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looks great dude
I like the use of brown. too many people use just straight orange.

Oh wow. Very good work! :D

I heard the cigarette laws are pretty strict. I do smoke the ganj though :P

looks good dude. old school design. The Gypsy is pretty popular around here :3

take a picture, upload to http://www.imageshack.com and then post the direct link

The sound is the big key in tuning really. Also the o-ring will–as previously stated–quiet it down, and it also absorbs a lot of the vibration. Some people swear by it, and some swear by not using it. Me it really depends on the machine. I do have them in the studio and…[Read more]

Only admin have the ability to sticky. It’s not hard to find so there’s really no point.

Looks good dude! :D
Great portraits! :D

Swedan that’s awesome. Sucks you guys have crazy smoking laws though D:

I don’t have one, but this is the right place. :3

yeah i havent actually gotten off my butt to make any decent ones yet XD

The problem with Denmark is everything is run by Bikers. Denmark is basically stuck in the 60s. You can’t get an apprenticeship, and if you open a shop Bikers will run it, or smash your windows in, or break your hands if you don’t pay protection. It’s not like North America where–with some persistence–you can walk into a shop and get an…[Read more]

You want to just “kiss” the skin when you use your mags. Especially for shading. As for your lining it depends on how your machine is set up. If you set your throw so it’s EXACTLY the depth you want and then set your tube so only that throw pokes out when the machine is running you could just run your tube against the skin. However, you don’t want…[Read more]

I use 100% Black, 75% Black, 50% Black, 25% Black, 10% Black, and 5% black. The other values are nice for bigger pieces but regular pieces I most just used 100, 50, 25, 5, and use a cup of water to dip into to get other values.

looks great dude
I love traditional work :3

Not necessarily. If you have done your prep properly, and took out enough ink, and paper towel, and such, and the client doesn’t require any breaks you should only use two pairs of gloves.

Pretty good start dude. Finding clients in the beginning is pretty friggen hard. Gotta get your name out there.

Try using Honeydew Melon. I honestly hate practice skin.

It could be bruising. My ex had very sensitive skin, and would bruise almost every time she got a tattoo. Every client is different. I have even gotten bruised. The thighs are pretty bad for bruising imo.

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Really the best thing you could invest in is a DSLR Camera. I use a FujiFilm Finepix s9100, and photoshop to make my photos awesome. I don’t edit the actual images I just put them together into one picture, with a simple background, etc.

Pretty much you want to get through our first 100 tattoos as fast as possible. On practice mediums obviously. That’s when you’ll really start to get better. I’d say you should still work on your drawings though.

a piece of paper? Probably more to the 80-120 range then
Yep I was born and raised in Cornwall Ontario.