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I will celebrate my birthday and Queen's birthday We were in Cali chilling and vibing merch Fashion Nova boy I'm gonna tell you guys my experience at the body art expo Tell you guys how you can prepare if you're thinking about going to an expo I'm gonna split it in four simple steps step one How to pack all you need is your tattoo machine tattoo supplies and your armrests and if you do not buy tattoo a Massage table the less things you take the less stress you're gonna have and the more time you're gonna spend Focusing in your tattooing the only thing I had in my booth was my machine my massage table and my business cards But I was doing a really cool tattoo so I had a lot of people stop to ask for my information What I'm trying to say is that you can have a really fancy booth But if you're not doing a unique tattoo that's making people stop and look at your work then having a fancy booth It's pretty much pointless Everybody got that should I dab? step two I was walking around this expo right and after talking with a few artists from out of state This is the feedback that I got from them Tattoors that booked appointments prior to the expo had a really successful weekend then the ones that took walkings That's how it is Artists who booked appointments in advance were able to make a profit all they had to do is show up and tattoo Plus they were able to plan ahead Customize do a solid tattoo and that is definitely gonna help them to gain more clients Artists that were expecting walkings definitely did not have a successful weekend They had to spend money on plane tickets maybe gas money and food also walking usually gets more tattoos So you're not able to show up what you can actually do my recommendation is for you to be my recommendation for you My recommendation would be to build connections within the cities you visit My name is Chris McGeorge my friends call me McG. I'm the apprentice here at Innovative Inc. And here's my experience at the expo My perspective at the expo was definitely eye-opening being my first time I had never been to one at all how to come prepared as a client I would definitely say bring a pillow or a jacket, but you don't need much. I Brought my backpack with like a book and headphones and make sure all my stuff was charged I brought some chargers and some water. So that's pretty much all you need Because you're gonna be getting tattooed all the time Going up being a part of the competition was really fun Just getting my number standing in line looking at you know The competition of the day and see what everybody else got done going up on the stage and having the judges Judge the tattoo it was it was a lot of fun The best part was probably walking around the stage at the end and kind of showing off the leg and seeing all those people's reactions Like in the crowd. Follow me on Instagram tattoos by McG. Thank you guys Final step the fourth and final step competitions So for this expo I wanted to enter for best of the day so I invited our apprentice of the shop Mick G Mick George So I invited him to get tattooed at the expo live to enter for best of the day So he can allow me to do a crazy ass tattoo on him, but We lost I say we lost Okay, we didn't lose We just didn't win. I Was upset it is a competition. I'm a competitive person but I Understand this what it is I'm feeling disappointed The fact that I didn't win best of the day It's my day I can feel it It's the cover of category. So right there right there number 15 of personal Alotar Kevin Reds is the artist innovator it is the shop Shout out to Kevin for taking best of the day congratulations, man. You killed it I'm gonna put his information right here or right here or maybe right here go follow him and show some love I Went to talk to one of the judges manual float is owner of next level to explain why my tattoo didn't make the cut And hopefully you guys learned something from this Was the fact that had too much red Redness it hurts like the legitimacy of the time Then the other issue is is the longevity of the tattoo I see one of the tattoos for some people do Big big tattoos It's dope, but then when it heals a lot of times you didn't really fully saturate the tattoo So what happens is the tattoo you might have done something So then with these large tattoos when it heals up it ultimately means another like Well usually what I do I just I just go at it with like solid black and then it heals You know exactly how it looks fresh because I usually just just too crazy and true blacks You know what I mean? I don't really to do anything that I that I that I have that's not great. No, that's not great But she's also the black and true great. Oh, I would like to see is I want to see your tattoo Oh, I want to see it. Yeah, and then I usually post a lot of kill tattoos Like this one here. This is One past California So us like I'm an older guy. You gotta fucking you gotta say sharp You gotta keep pushing because these guys are coming for it Thank you So Thank you so much Manuel Flores for taking the time to talk to me and sharing your feedback I really appreciate it. Don't forget to follow his socials and show some love. So I ended up writing down I'm a narrow down what he explained for you so you guys can understand better on what judges look for in competitions Make sure that you finish your tattoo two hours prior before the competition starts Send your client on the stage with a glove and a paper towel so he can be wiping any Plasma or blood off the tattoo so judges can see the whole entire thing clearly I hope this video motivates you to attend to an expo to what? An expo To attend To attend an expo All right Attend an expo attend an expo and get your name out there show off your work to the world Show off your work me people build connections travel Go to all these expos. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this video I hope you guys enjoyed this video As far as the scavenger hunt, there's only one clue left a single one And if you find this clue you win a four by four free tattoo This last clue is gonna be here at the shop. Whoever gets here first gets the free tattoo boom See you guys next week. Peace