 How's everybody doing welcome back to the ink therapy podcast here with mr. Reyes and resilient So we didn't upload on this weekend because we did record. We did record But I didn't connect the microphones So we did a whole podcast and we hung out basically we hung out to each other Yikes And it sucked because like I was getting ready to edit and I realized that we had no audio anywhere You know, it's not like I could even get the audio from the cameras because it just sounded so distorted It was just ugly. I was I was bummed out. Yeah, it was a good talk It was it was I would like to start this podcast with reading a few comments from the last video. Oh, okay All right, no gloves drunk and use his shirt to wipe holy hacka hepatitis Another one is I will no longer refer to chicken skin as chicken skin. It will forever be turkey pimples It's it's definitely gonna happen turkey pimples Why don't you just say goosebumps? Because damn goosebumps is weird to geese a goose bumps. You know what I mean? That is so crazy. I just heard it right now as I said it goosebumps another one is What do you guys think of feature ink therapist as your guests as as your guest title feature ink? therapist mm-hmm Like the guest is the therapist Another one is you can call your guest amigo amigo co-host or Guest host Keep them coming Great ideas guys great ideas. Uh, so as promised I have to be Okay, so last time he said we were gonna do to and then when it recorded it but not recorded He was just like no, we're only doing one. I was like late. Yeah, but this time we're gonna be doing too See it was meant to be it's meant to be that's meant to be their short videos straight to the point No explanation, but it is what it is. These are the tattoo nightmares of the week Estaba muy contento por qué fui a tatuar me tienes que ver el resultado Así pedía el diseño de mi tatuaje Estaban muy feliz por mi resultado yo re porque me dolio mucho puta madre y estoy muy triste porque se parece a la llorona en It's real That's really far off Puta madre estoy muy triste porque se parece a la llorona en tiempos de hambre y frio I think at this point he should just get a laser or get a full bag piece Yeah There is yeah, cuz it's gonna look weird just having one side covered up and the rest of his back empty I mean, I don't see any harsh lines though. Yeah, so this could all be like background, right? Yeah, it could be background or it can be or it can become part of That's that it can be part of the whatever the design is it can be it If anybody knows any updates on this on this person here tag me on this one, I got tagged a lot I already know what's gonna happen by the look of the whole thing the lines gonna come out like cross-eyed it That's it That was a tattoo This guy out here flexing flexing feeling himself he fill in the tattoo to at least at least He likes it you can tell he likes his tattoo, you know, cuz he's you know, I need to see how the light how the eyes look Damn those eyes you can't just like not look at the eyes Yeah, the eyes are like the main thing because everything else is fixable, you know You have to play with the contract if you give it gray eyes like an evil His skin complexion it wouldn't let me know it would just look like a ashy Okay, well, let's talk about this. Oh his skin complexion and cover-ups How how does one go about his skin complexion and cover-ups that's because I get that question a lot too on Absolutely, I see it. That's why I wanted to bring it up It's something that I feel like people don't say but it's something that should be known Mm-hmm. I guess it really all depends on like the skin complexion some Clients can have way darker skin complexion than others But when it comes down to cover-ups, it's Almost not possible and the reason why it's almost not possible is because there's times where the skin complexion and The tattoo itself that they're trying to cover up you can't really see it So if the tattoo that they're trying to cover up I it's barely visible to my eyes a cover-up is not recommended the black ink that I'm gonna be Applying it's not gonna be a difference from what he already has. Okay, so it's just gonna look like a Blop of ink everywhere. So I got to be able to see what it is what it is But if I'm having a hard time Seeing the shading of the pre or the tattoo that trying to cover up It's definitely a no and then I also see like, you know The the skin could be darker and then also the texture of the skin could be different, you know And we're not just talking like darker skin complexion. We're talking like skin complexion who that has gone darker over time Yes, people who work out in the sun. Yes and get burnt. So I had this client about I'll say Three four years ago and he was he was Hispanic and he had been in the United States for the past a year Yeah, but he had been working in Mexico his whole life on the fields So he was you know working on on the on the ranch on the ranch and then Rancho after working so many years on the fields His skin was just rough like rough. He was darker skin complexion His skin was dry To an extent where if I was to wipe it would his skin would just look ashy Wow the stencil was visible but not as much as I would as I would want to so I had to minimize all my Texture and shades to make sure that he stands out cut like going back to the cover-up thing with him With him at least there's not a lot of shading. So it's It's something that can be Worked with right? Yeah, because if they basically just gave I mean, I don't know if this guy is gonna decide on Covering it up because it looks like he really likes it only I mean We would only suggest, you know having something more like shading down to it to make it look a little bit more Realistic it can be fixed because it doesn't have a lot of shading You can add texture the only problem will be the eyes But I feel like I feel like if you like do though if you do the lion as a whole and you make it if you really Work that texture and bring it into life. You'll barely notice the eyes. Maybe true to be honest Yeah, because it looks so cool from far away that you'll probably barely be able to see that the eyes are a little lopsided Mm-hmm, and that is a big thing when it comes down to fixing tattoos or doing cover-ups You got to take away the attention from what's the ugliest of the tattoo, you know of like what what wrong? Yeah, there you go. Did I say it right? Yeah, I mean you just said ugliest Yeah I have one more question about this What are some Tips that you could give other artists on how you went about, you know, not just cover-ups, but just regular Oh, yeah, just regular tattoos. I think the best tips that I can give to Clients to clients that are looking to get a tattoo and you know you have darker skin complexion and tattoo artists that are gonna be tattooing darker skin complexion the best thing to do is To whatever the placement is Don't pack in a whole bunch of tiny little detail because you're not gonna notice it What you want to do is if somebody's getting an arm tattoo enlarge the image as much as you can So you can put a lot of contrast and highlights That way whenever it heals you're gonna be able to tell exactly what it is and it's gonna be legible and People are gonna be able to know what it is. Okay, so not just focus on the details, but Make the details bigger bigger. So then that way they'll stand out a little bit better. Yes Mm-hmm that try to avoid packing tiny little detail Make those details bigger. Awesome. Thank you for that. Of course. Thank you for the question I want to close this segment by reading you a few comments from that video He likes a tattoo. He likes it, you know, you can tell that he likes it I looked into his account and he he doesn't care, you know, he likes it. Okay, cool, but so But the comments are just I want to hear about the comments. Just they're just pure comedy I'm not like homie. You should have been afraid Tiger is looking both ways before crossing the street Bro, why did this remind me of my ex? And with that we're gonna close this segment. I don't know who's more offended his ex or the guy Or the lion, I think the lion is more offended. He's like With that one, we'll close this segment and we're gonna move on to Catching up to the emails we replied to on the podcast that we were supposed to post while we did it So hopefully some of some of them replied if they didn't then we choose maybe two two people Sounds good. All right So we are back and we are ready to go over the emails that we replied to last week and Hopefully some people booked but according to your face Probably not that people are gonna book. So out of all the emails we received one reply. Oh, see Who is it? It was the one who wanted The one of his mom Oh the portrait that's right. Okay, we forward start answering these emails I do want to say that if I choose you I'm going to be giving you a hundred and ten percent and if you and if you get the client It just means that I was not connecting with your piece Maybe the cover was too complicated or it is probably not my style. I did post a little video on tiktok You know showing the process of how we book clients and a lot of people were They understood why I was You know picking and choosing the clients that I would want to tattoo and I did get two comments And I feel like it would be nice to read them out loud and kind of give my point of view your intrigue that People are willing to pay top money for your work just to throw it to the side shaking my head So I feel like it's I mean, yeah I mean, I'm very grateful and blessed the fact that a lot of people want to get tattooed by me And I think that's amazing, you know, but at the same time, I'm not doing it for the money I'm doing it because I love Tattooing so much that I want to make sure that I have fun too The reason why I started tattooing it is because I was tired of working at five nine to five You know, I wanted to escape me feeling like I needed to do it because it was my work Now I have the ability and the and the opportunity for me to do what I love So I'm taking advantage of it and making sure that I I love it, you know So I did see that comment. Oh, I think I also want to highlight the person who responded to him and You know more like, you know, you've earned it. You've earned the right to be Pick and choose what you want to do and I feel like that is a huge Blessing that I remember a long time ago. You this was like when you were doing you were still doing $40 specials. You're like one day I want to be able to choose what I want to do and you know, you're here now I am very proud of you for how far you've come and it's really awesome seeing that you get to pick and choose What you want to do and create something different. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Oh, that's my two scenes. Oh, thank you Like you said the person who replied to that To that comment said nothing's wrong with being picky and doing something that gets that creative mind going He's earned it and it's not always about the money, which is totally true. You know, like I like I Wanted I love what I do and I want to enjoy every minute of it Well, that was a crazy intro to this answering emails. All right. So out of all the emails, nobody replied We got one reply. So his mom passed away And he we he just would really wanted to get a memorial piece done for her And he did send another picture, but it wasn't clear enough. So he asked if he had any more pictures He sent more pictures. These are the only pictures of my mother He sent I think like two more and it says hello, unfortunately These are the only pictures I have of my mother when she passed away. Everything was lost I also have this idea of making my mother and ask that goddess if it's better for Reyes I will be attaching an inspirational picture as well I'm currently enrolling to the USA army and might be deploying within a month or two I'd really like to get this piece done before I deploy if you should need anything else, please let me know Yeah, so the biggest thing about portraits is that for me is the reference is the most important thing because it's such a meaningful tattoo that In any way, do I want to get in a situation where I have doubts that I'm not going to be able to Execute that portrait the way it should be executed. So this is another picture. Oh, not bad. I think it's a really good reference really, I Can clean it up. I'm gonna say yes to this select it Do you want to open a couple? Yeah, let's let's let's choose One or two, okay, depending on how how many emails we go through. All right. So this next one is a cover-up Hello, Mr. Reyes, I saw your video on YouTube. I appreciate you opening up my email and sharing it on your channel Oh, I understand you said the concept that I gave wouldn't quite work as a cover-up So I wanted to reach out again. Okay in hopes that we can find something that you feel we can work with I have some ideas. I'm not set on one specific piece, but I would like to stick with the religious theme I'm open to extending The tattoo and turning into a full sleeve that way we have more room to work with as well My main goal is getting it covered by you It's taking me a while to find someone that I feel like a trust with this cover-up And I'm determined to get it done by you. What are the odds that we open up the same person's email? That is I'm shook right now. So this is a picture that he sent as an inspiration I mentioned in the video that it's soft. I can't use any faces to cover up such a harsh piece. Yeah Yeah, um, I Would want to reply to him and just kind of explain. All right, so the next one. I'm just gonna do random Stop all right This is a cover-up. I really have gone back and forth with my idea. I'm flexible I've left some heavy flowers and maybe an illusion skull But I love all dark and creepy mixed with beauty ideas An image but darker would be ideal. So this is what she has Okay, okay, I Was so positive you were gonna immediately say no I See when I think creepy with beauty and skulls. I think skull Spider-web I also see a mouth. What is it a black mouth? I'll take it I'll take it. This is crazy. I was for sure like he was gonna say no He said one All right, well that concludes today's podcast we chose one client and Hopefully we booked this client and the other client that wants a portrait We got a giveaway. No. Oh, yes So I'm gonna start doing a small little giveaways So stay tuned on my Instagram. We're gonna be posting what I'm gonna give you be giving away for the next next podcast And for this then this podcast I decided to give away a 14 mile liner by ambition Which this is the cartridges I use on a daily basis. It's my favorite cartridges and if you Watch my videos. You guys know that my 14 mile liner is my favorite cartridge. That's what I use for everything For the next one it might be a shirt could be a hat could be So I posted on my Instagram that I was giving away this 14 mile liner and I chose an artist that liked the story and and His name is I do cover ups and I'm gonna be sending him this box of 14 mile liners and So he can send me his address and I'll send it over to the shop Congratulations, I do cover ups. I hope you use them. Yes. Congratulations. Congratulations For God, thank you guys so much for watching. I'll see you guys next week Oh