✅Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/daveinks.88/ ✅Art-Something Tattoo Podcast!: artsomethingtattoopodcast.buzzsprout.com ✅ PATREON FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: www.patreon.com/ArtSomething All the videos will still be free on UA-cam I will just be offering early access and a little behind the scenes in the future. ✅Also I have added some links to "some" of the equipment and supplies I use that are obtainable from Amazon. I will keep updating the list as I try new things. Not all the equipment I use is available on amazon but I will do my best to link you guys with new equipment and supplies as time goes on. Thanks again everyone for watching!! You guys and gals are amazing!! 🤘
TIP! try holding the grip against the edge of the cup when rinsing out the ink. the mashine will make the water vibrate and almost create a utrasonic cleaner, helps ALOT if the ink is stuck in there!
i'm SO glad that i came across your channel. i'm a baby tattoo artist and i've still got so much to learn and your tips and tricks are extremely helpful. keep doing what you do man, you're awesome!!
Thanks Maddie I really do appreciate that support!!👍 I will keep making videos as long as they are helping people out. Thanks again for watching and supporting! 🤘🤘
I’m very new to tattooing, starting from nothing really, but I’ve been painting in oils and I used to mix colours with the brush on the go like you on this video tutorial… I kind of wanted to mix the ink as I’ve mixed the oils ~ but I was told off doing so, I couldn’t get it WHY NOT? Your tutorial put a smile back to my face ~ you’ve proven I’m alright ❤
Good tutorial, I highly recommend studying some Color theory! Get a color wheel, you can practice color mixing with cheap craft paints to learn how colors mix, ratios and colors that look good together. Use bright red, bright yellow and bright blue, black and. white. You can mix nearly any color you want from those 3 primaries. There’s a lot to color theory, well worth studying, experimenting and learning as much as you can. Thanks for the videos!!
Wow thank you so much Reemara I truly appreciate the kind words and support and I’m happy to have you here on the channel. I wish you all the luck and God Bless🤘
Mixing a small touch of its complement (whatever is on the other side of the color wheel) will nicely darken a color also. I ended up restocking on an extra round of gloves, dental bibs, disinfectant, and all that other sanitary good stuff and it ate into my new tattoo ink funds so I'm working with limited color options at the moment. I literally don't have any dark colors rn and that's been my go-to
A drop of witch hazel on top of each color cap will keep it rom drying out too fast. Also some colors (by Intenze) are a little thick, the Witch Hazel will help dilute it and maintain consistency.
I'm loving your tutorials. I'm just starting to mess with this. I also decorate cakes so i got some exclusive with hand pressures. My husband had a set up he started years ago before he lost his vision so I've kind of stole it. I love how you give the tips but are like do what works for you.. learning alot
I just discovered this amazing channel. Keep it up dude 👍 I just had a suggestion for a video. Could you make a video kind of going through all or most needles and what each is used for.
Thanks Cesar Appreciate you watching! 👍 And thank you for the video idea. I will certainly add that to the list. I think that would make for a great and very informative video that should help a lot of people. Thanks again for the support!!🤘🤘
Thank you for your videos! You have helped me a lot. I did my first official tattoo a weekend ago and my bf is on cloud 9 with it even though it has a few flaws (where i didn't get the needle deep enough.) Thank you.
The a&d on the cup is good I knock the cups over a lot! I got so frustrated what I do now that completely stopped me doing it was I take two cups turn one upside down and cut it in half then place my other cup my water cup in it eliminate spills
Thank u so much for this great vedio . I swear i was looking for it for 1 year . And u cant find it explaned like that for free. Thank u so so much and waiting for such color vedios.
Wow! You just helped me so much in mixing colors. I was stressing out before by mixing everything before hand. But wow. Thank you so much for that push! You da man! 🙌
Yea this dude is awsome to watch and learn from need more people like him thanks so much for all your time into making us new guys better thanks bro!!!
Mixing in the tube like this seems like it would make great galaxy effects. I'm doing an Eden zero/fairy tail piece and wanted to do a galaxy color scheme so definitely gonna try this method
Hell yeah Dajah I appreciate you taking the time to watch them all (with out skipping)!! 👍👍 But I'm very happy to hear the videos are helping you while also being entertaining lol. 🤘 Thanks for the support Rajah🤘
I was enjoying watching...more lesson to learn.... Thank you for the tips... I want to learn on how to become tattoo artist.. I dont know how to start...
No problem I'm glad I could help!! 👍 Well if your trying to learn to become a tattoo artist you have come to the right place as all these videos are here to help people if they want to become tattoo artists in the future. It takes a lot of work and dedication so be ready to put in the time. And Keep Rocking my friend!! 🤘🤘
i've been looking for a video on how to mix and use inks and this is all i can want for!! thank you for all the free info. you're such an amazing tattoo artist!
hey bro thanks so much ..I ordered my tat gear and my daughter and I are total boots.. but we are learning so much from watching your vids..thanks so much.Stevo
When you’re actually tattooing, is it safe to test and wipe off the needles on a paper towel before entering the skin?? It doesn’t affect or barb the needle or anything by touching it to the paper towel first?
No it really doesn't effect it to much as long as your cautious about it, Dont go running the tips all over the towel or what not. Once the tube touches the towel the ink will spill out, so at times you dont even have to touch the needles to the towel when checking your colors on a towel just touch the tube. Before and during a tattoo I will stop and take a close look at the the needles and ensure I dont have any defects. 99% of the time the needles are still in perfect order. Thanks for the question Tayy and thanks for watching!! 🤘🤘
Thanks man 👍 Yeah I figured people may want to know how I mix color since I just made that video explaining some basics in tattooing color. So I'm glad to hear that people were thinking the same thing. And that's what this is all about, just trying to help people get better at tattooing. Appreciate you watching and supporting the channel! 🤘🤘
I do commission paintings ALOT I’ve never tattooed. Watching your videos and learning makes me wish I had all the supplies to give it a try. Do you have any advice in going from paint to ink ? I do realism
Wow thank you so much Berkant!! I really appreciate the kind words and support!! And I’m really happy to hear you’ve been learning and enjoying the videos!! Keep at it and keep rocking🤘🤘🤘
Just wanna know is it necessary to use a&d (petroleum) to attached the ink cups, or i can just use a double sided tape like others doing? I like all your videos. Thank you for the tips and all your efforts on every video. Its a great help for a beginner
I agree that white is hard to make hold and be visible in the skin. However I don't agree that mixing white with a color is a bad thing. I do it all the time and If done correctly and without making the color to light it works great. Like I say in a lot of my videos "this is just how I do things" all artist may have there own way of doing things and that perfectly fine. I would say since your in an apprenticeship listen to what your mentor is telling you and teaching you. You can always try new things latter on but for now, i'd say in your case your mentor is the boss so I would listen to what he is telling you for now. And thanks for watching I appreciate the support! 🤘
@@ArtSomething yes i listen to EVERYTHING he say on the other hand i also like to see what other artist are doing that maybe different like yourself because my instructor is very old school i feel like u should never stop learning and practicing i run everything past him before trying stuff i see on youtube of course and he is ok with it and so far things have been going very smoothly love the content ur bringing keep it going i'm always hitting the share button on ur page
Yes Witch hazel is a good product and is used in tattooing some will use it to mix there black and greys and other will use it in there rinse cups. I like it as it helps keep the Redding down a little bit.
Can you mix ink together directly? Say a drop of white with some red in the same cap to make pink, or is it better to mix with two separate caps and dip as you go?
Yes Kat absolutely you can mix the colors in the caps prior to even tattooing so that you dont have to mix the ink in the tube. This is just how I do it most of the time but feel free to try things out how ever they work for you. Thanks Kay appreciate the question and thanks for watching!! 🤘🤘
You know..honestly i dont have a money to buy all the different colors of inks... so what i do is mixing colors exaclty what you did 🤣 and it works tried and tested im doing that for a long time! 😊 10 years 🤔
Thats awesome John, happy to hear another artist doing it the same way. I feel a bit more free when I mix my colors on the fly and that usually leads to better results for me. Thanks again John I appreciate you watching brother!! 🤘🤘
I find it had to keep the color consistent if I'm dipping into 3-4 colors, tattooing, then try to replicate that exact shade again... Think I prefer pre-mixing my palette, but I guess that's my thing. Wish I was better at mixing in the tube though....
I’m getting a tattoo today, gonna see what brown they can do for me. Cause I’m wanting a light brown so hopefully if I ask they’ll be able to mix white and brown they already have🤭😅
Thanks for the question Luke. 👍 Yes you do want to test the color out on a paper towel before using the color. Thanks for watching man I appreciate it! 🤘
I've watched all your vids, but I have a few questions since I am using a coil machine. Is it necessary to use a shading solution? Is it only needed when you mix colours in the tube? Is your technique with ink specific to the pen style machines? I haven't been able to find info online about whether it is a necessary component for tattooing. Thank you and looking forward to your upcoming tips!
Great question Tracy!! No need for a shading solution. You can just use the color without any solution thats just a thing I picked up and like to do but you dont need to do that at all. And none of the techniques are subject to one style of machine. 👍👍🤘🤘
Yoo! Great video! Just wanted to ask if it wouldn't be better to mix the ink in the ink cups so you get the desired ink colour prior to start the tattoo instead of mixing the ink in the needles, i mean if you need the same tone to keep going for a long time wouldn't it be really hard to keep going back and forth and be sure it stays consistent ?
Curious what the tongue depressors are for? I feel like you could essentially just stick them straight to the cling wrap on the tray and skip the extra supplies. Anyone know?
Its not a must just the way I always did things, you are more then welcome to just skip that portion and stick the caps to the tray. I just liked to have them on the tongue depressors so I could move them as a whole if needed.
Thanks so much for doing these videos. So I have another question, let’s say you’d like to have gradients of black... can you dilute with water? Or does it need to be something special?
Yes you can dilute with water just make sure its distilled water or a tattoo mixing solution, either will work fine. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!! 🤘🤘
Hey, loving all your videos. I am interested how you apply the color though, more specifically how to blend colors into each other. For example, how would I take a basic red and blend it into yellow or blue etc. I did watch an earlier video you did on tattooing a sunflower which incorporated some of that but I would love more information about how to do color transitions/gradients.
From what I’ve learned so far you have to create those in between tones. So if you want to blend red into yellow you need to have or create an orange color and use that as your mid tone. I’ve been told it’s more like painting with watercolor in a sense of it can get muddied up really quickly if you try to mix colors without adding in the mid tones
I just got into doing tattoos and I have a lot to learn...I’m watching your videos to learn.. What needle or cartridge should I use for shading and doing a watercolor effect ? Thank you
If the needle picks up some A&D cream will this effect the way the colors mix in the tube or clog up the needles ? also i put a lot of yellow ink in a tattoo and because of the blood it looked orange and the white pink is there a way to stop this happening so much 😊👍
try doing the yellow/white second to last if you can 🙌🏼 since the other colors like red aren’t effected as much by the redish color of the irritated skin, you can do them last if you want, giving the brightest colors time to stop bleeding & show their true colors by the end of the tattoo! helps ease my mind sometimes, hope this helps
Hello! I have a few questions! Can I try this with handpoke technique? Im an oil painter, can i use the same technique for mixing colors? Like, if I dont have the brown color, can I just make it with other colors? Can I just buy primary colors and make other color from those? Thank you for your video! :)
I have two question for you! I noticed my ink will start to develop a skin on the top (it's been happening a lot when I have fans blowing on very hot days). Is this a normal thing? Secondly, are you using a mixing white in the cap, or an opaque white?
thanks for the video , very helpful! What is your opinion on creating your own colors in the cap (example: making my own pink with red and white ) vs buying a bottle of the specific color you want ? I feel like there is so many colors in the industry and so many brands right now that is kinda difficult to choose. I like the idea of creating the colors myself in the moment and also because it helps when the budget is limited. A bit more time consuming but the pocket thanks me.
Oh wow I didnt know that. Thank you Joby Jake is a great guy with a great outlook on tattooing im honored that he mentioned me. Thanks again Joby for letting me know.
You need to have power applied as in your foot on the pedal. The machine has be to be running in order to mix the color in the tube. Hope this answered your question, thanks for watching Seth ! 🤘
@@ArtSomething yes this does answer my question also so you think you could do an in depth video on how to do pepper shading or as some call it stippling
hi, I wanted to know, I see that you are using the intenze thinner, it seems to me that there is glycerin in it and not in eternal ink ... is it possible to use them together or you have a thinner without glycerin ?
Hey, my English is bad, I have one question, can I mix all manufacturers? Like intenze and World famous ink? I have some deep green from world famous ink and snow white from intenze, but the green is soo deep I want it lighter a little bit, can I mix it with no problems?
help me art! i hamburgered the skin on my leg aggressively trying to color pack some white. its healed now but a lot of the white fell out and the white that stayed behind looks pink, is this just how it will be forever or do i have a chance of getting the skin to tattoo white - and if so, how long should i wait until tattooing the skin again?
Great question George! I have a video going out tomorrow. But the next video after that will be a quick vid showing you guys how I make my gray wash. Thanks George for the question and the support!! 🤘🤘
I’m starting out and so far you have been the most helpful! I just got Dynamic ink and was researching and heard it was like recalled last year because of a bad batch? Is that true and or do you recommend a certain company?
I dont think there is a beginners ink and pro ink. You ALWAYS want to use good quality (well known and trusted) ink brand. There are several to choose from. I use Eternal, Fantasia and Intenze inks but there are many more. Please dont use any inks that come in a kit or what not. Hope this helps and thanks for watching and supporting the channel! 🤘
Great question here is video showing how I wrap my machine. ua-cam.com/video/mDLybi5kLPU/v-deo.html now in the video I have linked I am not using the wireless power pack. If you where running the power pack you would just cut the clip cord sleeve short and tape the clip cord sleeve at the top. Thanks for watching Noxious hope this helps!! 🤘🤘
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✅Also I have added some links to "some" of the equipment and supplies I use that are obtainable from Amazon. I will keep updating the list as I try new things. Not all the equipment I use is available on amazon but I will do my best to link you guys with new equipment and supplies as time goes on. Thanks again everyone for watching!! You guys and gals are amazing!! 🤘
Art-Something can you do a video like this for black and grey it will be awesome 👍🏽
Dont stop These videos are really teaching me alot
Where do you buy your ink from? And btw love the channel
Ray Evins Sure can man I’ll add it to the video list. And thanks for watchmen much appreciated🤘🤘
Jay Stevens No problem Jay! new videos every week 👍
TIP! try holding the grip against the edge of the cup when rinsing out the ink. the mashine will make the water vibrate and almost create a utrasonic cleaner, helps ALOT if the ink is stuck in there!
Man, really like your mellow, non-arrogant presentation. I like that in a teacher.👍 I'm enjoying learning from you.
So true
Exactly! That is a rare trait in this industry
This
i'm SO glad that i came across your channel. i'm a baby tattoo artist and i've still got so much to learn and your tips and tricks are extremely helpful. keep doing what you do man, you're awesome!!
Thanks Maddie I really do appreciate that support!!👍 I will keep making videos as long as they are helping people out. Thanks again for watching and supporting! 🤘🤘
Tattooing babies is so hard. Congrats
@@MimickJp this made me laugh, i forgot about this comment. 3 years ago vs now, i’m full fledged (post-apprenticeship) and working in a shop😂
oh jeesz. i love the rainbow.
I’m very new to tattooing, starting from nothing really, but I’ve been painting in oils and I used to mix colours with the brush on the go like you on this video tutorial…
I kind of wanted to mix the ink as I’ve mixed the oils ~ but I was told off doing so, I couldn’t get it WHY NOT?
Your tutorial put a smile back to my face ~ you’ve proven I’m alright ❤
Good tutorial, I highly recommend studying some Color theory! Get a color wheel, you can practice color mixing with cheap craft paints to learn how colors mix, ratios and colors that look good together. Use bright red, bright yellow and bright blue, black and. white. You can mix nearly any color you want from those 3 primaries. There’s a lot to color theory, well worth studying, experimenting and learning as much as you can. Thanks for the videos!!
you're witty, funny, likeable knowledgeable, humble, expert, and many more if the finest characteristics.. i love watching your videos
Wow thank you so much Reemara I truly appreciate the kind words and support and I’m happy to have you here on the channel. I wish you all the luck and God Bless🤘
My mind is completely blown this is so FREAKING smart
Your videos are by far the most informative and positive content I've seen on how to tattoo. I'm learning a lot, thank you so much !
Wow thank you soo much Ypiu!! I'm glad your enjoying the videos and thank you so much for your support!! Keep at it and Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘
Mixing a small touch of its complement (whatever is on the other side of the color wheel) will nicely darken a color also.
I ended up restocking on an extra round of gloves, dental bibs, disinfectant, and all that other sanitary good stuff and it ate into my new tattoo ink funds so I'm working with limited color options at the moment. I literally don't have any dark colors rn and that's been my go-to
I’m only three videos in and I’ve learned more watching your videos than I did in my 6 month apprenticeship at a tattoo shop. Subscribed ❤️
I've been learning of you so much the last couple days.
Thats so cool to hear Sophie!! Keep up the great work!! 🤘🤘
A drop of witch hazel on top of each color cap will keep it rom drying out too fast. Also some colors (by Intenze) are a little thick, the Witch Hazel will help dilute it and maintain consistency.
Great point Manny!! THanks for sharing and supporting the channel!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Like how he breaks it down easy step by step
I'm loving your tutorials. I'm just starting to mess with this. I also decorate cakes so i got some exclusive with hand pressures. My husband had a set up he started years ago before he lost his vision so I've kind of stole it. I love how you give the tips but are like do what works for you.. learning alot
Sooo glad to find your channel! I've found out that local artists want nothing to do with aspiring artists so you've been a huge help.... Peace
I just discovered this amazing channel. Keep it up dude 👍 I just had a suggestion for a video. Could you make a video kind of going through all or most needles and what each is used for.
Thanks Cesar Appreciate you watching! 👍 And thank you for the video idea. I will certainly add that to the list. I think that would make for a great and very informative video that should help a lot of people. Thanks again for the support!!🤘🤘
Thank you for your videos! You have helped me a lot. I did my first official tattoo a weekend ago and my bf is on cloud 9 with it even though it has a few flaws (where i didn't get the needle deep enough.) Thank you.
Congrats to you Hahn!! Thats really cool to hear you made your first tattoo and it turned out solid!! Keep at it and Keep ROcking!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
wow, just like painting
The a&d on the cup is good I knock the cups over a lot! I got so frustrated what I do now that completely stopped me doing it was I take two cups turn one upside down and cut it in half then place my other cup my water cup in it eliminate spills
Thats pretty smart there brother!! Thanks for sharing that man. I love learning and hearing how others do things!!! Good looking out Luke!! 🤘🤘
How do you properly prep the skin for tattooing? And do you have a video on all the safety precautions to take?
I am just starting to tattoo and you do great videos explaning everything. Thank's you helped a lot to understand tattooing process
No problem👍👍 I'm glad the videos are helping!! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!! 🤘
I just got 25 colors 1oz got some clean ink bottles and started mixing my own inks colors.
That’s awesome to hear!! Congrats You should be set on ink for a while so that’s good. Thanks for watching Jay much appreciated!!🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething you're welcome man. Hopefully my wife said the same haha
never known this amazing. really awesome and fast way
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Glad I could help Destiny!👍 And thank you for watching!! 🤘🤘
Thank u so much for this great vedio . I swear i was looking for it for 1 year . And u cant find it explaned like that for free.
Thank u so so much and waiting for such color vedios.
I thought he was gonna talk about color theory, then he just said "use a darker color." Instead of black. Lmao.
Wow! You just helped me so much in mixing colors. I was stressing out before by mixing everything before hand. But wow. Thank you so much for that push! You da man! 🙌
You are so welcome Eyes!! Happy to help! Keep at it and Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘
Yea this dude is awsome to watch and learn from need more people like him thanks so much for all your time into making us new guys better thanks bro!!!
Mixing in the tube like this seems like it would make great galaxy effects. I'm doing an Eden zero/fairy tail piece and wanted to do a galaxy color scheme so definitely gonna try this method
This was soooo helpful! Thank you so much for breaking this down better than I’ve seen other videos. 💉
DUDE YOU WAS SO MUCH HELP VERY INFORMATIVE!
So glad to hear that Trap!!! 👍👍 Keep at it, stay focused and keep rocking!!!!! 🤘🤘
Loving the vids 👍🏽 ! So very helpful and entertaining to watch all the way without skipping through! Keep it up
Hell yeah Dajah I appreciate you taking the time to watch them all (with out skipping)!! 👍👍 But I'm very happy to hear the videos are helping you while also being entertaining lol. 🤘 Thanks for the support Rajah🤘
I was enjoying watching...more lesson to learn.... Thank you for the tips... I want to learn on how to become tattoo artist.. I dont know how to start...
No problem I'm glad I could help!! 👍 Well if your trying to learn to become a tattoo artist you have come to the right place as all these videos are here to help people if they want to become tattoo artists in the future. It takes a lot of work and dedication so be ready to put in the time. And Keep Rocking my friend!! 🤘🤘
i've been looking for a video on how to mix and use inks and this is all i can want for!! thank you for all the free info. you're such an amazing tattoo artist!
I was asking myself just last night about mixing tattoo inks. Thanks for the vid !! :D
Can you put a white layer on first to make the color you add on top brighter?
Oh it's been a year since posted! Well I'm a beginner and this mixing stuff is what I'm looking for. You're awesome man!
hey bro thanks so much ..I ordered my tat gear and my daughter and I are total boots.. but we are learning so much from watching your vids..thanks so much.Stevo
No problem Steven! Im happy to hear the videos are helping you and your daughters out. 👍👍
i really appreciate these badass videos bro. detailed to the point understandable
So glad to hear your finding the videos helpful and detailed!! I appreciate the support so Thank you!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
When you’re actually tattooing, is it safe to test and wipe off the needles on a paper towel before entering the skin?? It doesn’t affect or barb the needle or anything by touching it to the paper towel first?
No it really doesn't effect it to much as long as your cautious about it, Dont go running the tips all over the towel or what not. Once the tube touches the towel the ink will spill out, so at times you dont even have to touch the needles to the towel when checking your colors on a towel just touch the tube. Before and during a tattoo I will stop and take a close look at the the needles and ensure I dont have any defects. 99% of the time the needles are still in perfect order. Thanks for the question Tayy and thanks for watching!! 🤘🤘
Art-Something thanks for answering so quickly!! Your tips are incredibly helpful!!
Awesome videos! You're great at explaining everything, very helpful thank you
Glad you like them Neil!! And thanks for watching man!! 🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething hey man I'm having a hard time finding A&D ointment. Is there something else I could replace it with?
Dude I love this channel I just thought about this and you posted this a day ago and that's wassup I'm a home scratcher and u help me do better work
Thanks man 👍 Yeah I figured people may want to know how I mix color since I just made that video explaining some basics in tattooing color. So I'm glad to hear that people were thinking the same thing. And that's what this is all about, just trying to help people get better at tattooing. Appreciate you watching and supporting the channel! 🤘🤘
I do commission paintings ALOT I’ve never tattooed. Watching your videos and learning makes me wish I had all the supplies to give it a try. Do you have any advice in going from paint to ink ? I do realism
Thanks, that was good. It helped answer some questions for me. Have to google shading solution.
Oh good glad to hear it helped answer some of the questions you had!! 👍👍
Dude I love you and your works so much. You are literally my hero! I've learnt a lot from you. God bless you!
Wow thank you so much Berkant!! I really appreciate the kind words and support!! And I’m really happy to hear you’ve been learning and enjoying the videos!! Keep at it and keep rocking🤘🤘🤘
Just wanna know is it necessary to use a&d (petroleum) to attached the ink cups, or i can just use a double sided tape like others doing? I like all your videos. Thank you for the tips and all your efforts on every video. Its a great help for a beginner
i'm in the beginning of my apprenticeship i was told never to mix white with any color because white is hard enough to get to hold like u said
I agree that white is hard to make hold and be visible in the skin. However I don't agree that mixing white with a color is a bad thing. I do it all the time and If done correctly and without making the color to light it works great. Like I say in a lot of my videos "this is just how I do things" all artist may have there own way of doing things and that perfectly fine. I would say since your in an apprenticeship listen to what your mentor is telling you and teaching you. You can always try new things latter on but for now, i'd say in your case your mentor is the boss so I would listen to what he is telling you for now. And thanks for watching I appreciate the support! 🤘
@@ArtSomething yes i listen to EVERYTHING he say on the other hand i also like to see what other artist are doing that maybe different like yourself because my instructor is very old school i feel like u should never stop learning and practicing i run everything past him before trying stuff i see on youtube of course and he is ok with it and so far things have been going very smoothly love the content ur bringing keep it going i'm always hitting the share button on ur page
Can you test your color out on the paper towel and then go in and do it on skin? Or would that be unsanitary
Yeah I do that all the time it’s no problem.👍
I heard witch Hazel is good solution as it anti septic and promote healing . Is this true . Or is tattoo focused product best ?
Yes Witch hazel is a good product and is used in tattooing some will use it to mix there black and greys and other will use it in there rinse cups. I like it as it helps keep the Redding down a little bit.
Can you mix ink together directly? Say a drop of white with some red in the same cap to make pink, or is it better to mix with two separate caps and dip as you go?
Yes Kat absolutely you can mix the colors in the caps prior to even tattooing so that you dont have to mix the ink in the tube. This is just how I do it most of the time but feel free to try things out how ever they work for you. Thanks Kay appreciate the question and thanks for watching!! 🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething thank you!
Thankyou so very much for this, so incredibly helpful 🥰🥰
Thats awesome to hear Lari!! I'm glad the vid helped you out!! 🤘
You know..honestly i dont have a money to buy all the different colors of inks... so what i do is mixing colors exaclty what you did 🤣 and it works tried and tested im doing that for a long time! 😊 10 years 🤔
Thats awesome John, happy to hear another artist doing it the same way. I feel a bit more free when I mix my colors on the fly and that usually leads to better results for me. Thanks again John I appreciate you watching brother!! 🤘🤘
Ur videos are really helpful ima new tattoo artist
That's Awesome to hear Jay congrats on becoming a new tattoo artist! 👍👍 And I'm happy to hear the videos are helping you guys
out! 🤘
Definitely, dont stop your a great teacher I'm learning alot
I find it had to keep the color consistent if I'm dipping into 3-4 colors, tattooing, then try to replicate that exact shade again... Think I prefer pre-mixing my palette, but I guess that's my thing. Wish I was better at mixing in the tube though....
Have you tried mixing colors with black to create a darker tone? Because i still dont have that many different colored ink or tones .
I’m getting a tattoo today, gonna see what brown they can do for me. Cause I’m wanting a light brown so hopefully if I ask they’ll be able to mix white and brown they already have🤭😅
When tattooing using this method do you test the colour you've mixed on a paper towel like in the video before attempting to put it into the skin?
Thanks for the question Luke. 👍 Yes you do want to test the color out on a paper towel before using the color. Thanks for watching
man I appreciate it! 🤘
I've watched all your vids, but I have a few questions since I am using a coil machine. Is it necessary to use a shading solution? Is it only needed when you mix colours in the tube? Is your technique with ink specific to the pen style machines? I haven't been able to find info online about whether it is a necessary component for tattooing. Thank you and looking forward to your upcoming tips!
Great question Tracy!! No need for a shading solution. You can just use the color without any solution thats just a thing I picked up and like to do but you dont need to do that at all. And none of the techniques are subject to one style of machine. 👍👍🤘🤘
Yoo! Great video! Just wanted to ask if it wouldn't be better to mix the ink in the ink cups so you get the desired ink colour prior to start the tattoo instead of mixing the ink in the needles, i mean if you need the same tone to keep going for a long time wouldn't it be really hard to keep going back and forth and be sure it stays consistent ?
Me interesó mucho el como hiciste esas combinaciones, no soy muy bien en el ingles pero entendí un poco. 👍
Curious what the tongue depressors are for? I feel like you could essentially just stick them straight to the cling wrap on the tray and skip the extra supplies. Anyone know?
Its not a must just the way I always did things, you are more then welcome to just skip that portion and stick the caps to the tray. I just liked to have them on the tongue depressors so I could move them as a whole if needed.
Thanks so much for doing these videos. So I have another question, let’s say you’d like to have gradients of black... can you dilute with water? Or does it need to be something special?
Yes you can dilute with water just make sure its distilled water or a tattoo mixing solution, either will work fine. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!! 🤘🤘
Hey, loving all your videos. I am interested how you apply the color though, more specifically how to blend colors into each other. For example, how would I take a basic red and blend it into yellow or blue etc. I did watch an earlier video you did on tattooing a sunflower which incorporated some of that but I would love more information about how to do color transitions/gradients.
Thank you Tronjon! I dont have a vid about that right now but I will certainly see about making a vid like that in the next few weeks. 👍👍🤘
From what I’ve learned so far you have to create those in between tones. So if you want to blend red into yellow you need to have or create an orange color and use that as your mid tone. I’ve been told it’s more like painting with watercolor in a sense of it can get muddied up really quickly if you try to mix colors without adding in the mid tones
I got a colored tattoo that I think is too dark, mainly blue and purple. Is it possible to lighten the colors up during a touch up session?
Fantastic!!! Thanks 👍 Great video!
No problem and thank you Terrie for the support!! 🤘🤘
Another great to the point video, thank you!
Thanks bro! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘
I just got into doing tattoos and I have a lot to learn...I’m watching your videos to learn.. What needle or cartridge should I use for shading and doing a watercolor effect ? Thank you
If the needle picks up some A&D cream will this effect the way the colors mix in the tube or clog up the needles ? also i put a lot of yellow ink in a tattoo and because of the blood it looked orange and the white pink is there a way to stop this happening so much 😊👍
try doing the yellow/white second to last if you can 🙌🏼 since the other colors like red aren’t effected as much by the redish color of the irritated skin, you can do them last if you want, giving the brightest colors time to stop bleeding & show their true colors by the end of the tattoo! helps ease my mind sometimes, hope this helps
If I don’t have a darker red, would you use a black to darken or purple?
I would use darker purple but thats just me. Thanks for watching Crews!! 🤘🤘
Can we mix the colors like paint & have a cap full of that color ?
Consistent as F*cki like that man! Dope content,great tattoos and real knowledge you can actually use
Thanks bro really do appreciate the support and kind words!! 👍👍 I'm glad to hear your enjoying the content! 🤘
Hello! I have a few questions!
Can I try this with handpoke technique?
Im an oil painter, can i use the same technique for mixing colors? Like, if I dont have the brown color, can I just make it with other colors?
Can I just buy primary colors and make other color from those?
Thank you for your video! :)
I have two question for you! I noticed my ink will start to develop a skin on the top (it's been happening a lot when I have fans blowing on very hot days). Is this a normal thing? Secondly, are you using a mixing white in the cap, or an opaque white?
I dip into light colors first so I don't tint them with other color.
thanks for the video , very helpful!
What is your opinion on creating your own colors in the cap (example: making my own pink with red and white ) vs buying a bottle of the specific color you want ? I feel like there is so many colors in the industry and so many brands right now that is kinda difficult to choose.
I like the idea of creating the colors myself in the moment and also because it helps when the budget is limited. A bit more time consuming but the pocket thanks me.
Good jod. Fire side gave you a nice shout out the other day unless you didn't know.
Oh wow I didnt know that. Thank you Joby Jake is a great guy with a great outlook on tattooing im honored that he mentioned me. Thanks again Joby for letting me know.
Would it be acceptable while tattooing to actually test the color on the paper towel before going to skin-baby apprentice here
Yes I do that all the time. 🤘
When you mix your colors in the tube do you need to run power or do it with out hitting the foot pedal
You need to have power applied as in your foot on the pedal. The machine has be to be running in order to mix the color in the tube. Hope this answered your question, thanks for watching Seth ! 🤘
@@ArtSomething yes this does answer my question also so you think you could do an in depth video on how to do pepper shading or as some call it stippling
Is that a brown red and a purple red next to the brown and purple?
I have a question how many drop red and white become pink?
hi, I wanted to know, I see that you are using the intenze thinner, it seems to me that there is glycerin in it and not in eternal ink ... is it possible to use them together or you have a thinner without glycerin ?
Nice explanation 👍👍
Thanks again Pink REALLY appreciate the support!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you too Sir
Hey, my English is bad, I have one question, can I mix all manufacturers? Like intenze and World famous ink? I have some deep green from world famous ink and snow white from intenze, but the green is soo deep I want it lighter a little bit, can I mix it with no problems?
Not sure of the official answer of this but I mix colors from different manufacturers every once iin a while and have no problems at all.
@@ArtSomething thank bro
help me art! i hamburgered the skin on my leg aggressively trying to color pack some white. its healed now but a lot of the white fell out and the white that stayed behind looks pink, is this just how it will be forever or do i have a chance of getting the skin to tattoo white - and if so, how long should i wait until tattooing the skin again?
How do I make grey wash and when do I wash the tube and needle in between using of grey tones?
Nice content dude keep it up!
Great question George! I have a video going out tomorrow. But the next video after that will be a quick vid showing you guys how I make
my gray wash. Thanks George for the question and the support!! 🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething that's great man
Big-time fan would love to see a neck tattoo
Thanks William!! And the next time I do a neck tattoo I’ll make sure I film it and share some tips!! 👍👍🤘🤘
I’m starting out and so far you have been the most helpful! I just got Dynamic ink and was researching and heard it was like recalled last year because of a bad batch? Is that true and or do you recommend a certain company?
Hiii, can you do video about ink flow?
Is there a certain brand of ink you think is good for beginners?
I dont think there is a beginners ink and pro ink. You ALWAYS want to use good quality (well known and trusted) ink brand. There are several to choose from. I use Eternal, Fantasia and Intenze inks but there are many more. Please dont use any inks that come in a kit or what not. Hope this helps and thanks for watching and supporting the channel! 🤘
You're awesome!!
Pls pls I'm looking for a nice white ink and I'm having trouble. Any suggestions?
you amazing artiste
Thank you so much White snow thats very nice of you to say!! 👍👍🤘🤘
Great videos brother
Glad you like them Christopher!!! And thanks for the support!! 🤘🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething yes sir
Thanks brother,and How much volts do you run the machine for color packing?
And can I also also use witch hazel as a shading sulotion for coloring?
No problem Andrew!!👍👍 The voltage varies from person to person. But I believe I ran about 7.5 to 8 volts. 🤘🤘
Great question and yes you can use the witch hazel as a shading solution for coloring as well. 👍👍
I see your using Eternal and Dynamic ink, what is the other brand of ink you’re using? Great video!
The other brand is fantasia ink. And thank you for the support!! 🤘🤘
How do you wrap that kind of tattoo pen can you do a tutorial on it?
Great question here is video showing how I wrap my machine. ua-cam.com/video/mDLybi5kLPU/v-deo.html now in the video I have linked I am not using the wireless power pack. If you where running the power pack you would just cut the clip cord sleeve short and tape the clip cord sleeve at the top. Thanks for watching Noxious hope this helps!! 🤘🤘
Can we just mix colors togther in a cup?
Is there a reason you mix on tube to pre mixing ink ?