All my tats are blackwork and I used aquaphor on all of them - different strokes, different folks. a thin layer on a big patch of black works for my skin
That is what I was taught to tell people to use if the shop didn't have after care supplies I still use it but after it's healed. Since I bought sanaderm I use that for 5 days to 7 days then I switch it to sanaderm. Reception is another great balm or inktenze glides are great also.
The idea of standards being lower now is so wild. There's photos (and even entire TV shows) of tattoos from 10-20 years ago. Anyone who honestly thinks quality has dropped is sooooo far gone with the whole old guy "things were better back in my day!" attitude.
Just because you had no issues doesn't mean others won't. It has petroleum, it blocks pores. Oil has been used for tens of thousands of years. Petroleum is a junk byproducts.
You're so sweet and humble! I've watched you since you were asking for help getting to 30k! Now look at you going for 100k!! You'll be bringing in a "Big Boy Buck$". People are just getting RICH by doing what they LOVE DOING! I'm really happy for you, Kirk. You deserve and you've earned the best karma!🖤
"that guy " is Joe capibianco and he used to be a big name in the industry in the early 2000's famous for his colour pin ups, he seems pissed because he slept on his laurels and now sees all this young guns taking tattooing leagues above what he can do,you stop pushing yourself you fall into oblivion.An apprentice today would make a great tattoer 10 years ago cry himself to sleep and those are facts,and no one should be mad about it it's way easier today, no more gate keeping in the industry, conventions, workshops, one single battery powered machine that does it all when before you had to suffer learning to tune each machine,out the package cartridges that you can swap in 2 seconds when before you welded your own needles and to run 5 needle grouping you'd need 5 machines, internet for reference material and stencil printers that print wirelessly in a couple seconds when before most tattoers didn't even had a printer so you'd need to go to a shop to print from a book or drawing and hand stencil after, social media to peek thousands of other artists work, i mean, OF COURSE they gonna get good faster, shame on them if they don't! Joe had absolutely no problem selling DVD'S with basic information that encouraged scratchers 15 years ago and NOW he's worried about apprentices 🤣
My ex was a self taught tattoo, we were ony 18 and he used to message Joe all the time for advice (he was a huge fan and had a pin up punk girl tatted by him) anyway, he was a nice enough guy, always emailing back. He was in the US and we were in the UK and he'd give my ex advice all the time for free too. I do like his work, but I completely disagree that the standards have dropped. Thee are a lot of tattoo shops now, but ive been tatted by an apprentice who had only been tattooing for 6 months (phenomenal work) there's an old dude been tattooing 40 years in my city (he messed my mums tat up 30 years ago and mine 20 years later) He's never improved, that old head mentality 🙄
@@NoNameNomad.... he was a pretty easy going guy and a very good tattoer but as i said he used to be pretty famous,he's done a few DVDs back in the day and even some TV stuff I think, but apparently he didn't take lightly that he's fallen into irrelevance a little bit. I talked about "one trick pony " tattoo artists many times,he only did one thing over the years walking that comfort zone because there weren't many people doing it, now there's a million young artists that'll take what joe capobianco did and take it to another level and you can see in this it's getting to him. The last 10 years tattooing has evolved more than the previous 60,absolute legends in the game like Aaron Caine, samohin, Paul booth, devries,aitchison, Jack ruddy, bob tyrel,barth and so on, those people were GODS a few years ago and now they won't even compete in tattoo conventions because THEY KNOW they'll lose badly to someone that wasn't even born when they started.Wich should be expected when they are taking all the information those guys collected in a span of 30+ years through suffering and banging their heads in a year or so and just building on it.Joe is talking from resentment, the quality of tattoos today compared to 15 years ago is not even measurable, there's a reason why blackouts, cover ups and laser are so popular
You can use aquafor or lubriderm, the important thing is just don't slather it on like a pig in mud. If you keep the tattoo wet all the time it'll leech ink out of it
I don't agree with everything Joe or whatever his name said, but I can say that I saw this happening 10-15 years ago around Dallas. There was a trend of people who had been tattooing for like 3-5 years taking on like 5+ apprentices when they could barely tattoo. Then their apprentice went off and did the same thing.
I used aquaphora but my tattoo artist told me to use a very small amount over a large piece and I had no problem, sometimes it's about how much product you use as well with something like that, a little goes a long way.
"Anecdotal ideas" you say? Great word combination Kirk. I love a good use of words. I'm a true Wordsmith. I like to learn at least ONE good word per week! I've heard the word 'anecdotal' used before but I never knew what it meant. Now I do. Thank-you 😊
Tattooing yourself is really hard except for little teeny tiny tattoos which are just a little pinch. You have to focus 100% and the pain makes it really hard.
Can I just sit in the room and listen to you talk? LOL. Because I’m laughing at everything. It’s like sweet music to my ears. *Giggity giggity goo*. LOL
2:06 dude looks 14 and got a face tattoo first that's such a bad idea and I dunno why the V in it to me looks so off no idea what it is but something just makes me think its not right.
Aquaphor is my jam but I only use it for about a day or two and it's hella thin. Then I drench that boy in lotion... I've never had a bad heal on a well done tattoo My shitty tattoos are going to be shitty cause they were shitty from the start.
@@kirkfagantattoo hey Kirk, everybody talks about pain with tattooing, wondering if it’s worthwhile to do a tier list of areas that hurt the worst least on the body for tattooing
Let's be real here, the ones who constantly tattoo themselves in no kind of artistic way like the ones who just constantly go over themselves in black ink....its a form of self harm, it absolutely is. thats all their doing to themselves even if they dont truly realise it, but its definitely just an excuse to harm themselves while trying to look cool in the process.
Blaming the clients using aquaphor on fine line tattoos aging "prematurely" seems kinda *wild* to me... Also aquaphor has a lotion that isn't petroleum based afaik... It's what I used on my tattoo and it was fine.
While being taught tattooing(yes in a shop, my moms to actually 🤘🏼)I’ve been working on my own leg sleeve! (it’s traditional with black out backgrounds) I agree with you in that it suckss!! i definitely “finished” alot of these alott earlier than if they were on a client. Super sucks 10 out of 10 don’t recommend committing to full color, bold traditional on your ownn shin that, so far other than the toes and sides of the foot the shin…. 😭😂😂😂
only thing i disagree with is tattooing myself doesnt help at all for me. mind you i havent been tattooed by anyone else but i feel borderline nothing while tattooing myself maybe im just focused idk lol
This is off the top of my head. The reason why black turns blue or green is the ink, not what you put on it. It nature there isn't a natural black color, it's actually a very dark color i.e. ravens are a mix of blues and purples, not black.
I’ve healed 29 pretty big tats with just aquaphor and have had them stay perfect in the skin over the last 2-10 years, blondie with maybe 45 minutes in the chair doesn’t know shit😂
the religious back tattoo was done by Victoria lee so i wouldn't worry how it'll work like because she's 100% the best tattoo artist on the planet right now, maybe ever. I've seen several 10 year old pieces from her that look exactly like when they were done, black and grey AND colour, just check out her work, that's what every tattoer that wants to be called "artist " should be. She won every single convention I've seen her in, best of show every time. You're also very opinionated, VERY opinionated in what tattooing is or should be and then your obvious lack of understanding for the industry shines through every video, "hand thing " for tebori tattoos, "fkn colour cartoon thing" for full colour," there's no science in tattooing " wtf and you have apprentices you say? There's 100% science,WELL KNOWN today and every decent artist knows to a T what goes on in the body during and after a tattoo are you fkn kidding me?Then the problem you had with that jesus tattoo was the nose and the girl with the jaguar one the chin when the guy made her cross eyed with one eye lower 3 inches,not even gonna talk about the nose and those seamless soft transitions making my nose bleed.. This is what I've been saying all along, most traditional artists spew nothing but "gOOOWD TATOOUIN DONT LIKE THIS DON'T LIKE THAT TRAD BETTER COIL THE REAL THING UGH" don't want the trouble of developing and adapting their skills to the time so they either sit on their empty shops sht talking the artists that do,or end up doing that kind of work to keep the lights on. Let's just hope those were gifted to friends and family for learning purposes and they'll fix it later.I KNOW full well and fully expect the UA-cam white knights to come to the rescue of their tattoo king no one ever heard of, but hey truth hurts but heals and this are nothing but hard truths. Glad UA-cam sht talking is going great because making a couple 100$ tattoos wouldn't cut it for long
Kirk contains multitudes. Sometimes he hates things and sometimes he likes things but he'll always love a good panther.🐈⬛
Sometimes you just have to panther it out!
As usual, I come for Kirk 😍, and stay for the tattoo rants. There is something so good about Kirk's rants.
Just sat down on the pot! Wonderful!
Enjoy!
@@kirkfagantattoo always!
Quite literally in the same exact situation
Same
Just getting up!
No tats, doubt i ever will, but i love these videos
Same!
Get one don’t be a puss
Fascinating, go get a tattoo guys
I love tats, but I can never make a decision..so I've never gotten any
The girl on the leg is one of the most perfect faces I've ever seen. It looks like a photograph it's so perfect. That hand is so great!
All my tats are blackwork and I used aquaphor on all of them - different strokes, different folks. a thin layer on a big patch of black works for my skin
That is what I was taught to tell people to use if the shop didn't have after care supplies I still use it but after it's healed. Since I bought sanaderm I use that for 5 days to 7 days then I switch it to sanaderm. Reception is another great balm or inktenze glides are great also.
@justinsmet saniderm should not be on more then 3 days.
The rest is useless junk. Normal soap and moisturizer. No need for fluff.
@CartoonWeasel ok thanks
Hey! Thanks, Kirk!
Hey thank you!!
The idea of standards being lower now is so wild. There's photos (and even entire TV shows) of tattoos from 10-20 years ago. Anyone who honestly thinks quality has dropped is sooooo far gone with the whole old guy "things were better back in my day!" attitude.
Love the segment where u show one of ur followers who’s a tattooer!
you were on fire in this episode dude. had me chuckling like Chuck McChucklesworth
I didn't even notice this was posted 10 minutes ago until I noticed the lack of comments; I just saw Kirk and watched Kirk.
I use aquaphor for all my tattoos and had no issues. Thanks for all the great videos
Just because you had no issues doesn't mean others won't. It has petroleum, it blocks pores.
Oil has been used for tens of thousands of years. Petroleum is a junk byproducts.
love you kirk. im looking for a first tat, would you recomend a black panther crawling up my neck up and scratching the side of my face?
You're so sweet and humble! I've watched you since you were asking for help getting to 30k! Now look at you going for 100k!! You'll be bringing in a "Big Boy Buck$". People are just getting RICH by doing what they LOVE DOING! I'm really happy for you, Kirk. You deserve and you've earned the best karma!🖤
Same!! His account has been growing so well I’m so glad I’ll be one of the earlier fans lol
Same since 7k it’s wild how he’s blowing up and much deserved he’s wicked good vibes ☺️
100k comming soon Kirk!! Thanks for droppin the old school knowledge Aloha from Hawaii 🌴🤙🏽
Love your videos!! As a new tattoo artist, it so nice your willing to give good solid advice on how I should approach tattoos and clients
"that guy " is Joe capibianco and he used to be a big name in the industry in the early 2000's famous for his colour pin ups, he seems pissed because he slept on his laurels and now sees all this young guns taking tattooing leagues above what he can do,you stop pushing yourself you fall into oblivion.An apprentice today would make a great tattoer 10 years ago cry himself to sleep and those are facts,and no one should be mad about it it's way easier today, no more gate keeping in the industry, conventions, workshops, one single battery powered machine that does it all when before you had to suffer learning to tune each machine,out the package cartridges that you can swap in 2 seconds when before you welded your own needles and to run 5 needle grouping you'd need 5 machines, internet for reference material and stencil printers that print wirelessly in a couple seconds when before most tattoers didn't even had a printer so you'd need to go to a shop to print from a book or drawing and hand stencil after, social media to peek thousands of other artists work, i mean, OF COURSE they gonna get good faster, shame on them if they don't!
Joe had absolutely no problem selling DVD'S with basic information that encouraged scratchers 15 years ago and NOW he's worried about apprentices 🤣
My ex was a self taught tattoo, we were ony 18 and he used to message Joe all the time for advice (he was a huge fan and had a pin up punk girl tatted by him) anyway, he was a nice enough guy, always emailing back. He was in the US and we were in the UK and he'd give my ex advice all the time for free too.
I do like his work, but I completely disagree that the standards have dropped. Thee are a lot of tattoo shops now, but ive been tatted by an apprentice who had only been tattooing for 6 months (phenomenal work) there's an old dude been tattooing 40 years in my city (he messed my mums tat up 30 years ago and mine 20 years later)
He's never improved, that old head mentality 🙄
@@NoNameNomad.... he was a pretty easy going guy and a very good tattoer but as i said he used to be pretty famous,he's done a few DVDs back in the day and even some TV stuff I think, but apparently he didn't take lightly that he's fallen into irrelevance a little bit. I talked about "one trick pony " tattoo artists many times,he only did one thing over the years walking that comfort zone because there weren't many people doing it, now there's a million young artists that'll take what joe capobianco did and take it to another level and you can see in this it's getting to him. The last 10 years tattooing has evolved more than the previous 60,absolute legends in the game like Aaron Caine, samohin, Paul booth, devries,aitchison, Jack ruddy, bob tyrel,barth and so on, those people were GODS a few years ago and now they won't even compete in tattoo conventions because THEY KNOW they'll lose badly to someone that wasn't even born when they started.Wich should be expected when they are taking all the information those guys collected in a span of 30+ years through suffering and banging their heads in a year or so and just building on it.Joe is talking from resentment, the quality of tattoos today compared to 15 years ago is not even measurable, there's a reason why blackouts, cover ups and laser are so popular
Love the videos, can’t wait to see you break 100,000 Kirk!
Kirk fagamites STAND UP🗣️🗣️🗣️
What'd you call me?
@@hereseangoes 😂😂😂
Fagamites is hilarious
Fagamites assemble 🙌🙌
Yeah you're really buggin with that one
You can use aquafor or lubriderm, the important thing is just don't slather it on like a pig in mud. If you keep the tattoo wet all the time it'll leech ink out of it
It leeches the ink regardless dude. It’s called a scab. The big flaky colors are essentially the same thing.
Lotion on a fresh tat…..no
I do water based lotion after three days. Just enough to keep it from itching.
I don't agree with everything Joe or whatever his name said, but I can say that I saw this happening 10-15 years ago around Dallas. There was a trend of people who had been tattooing for like 3-5 years taking on like 5+ apprentices when they could barely tattoo. Then their apprentice went off and did the same thing.
I used aquaphora but my tattoo artist told me to use a very small amount over a large piece and I had no problem, sometimes it's about how much product you use as well with something like that, a little goes a long way.
I loveee how long you talked about the Roman numeral sideburn. 3 times I thought it was over and it wasn’t 😂😂😂
My first tattoo was a G clef on the side of my face at 25 lol. No regrets though i have a good job at a nursing home and have plenty more tattoos now
"Anecdotal ideas" you say? Great word combination Kirk. I love a good use of words. I'm a true Wordsmith. I like to learn at least ONE good word per week! I've heard the word 'anecdotal' used before but I never knew what it meant. Now I do. Thank-you 😊
15:00 haha i appreciate the sincerity man. Waiting for those videos of you getting tats around the world
Your response. Effin LOVE THEM! LOL. And did you say Fullerton!?! Whaaa!?!??!
Let’s go another Kirk vid!
Tattooing yourself is really hard except for little teeny tiny tattoos which are just a little pinch.
You have to focus 100% and the pain makes it really hard.
Every time I did shrooms, my mom's face melted too. Maybe moms are just allergic to shrooms.
lol weird 🥬 coming out your arm!!!! 😂
19:50 has me absolutely deceased 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank god been waiting for my fix you rock Kirk
Kirk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great videos bro 🤙
That mushroom story in the end. Real 😂💯
Kirk could bank by marketing himself as someone that will talk shit to you while also giving you a tattoo...lots of people would be down for that 😂
24:07 I personally have only used A+D ointment and the tiniest amount at that. I do kind of prefer to dry heal nowadays though
Can I just sit in the room and listen to you talk? LOL. Because I’m laughing at everything. It’s like sweet music to my ears. *Giggity giggity goo*. LOL
you inspired me to get my first tattoo and its a japanese traditional oni mask you would be blown away if you could see it
2:06 dude looks 14 and got a face tattoo first that's such a bad idea and I dunno why the V in it to me looks so off no idea what it is but something just makes me think its not right.
So true about Fullerton 😂
I went to college in Fullerton, CA and can confirm that there are lots of tattoo shops there. Especially in downtown.
Hey sir what brand of inks do yall recommend. I’m carrying around thirty year old ink when you only had a couple of choices ❤you’re show thanks 😊
I loveeeee your content dude!
A&D has always worked for me!
Aquaphor is my jam but I only use it for about a day or two and it's hella thin. Then I drench that boy in lotion... I've never had a bad heal on a well done tattoo
My shitty tattoos are going to be shitty cause they were shitty from the start.
6:14 confirmed. Kirk with the 5 tool level arm 💪🏻.
I’ve done 5 tattoos on myself lol. The first one was rough but it gets easier the more you do it
Starting off with a crazy one. Goodness!
right hahah
@@kirkfagantattoo hey Kirk, everybody talks about pain with tattooing, wondering if it’s worthwhile to do a tier list of areas that hurt the worst least on the body for tattooing
Let's be real here, the ones who constantly tattoo themselves in no kind of artistic way like the ones who just constantly go over themselves in black ink....its a form of self harm, it absolutely is. thats all their doing to themselves even if they dont truly realise it, but its definitely just an excuse to harm themselves while trying to look cool in the process.
Kirk lives in Mexico and pronounced Javi like jah-vee xD
28:26: The tattoo has an chin implant and the eyes, holy sh*t.
Lol that tiger woman is hilariously goofy looking af
Blaming the clients using aquaphor on fine line tattoos aging "prematurely" seems kinda *wild* to me...
Also aquaphor has a lotion that isn't petroleum based afaik... It's what I used on my tattoo and it was fine.
While being taught tattooing(yes in a shop, my moms to actually 🤘🏼)I’ve been working on my own leg sleeve! (it’s traditional with black out backgrounds) I agree with you in that it suckss!! i definitely “finished” alot of these alott earlier than if they were on a client. Super sucks 10 out of 10 don’t recommend committing to full color, bold traditional on your ownn shin that, so far other than the toes and sides of the foot the shin…. 😭😂😂😂
I like the pumpkin mace
Who is your apprentice from South Africa? I'd love to see their work as a fellow South African 🇿🇦
Yes, I know what you are saying, you don't have to keep asking.
So whats your basic aftercare. Dislike any trends or methods?
You just know people who get their own birthdate as a tattoo got nothing going on personality wise.
I love your content you have a good incite and I agree with 98% of what you say I think it's not 100 % because you don't want to insult ppl to much
Can ky jelly be used instead? What ointment is best to use while tattooing and or healing?
ah the attension seekers make me laugh wouldnt know good ink from bad lol keep up the good work
20:54 Very good point. 21:02
19:52 "With one if those spoon fuckin' things"
I know what you meant though hahaha 😆
New camera?
Bruuhh BRUH bruh BRuH!! 😭😭 *I’m DEAD*
That fans working overtime
KIRK POST WOOOO
That clear jelly stuff is a cornerstone of social media tattoos… and it sucks.
20:13 “Smudgeberries taste like smudgeberries”
That last video was my tattoo artist ❤
I NEED a sick ass panther from you, Kirk! New Mexico, please!
Shout out South Africa ✌️
Haha your from Fullerton and live in Mexico?
only thing i disagree with is tattooing myself doesnt help at all for me. mind you i havent been tattooed by anyone else but i feel borderline nothing while tattooing myself maybe im just focused idk lol
Fanfuggintastic! Yay.
Yay you my friend
❤ 0:25
This is off the top of my head. The reason why black turns blue or green is the ink, not what you put on it. It nature there isn't a natural black color, it's actually a very dark color i.e. ravens are a mix of blues and purples, not black.
Long video today love it
26:04 “that tattoo is #%¥£ing jacked” ink master judge probably
The clown girl at 4:20 is like picture perfect
11:50 Do you realize that man is Joe Capobianco. He's one of the greats!
You live in mexico?
Roman numerals on the f face guy.. he looks he's 10.
The other thing too is that he went month day year and not day month year like the rest of the world
It is a flail not a mace.
I tat myself for practice it definitely is a challenge lol
I’ve healed 29 pretty big tats with just aquaphor and have had them stay perfect in the skin over the last 2-10 years, blondie with maybe 45 minutes in the chair doesn’t know shit😂
What’s up with the chin!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kirk should learn b and g, fine line traditional maybe hmm
Dry healing until you get a nice flaky scab is the way to go
I use bepanthen on my black arm fkn fine,good enough 4 me,peace...
22:02 Jesus tattoo, now that’s a handsome devil
the religious back tattoo was done by Victoria lee so i wouldn't worry how it'll work like because she's 100% the best tattoo artist on the planet right now, maybe ever. I've seen several 10 year old pieces from her that look exactly like when they were done, black and grey AND colour, just check out her work, that's what every tattoer that wants to be called "artist " should be. She won every single convention I've seen her in, best of show every time.
You're also very opinionated, VERY opinionated in what tattooing is or should be and then your obvious lack of understanding for the industry shines through every video, "hand thing " for tebori tattoos, "fkn colour cartoon thing" for full colour," there's no science in tattooing " wtf and you have apprentices you say? There's 100% science,WELL KNOWN today and every decent artist knows to a T what goes on in the body during and after a tattoo are you fkn kidding me?Then the problem you had with that jesus tattoo was the nose and the girl with the jaguar one the chin when the guy made her cross eyed with one eye lower 3 inches,not even gonna talk about the nose and those seamless soft transitions making my nose bleed.. This is what I've been saying all along, most traditional artists spew nothing but "gOOOWD TATOOUIN DONT LIKE THIS DON'T LIKE THAT TRAD BETTER COIL THE REAL THING UGH" don't want the trouble of developing and adapting their skills to the time so they either sit on their empty shops sht talking the artists that do,or end up doing that kind of work to keep the lights on. Let's just hope those were gifted to friends and family for learning purposes and they'll fix it later.I KNOW full well and fully expect the UA-cam white knights to come to the rescue of their tattoo king no one ever heard of, but hey truth hurts but heals and this are nothing but hard truths. Glad UA-cam sht talking is going great because making a couple 100$ tattoos wouldn't cut it for long
Hi, walking cokoring book here, tattoo standards are higher now.
18:24 when u do shrooms and make a free hand tattoo or nah
Kirk is def not bts ARMY.
I kinda like tatting myself more cuz I can tap out way easier
👍
This dude. Lol. Has no clue who Joe is or what he's even talking about. Two apprentices and one tattoo. Very cute.