Spider

@Sabio wrote:

The real tattoo artist (I am talking about tattooing not drawing)…After a 2 year or so tattooing…he/she is on his/her own…now there is no more learning…now is perfecting the skills!!!

Absolutely not and anyone who even considers this is IMO a moron! I have been in the industry for 10 1/2 years, learned from a 30 year pro, and…[Read more]

Your lines look good, the skull piece is a little too noisy for my taste and style but good none the less. Don’t fall prey to the “well this guy uses this ink” crap either. There are so many good inks out there make sure you get and use the ones you like, my booth in the shop has 4 different brands becaue I like some colors from one, some colors…[Read more]

@Infamous wrote:

Nice! Where can I get some of that Quat 20?

Some states have restrictions on it. I go thru a janitorial supply place that will only sell to a registered business, try a search and you’ll find the product.

@robroy289 wrote:

Nice work bro!!! Are you from the south also?? I live in Kentucky. I seen a coupple of designs that are in my shop every day..Awesome work!!!

Yes, I am in Alabama, jus topened a new shop out here. And thanks@Lennart82 wrote:

Looks great.

I my self, can’t wait to have a decent portfolio :D

It will happen man, just keep working at it.

Please do, I have been looking forever for a nice frame that suits my name (Spider) and haven’t found any but simple cheap web designs that suck. Would be cool if I could design my own frame..

Cool.

You can also use a dot matrix printer with no ink. Some of these can be found for a relatively cheap price. But I doubt an inkjet would work, never really gave it a go, I just saved up and eventually bought a small thermal unit, about 140 us dollars.

@Lennart82 wrote:

Yub thanks. :)

The woman behind the counter looked like I was from mars or something, when I asked about “Witch Hazel” Apparently thats not the correct translation in danish. :oops:

After a quick search on the net, we found the danish word = Trold Nød
Now if we translate this back to english, we have = Orgre Nut (Plural =…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

the thing about greensoap is it is an irritant.

Hence why I use witch hazel for the irritation. I also don’t use green soap during the ink, simple good old distilled water with some witch hazel added to it is all I wipe with during the process. To each thier own ya know. I do use green soap when I am taking breaks or when I…[Read more]

@Lennart82 wrote:

I see…. I think I better get my hands on some Witch Hazel. I did a grey shading skull, and it took forever for the redness to go away.
But now to the big question, where do I get my hands on some of this? Does regular tattoo supplier sell it?

any pharmacy will have it.

@Infamous wrote:

And what exactly does ride the tube mean? I assume it means set the needle flush with the end of the tube and put the tube flat against the skin. Is that right?

Riding the tube is just that, letting the tube help guide your needle so that you go a preferred depth with your strokes. Some do it some don’t. but tuning your machine is…[Read more]

@Infamous wrote:

Okay, so I made my own soap for tattooing. It’s made from 1 part CVS antibacterial hand soap and 9 parts CVS antiseptic mouthwash. After I made my concoction I re-looked up the ingredients in Green Soap and found that it contained veggie oils. So my question is,

could I still add oil at this point or would it completely negate the…

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Well the booth has been filled! Thanks….Update 8/2013….Unfortunately the “artist” that filled the booth didn’t work out, he stole some items from another shop in the same plaza we are in and was fired as a result. So still open..

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

My main issue with the whole “Cord bag” situation is that the cord–depending on the piece–has an EXTREMELY high chance of touching the client, tattoo area, floor, or depending on how you tattoo YOU. Sometimes to get certain angles I hang my cord over my shoulder to get better leverage. By doing this I am contaminating my cord…

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Yeah one of my guys uses the magnetic base, it works for him.

Really the only thing that is fundamentally necessary is that you keep everything clean. The rest is up to the required state regulations and standards if you follow them, and of course your preferences. Keeping a good pactice is wipe down everything, get in the habit of doing so everytime you touch anything or set up for new ink and after each…[Read more]

Thanks

Honestly the only way to tell at this point would be to spore test it. If it passes ur good, if not then….

Alabama USA, about an hour away from birmingham.

Part of the beauty of what we do, so many diferent ways to do our job effectively.