My husband, daughter and I have jumped into at home tattooing (just us, no clients, just starting) and the tip for stability that I used on my first real skin tattoo is breath. I am a photographer and breathing is a part of keeping steady for macro photography detail. Keeping breath steady or holding during detailed spots I found key for me.
It’s insane how well other skills translate into tattooing In archery I would have to pick a spot on my face and always bring my thumbs bone to that same spot as a anchor to keep me steady and my grouping very close together when I’d shoot and then I found out some tattoo artists use a a similar anchor technique to keep the same needle depth when pulling line except with their pinkie finger on the skin
Tip: When i first started out i never touched a fake skin or fruits and all that i just had a supportive brothers. Every day i watched videos on youtube and practicing on my brothers. Yeah the first ones were shit but after 3 or 4 monts you can just fix them now im tattooing 3 years and i own my shop.
So iv been trying on fake skin and it’s so ish, it’s not the same as skin and I know that even without ever doing a tattoo on real skin, any tips? Would help out a lot 🙏🏽
tip: some of us obviously use reelskins for practicing. best way to apply stencil - put some baby powder and rub it in, then put a little bit of stencil solution (it creates more like an actual skin feel) and put the stencil on. comes out more crisp. leave it to dry for at least 2 hours and your stencil wont wipe away anymore when practicing. also: if you have stencil marks left on reelskin that messes up with the tattoo or just want to clear the stencil out thats already solid in there - put some household bleach on top for few hours and the stencil will be gone. hope this helps someone !
Your tip about having 3 points of contact was crucial for me! My lines were all over the place before. Now I have only maybe one or two lines I need to touch up at the end. The overall quality of my work easily doubled.
Everyone have their own pace, dont rush, take your time and practice a lot. Do whatever you have to do to do GOOD work, it doesnt matter the quantity, its ALWAYS the quality, specially in something that will forever last on somebodys skin...
I haven’t been doing this for very long, but hand stenciling has helped me a lot. I just get a design I like, but some stencil paper under it and trace it over and over again until it’s perfect. I’m using a pen with an old rotary attached to it so I’m getting two bird with one stone. :)
Just last night, coloring felt like a real nightmare for me because I haven’t learned shading techniques yet. And now I’m watching this video. I laughed out loud when you said that coloring would be a nightmare without completing the first two steps, because that’s exactly what happened! 😂
I am teaching myself on my own skin and fake skin I feel like it’s a motivation and hustle dedication respect and will is the only way to get through this
Holding my breath while doing lines helps me steady and get a straight line but I can't imagine that helping anyone else 😅 ...nor being something I would recommend. But it works for me for some reason.
tip 7, chew gum, tip8 8, get a 4mm stroke machine for lines, makes life more easy if useing rotaries. tip 9, make sure you posistion yourself so you are confy, if you are not confy = bad lines.
Gum tip is 100 especially if your tattooing a smelly client 🤣. When I first went to the axys Valhalla with its adjustable stroke it was a game changer, that 4.2 just rocks lines in with no effort. I personally think I was able to move at least 25% faster with my hand speed while pulling crisp lines.
I love all your videos and have learned so much but i think im lacking on how to properly clean the machine in good detail to know forsure im cleaning everything right
when you say you like running your machine at 9V how did you know you needed to up the voltage? did you start at 7V like you suggested? I have been practicing and my line work is getting more consistent the pieces I feel like I personally don't have a feel for is handspeed and voltage
I started today and i enjoy it. I didnt know i have some kind of artistry living in me. All my life, i thought i dont have any talent. Now i know what my talent is. 😅😅
Love your videos I’m learning a lot my biggest issue is my hands my hands are huge i first tried with a coil machine and that didn’t go so well because I have like i said big hands then I tried a pen machine I’m now hooked i can hold it with no problem and using your techniques on doing lining really help a lot i appreciate your videos and look forward to watching them all thank you
Subscribed , i've been tattooing and practicing for 2-3 months and ive been using you and ONLY you for my tip and tricks on how to Tattoo and how too run my Tattoo business as a entrepreneur (:
@@Tattooing101 thanks guys! & will do! My homegirl actually was itching for a tattoo and i was itching too hit someone with ink otherthan myself so i did it and it came out better than i thoight. I was nervous and shaky but j did the pinky to thumb stabilizing trick and pulled some super clean lines.
@@Tattooing101 thanks Btw Brandon! You’re awesome and i love ur tricks and tips you go very in depth and that helps alot of new artists/apprentice out there like myself
I've been tattooing off and on for a while and always practiced on my thighs purely because I wanted ink. The first thing the guy teaching me I learnt was the same thing in this video a tattoo machine isn't a gun
I just started a few months ago and idk if it’s bad or not but I hold my middle finger on the curved part of the cartridge and glide the side of my finger across the skin as well as my ring and pinky
I need help I did a lot of time in prison and I started doing pick tattoos in there and I got real good at it lines and shading looked amazing I had guys coming to me over the guys who had motors but I got out and changed my life and I figured a machine would be the same I was mistaken I've done a couple with a pen since I've been out and had to fix them with a pick because all the ink would come out or I couldn't get the ink to stay the first run any ideas?
Another video recommended that the middle finger actually touches the canvas and used to guide the needle. Any suggestions on how that technique sounds?
100% it is so difficult to get an apprenticeship that doesn't consist of you being a basic slave. I started tattooing after I turned 30 and I'm mega alpha personality so yea that didn't work for me and I went my own path and became self taught.
My tip would be to learn the machine and how to adjust it and to not rush. Oh and stick with a design you know you can master when tattooing. Challenges are for paper not skin. Get your skills up! I just tattooed my hand and worked on my leg and was bored before work. Lol now I'm here but I'm leaving bye!
i really like your advice, tips and specially tutorial, i really like to starting kit, but i dont have one, hope you can give me help with machine so that i can also keep watching your video 🥰
Thank You For Your Time & Knowledge Bro. Been at It For a Year and Still Learning. Much Appreciated. Quick Question Do you Know Any Good Content On You Tube to Learn To Draw? Thanks
Aye main doing tats easy it you can control the deepness of how deep you tattoo your alr almost a got if you can safely tat other people thats a starr just got on on my underarm shit hurt so bad
Everything you’re saying my mentor is telling me not to do and I’m really conflicted. I put my middle finger right beside the needle like on the curve not up on the machine. My mentor is saying do not do that. But I can’t run a line without it there. Any advice?
He doesn’t want me to use fake skin and I don’t want to practice on people. He doesn’t want me to buy an inkjeta, I think because he’s trying to help me save money but still it would help to hear the feedback
I kind of understand a little of where it sounds like he's coming from but I disagree. While I feel like fake skin hindered me as much as it helped I still feel like it was worth doing. The actual feel is way different than human skin so it gives you a slightly different process which can be counter productive. Though I was able to make my setup and teardown process more natural and second nature which was the bonus I got from it.
I'm not a great artist. I cant really draw. However, for some crazy reason I want to start tattooing. I love the culture and the history of tattooing. I have many tats. I just want to create some myself for me and my wife. Can anyone share some tips
Work on incorporating a daily drawing schedule, set aside a few hours everyday to practice some drawing drills. Keep it consistent and you'll get there eventually.
Yeah I've never met someone who would leave a shop for calling it a gun....also probably wouldn't have a good experience with someone who's that stuck up 😅 if they have good work what you call the thing doesn't matter
Turned it off after he says you won’t make it by copying others art but goes on to say we get 100s of inquiries a day to ask if we can do others art. He makes tattoo artists sound like entitled snobs.
I really appreciate yu lol and everyone who does this. But yu were who I watched to learn a lot of shit. Biggest flaw I do well get confident and then make a mess 🤣🤣🤣 but no thankyu bro
Start small and slowly build your confidence and work your way up. Always practice on fake skins first until you're sufficiently confident in your skills before moving to human skin. Also remember that hygiene and safety is the no.1 priority! Building good habits and a strong foundation from the start will carry through to your end results :) Check out our Artist Accelerator Program, if you'd like to learn more about the proper steps to take in learning how to tattoo!
Idk why the majority of the community gets their panties in so much of a bunch over "gun" vs machine. Literally everyone calls them guns other than artists that have had it drilled into their heads by other artists that saying that is sacrilege.
It's only a problem calling it a gun because it's hard to get though airport I understand but I'm a spray painter by trade and to call our spray guns spray machines it's so dumb call it a tattoo gun it sounds tough who cares what people think
The biggest advice is don't quit, keep up, you got this.
Best motivation 💪
What I did for line work was to go over a lined note pad with a different coloured pen , following rack line exactly 🤘
My husband, daughter and I have jumped into at home tattooing (just us, no clients, just starting) and the tip for stability that I used on my first real skin tattoo is breath. I am a photographer and breathing is a part of keeping steady for macro photography detail. Keeping breath steady or holding during detailed spots I found key for me.
It’s insane how well other skills translate into tattooing
In archery I would have to pick a spot on my face and always bring my thumbs bone to that same spot as a anchor to keep me steady and my grouping very close together when I’d shoot and then I found out some tattoo artists use a a similar anchor technique to keep the same needle depth when pulling line except with their pinkie finger on the skin
Tip: When i first started out i never touched a fake skin or fruits and all that i just had a supportive brothers. Every day i watched videos on youtube and practicing on my brothers. Yeah the first ones were shit but after 3 or 4 monts you can just fix them now im tattooing 3 years and i own my shop.
i’m trynna be like u!
You shouldn’t own your own shop after 3 years lol
@@dakotazikeli4745 if the work is quality, they arent messing people up, and they have all of their qualifications and licenses of course they can
So iv been trying on fake skin and it’s so ish, it’s not the same as skin and I know that even without ever doing a tattoo on real skin, any tips? Would help out a lot 🙏🏽
@@FLCKFRMNCL You need to do tattoos on yourself.
tip: some of us obviously use reelskins for practicing. best way to apply stencil - put some baby powder and rub it in, then put a little bit of stencil solution (it creates more like an actual skin feel) and put the stencil on. comes out more crisp. leave it to dry for at least 2 hours and your stencil wont wipe away anymore when practicing.
also: if you have stencil marks left on reelskin that messes up with the tattoo or just want to clear the stencil out thats already solid in there - put some household bleach on top for few hours and the stencil will be gone.
hope this helps someone !
Thank you!!!
Your tip about having 3 points of contact was crucial for me! My lines were all over the place before. Now I have only maybe one or two lines I need to touch up at the end. The overall quality of my work easily doubled.
Everyone have their own pace, dont rush, take your time and practice a lot. Do whatever you have to do to do GOOD work, it doesnt matter the quantity, its ALWAYS the quality, specially in something that will forever last on somebodys skin...
I haven’t been doing this for very long, but hand stenciling has helped me a lot. I just get a design I like, but some stencil paper under it and trace it over and over again until it’s perfect. I’m using a pen with an old rotary attached to it so I’m getting two bird with one stone. :)
2:20 be an artist before being a tattoo artist thats definetly a must
Best 101 I have ever watched thanks brother.
If you are working on thinner fake skin I’ve found out folding some paper towels and putting it under the skin helps
Thank you! This video came out right as I needed it!
Just last night, coloring felt like a real nightmare for me because I haven’t learned shading techniques yet. And now I’m watching this video. I laughed out loud when you said that coloring would be a nightmare without completing the first two steps, because that’s exactly what happened! 😂
Thx Brandon you guys at tattooing 101 have been a major help!
I am teaching myself on my own skin and fake skin I feel like it’s a motivation and hustle dedication respect and will is the only way to get through this
Holding my breath while doing lines helps me steady and get a straight line but I can't imagine that helping anyone else 😅 ...nor being something I would recommend. But it works for me for some reason.
thats that call of duty sniper focus haha!
tip 7, chew gum, tip8 8, get a 4mm stroke machine for lines, makes life more easy if useing rotaries. tip 9, make sure you posistion yourself so you are confy, if you are not confy = bad lines.
Yes! Gum chills out my nerves big time.
Gum tip is 100 especially if your tattooing a smelly client 🤣. When I first went to the axys Valhalla with its adjustable stroke it was a game changer, that 4.2 just rocks lines in with no effort. I personally think I was able to move at least 25% faster with my hand speed while pulling crisp lines.
I love all your videos and have learned so much but i think im lacking on how to properly clean the machine in good detail to know forsure im cleaning everything right
when you say you like running your machine at 9V how did you know you needed to up the voltage? did you start at 7V like you suggested? I have been practicing and my line work is getting more consistent the pieces I feel like I personally don't have a feel for is handspeed and voltage
I started today and i enjoy it. I didnt know i have some kind of artistry living in me. All my life, i thought i dont have any talent. Now i know what my talent is. 😅😅
I like to hold my breath on long straight lines and slow down my heart rate so the beats don’t bounce my arm around
Thank you, I'm on the right track 🔥
Love your videos I’m learning a lot my biggest issue is my hands my hands are huge i first tried with a coil machine and that didn’t go so well because I have like i said big hands then I tried a pen machine I’m now hooked i can hold it with no problem and using your techniques on doing lining really help a lot i appreciate your videos and look forward to watching them all thank you
I’m glad I was able to help you out!
Thanks for this video..I'm new too..and I bought so much so I can make tattooing better..armrest massage tables tattooing chairs it helps alot...
Subscribed , i've been tattooing and practicing for 2-3 months and ive been using you and ONLY you for my tip and tricks on how to Tattoo and how too run my Tattoo business as a entrepreneur (:
You’re in the right place. Keep us updated on your journey:)
@@Tattooing101 thanks guys! & will do! My homegirl actually was itching for a tattoo and i was itching too hit someone with ink otherthan myself so i did it and it came out better than i thoight. I was nervous and shaky but j did the pinky to thumb stabilizing trick and pulled some super clean lines.
@@Tattooing101 thanks Btw Brandon! You’re awesome and i love ur tricks and tips you go very in depth and that helps alot of new artists/apprentice out there like myself
Thank you! This was really helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks u so much for all, the best professor
I've been tattooing off and on for a while and always practiced on my thighs purely because I wanted ink. The first thing the guy teaching me I learnt was the same thing in this video a tattoo machine isn't a gun
Thank You. I appreciate the tips
Is injecta Machín wireless.
I just started a few months ago and idk if it’s bad or not but I hold my middle finger on the curved part of the cartridge and glide the side of my finger across the skin as well as my ring and pinky
I need help I did a lot of time in prison and I started doing pick tattoos in there and I got real good at it lines and shading looked amazing I had guys coming to me over the guys who had motors but I got out and changed my life and I figured a machine would be the same I was mistaken I've done a couple with a pen since I've been out and had to fix them with a pick because all the ink would come out or I couldn't get the ink to stay the first run any ideas?
🙏🏾 thanks bro.
can u tell me what’s the best needle size to start with
How long is a piece of string?
It depends on what it is you're tattooing
Another video recommended that the middle finger actually touches the canvas and used to guide the needle. Any suggestions on how that technique sounds?
i feel like the tattoo community gate keeps way too hard
100% it is so difficult to get an apprenticeship that doesn't consist of you being a basic slave. I started tattooing after I turned 30 and I'm mega alpha personality so yea that didn't work for me and I went my own path and became self taught.
I really. Would like to no know how to start to get a grate shading
My tip would be to learn the machine and how to adjust it and to not rush. Oh and stick with a design you know you can master when tattooing. Challenges are for paper not skin. Get your skills up! I just tattooed my hand and worked on my leg and was bored before work. Lol now I'm here but I'm leaving bye!
i really like your advice, tips and specially tutorial, i really like to starting kit, but i dont have one, hope you can give me help with machine so that i can also keep watching your video 🥰
Practice practice practice !!! My hands are killing me from drawing lol
Thank You For Your Time & Knowledge Bro. Been at It For a Year and Still Learning. Much Appreciated. Quick Question Do you Know Any Good Content On You Tube to Learn To Draw? Thanks
That’s exactly what I’m going to be focusing on in my upcoming videos! So be in the lookout
Appreciate The Response Bro. Just Tryna Learn All I Can.
I wish there are more tips about coil machines
They are coming soon
Aye main doing tats easy it you can control the deepness of how deep you tattoo your alr almost a got if you can safely tat other people thats a starr just got on on my underarm shit hurt so bad
That boba fett in the background bothers me so much lol
The proportions of the body or the hand grabbing the crotch?
Thankz
Voltage with the pen?
Damn should’ve watched this vid before tattooing myself lmao
I fuckin love your work man.. thanks so much for making these videos !
You’re welcome bro
My biggest advice is not listen to anyone hating they're just jealous that your making moves
Everything you’re saying my mentor is telling me not to do and I’m really conflicted. I put my middle finger right beside the needle like on the curve not up on the machine. My mentor is saying do not do that. But I can’t run a line without it there. Any advice?
He doesn’t want me to use fake skin and I don’t want to practice on people. He doesn’t want me to buy an inkjeta, I think because he’s trying to help me save money but still it would help to hear the feedback
I kind of understand a little of where it sounds like he's coming from but I disagree. While I feel like fake skin hindered me as much as it helped I still feel like it was worth doing. The actual feel is way different than human skin so it gives you a slightly different process which can be counter productive. Though I was able to make my setup and teardown process more natural and second nature which was the bonus I got from it.
Also I'm personally not a fan of the inkjet and prefer the old cheap thermals, I have better results
I'm not a great artist. I cant really draw. However, for some crazy reason I want to start tattooing. I love the culture and the history of tattooing. I have many tats. I just want to create some myself for me and my wife. Can anyone share some tips
Work on incorporating a daily drawing schedule, set aside a few hours everyday to practice some drawing drills. Keep it consistent and you'll get there eventually.
Yeah I've never met someone who would leave a shop for calling it a gun....also probably wouldn't have a good experience with someone who's that stuck up 😅 if they have good work what you call the thing doesn't matter
The mask bothering me 😂
The tip i learned is listen to you
Dangggggg that’s something I need to be doing hahah dedication
I was a outlaw.
Do you have any sterilization videos ?
If the use of the word gun doesnt turn them off of me, the portfolio will for sure
You should have artists go into your blacked out arm with white ink !!! If it will show up
Tattoo machine gun maybe? Baha
Tattoo gun
Turned it off after he says you won’t make it by copying others art but goes on to say we get 100s of inquiries a day to ask if we can do others art. He makes tattoo artists sound like entitled snobs.
I’m sorry you feel that way. I didn’t mean to offend
I really appreciate yu lol and everyone who does this. But yu were who I watched to learn a lot of shit. Biggest flaw I do well get confident and then make a mess 🤣🤣🤣 but no thankyu bro
Start small and slowly build your confidence and work your way up. Always practice on fake skins first until you're sufficiently confident in your skills before moving to human skin. Also remember that hygiene and safety is the no.1 priority! Building good habits and a strong foundation from the start will carry through to your end results :)
Check out our Artist Accelerator Program, if you'd like to learn more about the proper steps to take in learning how to tattoo!
“this is a machine” don’t tell me what to do
Idk why the majority of the community gets their panties in so much of a bunch over "gun" vs machine. Literally everyone calls them guns other than artists that have had it drilled into their heads by other artists that saying that is sacrilege.
It's only a problem calling it a gun because it's hard to get though airport I understand but I'm a spray painter by trade and to call our spray guns spray machines it's so dumb call it a tattoo gun it sounds tough who cares what people think
Why would something need to sound tough? Lmao
💎🔥
😂 u can change the terminology all u want. It’s a fuckin Tattoo Gun 😂😂
Nah thats my prison gun, and im a scratcha lmao