Red Spider

@Nightliner wrote:

Just thought I’d mention that you can’t shade with a gun.

That’s right,we don’t tattoo with firearms.Rule #1 for learning how to be a professional tattoo artist,is NEVER,NEVER,EVER call the tattoo machines a ‘gun’.We don’t rob banks or shoot people with them.When you are looking for a job in a shop and you refer to your machine…[Read more]

I visit lots of sites.specify.

@Sandra wrote:

Thanks. Is there anything that you would recommended do I need an apprenticeship in Montana. I would really prefer to get an apprenticeship somewhere. How much does an apprenticeship cost? What are the Montana laws for this? I am having problems finding the laws for starting a Montana tattoo parlor. Does anyone know what they…

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You need that piece of paper in many states now,and ironically enough,very few,if any,require an ability to tattoo to get it.

@quote wrote:

I want an apprenticeship in my town, I’ve got no portfoilio, I can bearly draw a stick figure, I inked a few mates with some shi’ite tribal, I don’t want to travle so it has to be my one and only local studio where I’m gonna be apprenticing…

so tell me, when I fail, who’s giving me my money back?

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@sugar wrote:

Hello. I really appreciate that you’re on this forum, there’s a lot experienced tattoo artists that keep their lip buttoned while kids are scratching each other up with guitar strings.

I would too,but thanks to the internet,the cat’s out of the bag now.There are no more trade secrets like there used to be.As it should be.There’s no…[Read more]

Prizm has a few decent colors,but not many.Most likely,the problem here is that you don’t know what you’re doing.I don’t mean that in a mean way,just stating a fact.Without seeing a picture of the tattoo,it’s hard to say what you’re doing wrong,even harder to say without watching you work.

I use alcohol,just put three to five drops of black in an ink cap,fill it with alcohol,stir with a toothpick,there’s your greywash.