Learn to Tattoo Shading and Lining techniques

[LeveL3RC]

Is this a dude getting a tramp stamp?

[BloodyPenguinn]

i print out the image, and got my speed stick, regular, the greenish/blue kind, and i apply it too my skin, for a stencil, but when i peel off the image, nothing comes off, whats happening? thanks guys

[thebearstreetballs]

@bcrawfordflushing the ink does splatter but use vasalene and put out on the section ur about to work on and rub a thin layer snd it helps the needle glide wich causes less ink to splatter

[bcrawfordflushing]

I gotta question, I'm just starting out and I bought Blacker Tattoo Ink 8oz to practice with. How thick should the ink be? And when I tattoo on the practice skin, Inks splatters alot? And lastly, were can I find a website/fourm about everything you need to know on tattooing. Or perhaps a book?

[mantis1074]

whatever...when a vid is posted stating " learn to shade and line" ....one would think that you would be shown how to...... "SHADE AND LINE " !!! looks like a nice piece....but shitty vid

[27simber]

dick head....

[lunam0547]

if you're gonna rant on about peoples moms and shit learn to fucking tattoo the PROPER WAY. there are dirty shops out there. its no secret people just have no clue why it is that we hold everything so dear. no one wants to be the bad guy but people will make you that. yes first hand expierence is KEEN NOT KING. a proper apprenticeship and proper knowledge of diseases and other health codes will better enable you to understand and respect this industry more

[lunam0547]

@catsperfect or whatever your dumbass name is. people like don't have any respect for the industry at all. we make do the bitch work so when the time comes to finally teach you to tattoo you'll have more respect for your shop, yourself and the industry. its got nothing to do with being lazy but if we're gnna teach you to tattoo you have to earn your keep that's what its all about earning respect for yourself. why do you think no one respects scratchers. they have no respect for tattooing.

[WSCx81]

@philly442 sometimes it depends on tha person gettin tha tat. i have some friends who have had it like that b4 nd still havent gone away but mine came out just fine, besides tha scabs comin off prematurely it still came out nice. ppl have different body reactions than others.

[Circus2999]

be best if the person taking the video didn't keep on zooming in and out. fagg0tz0rpwn

[schmendriks]

that new tattoo already looks old and faded ..

[bearder12]

i dint no their was dis much hostility in ink these days calm down ppl ffs n focus on the art

[CatsPurrfect]

EXACLY!!!!!as long as everything is sanitery and CLEAN...WTF!!! go for it ,,,we do NOT need a bully saying i will teach you to tattoo. buttt first clean out my garbage cans...FUCK YOU  PROFESSIONALS...hahaha..let your moms clean your shit....just my opinion...i am a scratcher too, and i enjoy doing what i do and getting payed, just the same. Just my 2 cents people, do not get your undies in a buch cause i am telling it like i seeee it...take my comment and move on,,,you will live. =))

[MrHeadd1]

@CatsPurrfect Yep.Couldnt of said it better.Long live the Scratchers!

[HardcoreDeathcore]

@CatsPurrfect good point. lol not all of us can afford to pay sumone so we can work for free an learn the same shit from a friend or by experience. Alot of shops have that ego thing going to where they just think they are superior. But in reality they are pissed because they still make way less then scratchers do cuz we dont pay rent on a shop or have to give ne of our money for maintenence.

[pneumike]

I have over 22 years in the body art industry and have owned a couple studios as well as manged and instructed students over the years.Many artists get their start in their mom and dad's basement or garage and practice on their friends in their youth. many of the legends did also. Some underwent formal apprenticeships and some have a mix. One way to learn is to actually get tattooed yourself and watch. What it all boils down to is education. garbage in, garbage out.quality counts.

[BondsCreekCustoms]

@pneumike that was probably the most sensible comment I've read on tattoo videos. I myself took an interest and do what the call " scratching" i guess. Like any trade, first hand experience is king.

[freakdogg313]

Oh, and no disrespect to the REAL artists, and I mean the ones that are in it for the ART and who are not too cocky to actually help people.

But to the "pro's" that are actually just hacks that are in it for the easy money, and are scared of the "scratchers" doing a better job than you.... screw you! Half the so called scratchers I know, are better ARTISTS than most of these so called pro's. Thats why they are scared.

[freakdogg313]

All these so called pro's that think they are all that are just ignorant. They see that what they are doing is not rocket science, and people are figuring that out and getting into tattooing themselves, and it pisses them off. Get an apprenticeship, is their answer to everything... why? Because they want to rip you off and charge $10,000 to help you learn something that you CAN learn on your own. Can you say scared of compitition?

[1newstyleairbrush]

i actually taught myself how to tattoo through online videos DVD's and a little bit of sitting down with a pro and going through all that I learned online to kinds finalize things.After a tn of lemons and practice skin I tattooed my first person and it came out not bad for my first time.Now my 13 tattoo later I have to say that yes you can learn online and through dvd's ..

[ALSTONPOWERS]

oh my god he called it a "guuuuuuuuuuun" oh no! who gives a fuck, gun or machine, we all know what the fuck he is talkin about. thanks to this video im a master at lining, shadind, needle depth, everything else that has to do with tattoo

[wayneLsmith51]

wow that was really helpful

[StrangeWorld18]

not at all lol

[lvlaster0Dami]

wtf?

[666SYNSTER666]

weird gunn

[spritefish]

not gun, tattoo machine. it looks weird cause you only see it from the top.

[monki600]

every fucking douchbag and his sister wants to be a tattooist.. get an apprenticship if u want to tattoo... scratchers keep fucking up tattoos,then tattooist gotta fix them

[spritefish]

holy shit, you sound like those forum weirdos. If I was in the profession, that would be a blessing. the more fuck ups, the more money you make. let em scratch, at the end of the day, your the one fixing it and getting all the credit. all apprenticeship do is get you to work for free. there are books, videos and countless references that can teach you. no artist if going to hold your hand while you ink. that dumb "scratcher" motif needs to die along with forum trolls. throw em over the bridge!

[monki600]

excuse me? do you tattoo professionally? have you seen a scratcher attempt 2 sleeves with the wrong needle? why would i want to fix someone elses shit, 50% of the time, only laser will fix it. Id rather tattoo empty skin than try tattoo over someone elses work. you dont know enough about tattooing to even be making comments!

[creedstat]

I have been tattooing 11 years and I totally agree with you these bum don't know shit!!

[monki600]

thats just wrong man, the more fuck ups, the more money i make? i earn more tattooing clean skin. i quickly draw up something and tattoo it. with fuck ups, i have to take a foto, figa out something to cover it.. more than half the time, only laser will make it look better. i bet your a scratcher trying to justify your fuck ups! get an apprenticeship, the boss aint gonna hold your hand, but he will have a plan to get you tattooing your best with minimal fuck up. your disturbing man..

[spritefish]

Disturbing? Hehe. your funny Duke. you'd rather tattoo on clear skin? that's one genius answer right there...Duh! I got a lil secret for ya... most customers do come to get some messed up work fixed by a pro. a true professional would know how to tackle a messed up tat and devise a way to fix it. you failed to impress. now, back in the water with you... Troll. *Ploonk!*

[SuzukiRyder21911]

i agree with ur point. a real artist loves a challenge cuz it helps ur mind. challengin ur self is the best way of getting better plus not all so called professionals are great i see some work by these pro shops and i have gotten straighter lines when i started tattoooin people . (i taught myself). so dnt kno who really fucks up more the cocky "pro" or the garage artist. also a real artist doesnt like to do things as an easy money job. they do it out of passion

[spritefish]

exactly. passion should be #1 reason. bogus egos should play no role in the tattoo scene. its passion not BS that gets the job done.

[gangstanikes]

you're almost there, just a couple of more "i think i know everything" comments and you'll be just like the assholes that work as tattoo artist.

[crookedfingaz1]

then charge for ur time lol

[villehermannivalo666]

@spritefish i totoally agree been in the profession just under five years now but spent most of it learning myself as my mentor was a complete and utter prick finally good to see someone who shares the same views as me

[spritefish]

@villehermannivalo666 Its true. tattooing is just another art-form. I believe the most important aspect of it, is keeping your tools in pristine shape. following health guidelines and aftercare, since the procedure is just as important to a tattooist as it is a surgeon. technique can be self taught way before inking your 1st client. there are various skin-like materials you can buy if you rather not work on pig skin. once mastered, the rest is history.

[villehermannivalo666]

@spritefish i couldn't have put it any better myself i remember meeting joe capo bianco and he told me he started tattooing before he was really took under someones wings and look at his work drive and determination is the key as well as like you said keeping your tools in pristine shape like they say a carpetner is only as good as his tools thats why i tell a lot of people don't be cheap spend a little in the long run it's totally worth it =)

[silverbracelet6]

Wow... I learned a lot from this.. I can go and tattoo myself now.....

[fukiu45]

immortal ink is some of the best ink I have ever come across especially the neon black light inks thanks world wide

[markus696979]

if you want to learn to tattoo go get some coloring books an some crayons because its that easy I could teach a monkey to tattoo

[z1zato]

i didnt learn anything

[fatfacejewanna]

i love sugar skulls!

[davonizdashit]

U need a new tattoo check out Inner City INK.

[headshothorror88]

wtf u did not teach shit

[BrownPrideNorte]

that looks hard as fuck... the ink spill like crazy and you cant even see where your putting color at... damn ese

[Maryan1986]

How the hell is watching you making a tattoo gonna teach me?! EXPLAIN!!!

[NME712]

@Maryan1986 thats how i learn and just by wacthing the tattooo thats finished not while its being made u can laern just by wacthing the finished prorduct i been tattoing since 15

[liltatmac]

Dude. What the hell are you doing to that poor person. If thats what you call shading then you have a long, long way to go bud.

Give your self another decade then put out a video.

[BrownPrideNorte]

hes the one getting payed... quit talking shit, he did a good job homie

[fukiu45]

you don't have a clue dumb shit

[titmaster69]

damn ur ugly