robroy289

You shouldn’t pay for and apprenticeship. It is paid for through sweat and hard work. Unless, the price includes you’re mentor buying you’re machines or building the machines with that money and material you are going to be working with.. That is just my opinion. That is how my mentor did it.

I call everyone dude!!LOL! So get used to it!! I really liked your’e design.. Skin Candy is really good to so you will probably like it alot better….

Welcome!!!

OUTSTANDING!!! Love it!!!

@murai89 wrote:

i generally use silverback from lining and greywash

I have been wondering about silverback ink and there grey wash set? I use kuro sumi and it works good but i want my black and grey to look more richer..I have been wanting to try silverback or kabuki???

Sense the last time i posted i have changed up some of my inks, I only use Intenze mostly now With a few starbrites…. Mom’s ink sucks compared to these…

WELCOME!!!!Dude that ink Will look good going in but i have seen it fade out to nothing!!!! You would be better off going with Intenze or the starbrite you where using before….

Glad to have you!!!You almost got deleted as SPAM!!!! How long have you owned you’re own shop???

welcome!!!

“BUGPIN” NEEDLES ARE A SIZE UP FROM REGULAR NEEDLES. IF YOU REGULARLY USE A 15- MAG, YOU WOULD WANT TO USE A 17- BUGPIN MAG.

THE TIGHTER SPACING BETWEEN “BUGPIN” NEEDLES GIVES “PORTRAIT” TATTOOS THE SMOOTHER, FULLER LOOK.

“BUGPIN” MAGNUM SHADERS ARE MADE FORM LONG TAPERED 8-GUAGE NEEDLES, WHICH ARE COMMONLY USED FOR ” PORTRAIT” WORK.
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I would have liked to have seen some shadowing of the vine that would have been nice… And sometimes you don’t have to pack so much color into a piece. It is solid and has great line work!!

@ben.catterall wrote:

@cjmahone66 wrote:

for me it is a matter of practicality…
can a cheap Chinease machine be rebuilt and customized to run ok? sure. the question is do you have the time/energy/money to do that?
if you get a cheapo machine for $70, then buy some decent coils for $30, then a few various springs and capacitors, a-bars, ect- then…

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Me myself, personally i love the challenge of building something, maintaining it’s performance, and putting out a wonderful peace of artwork with it… Rotary machines are nice and easy to use. But what attracted me to the art was that sound and feel the moment i first stepped foot into a Tattoo shop! That HMMMMN, Is very therapeutic… I’m not…[Read more]

Thanks to all of you’re guys for youre help….

The green soap mixture might be the problem.. But also he may have been digging you a little to deep when doing the grey shading.. It is normal to have a red tint in you’re grey work when stepping it out..Exp when you mix to much water with not enough black then you are just shading with lightly colored water and all that is coming out is chewed…[Read more]

Welcome glad to have ya!!!

You must be talking about diamond tips!!??

What do you mean??? Are you talking about groves??? I suggest not using them without a autoclave and being taught the right way to clean them!!!

Thanks man! I don’t like the way the leaves turned out! I need to pay more attention to detail!

I wouldn’t mind to trade for a color packer !!