Tag Archive for: liner

April 29, 2009, Uncategorized, coloring, liner, machines, shader, tuning, 0

A lot of older tattoo artists used to have the misconception that you should have a “liner” and a...

March 30, 2009, Uncategorized, frame, liner, setup, tuning, 0

It is important to know the geometry of your frame. The way the holes line up in relation to...

March 30, 2009, Uncategorized, liner, machine, shader, tune, tuning, 2

I consider a Liner Shader to be a machine that I use for shading gradients and blending. This machine...

March 30, 2009, Uncategorized, gap, liner, machine, nickel, nickle, shader, tune, 0

The old school trick of the trade was the dime gap liner nickel gap shader. Take the armature bar...

March 30, 2009, Uncategorized, liner, machine, tuning, 0

The traditional liner setup, in my opinion, is a machine that runs really fast, hits hard, and has a...

March 29, 2009, Uncategorized, dime, liner, nickle, shader, tuning, 0

Often times you will hear an artist talk about the importance of the dime gap. There is some debate...