Tattooing Methods : How to Practice Tattooing

Practicing tattooing can be tricky, as the best medium is human skin, but there are volunteers who will allow tattoo apprentices to practice on them. Find practice subjects to hone tattooing skills with helpful tips from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo techniques.

Expert: Chip Taylor
Contact: www.avatartat2.com
Bio: Chip Taylor has traveled extensively throughout his 19-year tattooing career, and he spent many of those years working on the east coast at some of the best studios.
Filmmaker: Chuck Tyler

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• tattoos
• tattooing
• tattooing techniques
• cover up tattoos
• jail tattoos
• tattoo machines
• tattoo equipment
• body art
• body modification

[teatreee69]

hey thanks man, this helped

ive done like 3 tattoos already just by tellin em it's free haha

[eHow]

@teatreee69 Glad you found this helpful. I hope our future as a tattoo artist is successfull. Let us know if any other videos helped you out!

[derwisss]

Nice linework ,and good advice!! As long as you use new needles and tips and keep your work area clean, you can tattoo whoever you want regardless if your client care about the look of the tat. Practice make perfect!!!

[ouilleflameboy]

What a great guy! So refreshing to see someone being encouraging and sharing his knowledge, rather than the usual 'we're in a secret club' type of point-scoring types obsessed with petty one-upsmanship. You're a cool dude, Chip. If I'm ever in your neck of the woods, I'll look you up! Respect.

[NinjaHoodieVans]

personally i prefer going over the lines twice better look because if you dont it will look like some on drew it with a pen

[IKILLANGELZ]

hes reallt good :)

[Nellesauce]

what i have to say about this video, is that simply you need to get your lining smoother and get them in one clean stroke and not go over them again like you just didl

[seanlovesradiohead]

I am learning to tattoo at the moment myself, and this is a great video! and I love this guy's attitude, my only gripe is that I have seen so much about how your lines should be one consistent Hard black like, in one stroke, isn't the way he is doing this reffered to as scratching? I'm not criticising in any way! I'mjust curious. any replies would helpalot! cheers for the video : )

[82909SB]

I practice on myself

[darkbarrowpure]

many tattoo artist have there own style im an apprentise in a shop in england in the black country and my boss say when doing a line make sure your dont have to go over again but the guy in this video touchs up where line are finer, make and useing your own style make you your own tattoo artist not trying to do what everyone else is.

[rouncer81]

this guy does it with the tenderest syle, he barely penetrates the surface.

[waryhonorhound]

thats a very nice cover tattoo in my opinion. you have to use your imagination to cover something you dont want anymore or it just ends up looking like a big glob of crap. the snake across the old banner work nicely.