. I have looked into some other inks but there are so many out there its hard to decide without using them first. Is there a “best” ink or is it more artist preference? Or a combination of both?

Thanks guys. As far as needle depth goes do you think i went too deep or not deep enough? I was so excited when i finished. It was nice and dark and crisp. Even the blue looked nice once the redness went away.
Its peeling now and the ink is going with it. Also the outline around the blue diamond is split wide open and bleeding. It definitely looks…[Read more]

Hey guys…I really need some help here. Lots of views and no replies?