Spider

nice, just nice.

I hunted antique stores for my lamp, finally found the ONE!!! An old hospital flor lamp, all stainless steel. The head has full rotation, with a bent post that can be raised and lowered. Rewired it for a modern plug, put in a daylight bulb for some bright white, and put some polish on the inside of the stainless cup. Those things are like freaking…[Read more]

Sounds like the usual, rockstar-d**khead attitude to me. And guys like that onder why tattoo artist have such a bad rep. jeesh. I have come to realize that when I tell a potential artist that thier portfolio doesn’t mean jack crap to me when they come in asking about a booth they are really offended. imo, when I see a tattoo artist with a tons of…[Read more]

Don’t forget to add a degree in psychology for when you gotta be the therapists to the artists woring for you as well! :lol: :lol: :lol:

@Lennart82 wrote:

Wanna share your next project? :D

Btw, I stopped by your website. Great, great great website there :D Specially liked the Ink and Word area :D

Thanks, It’s still growing and expanding all the time, if I can ever get our schedules back on track and get my ink girl back in I’d be able to get more pictures of her work and stuff.

yes always bag the cord. Even though I wrap the cord around my ring finger which keeps it off the bottom of my hand, (hard to explain but the cord gets wrapped around my wrist then along the back of my hand then around my ring finger, it keeps it out of my way), I do not bag my machine though since I tend to clean them alot and even run em in the…[Read more]

@Lennart82 wrote:

We’ill all met at Spiders place (Love that name by the way :mrgreen: )

Yeah been stuck with that name since I was about 8 actually, been using it so long there are still some peeps that think it’s my real name. Right now I’m making plans for a trip to the west coast, setting up a guest spot in a shop or two to pay for the trip…[Read more]

Nah, I don’t take any critique personally.

@einvalentine wrote:

What can I say, I’m lazy :mrgreen:

I wouldn’t say that using an art program is lazy, it takes me just as long to render a drawing using a pen tablet and my painting program as it would using pencil and paper. For me it’s clutter, I omit the clutter of pens and colored pencils and as you stated I can change colors positions and…[Read more]

Ah well, since we change our cards up every month I’ll keep that in mind next time.

If you can use them, the tools graphic designers use can be invaluable in the tattoo field. Since I am a Linux user I use GIMP instead of photoshop, I also have an art program called Krita. With it I can take..hmm well it’s easier to just show and tell…[Read more]

Nah a font called Hawaii Killer with some slight adjustments made to fill in some of the holes in the lettering

Thanks

Using the original piece as much as you can is a big factor in cover up work,
Check this out and if you look you can see the panther still in the shading of the koi and water. Picture is crap I was using a 20 dollar cheapo camera at the time and still running a mobile…[Read more]

I have always felt that simple is GOOD!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.550916428297211.1073741833.541350622587125&type=1&l=c4a537eb57
That is our latest batch front and rear. If anyone wants the link to our card people shot me a pm, we get 1000 4 color standard size cards, glossy coated with our own artwork (yes they will print ANY…[Read more]

Right on! If any of you’s is ever in the Birmingham Alabama area look us up (we have a google map thingy on the website contact us page) and swing by the shop and yell “SUP B**TCHES!!” :lol: :lol: Since I am a freaking work-a-holic and the shop is open 7 days a week would you like to guess as to where I am about 12-16 hours a day?! :mrgreen:…[Read more]

@einvalentine wrote:

Spider, how helpful has the graphic design education been toward actually tattooing?

Having an art background is a major plus IMO in tattooing. My other artist is currently working on his BA in fine arts. From my perspective classes like perspective, digital photography, even art history and color theory has a place in inking.…[Read more]

I agree with all the above. Opening a shop is not just about the ink. You gotta have some business sense as well. Marketing, how to get your artists exposure, handle situations, paperwork, suppliers and so on. I wish it was just ink ink ink…And tbh it’s not enough to just have a history in tattooing, you should have a history in running a shop…[Read more]

Standard stuff in our booths at the shop, witch hazel, glycerin, eye droppers.
All very handy and useful to have, which is why I never cared if my artist are actually using them (to each their own) but I make sure to stock it in the booths regardless.

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

No one wants to visit me! D: </3

You can come down to my area and guest spot homie! We are the only shop in the area that takes guests artists. Hell we’re still trying to fill our last open booth. Why is a decent drug free (at least sober at work) artist so damm hard to find!!! UGH!!!! I’m in Alabama by the way Great place to…[Read more]