 How's everybody doing welcome back to my channel this week I'm gonna be doing the top of the hand and the forearm It's a whole day session and I am excited because it's a really dope Concepts so with that being said let's get this day started. Let's go. How do I look? Yeah, can you see me a song Give me a little twinkle twinkle little sark twinkle twinkle? yeah twinkle twinkle little sark That was perfect That was beautiful bro. He is the artist behind the voice You ready bro? Oh, yeah, you excited nervous? Both Both? I'm excited All right So we're covering up this crown right here Toughest cover-up of my life. Yeah, just trying to challenge you that's all With this respect my guy, what is this? How dare you call it a cover-up? How many emails do you get a month, which is crazy. I would say I Have no idea, but I think the last time the guy who runs my website. He Said that we were at over a thousand emails behind and I just answered like 10 a month Yeah You just pick random ones you scroll through it. Yeah, and then until we find like some good ideas Yeah, but as far as like for me, I want to make sure that whoever I pick is gonna be like a Crazy dope piece that's gonna fit the placement. Yeah, I consider all of those things You know the placement. What am I covering up? Is it my style? Yeah, and I kill it, you know Like a stencil Damn that looks crazy What a stencil Go ahead and check it out in the mirror make sure you like the placement Okay, so the approach that I'm gonna be taking today is I'm gonna start with the knuckles area just because I want to make sure that I put some solid Background in it with a little bit of gray solid black and I'm gonna be using Maybe an 11 curved mag or a 14 round liner just because the hand can be a really sensitive area So we I got to make sure that I pack it in and to stay super solid as well The areas that you got to look out for is the corners here just because we use our hands a lot So those areas you got to pack it in take your time Just so it can be a so we can heal really nicely then after that I'm gonna move on up and see what I explained next so With that being said, let's go son Whoo, how does it feel being on like on the other side of the camera? No crazy Try to take it all in So you see it you see it on YouTube, but then you're on the chair right now, and you got white shoes today That takes a lot bro. I'm gonna I'm gonna pull this Away from your shoes. They're like way too white. I sprayed some stuff on Well, let's go then There it is One thing that you got to do on the hand is always take your time relax The hand can be a bit complicated to pack in your solid colors, so Lower your voltage. I'm right now. I'm using a 5.0 voltage, which I actually use 5.0 for every single tattoo I do But I'm using a Levin curved Mac and I am what I'm doing right now It's just testing it out, you know, I want to make sure that I'm packing it in nicely and And I'm really liking the way it's performing. I'm using a higher levels cartridges All right, so now I'm gonna switch to my 14 round shader and See which one gives me the best results as far as like how fast I can pack How consistent and which one's gonna benefit benefit me the most Perfect Okay, so for the edge. I'm actually gonna do I'm gonna use my 14 mile liner Just to do the edge of the calendar or I have more control over how I want the That calendar to look and to do the rest of the background. I'm gonna use my Levin curved Mac How does it feel? Oh, it's not bad. It's like it's good. Let's try to be tough for the camera It's like I'm inside It's not too bad right now Nothing I can't handle. I mean you got your other hand so That wasn't on camera First thing is first I'm just gonna start Doing the outline of the job For me contrast is really important because it allows me to that's what it makes a tattoo stand out from afar if you have a single tone going across the whole entire thing then from afar it's gonna look like Just a whole bunch of ink But when you have the right amount of contrast it allows you to distinguish where What it is as I get lower on the job, I'm gonna slowly start doing texture to Start mapping it out. I'm just slightly gonna go over these little details here I'm gonna lightly just outline the teeth because here there's a lot of black So I got to make sure that I navigate through it nicely because I definitely don't want to lose the teeth And now I I'm gonna do this area here because I really like the contrast that he has here So I definitely want to focus on this side of the chin area and start working my way this way So what I'm I'm using right now is my round line my nine round liner with a voltage of a 5.0 And I'm doing the scribble technique, you know A lot of you have used it and it makes me really happy that it's working for you guys too and Yeah, this is this is the technique that I use with to Execute a whole bunch of texture and give me that that depth that I'm looking for So right now all I'm doing with my solid black is just mapping it out I'm just mapping it out making sure that I'm that I see the shape of the skull and after I'm done with this with this First layer, I'm gonna go back and start Deciding where I want most of my contrast Right in between these gaps. I'm gonna be doing my medium gray to finish off Covering up this whole entire area And with that medium gray it's gonna complete the Giving it that depth and dimension that I want. I'm going back here. I realized that I can add more black So this is the middle of the jaw area. I'm in the chin and I'm gonna map it out as well slowly All these little textures that I'm doing very lightly as soon as I add my medium gray They're gonna show right through and it's gonna give it so much more style to it and realism Because black is always gonna overpower gray So that's why I'm spreading out the texture. So when I add my medium gray, it's gonna complement it Okay, before I keep going I'm gonna start applying my medium gray On these areas here, I'm gonna be applying some white highlights to make that chin stand out even more I do feel like some areas are a little too bright on the chin area So I'm gonna go to my medium gray and dip it on my solid black Because I want something right in the middle That's not gonna be too like medium gray, but also not solid black. I want something right in the middle with my 27 curved mag Running my machine at 5.0. I'm gonna be packing a Solid black to for the hat here for the sombrero And I really like when it's a lot of coverage like this when it's a whole bunch of black I like using a bigger mag. I for me personally It helps me not irritate the skin as much and I'm also to do faster coverage and and less pain as well when it's like a liner It is a lot easier for the needle to penetrate the skin But since I'm using a 27 curved mag, it is it kind of bounces back And causes less pain. I can feel the vibration on my hand So that is letting me know that I'm packing it in nicely with Very consistent It's kind of hard to explain how far I have my needle how far out I have my needle, but All I know is that I can feel this vibration on my hand and Could be a couple millimeters. I don't know What do you think? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah Oh, yeah, yeah millimeters sure Oh That's it got me Can you tell me how many millimeters this is Andrew? It's a shit lot of the millimeters What about an estimate? It's hard, huh? three millimeters Yeah, it's hanging It is hanging there you go You heard it here first The way I'm doing circles here. It looks very very brutal, but I Don't feel like it's that painful You're speaking for you. It doesn't hurt at all. It actually tipples Not for real though. What it how does it feel? It's not bad at all. Yeah So the other ones that I was using the smaller cartridges, so this one is probably your favorite, huh? Oh, yeah Boom boom boom one single stroke Because the cartridge holds a lot of ink inside I just go at it and Don't it does look a lot more brutal than what it actually right? That's what I'm saying I'm moving your whole arm while doing circles Yeah, it does especially this movement right here this one looks hella brutal and I bet it looks worse on camera. I Do think it's it's funny though that when I post like this huge projects Someone in the comments always says numbing cream or spray or if if a client comes in with numbing cream I said I'm home Hugs, I cannot tattoo with numbing cream. Yeah, like that. It's a skin. Yeah, it does like the skin gets poofy Get I don't know it kind of creates like a like a second layer on the skin and it makes it so hard to pack in black Some people are able to though. I don't want to speak for every artist out there, but for me, I can't That's why I always tell my clients like the people who do ask me I'd be like nope. Just let it happen, bro. Yes. I got you though I'm gonna make sure I navigate so you won't hurt that much and the thing is that if that numbing cream Wears out in a matter of three hours. We still got another six to go. Oh, yeah, you know, you're done After that, you're probably gonna tap out. Yeah Because if the pain comes back all at once There you go solid black Tada Five out of ten pain for sure five out of ten Thank you so much for coming back and watching this brand new video I really appreciate you and I want to say thank you to everyone for dropping so many positive Comments in my videos and for showing so much love that means the world to me And so with that being said if you are tattoo artist I hope you learn something from this video and if you are tattoo enthusiast, I hope you bring to attain Thank you so much for watching. I'll see you guys next week. Peace