 How's everybody doing welcome back to my channel a different week a different project a new experience Watch until the end to find the second clue of the scavenger hunt And if you don't know what I'm talking about watch the last video this week. I'm gonna do it another cover-up shocker I Will only be recording one of the cover-ups to better explain today's technique today It's gonna be interesting because I haven't seen a lot of people do it and I'm gonna be covering up this lion huge lion on this forum with a Portrait with only a round liner No max so stay tuned. It's gonna get interesting make sure to comment down below What was your favorite part of this video because I will pick one of you to sell you some money and Buy you a nice meal last week's winner was Mason. Thank you so much for your support. I appreciate it No, let's get this day started My name is Kenny Smith I'm originally from Orange County, California and Currently I've been in the military for the past nine years in the United States Army I first started getting tattoos when I was 17 to 18 years old fresh into the military the first couple tattoos I got there were just tattoo shops right outside the military base didn't really have any reason or rhyme I just wanted to get them The first time I come up on Mr. Reyes It was a recommended YouTube video and it was just this tribal that went from the shoulder to the chest It was about nine months ago and I was like there's no way this man can cover this up And I watched the video and I'm like that tribal is gone No regrets on getting those tattoos, but as of right now, I want something new something new to look at I want to continue the art on my body This week. I invited my good friend Kenny Gonzalez to tell us his unique or funny story that happened to a wall tattooing Roll it What's up guys? My name is Kenny Gonzalez. I'm a tattoo artist here at Innovative E I've been tattooing for about three years You hear the door chime, you know here comes a client So here we have both agreed on asking what he wants and so he started asking this weird questions You know all of a sudden, you know, you know How far do you guys go for tattoos? And then the other artist right away threw me under the bus He's like, oh, he's like he got it quicker than me. You know, so he was like Kenny specializes in that I'll let him handle that and he walked away left me hanging So I was like this guy. So at that point, I'm just like all right You know now it's just one-on-one like all right, let's get to the point now. What's going on, you know, like so I'm looking to get Eat that too. He's like I want it in my Right. I'm like in private area. Yeah, he's like he's like, but don't be alarmed. That's not what you expect sounds like Okay, this is getting weirder. I'm like, what do you mean? It's not gonna be awkward for no one else I'm like why you know, and that's when you're like, there's nothing there I'm like, what? I'm like, it just really took a twist. I got it amputated. He's like, so there's only scarring my head the whole time I'm like, how do I get myself out of this? How do I get myself out? And then I just told them like how long has it been? It's been about four months I'm like, that's my ticket out. I'm like, all right I'm like a four months. It is way too soon for me to tattoo over that scar I'll be more than glad to help you out with the situation I'm like, but you have to give it at least a year to heal up Properly and then we could decide on what we do for you and he left and Sweat on my forehead. That was my weird story Awkward story, whatever you want to call it No, I did not see it. I didn't need no show and tell Thank you, Kevin Reyes for having me in your video. Hasta rato, mi gente Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. That was unique I remember that story when we used to work at 7th Street back then so thank you Kenny for telling us that unique story It was interesting It doesn't happen on a daily basis It just doesn't happen make sure to follow his Instagram and show his page some love like Comment do all that and if you see Kenny in person give him a big hug. He deserves it Going back Getting my forearm tattooed again. Like I said, I haven't had these my forms tattooed since I was 19 I got them all covered up then so it was kind of a weird feeling getting them back tattooed after I thought I was never gonna get them tattooed again Parts did hurt around the wrist area and stuff Make sure that if you're gonna be using this technique, please please Make sure that you are comfortable using gray tones and you are experienced enough to do it This technique is unfortunately not for artists who are learning how to tattoo if you are still struggling with needle depth Hand speed or simply packing solid ink. I do not recommend you using this technique not yet To execute the face I'm gonna be using my 14-round liner with a 5.0 voltage to give me the leverage to Go in pack it in without irritating the skin Like I mentioned before I use a lot of different methods to apply my gray tones I might do little circles. I might drag my My drag my needle or I might do little scribbles all over that the tattoo But whatever you use make sure you are persistent Persistent if for some reason there's a specific area where the gray tones are not covering up the tattoo move on Because you will Because you will because you will scar the skin immediately do not force it It is better to do a second session the reason why that might happen is because you might be using the wrong tone on the wrong Area and you might be wondering how do I know if I'm using the right tone and the answer is you don't That's what makes cover-ups really hard to do. They're very unpredictable But what's really gonna help you is pure experience I want you guys to pay attention to this to this part pay attention This is very important. That's not Use why only where is needed? Both of these tattoos took about three to four hours to do for a total of seven hours in two days I thought Speed was key right here. Like I thought it was I was expecting to be here six to ten hours I think all tattoos hurt. I'm not gonna lie. I have tattoos all over my body from my stomach to my back to my arms I Think they always hurt But I think the pain is worth it for something that lasts a lifetime you guys are looking for any cover-up tattoos Hit up Mr. Reyes. This man knows what he's doing. I highly highly recommend him And I'm probably probably most likely gonna come back and get more tattoos done by Mr. Reyes I Hope you guys are ready to find the second clue this time. There will only be 10 business cards Congratulations to you if you found the second clue because now you are closer and winning a 4x4 free tattoo Make sure to take a picture at the place that you found this clue and the enemy your photo Yo, yo, yo, it's Alex Costas here over here at Electric Haven Barbershop My boy Kevin Reyes is doing a scavenger hunt. This is gonna be a second drop location He's gonna have 10 cards here. You can get them on Saturday. I'll be here from 10 to 2 That's your window to come get them We're gonna have 10 business cards first come first serve come grab them to participate in a scavenger hunt And we'll help to see you here If you are an artist, I hope you found this video useful and you learned something new and if you are a tattoo enthusiast Enthusiast Enthusiast I hope you enjoyed this video. I'll see you guys next week. Peace