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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.

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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 art. (although I am still going to practice on melons) My artistic skills are pretty solid. I’ve been drawing since I was young. So I’m pretty happy with that part. The mechanics are troubling me. Tuning my machines is still giving me a hard time. There are tons of videos on how to do it but the information isnt very consistent so I am still working on that.

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

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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?

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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 chapped and maybe split from being too dry. My hands are bad about getting dry and cracking. Probably should have considered that.
I am going to redo it once it is finished falling apart. Looks like the image is going to be there just really really faded. I use udder balm on my hands during the winter so maybe i should use it while the tattoo heals? Its perfume free. Its actually used on cow udders in winter so it is a good moisturizer.
With hand skin being so tough should it be kinda overworked to make sure the ink gets in better? I noticed while i was doing it that it didnt hurt at all.
Anyway, thanks for the input.

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

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