Troub1edSou1z

welcome to the boards…

hello and welcome…

first of all, freehand doesn’t mean tattooing directly on the skin with no stencil. people always get the assumption that this is how freehand is done. it’s not. “freehand” is drawing the stencil on the skin, rather then creating a stencil on paper and transfering it. second, this is a very poorly done piece due to the fact that you had nothing to…[Read more]

i agree with the rest, very smart choice for first. alot of people go into it with elaborate designs, because they can do it on paper, and wind up failing on skin. they dont take it slow and try to figure out basics first. good job.

definitely better, just need to work more on the shading. the stars look solid from what i can see. like said fade them up to center line of each point and it will add dimension…..nice job. a little advise goes a long way….

your Approved….lol really the only way to get noticed is to do an apprenticeship. i know alot say there’s no chance for it where there at blah, blah blah. if your going to go at this alone, learn everything you can about the art, the tools, and most important the safety of your clients and yourself. when you think you’ve learned enough, learn…[Read more]

welcome….what are your reasons for tattooing? why are you trying to get into the game?

kinda got that from the LOVE tattoo…im 30 minutes west of Philly, around Pottstown area.

looks good…

thanks….yeah the dude was pretty stern on wanting the crown so i came up with that to tie the piece together. i’m kinda suprized he went for it, due to he was into the hip-hop genre and thought he might want it more fancy or toward that style….(i am not stereo-typing at all).

haha…nice!

again you have to play around with it, but start out with a medium rear spring(18g), and increase the gap between the abar and rear spring deck…….

i never messed with cutbacks so i’m not sure, but 130htz is fast for a shader. thats more of a liner set-up (again not sure with the cutback) and a bit fast for a liner as well unless you are doing quick single pass lines…

your like a 3rd party host……

looks nice and solid to me

looks pretty good

you from Philly?

i’ve posted this before, i believe. it’s basics, but helps………

BASIC SET-UP PROCEEDURE

1. A thin front spring will slow down a machine.
2. A thick front spring will speed up a machine.
3. A large capacitor will slow down a machine.
4. A small capacitor will speed up a machine.
5. A lighter armature bar will speed up a machine.
6. A heavier…[Read more]

not bad, but practice your shading techniques. the shading isnt bad. you have some depth there,but with shading you also want to create contour. like in the eyes and nose. instead of going straight across, try rounding it out a little to give the perception of the depth, and an eye socket. try to pay close attention to size and proportion also.…[Read more]

good stuff man…not bad at all. your B&G is good shit