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Red Spider replied to the topic My latest piece in the forum Post your work here 15 years, 2 months ago
@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]
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Red Spider replied to the topic HOWDY!!! in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 15 years, 2 months ago
I visit lots of sites.specify.
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Red Spider replied to the topic How to get an apprenticeship? in the forum Apprentice Folly 15 years, 3 months ago
@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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Red Spider replied to the topic Qualification and training? in the forum How to Get an Apprenticeship in 3 days or your money back! 15 years, 3 months ago
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.
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Red Spider replied to the topic I want an apprenticship? in the forum How to Get an Apprenticeship in 3 days or your money back! 15 years, 3 months ago
@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?
If you have no artistic…[Read more]
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Red Spider replied to the topic HOWDY!!! in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 15 years, 3 months ago
@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]
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Red Spider replied to the topic tattoo machines in the forum My Machine Hates Me! 15 years, 3 months ago
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Red Spider replied to the topic Whats the difference? in the forum Pigment vs. Ink 15 years, 3 months ago
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.
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Red Spider replied to the topic Making grey wash in the forum Pigment vs. Ink 15 years, 3 months ago
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.
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