My artist did a rib tattoo on me and went too deep in some areas. So I went back to him a few months later, after it was healed and he went around the edges with white ink. I wasn't sure how I'd like it, but it actually fixed most of the issue!
@@IamArya holy crap I’m JUST seeing this! It still looks good! It’s faded to almost nothing but it still corrected the problem I’d say. I’ll probably be doing this again for the finger tat I just got
Dude I just started tattooing and there are very few people that go as in-depth as you. Like your video library is absolutely insane. You definitely should have more subscribers no doubt
hello from Montreal (Canada)!! i've been DIY tattooing for 2 years, on me on pigskin and on friends , i have check a lot of tattoo techniques, read a lot of book about the art of tattoo and talk to a lot of artist... And your channel is by far the best for my brain! The way you explain things help me a lot to make connections between what i have practice and where i failed and why. I discovered your channel this month so it is giving me the boost i needed to upgrade; thank you!
Did my first tat today on myself, i could literally see the ink float right through 😂 and its sad, your videos are informative and hope i can apply the theory #selftaught
At 9:45 you offer some excellent advice on how to address the problem on a completely healed blowout. This brings up another question about the mysterious "COVER-UP" tattoo. Design challenges aside, technically if the ink is properly applied and resides safely in the dermis, how do cover-ups even work? For example; if you want to cover a yellow rubber duck tattoo with a blue bird, wouldn't the overlap areas be green (or visa versa) if the ink resides at the same depth? Do you have a MASTER JONO-way of thinking about how you approach the problem of cover-up tattoos? As always, we LOVE and appreciate your generous sharing of experience and talent - BEST REGARDS!
Hi Bruce, thanks again for your kind comments. That's a really good point you raise. I'll get to work on a cover up video. The subject is so vast but I'll try and condense it for you. Basically if a completely healed tattoo has for example yellow in it, & you go over it with blue, it almost certainly wont go green. That said, if you were to do the same thing over yellow that you've just tattooed, then there's a good chance it would go green. This is because the ink is really fresh and has just been applied, so essentially you'd be mixing the colours together under the skin. This doesn't happen when the ink is fully healed. A large part of getting a cover up to work is chosing the right colours that are going to overpower the original tattoo. I'll explain all this in the video. Hope this helps. As always I really appreciate the feedback.
My first tattoo was in the epidermis. It looked like it was in when I left but as the tattoo healed the ink came out and by the time it fully healed the tattoo was gone. Lol no one believes I had gotten a tattoo there. Then years later I got another tattoo which is completely blown out, it causes me discomfort still to this day years later. It’s very raised and the lines are blurry. It didn’t appear blown out right away when I got it done, but overtime it became apparent. It was also my most painful tattoo I’ve gotten.
That's some golden advice right there people, if I may add also you can set up your machine for only 2 or 2.5 mm of the needle to come outta the tip when the armature bar is touching the front coil at the lowest postion which can make it less likely to blow out especially if you are aware of the difference in skin thickness in different parts of the body, all in all awesome video mate, cheers!
Thanks for another informative video, I am a subscriber to your channel too. You have a great way of explaining things clearly and demonstrate the issues really well. I had a small blowout on the edge of a heart tattoo which was done with a rotary machine and a number 3 round liner (just as you mentioned) All of my other tattoos have been done using a coil machine and a number 5 round liner and I have never had a blowout using this method. I have been trained using a coil machine too! I would like to ask if you have any advise on how to get white ink to stay bright? (I use fusion inks) a video explaining the best methods/techniques would be great. Thanks
I have a tattoo blowout, its almost half a sleeve, I hate it, Im self conscious about my tattoo cus of the blowout, I wear long sleeves to hide my arm.😡
Omg I got my arm done to and the tattoo artist went to fucken deep too. Super pissed and subconscious about it also. Hate wearing tanks and short sleeves now
Mine is badly blown out like it still has the ink around some areas and some of the color didn’t stick I only had it for a day do I let it heal or what can I do
Awesome video mate 👍 I'm having problems with color packing, when i go swallow, the ink seems very solid and even into the skin but when it heals most of the ink comes off, definately there is no scaring. When i go a bit deep i tend to overwork the skin. How do i know if i tattoo the skin in dermis layer and it'll not come off? Is there any signs that I'm working on the right dept? As you said in this video that if you tattoo in epidermis the color won't be solid as in the dermis layer but i see the color evenly and solid, but it comes off when healed. I'm using direct drive rotary so there there is no give also. I stretch the skin properly and i don't think my needles are bouncing off the skin because i'm using cheyenne hawk pen and thunder. Sorry for my English but i hope you got my point. Thank you
It could be a number of things going wrong if the ink is falling out. It could be the actual area you're tattooing. Hands, fingers, feet, elbows, knees are all pretty bad areas for healing and more often than not will need touching up. It could be cheap ink. Always use a well known top brand ink like Fusion, Eternal, Dynamic etc. It could be you're not putting the ink in consistently deep enough. Maybe it's the right depth in some places but not in others. It's could be that the person who's been tattooed hasn't looked after it properly when healing. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Like he said, you could be going too shallow, some areas especially in the back are thicker..though if the colors look nice and consistent then maybe you aren't going the wrong depth but it's just bad after care from your client, also if you are irritating the skin using alcohol during tattooing that could also effect how the tattoo will heal and how the colors will look
Thanks Jono. I fuck'd a star up on my hand from not stretching and shitty tubes With bit of going too deep.. BUY good tubes people! flow is key to crisp line work! hoping some white and 40 shade around them all will blend it in
Hey there, just want to clarify the dermis layer is 2mm deep correct? So if you're practicing on fake skin that is 1.5 mm thick soybeans you not be going threw it? Or because the fake skin is harder is using about the same downforce the needle just isn't going as deep? Please clarify for me
I’m real skin you want to be aiming for 2mm. If your fake skin is thinner than this obviously you won’t be able to go that deep. To be honest fake skin is good for practicing holding your machine and so on but nothing really compares to actually tattooing real skin.
Yea I have got some of the better ones that are 3mm i was just curious. Another question for you. I've herd the correct way to hold your machine is at a 45°pushing into your lines and others say it doesn't matter. Wanted your expert advice thanks in advance
@@JonoSmithTattoo Yeah I just saw a very good tattooist in he said whichever way the needles pointing the equal go more towards that way Sean just trying to figure out if that's really true or if he thinks that but it's just a myth I'm still in my learning stages trying to find out what's accurate
Sometimes blowouts take a while to show under the skin and can slowly spread further over time as the ink spreads out in the fat layer. If the tattoo has been put in at the right depth it won’t blowout but if it has gone a little deep the blowout can develop more over time.
@@JonoSmithTattoo is it possible for some people to have skin that is prone to blow outs.. Almost all of my tats do it no matter the artist.. I get a green shadow behind them.. On some it goes way out.. Or is it always from going too deep
@@JonoSmithTattoo thankyou so much for your reply.. I'm just beginning my journey into tattooing.. I'm def prone to blow out ill keep that in mind nxt time I get tattooed.. Thanks so much.. Your videos are awesome 🖤
If it's only 3 days old I'd leave it to fully heal & then assess it. If it has blown out though, it's because the tattooist has gone too deep. Hope this helps.
Mine has blowouts when healing is that normal ? But it’s only slightly and it’s only been 3 days. But then after they’ve healed they go which I find weird and all of mine are black tattoos
it could look like blowouts but actually just be ink that's stained your skin? I thought one of mine was infected once bc there was yellow ink all over the skin haha
Just make sure to go darker than the original blowout & depending on how bad the blowout is, the skin might be quite damaged so it's always better to be cautious when tattooing damaged skin. Don't be hammering in the ink.
It's hard to tell without looking at it but it sounds like maybe it just needs a touch up. Sometimes tattoos can go a little patchy looking when they heal and uaually require a little touch up to put them right.
Jono Smith thanks I actually called my tattoo artist and he said it's part of healing process. Anyway I'm going to meet him tomorrow and hoping for the best. Thank you for your reply.
I did three roses on my R) thigh-hip and a butterfly on my L) thigh. The rose on my hip is absolutely fine and the butterfly on my other thigh, but the two other roses on my r) thigh are blown out! I didn’t feel like I tattooed any deeper with those so it’s very weird! I don’t know if it was the angle of the needle, pulling my skin too much or forgetting to shave the hair.
@@JonoSmithTattoo I worked out that it was because I had the volts too high and was moving my hand too slow :( **FYI I have not touched anyone else's skin and I am a health care worker very well trained in infection control and sharps safety. I would NEVER condone doing tattoos on yourself or others without any training with sharps or infection control** I fully intend to train properly in an apprenticeship once the pandemic is over. I live in Melbourne AU which is currently in lockdown.
iKiltManBearPig XD I use Dynamic black for all my black ink needs and have never had any issues with it. I personally think it’s one of the best inks in the industry.
your vids are one of the best on utube really... but im just asking myself a question... how tattoo artist beginner will have perfectly tuned and perfect voltage coil machine :)))))))) sometimes its question of months and years to get to the point of coil machine :))
@@gadsden472 dude, take a cold shower. i know how to tattoo, i just ask the question on what he said... perfectly tuned coil.. if you have perfectly set the coil, you know how to fix blowouts or more likely, you dont do them...
@@CATNOIR_HELLCAT_RACING My bad. I reread your post. I see where your coming from. If you've been around a bit, I'm sure you know where I'm coming from.
@@gadsden472 i undestand what you say :) and starting tattoo artist really should get apranticeship for sure :) it just made me laugh - he is talking about perfectly set up coil, which can take months or years to learn, and beginner artist u know :)) no hard feelings man
@@CATNOIR_HELLCAT_RACING Right? After cleaning 50 times a day and doing multiple setups and tear downs and front counter duty for what seemed like months I was promoted to machine building and tuning. I was surprised I actually got to do a tattoo before I turned grey. Just ordered my first rotary.
Gd vid but I don't really see how rotaries are riskier than coils for lining, one of the advantages of rotary over coil is the ability to adjust the speed on the fly, lining certain areas and certain skins can be enhanced by slowing or speeding up the machine. Many rotaries can be bought with different stroke lengths too and if you ride the tube or not the stroke length shouldn't cause blowouts by itself. Ive seen many blowouts with coils and was guilty of a few in my early days. Not trying to pick just giving some perspective I'm currently loving the Swashdrive Slide2 for lining, grt lines no blowouts;)
The reason I say rotaries are more likely to cause a blowout than a coil is because a rotary will do a full rotation with the needle going from its highest point to its lowest. So no matter what speed it's doing, the needle is going to travel it's whole cycle. Coil machines can be set to 'bog' in the skin by setting just the right power. So basically the needle has enough power to put the ink where it needs to be but has got the power to drive it all the way to cause a blowout. I've done a full video on this which explains what I've just said in loads of detail. It's called 'Why you should learn coil machines first'. Thanks for your comment bro, I appreciate everyone's opinions.
ok bro each to his own and its a gd thing to debate! I guess what your not pointing out is that many rotaries have a thing called "GIVE" which works the same as bogging down. I stand by what I say and I still don't think stroke length changes the risk of blowout, stroke length doesnt determine how deep we penetrate, personally I put needles in at a certain depth, stroke means nothing at this point, the general reason stroke is short on liners has nothing to do with blowouts, its because we are putting in a thinner ink and we want less gaps between punctures and more punctures to create a solid line! Stroke length is grt for different types of ink and for putting ink in differently, ie long stroke for colour but it doesn't go in deeper, it simply picks up more ink and keeps it in longer for grt saturation, works grt with a slow machine too! lotsa science goin on
You do make good points and you clearly have a really good understanding of the science bit behind it all (because there is a fair bit of science behind tattooing). I know what you're saying about some rotaries having 'give'. But in my personal experience, the 'give' on a rotary is nothing compared to a coil. I'm not saying the actual stroke of a machine will cause a blowout. I'm saying if you 'float the needle' as apose to 'riding the tube', so for example, you've got a coil machine & a rotary side by side and both with the same amount of needle hanging out the tip. If the coil is powered correctly, I personally think that machine would have a far likely lesser chance of blowing out if the tattooists went too deep. Where as the rotary, even one with a give system, tends to do its full cycle, kind of like a sewing machine. I'm not saying a coil won't blowout. I'm merely saying in my experience a coil is less likely to blowout if it's setup correctly. Again though, tattooing is so individual and everyone has their own personal experiences. I suppose if it wasn't there'd be one machine and one method and there'd be no debate.
cool bro I hear what your saying, I guess I'm just pointing out some things for the novices. I could push this convo more and bring different machines into it and some finer explanations but I'm not here to challenge you, as you say its very individual and if it works for you then grt, peace bro thanks for for continuing the debate without getting nancy like some ppl do ;)
I absolutely get where you're coming from & likewise thank you also for not turning a great debate into an argument. I love to discuss things with people that are very knowledgable like yourself because I see it as sharing knowledge and experience. It's like everything with tattooing, it's all down to personal preference. So what works for one person, doesn't for the next. There's so many forums in the internet as I'm sure you're aware and instead of people sharing views it's just people hating on people. Thanks for watching bro!
To be honest laser isn't accurate enough to target the blurry side of a blowout. I know this because I do laser removal in my studio as well. You can either completely remove the tattoo with laser removal and start again or you can thicken the sides of the tattoo up.
Thank you SO MUCH Jono! Talk about "ask and ye shall receive" :0) All of your video analogies are super helpful. I enjoy every one. 666 brought up some interesting questions about ink. Like ink viscosity, and how to determine when to use what. For instance, I know Eternal has 8 different consistencies for black alone (not sure about their colors). And, he mentions putting ink in with different strokes in order to achieve specific results (i.e., longer stroke for improved color saturation) Perhaps another video for another time? Mostly, I wanted to send Love and Gratitude for the selfless sharing of your infinite wisdom! As always, THX brother.
Thanks for the comment! I really do appreciate every comment & feedback. The reason I set up this channel in the first place was to maybe help out a few people that might be struggling with a few things. So when I have a request for a video (like you did) if I can shed some light on it, I will. I know how hard it can be in the beginning and let's face it, the tattoo industry has a LOT of big egos and haters. To quickly answer your question about ink. Generally speaking, the thinner the ink, the more it's suited for lining. The thicker the ink, the more it's suited for colour. This is a really big generalisation. As for the 'stroke'. The 666 guy is absolutely right. Generally speaking a longer stroke is more suited for colour packing where you are looking for solid saturation. Shorter strokes are generally more suited for lining as the needle can pick up the ink and pop the lines in a lot quicker with the shorter stroke. Loads more videos in the pipeline. Take care bro!
A doctor once told me ‘a scar is a scar’ meaning you’ll never get rid of it, but you can tattoo over them to disguise them. Some scars have slightly tougher skin so slightly more pressure is needed (not all the time though) and healing aftercare is the same as it is for any tattoo.
It's really annoying that if you are a begginer artist, with an apprenciceship and make mistakes like that, other tattoo artists, with more experience will tell you to stop tattooing because you are shit to it. And it really makes me affraid to ask for some advice or anything, even tho, there are numerous reasons to why people continue to tattoo on their own and really wish to do that. I dont think people who can tattoo so good now, never ever experienced doing a blow out.. Personally i feel like i dont push the niddle too much because if i do it lighter than i do normally, the ink wont go to the skin. And still the ink spreads a little under. And my question as a begginer artist who really really wants to do this for a living because i just love the process of doing it, the pressure while tattooing will get better with time and practice? It will come naturally eventualy?
The thing with tattooing, like most things, you get better with practice. The more you practice, the more natural the machine will feel in your hand and the more confidence you will gain. Eventually you will be able to just ‘feel’ and know if you’re hitting the right depth. It doesn’t happen overnight, but if you put enough time and dedication into learning, it will come. Also don’t listen to negative people and their negative comments. The people that try to pull you down with negativity are just trying to make you feel as miserable and pathetic as them. Hope this helps and good luck!!
I got a tattoo on my inner arm about a week ago and I think its blown out. At first I thought it was a bruise but it hasn't faded much. Mine looks more like a blue halo affect around the entire tattoo, but the tattoo itself is small, so the blowout isn't anything extreme. Do those types of blowouts usually fade over time? All the lettering is fine, I just have the blue haze.
Sounds like a blowout. They can fade a little over time. If it looks blue it could be the tattooist has used Kuro Sumi ink. That tends to have a blue haze to it when it heals.
My artist did a rib tattoo on me and went too deep in some areas. So I went back to him a few months later, after it was healed and he went around the edges with white ink. I wasn't sure how I'd like it, but it actually fixed most of the issue!
Jessica Meyer how does it look now ? Asking for myself lol because I thought about doing this but im scared they’ll just make it worse
@@IamArya holy crap I’m JUST seeing this! It still looks good! It’s faded to almost nothing but it still corrected the problem I’d say. I’ll probably be doing this again for the finger tat I just got
Dude I just started tattooing and there are very few people that go as in-depth as you. Like your video library is absolutely insane. You definitely should have more subscribers no doubt
Jibri Wright thanks for the awesome comment!
hello from Montreal (Canada)!! i've been DIY tattooing for 2 years, on me on pigskin and on friends , i have check a lot of tattoo techniques, read a lot of book about the art of tattoo and talk to a lot of artist... And your channel is by far the best for my brain! The way you explain things help me a lot to make connections between what i have practice and where i failed and why. I discovered your channel this month so it is giving me the boost i needed to upgrade; thank you!
Thanks for the awesome comment and welcome to the channel!
My maaan, you are the best here in youtube who does these really educational videos. I have learned so much from your videos hoping for moree! 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Thanks bro I really appreciate that. Got loads more coming soon. Thanks for watching!
Did my first tat today on myself, i could literally see the ink float right through 😂 and its sad, your videos are informative and hope i can apply the theory #selftaught
Same here. Did it get worse or better during the healing? Its the day after rn it's not looking good
Same here
At 9:45 you offer some excellent advice on how to address the problem on a completely healed blowout.
This brings up another question about the mysterious "COVER-UP" tattoo. Design challenges aside, technically if the ink is properly applied and resides safely in the dermis, how do cover-ups even work? For example; if you want to cover a yellow rubber duck tattoo with a blue bird, wouldn't the overlap areas be green (or visa versa) if the ink resides at the same depth? Do you have a MASTER JONO-way of thinking about how you approach the problem of cover-up tattoos?
As always, we LOVE and appreciate your generous sharing of experience and talent - BEST REGARDS!
Hi Bruce, thanks again for your kind comments. That's a really good point you raise. I'll get to work on a cover up video. The subject is so vast but I'll try and condense it for you. Basically if a completely healed tattoo has for example yellow in it, & you go over it with blue, it almost certainly wont go green. That said, if you were to do the same thing over yellow that you've just tattooed, then there's a good chance it would go green. This is because the ink is really fresh and has just been applied, so essentially you'd be mixing the colours together under the skin. This doesn't happen when the ink is fully healed. A large part of getting a cover up to work is chosing the right colours that are going to overpower the original tattoo. I'll explain all this in the video. Hope this helps. As always I really appreciate the feedback.
My first tattoo was in the epidermis. It looked like it was in when I left but as the tattoo healed the ink came out and by the time it fully healed the tattoo was gone. Lol no one believes I had gotten a tattoo there. Then years later I got another tattoo which is completely blown out, it causes me discomfort still to this day years later. It’s very raised and the lines are blurry. It didn’t appear blown out right away when I got it done, but overtime it became apparent. It was also my most painful tattoo I’ve gotten.
Great video! Thank you so much for your time !
Great analysis
Thank you!
That's some golden advice right there people, if I may add also you can set up your machine for only 2 or 2.5 mm of the needle to come outta the tip when the armature bar is touching the front coil at the lowest postion which can make it less likely to blow out especially if you are aware of the difference in skin thickness in different parts of the body, all in all awesome video mate, cheers!
Thanks I appreciate that.
Great video! Thanx for the info best video I've seen on blow outs! 👍🏾👍🏾🤘🏿
Thank you!!
Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Great information man! Thanks!
PS: You really need a better camera haha.
Agreed! This is actually an old video, all my new uploads have upgraded massively in sound and picture quality. Thanks for watching!
Very helpful video Jono 👍👍👍
Thanks for another informative video, I am a subscriber to your channel too. You have a great way of explaining things clearly and demonstrate the issues really well. I had a small blowout on the edge of a heart tattoo which was done with a rotary machine and a number 3 round liner (just as you mentioned)
All of my other tattoos have been done using a coil machine and a number 5 round liner and I have never had a blowout using this method. I have been trained using a coil machine too!
I would like to ask if you have any advise on how to get white ink to stay bright? (I use fusion inks) a video explaining the best methods/techniques would be great.
Thanks
Thanks for your comment Rachel. I've had a few people ask about white ink. I'll do a video on it soon.
Was a Beginner , After class i was a pro 💯
i love your examples
Thanks.
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I have a tattoo blowout, its almost half a sleeve, I hate it, Im self conscious about my tattoo cus of the blowout, I wear long sleeves to hide my arm.😡
SILVIA u can fix it if u get Botox done on it cause it will stretch it out
McLovin Got The Sauce not worth it. It'll cost same or half of what I paid for the tat. 🙅
You can fix it by getting something else or retouch it with a bit darker colors
I retouched a blowout few weeks ago
Omg I got my arm done to and the tattoo artist went to fucken deep too. Super pissed and subconscious about it also. Hate wearing tanks and short sleeves now
Mine is badly blown out like it still has the ink around some areas and some of the color didn’t stick I only had it for a day do I let it heal or what can I do
Hello Jono, is there any parts or kind of human body that are more lucky to got browouted?
Fingers and hands are more prone to blow outs.
Awesome video mate 👍
I'm having problems with color packing, when i go swallow, the ink seems very solid and even into the skin but when it heals most of the ink comes off, definately there is no scaring. When i go a bit deep i tend to overwork the skin. How do i know if i tattoo the skin in dermis layer and it'll not come off? Is there any signs that I'm working on the right dept? As you said in this video that if you tattoo in epidermis the color won't be solid as in the dermis layer but i see the color evenly and solid, but it comes off when healed. I'm using direct drive rotary so there there is no give also. I stretch the skin properly and i don't think my needles are bouncing off the skin because i'm using cheyenne hawk pen and thunder. Sorry for my English but i hope you got my point. Thank you
It could be a number of things going wrong if the ink is falling out. It could be the actual area you're tattooing. Hands, fingers, feet, elbows, knees are all pretty bad areas for healing and more often than not will need touching up. It could be cheap ink. Always use a well known top brand ink like Fusion, Eternal, Dynamic etc. It could be you're not putting the ink in consistently deep enough. Maybe it's the right depth in some places but not in others. It's could be that the person who's been tattooed hasn't looked after it properly when healing. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
I only use high quality ink, needles, power supply , clip cord each and everything. Inks i'm using is dynamic, silverback, fusion, eternal
Like he said, you could be going too shallow, some areas especially in the back are thicker..though if the colors look nice and consistent then maybe you aren't going the wrong depth but it's just bad after care from your client, also if you are irritating the skin using alcohol during tattooing that could also effect how the tattoo will heal and how the colors will look
#Aley moreno. I have too this problem. if you solve this problem, tell me what is the wrong.
I got a tattoo 6 days ago it's white lines on my rose. I think its a blow out will it help to go over it with blk ink again or try a diff color ?
White lines indicate spots where the pigment didnt hold..just go back and explain what you see..the artist will fill it up for you
How about Tattooing it white ink? is it okay?
Thanks Jono. I fuck'd a star up on my hand from not stretching and shitty tubes With bit of going too deep.. BUY good tubes people! flow is key to crisp line work! hoping some white and 40 shade around them all will blend it in
Hey there, just want to clarify the dermis layer is 2mm deep correct? So if you're practicing on fake skin that is 1.5 mm thick soybeans you not be going threw it? Or because the fake skin is harder is using about the same downforce the needle just isn't going as deep? Please clarify for me
I’m real skin you want to be aiming for 2mm. If your fake skin is thinner than this obviously you won’t be able to go that deep. To be honest fake skin is good for practicing holding your machine and so on but nothing really compares to actually tattooing real skin.
Yea I have got some of the better ones that are 3mm i was just curious. Another question for you. I've herd the correct way to hold your machine is at a 45°pushing into your lines and others say it doesn't matter. Wanted your expert advice thanks in advance
@@shanecdowning Some people say 45 degrees but personally I try to have mine as upright as possible with no angle.
@@JonoSmithTattoo Yeah I just saw a very good tattooist in he said whichever way the needles pointing the equal go more towards that way Sean just trying to figure out if that's really true or if he thinks that but it's just a myth I'm still in my learning stages trying to find out what's accurate
Is it possible for the ink to blowout after it’s healing? For example, The client leaves with no blowout and comes back with one?
Sometimes blowouts take a while to show under the skin and can slowly spread further over time as the ink spreads out in the fat layer. If the tattoo has been put in at the right depth it won’t blowout but if it has gone a little deep the blowout can develop more over time.
@@JonoSmithTattoo is it possible for some people to have skin that is prone to blow outs.. Almost all of my tats do it no matter the artist.. I get a green shadow behind them.. On some it goes way out.. Or is it always from going too deep
@@jannatheviking8348 if it’s blowing out then the needle has gone too deep. Though some people are more prone to blowouts than others.
@@JonoSmithTattoo thankyou so much for your reply.. I'm just beginning my journey into tattooing.. I'm def prone to blow out ill keep that in mind nxt time I get tattooed.. Thanks so much.. Your videos are awesome 🖤
Ive had a new tattoo for 3 days now on my inner arm, its blown out a bit and im confused as to why. Maybe i have to wait tor it to fully heal i guess
If it's only 3 days old I'd leave it to fully heal & then assess it. If it has blown out though, it's because the tattooist has gone too deep. Hope this helps.
I got mine yesterday and it looks like its blown out too.
Thnx n cheers mate...
Mine has blowouts when healing is that normal ?
But it’s only slightly and it’s only been 3 days. But then after they’ve healed they go which I find weird and all of mine are black tattoos
it could look like blowouts but actually just be ink that's stained your skin? I thought one of mine was infected once bc there was yellow ink all over the skin haha
Good info!!! I have a friend which tattoo shades are blowout, can he put darker ink to cover it up?? Thanks..
Yes absolutely you can do that. Thanks for watching!
Jono Smith thanks for the quick answer. He was really desperate, if you have any extra tips I will be happy to hear them.
Just make sure to go darker than the original blowout & depending on how bad the blowout is, the skin might be quite damaged so it's always better to be cautious when tattooing damaged skin. Don't be hammering in the ink.
Jono Smith the shades were supposed to be black, but now they are bright colour..
Very interesting and informative video.
I actually got a half sleeve black and grey tattoo but after healing some parts of it looks White. Is this a blowout and what can I do to it.
It's hard to tell without looking at it but it sounds like maybe it just needs a touch up. Sometimes tattoos can go a little patchy looking when they heal and uaually require a little touch up to put them right.
Jono Smith thanks I actually called my tattoo artist and he said it's part of healing process. Anyway I'm going to meet him tomorrow and hoping for the best. Thank you for your reply.
I did three roses on my R) thigh-hip and a butterfly on my L) thigh. The rose on my hip is absolutely fine and the butterfly on my other thigh, but the two other roses on my r) thigh are blown out! I didn’t feel like I tattooed any deeper with those so it’s very weird! I don’t know if it was the angle of the needle, pulling my skin too much or forgetting to shave the hair.
It could just be you’ve gone slightly too deep. Sometimes stretching too much can make it easier to have a blowout.
@@JonoSmithTattoo I worked out that it was because I had the volts too high and was moving my hand too slow :(
**FYI I have not touched anyone else's skin and I am a health care worker very well trained in infection control and sharps safety. I would NEVER condone doing tattoos on yourself or others without any training with sharps or infection control** I fully intend to train properly in an apprenticeship once the pandemic is over. I live in Melbourne AU which is currently in lockdown.
I use dynamic ink is that a good brand?
iKiltManBearPig XD I use Dynamic black for all my black ink needs and have never had any issues with it. I personally think it’s one of the best inks in the industry.
Thanks for the response. Im new to tattooing. Bought a Dragonhawk mast pen. Practicing Traditional American style work. Cheers from Texas !
your vids are one of the best on utube really... but im just asking myself a question... how tattoo artist beginner will have perfectly tuned and perfect voltage coil machine :)))))))) sometimes its question of months and years to get to the point of coil machine :))
If your asking, then your best voltage is zero.
Don't tattoo.
Get an apprenticeship.
@@gadsden472 dude, take a cold shower. i know how to tattoo, i just ask the question on what he said... perfectly tuned coil.. if you have perfectly set the coil, you know how to fix blowouts or more likely, you dont do them...
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My bad. I reread your post. I see where your coming from.
If you've been around a bit, I'm sure you know where I'm coming from.
@@gadsden472 i undestand what you say :) and starting tattoo artist really should get apranticeship for sure :) it just made me laugh - he is talking about perfectly set up coil, which can take months or years to learn, and beginner artist u know :))
no hard feelings man
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Right?
After cleaning 50 times a day and doing multiple setups and tear downs and front counter duty for what seemed like months I was promoted to machine building and tuning. I was surprised I actually got to do a tattoo before I turned grey.
Just ordered my first rotary.
Gd vid but I don't really see how rotaries are riskier than coils for lining, one of the advantages of rotary over coil is the ability to adjust the speed on the fly, lining certain areas and certain skins can be enhanced by slowing or speeding up the machine. Many rotaries can be bought with different stroke lengths too and if you ride the tube or not the stroke length shouldn't cause blowouts by itself. Ive seen many blowouts with coils and was guilty of a few in my early days. Not trying to pick just giving some perspective I'm currently loving the Swashdrive Slide2 for lining, grt lines no blowouts;)
The reason I say rotaries are more likely to cause a blowout than a coil is because a rotary will do a full rotation with the needle going from its highest point to its lowest. So no matter what speed it's doing, the needle is going to travel it's whole cycle. Coil machines can be set to 'bog' in the skin by setting just the right power. So basically the needle has enough power to put the ink where it needs to be but has got the power to drive it all the way to cause a blowout. I've done a full video on this which explains what I've just said in loads of detail. It's called 'Why you should learn coil machines first'. Thanks for your comment bro, I appreciate everyone's opinions.
ok bro each to his own and its a gd thing to debate! I guess what your not pointing out is that many rotaries have a thing called "GIVE" which works the same as bogging down. I stand by what I say and I still don't think stroke length changes the risk of blowout, stroke length doesnt determine how deep we penetrate, personally I put needles in at a certain depth, stroke means nothing at this point, the general reason stroke is short on liners has nothing to do with blowouts, its because we are putting in a thinner ink and we want less gaps between punctures and more punctures to create a solid line! Stroke length is grt for different types of ink and for putting ink in differently, ie long stroke for colour but it doesn't go in deeper, it simply picks up more ink and keeps it in longer for grt saturation, works grt with a slow machine too! lotsa science goin on
You do make good points and you clearly have a really good understanding of the science bit behind it all (because there is a fair bit of science behind tattooing). I know what you're saying about some rotaries having 'give'. But in my personal experience, the 'give' on a rotary is nothing compared to a coil. I'm not saying the actual stroke of a machine will cause a blowout. I'm saying if you 'float the needle' as apose to 'riding the tube', so for example, you've got a coil machine & a rotary side by side and both with the same amount of needle hanging out the tip. If the coil is powered correctly, I personally think that machine would have a far likely lesser chance of blowing out if the tattooists went too deep. Where as the rotary, even one with a give system, tends to do its full cycle, kind of like a sewing machine. I'm not saying a coil won't blowout. I'm merely saying in my experience a coil is less likely to blowout if it's setup correctly. Again though, tattooing is so individual and everyone has their own personal experiences. I suppose if it wasn't there'd be one machine and one method and there'd be no debate.
cool bro I hear what your saying, I guess I'm just pointing out some things for the novices. I could push this convo more and bring different machines into it and some finer explanations but I'm not here to challenge you, as you say its very individual and if it works for you then grt, peace bro thanks for for continuing the debate without getting nancy like some ppl do ;)
I absolutely get where you're coming from & likewise thank you also for not turning a great debate into an argument. I love to discuss things with people that are very knowledgable like yourself because I see it as sharing knowledge and experience. It's like everything with tattooing, it's all down to personal preference. So what works for one person, doesn't for the next. There's so many forums in the internet as I'm sure you're aware and instead of people sharing views it's just people hating on people. Thanks for watching bro!
I have a small thin letters blowout on my finger. Would it work to laser out some of the blowout between the letters
To be honest laser isn't accurate enough to target the blurry side of a blowout. I know this because I do laser removal in my studio as well. You can either completely remove the tattoo with laser removal and start again or you can thicken the sides of the tattoo up.
this is greatttttttt
I’m 11 and I did stick and poke and I had a blowout
Thank you SO MUCH Jono! Talk about "ask and ye shall receive" :0)
All of your video analogies are super helpful. I enjoy every one. 666 brought up some interesting questions about ink. Like ink viscosity, and how to determine when to use what. For instance, I know Eternal has 8 different consistencies for black alone (not sure about their colors). And, he mentions putting ink in with different strokes in order to achieve specific results (i.e., longer stroke for improved color saturation) Perhaps another video for another time?
Mostly, I wanted to send Love and Gratitude for the selfless sharing of your infinite wisdom! As always, THX brother.
Thanks for the comment! I really do appreciate every comment & feedback. The reason I set up this channel in the first place was to maybe help out a few people that might be struggling with a few things. So when I have a request for a video (like you did) if I can shed some light on it, I will. I know how hard it can be in the beginning and let's face it, the tattoo industry has a LOT of big egos and haters. To quickly answer your question about ink. Generally speaking, the thinner the ink, the more it's suited for lining. The thicker the ink, the more it's suited for colour. This is a really big generalisation. As for the 'stroke'. The 666 guy is absolutely right. Generally speaking a longer stroke is more suited for colour packing where you are looking for solid saturation. Shorter strokes are generally more suited for lining as the needle can pick up the ink and pop the lines in a lot quicker with the shorter stroke. Loads more videos in the pipeline. Take care bro!
How do you treat and heal a scar from tattooing???
A doctor once told me ‘a scar is a scar’ meaning you’ll never get rid of it, but you can tattoo over them to disguise them. Some scars have slightly tougher skin so slightly more pressure is needed (not all the time though) and healing aftercare is the same as it is for any tattoo.
@@JonoSmithTattoo what do you tell your clients to do to heal their tattoos?
It's really annoying that if you are a begginer artist, with an apprenciceship and make mistakes like that, other tattoo artists, with more experience will tell you to stop tattooing because you are shit to it. And it really makes me affraid to ask for some advice or anything, even tho, there are numerous reasons to why people continue to tattoo on their own and really wish to do that. I dont think people who can tattoo so good now, never ever experienced doing a blow out..
Personally i feel like i dont push the niddle too much because if i do it lighter than i do normally, the ink wont go to the skin. And still the ink spreads a little under. And my question as a begginer artist who really really wants to do this for a living because i just love the process of doing it, the pressure while tattooing will get better with time and practice? It will come naturally eventualy?
The thing with tattooing, like most things, you get better with practice. The more you practice, the more natural the machine will feel in your hand and the more confidence you will gain. Eventually you will be able to just ‘feel’ and know if you’re hitting the right depth. It doesn’t happen overnight, but if you put enough time and dedication into learning, it will come. Also don’t listen to negative people and their negative comments. The people that try to pull you down with negativity are just trying to make you feel as miserable and pathetic as them. Hope this helps and good luck!!
@@JonoSmithTattoo thank you so so much, you are so kind ❤
What ink do you use jono
Looks like my tat is clean lines but around it looks like light blue bruising it bruised real bad after done inside arm below elbow
Sounds like you could have a blowout. The inner bicep area is particularly prone to blowouts if the tattooist isn't careful.
Jono Smith yup it was all blue looks like a bruise forever
I got a tattoo on my inner arm about a week ago and I think its blown out. At first I thought it was a bruise but it hasn't faded much. Mine looks more like a blue halo affect around the entire tattoo, but the tattoo itself is small, so the blowout isn't anything extreme. Do those types of blowouts usually fade over time? All the lettering is fine, I just have the blue haze.
Sounds like a blowout. They can fade a little over time. If it looks blue it could be the tattooist has used Kuro Sumi ink. That tends to have a blue haze to it when it heals.
I have my knuckles tattooed and every single one of them is blown out 😩
Erika Matthews yeah finger Tats will almost always be a blowout, the skin is just so thin there 😔
I heard hand and thinner skin is no doubt will blow out
How can you tell when you are deep enough but not too deep? it's so confusing :(
kornelious1 I’ll be doing a video covering this soon. Thanks for watching!