Really appreciate these tutorials. not many tattooists on YT actually explain properly what they are doing to achieve the intended effects. Thankyou again Dave for these vids, you are awesome!
No problem and thank you for the support my friend!! 🙏 i’m happy to help and I’m glad You’re enjoying the videos and learning from the content. Again thank you for the support and keep rocking🤘🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething hi I'm currently using a 17 curved mag,thanks to your videos my technique is slowly improving. Colour going in smoothly but slow, I think that's due to using a soft shader. The healing is good,no skin trauma or heavy scabbing, infact no scabbing atall! I feel now I'm using a toothbrush to paint a wall tho because working on a full sleeve. What needle size would be best, the 17 curved mag is too small, guess I'm ready to move up?? 23 curved mag might be OK but I feel I need more like a 43????
Is it just me or does tattooist not sound right? Could be me i suppose and it'd certainly not be the first time.. I've always just called us all tattoo artists lmao. Ink pigmentation specialists xD that's what ima start calling us all
Thank you! I'm a 4 year professional tattoo artist, and I have gained so much from your videos, from solidifying the basics to touching on advanced tattoo technique your videos have helped improve my work and keep my customers loving their new skin! All the best!
Im a professional pencil portrait hyper realism artist. Im learning to tattoo and it is completely different than drawing. My 30 years experience gives me quite an edge along with your videos. Please keep posting!
Same skills here. My 1st session on fake skin looked like my 5 year old did it so I was down, but then after 15 hours + it came together and realized this was my calling
Please please continue these videos, brother. You f'in rock and I know I speak for others when I say, you have helped me tremendously with how you explain all the details as you're going. So many others leave out those details for us newbies. Salute, your tatt work is amazing!
Thanks Kevin really appreciate that man!! 🤘🙏🤘 And I’m happy to hear the videos are informative and helping you out!! I will certainly continue to make videos about shading and many other aspects. Thank you again for the support and keep rocking brother🤘🤘
The more i watch your videos the more confident i get in my tattooing. I still have tons of questions needing answered but your videos do help. Thanks.
I did a couple tats when i was 17 with a homemade tattoo gun and then i tatted a big ass koi fish on my right thigh. And more recently i bought a tattoo gun and tatted another koi fish to hang out with my first tattoo. Then last night i tatted an oni mask on my knee lol they’re pretty big but im lovin it i do intend to learn how to shade but I’ve really been focusing on my line work. I also had your videos playing in the background to boost my confidence
A masterfully crafted lesson executed with a flawless hand!! As always dave i cant thank you enough. The art something tee has become my official working uniform now.
Thank you soo much DAVE!!! Always appreciate your positivity and support!!! we just a couple of daves in a pod lol!! And thats awesome to hear the shirt is your go to for tattooing!!! Cant thank you enough for the support brother!! Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you so much. With this pandemic starting right before I started looking for apprenticeships, it’s been nice to get to see someone with experience teach what to do and what not to do when using certain techniques. Thank you. So very much. 💚
Thanks so much Dave, you never fail to deliver. Top quality instruction and top quality work. Still feeling a dubious with the whole grey shading area, but all this information is going in and hopefully sticking for when I dip a toe in the water as it were. Gonna go revisit your black/grey wash videos definitely. Thanks again and PEACE!
Wow thank you so much Rob really appreciate the kind words my friend!!👍🙏👍 I hope the information sticks for you and if it doesn’t we can always go back and rewatch the videos that you need a little help with. And I wish you the best of luck as you get in to black and gray shading!! Keep at it and keep rocking🤘🤘🤘
Been watching a lot of your videos as I’m a beginner tattoo artist trying to soak in as much knowledge as possible. I haven’t used a magnum shader yet so thanks for sharing your technique and how well your technique works. Thanks brother!
That’s the best thing to do Blake soak up as much knowledge as possible! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you take the time to try a mag out. They can be a little tricky at first but the more you use them the more you realize how great they are🤘🤘
Definitely going to order some Mags, I want to get into a shop for an apprenticeship but the shops around where I’m at are kinda stingy and don’t do apprenticeships. So really all my learning has came from your channel. Look forward to the next video!🤘
Dude ! All of my questions have been answered !! So happy I found your channel ! AND you reply to peeps !! WHAT ?! My ink game is definitely better after watching a couple of your videos ! I am familiar with most needles and the techniques, but I do have a box of RS needles that I have never tried... any tips ? Mad love from Lebanon !
Thanks Xhris Im glad you found the channel as well!! 👍👍 I try to reply to as many comments as I can but I certainly miss a lot of them as well. Really cool to hear the vids have helped you out my friend. I would say with round shaders they make great liners if you want a thick line weight. They are also great for tight areas. I dont mess with them to much cause I enjoy to use mags most of the time. Thanks again Xhris and much love back to you and Lebanon!! Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘
What is the difference between Curved Magnum and Round Magnum? What occasion is the best to use curves magnum needle? And what occasion to use Rounded magnum needle?
I have a question ❓ How do you tale 2 or 3 different objects or designs and blend them together. I'm going to do my own tattoo and my friends. I'm decent with lines but not so much shading or realistic tattoos. But i want Octagon filler pattern, with Flower of Life Filler and simple Mushrooms but don't know how to make mushroom 🍄 or Poppy Pods click well together with geometric patterns as outer filler. The Octagon pattern is a full filler for forearm and starts to digitally break away at the wrist towards the hand and up on the forearm it changes to Flower of Life pattern filler. I want the Shrooms and Poppy pods in spots like small circular or diamond tattoos but dont know the best way to put a Mushroom 🍄 or mushrooms on this skin canvas and look great. I'm trying to use simple stencils that are just geometrical single lines with solid black spots so it's not too difficult. It's really hard to find good poppy pod/mushroom stencils but its cool you showed how to hand trace them since i don't have a thermal printer. Do you have any tips for free stencils that i can print out at the library?
Absolutely Amazingly beautiful Tattoo! ♥️ I've only begun to work with color packing and shading haven't even touched the surface but with these videos and help, man just thank you! 👌
Well the more needles you add the more power you’re going to need to push those needles into the skin. So you don’t have to up the voltage but a lot of times you’ll find it will help.
Hi Dave, thank you so much for sharing these lessons!! I am following you from Belgium 🙂🇧🇪 I have a question: do you use different shades of Grey with the same needle? Or do you have 1 needle for every shade? Or rince the needle with water in between?
Great to hear from Belgium!! And yes I use different shades of gray with the same needle. I will just rinse it out in some distilled water before dipping into my next shade, unless im moving from a light shade to a darker shade then I dont usually clean them out. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!! 👍👍🤘
When you refer to your bugpin needles are you using 10s or 8s? I'm still learning what needles work best for me. So far for me the longer taper needles work better for shading and shorter taper bugpins for lining.
Most of the time im using 10s I have a few boxes of 8s but most the time its 10s. Sounds like you are figuring things out!! Thats awesome to hear Kelsey!! Keep at it and Keep ROcking!! 🤘🤘
Hey I have seen lots of your videos they are great 👍 they have helped me a lot! I was just wondering what size of ink cup are you using to add your two drops of black? I got small medium and large size ink cups
Thanks Phillip. I should be working on a shading video in the next couple of weeks. And I prefer to use #10 gauge needles (bugpin) for mag shading and standard #12 needles for lining and color packing. Hope this helps and thanks for the support Phillip!🤘🙏🤘
Always learn something new to try out from your videos. Plus Sound track always rocks!! I do like how you wipe and "hold " makes since and once u make this a habit I c how it be affective. Your art" is Something" and keep on showing off and enjoying your talents brother!
Thats awesome Toosie I'm glad you able to learn something new from the vids!! Ive enjoyed watching your work as well man and you have a natural ability so keep on keeping on!!! 🤘🤘 Thank you again brother for all the support really do appreciate your man!!! Keep ROcking!! 🤘🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething my aunt who tattoos also she dose my hard to reach area's as I have tattooed for her.. She got to see my fake skin I'm sending your way soon. She told me not to send it. It needs framed and put on my wall lol " but I know it be in good hands brother! Keep on keeping on! Tks Dave!
I have a question about the Q2 u use. How is the linework with a 7RL. If i use a 7RL with my machine, my handspeed must be verry slow to get nice lines, even at 8.5 volts. I use an EZ Astral. Thx
The line work is great for me when using liners of almost any size but thats just me. It will take time to get the hand speed to power ratio figured out. 👍👍
Pulling the skin taut under the target (vein) is one of the base techniques I was taught when collecting {venous} blood. I was taught that after the tourniquet was on, use the thumb alone or with fingers and/or the hand (depending on where my target was, what I needed and how much). I was able to anchor the vein and get in/get out with no problems 😊. I've seen some medical personnel use their thumb and index fingers on top of the target vein and then spread them like you would when needing to magnify the playing area in a game.... that is not a good technique, unless your goal is to bruise the patient.....if yes, then YAY, you've successfully done it, lol😃!!! I started this waaaayyyyyy back in 1989. I have no idea what they teach now 🤷♀️ 🙂 🙃 🙂 Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge and experience with us all. God Bless! 🙂 🙃 🙂
Hey man my name is Mike I'm a big fan of yours you explain everything so easy and I was a little worried about myself shooting until I watch the video could you give me any tips on pepper shading though? I run rotary as well I'm currently running a masked tour pro and a mask ed flip with the adjustable stroke
Wow! Amazing piece!!! I'm waiting for my axy valhalla pen, suppose to have it today! Can't wait to try it! Thanks a lot for that soft shadding video! Im going to watch part 2 now! 🤟🏼😜🖤
so i just shaded my hand around my skull and other little things around it to make those tattoos pop more adding contrast. however 2 weeks later it looks like the ink is gone in the healing process and i can see areas where it looks peppered instead of smooth when i first did it. i used a 13 curve mag by Cheyenne and Dynamic triple black. any reason why my ink would fade so much during healing and have a scratchy pepper look? it looks like i did stippling but i used a brush technique
Thank you for sharing these. I am new to being on this side of the tattoo machine but loving the process of learning and these techniques are so helpful as I move forward.
Thats awesome KD notes are important as it can be hard to remember everything at once. And thank you for watching and supporting the channel its always appreciated!!🤘🤘
Thanks Jochen!!! Always appreciate your support!! And yeah bugpins are great for blending as they leave smaller marks behind. Thanks again Jochen and keep on rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍
Superb video! I had heard one artist say that with this traditional method of grey wash shading, that the pigments will tend to heal a couple of shades lighter. Would you agree with that? And is that something to be mindful of?
They will heal a bit lighter but the whole tattoo heals a bit lighter so all the shades usually come out cohesive in the end. But it does take time to get use to seeing the gray in the skin and knowing how it will heal. That just comes with time. But its always great to have a follow up apt to ensure everything is how you want it and that it healed well.
I heard you asking for it so I did my best to get something out for you LOOZ!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘Glad you like it and im sure I will make more vids about this in the future. 🤘
Yeah it is really best to use your own skin to get comfortable using a mag and other techniques and tattooing. Thanks for the support Robert!! Keep Rocking🤘🤘
Dude i love your vids. They have helped improve my tattooing so much in such a short time. The explanations u give on everything u do are awesome. Thank you.
I love it! Could you maybe make a video about white ink? Maybe about different skin types and the effect of white, and pure white tattoo's? - My name is Britt, not gamer ;) for next time haha.
Thanks Britt I appreciate that!! 👍🤘 And yeah i should be making a video in the next few weeks about white highlights. I will start by showing how I put my whites in. Then I may make another video about how white works with different skin types and how it works over top of black ink. 🤘🤘👍
Thank you for the support Nzugua!! As far as gray wash for dark skin. Its important to stay toward the darker tones and not worry so much about the light tones. So I would prolly use my darkest 4 tones instead of the 6 or 7 tones I would use on lighter skin. I hope this makes sense and I may try to make a vid on that in the future. Thanks again for the support Nzugua! 🤘
Hey great video!!! You said you were pushing on the needles at the beginning of the video putting pressure but being gentle. Does that mean you set your needle depth and then push to the tube or are you floating with pressure? Just a little confused about what you meant, as always thanks for the videos!!!
Thats a hard one to really explain so I will do my best. I would say the gentle part comes by not being in the skin for to long. You can back your needles up so you can pretty much ride the tube or you can through them out a little more and both ride the tube when shading and also brush as long as your "gentle" pretty much trying to be carful not to over work the area. I dont know if I confused you more or somwhat helped you out lol. I will try to make another video like this soon so I can try to better answer the question you have. 👍👍🤘
Really appreciate these tutorials. not many tattooists on YT actually explain properly what they are doing to achieve the intended effects. Thankyou again Dave for these vids, you are awesome!
No problem and thank you for the support my friend!! 🙏 i’m happy to help and I’m glad You’re enjoying the videos and learning from the content. Again thank you for the support and keep rocking🤘🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething hi I'm currently using a 17 curved mag,thanks to your videos my technique is slowly improving. Colour going in smoothly but slow, I think that's due to using a soft shader. The healing is good,no skin trauma or heavy scabbing, infact no scabbing atall!
I feel now I'm using a toothbrush to paint a wall tho because working on a full sleeve. What needle size would be best, the 17 curved mag is too small, guess I'm ready to move up?? 23 curved mag might be OK but I feel I need more like a 43????
Is it just me or does tattooist not sound right? Could be me i suppose and it'd certainly not be the first time.. I've always just called us all tattoo artists lmao. Ink pigmentation specialists xD that's what ima start calling us all
But yeah it's ways good to see a master of the craft taking the time to really explain and show you
Riiiiight most don't give people that 1 on 1 bro talks and show us how to do it
Thank you! I'm a 4 year professional tattoo artist, and I have gained so much from your videos, from solidifying the basics to touching on advanced tattoo technique your videos have helped improve my work and keep my customers loving their new skin! All the best!
Im a professional pencil portrait hyper realism artist. Im learning to tattoo and it is completely different than drawing. My 30 years experience gives me quite an edge along with your videos. Please keep posting!
Same skills here. My 1st session on fake skin looked like my 5 year old did it so I was down, but then after 15 hours + it came together and realized this was my calling
It’s not completely different
Please please continue these videos, brother. You f'in rock and I know I speak for others when I say, you have helped me tremendously with how you explain all the details as you're going. So many others leave out those details for us newbies. Salute, your tatt work is amazing!
Thanks Kevin really appreciate that man!! 🤘🙏🤘 And I’m happy to hear the videos are informative and helping you out!! I will certainly continue to make videos about shading and many other aspects. Thank you again for the support and keep rocking brother🤘🤘
Thanks for the tips, you're one of my preferred sites for tattoo instructions with such attention to detail,.. that,. and you're a Marine,..SEMPER FI
THank you so much Robert! Glad the channel could help you out and I appreciate the support!! SEMPER FI!!🤘🙏🤘
Absolutely fantastic tutorials, couldn't have started without your video's. Your presentation and illustration are inspiring.
The more i watch your videos the more confident i get in my tattooing. I still have tons of questions needing answered but your videos do help. Thanks.
Glad to hear that!! YOu got this Angler keep at it and Keep Rocking!!!! 🤘🤘
I did a couple tats when i was 17 with a homemade tattoo gun and then i tatted a big ass koi fish on my right thigh. And more recently i bought a tattoo gun and tatted another koi fish to hang out with my first tattoo. Then last night i tatted an oni mask on my knee lol they’re pretty big but im lovin it i do intend to learn how to shade but I’ve really been focusing on my line work. I also had your videos playing in the background to boost my confidence
A masterfully crafted lesson executed with a flawless hand!! As always dave i cant thank you enough. The art something tee has become my official working uniform now.
Thank you soo much DAVE!!! Always appreciate your positivity and support!!! we just a couple of daves in a pod lol!! And thats awesome to hear the shirt is your go to for tattooing!!! Cant thank you enough for the support brother!! Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
great shown. I learn by myself and your materials are very helpful! keep recording! :)
Thank you so much really glad to hear the material is helping you out I will certainly keep recording and you keep rocking!!🤘🤘
Thank you so much.
With this pandemic starting right before I started looking for apprenticeships, it’s been nice to get to see someone with experience teach what to do and what not to do when using certain techniques.
Thank you. So very much. 💚
That's an incredible tattoo! Love this kind of tutorial! Thanks!
Love this tutorial!
UR EXPLANATION JUST SUPERB PRACTICALLY GIVING SUPER POWER INFORMATION LIKE U LOVE 👍🙏
I can NOT thank you enough for these videos!! My all time favorite for helpful knowledge!! And they have helped improve my tattooing so much!
Thanks so much Dave, you never fail to deliver. Top quality instruction and top quality work. Still feeling a dubious with the whole grey shading area, but all this information is going in and hopefully sticking for when I dip a toe in the water as it were. Gonna go revisit your black/grey wash videos definitely. Thanks again and PEACE!
Wow thank you so much Rob really appreciate the kind words my friend!!👍🙏👍 I hope the information sticks for you and if it doesn’t we can always go back and rewatch the videos that you need a little help with. And I wish you the best of luck as you get in to black and gray shading!! Keep at it and keep rocking🤘🤘🤘
Been watching a lot of your videos as I’m a beginner tattoo artist trying to soak in as much knowledge as possible. I haven’t used a magnum shader yet so thanks for sharing your technique and how well your technique works. Thanks brother!
That’s the best thing to do Blake soak up as much knowledge as possible! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you take the time to try a mag out. They can be a little tricky at first but the more you use them the more you realize how great they are🤘🤘
Definitely going to order some Mags, I want to get into a shop for an apprenticeship but the shops around where I’m at are kinda stingy and don’t do apprenticeships. So really all my learning has came from your channel. Look forward to the next video!🤘
Dude ! All of my questions have been answered !! So happy I found your channel !
AND you reply to peeps !! WHAT ?!
My ink game is definitely better after watching a couple of your videos !
I am familiar with most needles and the techniques, but I do have a box of RS needles that I have never tried... any tips ?
Mad love from Lebanon !
Thanks Xhris Im glad you found the channel as well!! 👍👍 I try to reply to as many comments as I can but I certainly miss a lot of them as well. Really cool to hear the vids have helped you out my friend. I would say with round shaders they make great liners if you want a thick line weight. They are also great for tight areas. I dont mess with them to much cause I enjoy to use mags most of the time. Thanks again Xhris and much love back to you and Lebanon!! Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘
Lets see I think I'm going to try your technique NOW!!!!!!! Thank you let U know how it goes.......
I have a question. Is greywash used for shading just like if you were to mix a drop of black with distilled water.
What is the difference between Curved Magnum and Round Magnum? What occasion is the best to use curves magnum needle? And what occasion to use Rounded magnum needle?
These videos are awesome man you have a good way of explaining finer points of things, appreciate you!
Thank you Tyler Im happy to hear what im saying is coming across well! And I appreciate your support keep at it and Keep Rocking !!! 🤘🤘🤘
Thank you so much!!!! I get a lot of treeline silhouette half sleeves and I’m always trying to level up the textures I can get with a mag.
I have a question ❓
How do you tale 2 or 3 different objects or designs and blend them together.
I'm going to do my own tattoo and my friends. I'm decent with lines but not so much shading or realistic tattoos.
But i want Octagon filler pattern, with Flower of Life Filler and simple Mushrooms but don't know how to make mushroom 🍄 or Poppy Pods click well together with geometric patterns as outer filler.
The Octagon pattern is a full filler for forearm and starts to digitally break away at the wrist towards the hand and up on the forearm it changes to Flower of Life pattern filler. I want the Shrooms and Poppy pods in spots like small circular or diamond tattoos but dont know the best way to put a Mushroom 🍄 or mushrooms on this skin canvas and look great.
I'm trying to use simple stencils that are just geometrical single lines with solid black spots so it's not too difficult.
It's really hard to find good poppy pod/mushroom stencils but its cool you showed how to hand trace them since i don't have a thermal printer. Do you have any tips for free stencils that i can print out at the library?
Videos doing my apprenticeship right now and they help keep ‘em coming but please explain your hand movements more in depth thanks
Is this a round mag or just mag, and which are better for shading round or?
Very good tattoo.I would ask you if you always use the same size ink cups when mixing your oven graywash.Thank you,by.
Thank you loncaric!! Yes I always use the same size ink caps for making my black and gray wash. It just keeps it all consistent. 🤘🤘
I wanted to say thanks for the videos! It's made me better!!!!
Absolutely Amazingly beautiful Tattoo! ♥️ I've only begun to work with color packing and shading haven't even touched the surface but with these videos and help, man just thank you! 👌
Hello Dave,
Thank you very much for the useful video.
Are you using the needle 1223 RM /standard?
I believe it was a 1023 RM/ bugpin: #10 needles.
@@ArtSomething thank you so much, Dave 🙏🥰
Love the explanation and the way you tell how and why we need to do hand movements.
Are you supposed to run at higher voltage for higher number of needles in mag?
Well the more needles you add the more power you’re going to need to push those needles into the skin. So you don’t have to up the voltage but a lot of times you’ll find it will help.
Greatly appreciate your videos I’ve learned a lot!!
Hi your work is amazing!
I can figure out what lm going wrong a can't do soft shading 😭 l see loads of dots.
any advice? 🙏
Hi Dave, thank you so much for sharing these lessons!! I am following you from Belgium 🙂🇧🇪 I have a question: do you use different shades of Grey with the same needle? Or do you have 1 needle for every shade? Or rince the needle with water in between?
Great to hear from Belgium!! And yes I use different shades of gray with the same needle. I will just rinse it out in some distilled water before dipping into my next shade, unless im moving from a light shade to a darker shade then I dont usually clean them out. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!! 👍👍🤘
When you refer to your bugpin needles are you using 10s or 8s? I'm still learning what needles work best for me. So far for me the longer taper needles work better for shading and shorter taper bugpins for lining.
Most of the time im using 10s I have a few boxes of 8s but most the time its 10s. Sounds like you are figuring things out!! Thats awesome to hear Kelsey!! Keep at it and Keep ROcking!! 🤘🤘
Best channel out there very humble
Thank you Codyy!! Really do appreciate the kind words and support!! 🤘🙏🤘
Hey I have seen lots of your videos they are great 👍 they have helped me a lot! I was just wondering what size of ink cup are you using to add your two drops of black? I got small medium and large size ink cups
I love you videos. Please make more shading from soft to dark videos. What needles do you perfer using?
Thanks Phillip. I should be working on a shading video in the next couple of weeks. And I prefer to use #10 gauge needles (bugpin) for mag shading and standard #12 needles for lining and color packing. Hope this helps and thanks for the support Phillip!🤘🙏🤘
Dude no other channel helps the students understand like yours. Good stuff man!
Excellent. Thnx for sharing your skill sets.
No problem Martin I’m glad you enjoyed the video my friend🤘🤘
You do amazing work 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thank you so much Maya much appreciate and thank you for your support!🤘🙏
Fantastic demonstration brother well done again
Thank you Christopher really appreciate the support my friend!! 🤘🤘🤘
What voltage are you using? Is this a regular mag or curved?
Always learn something new to try out from your videos. Plus Sound track always rocks!! I do like how you wipe and "hold " makes since and once u make this a habit I c how it be affective. Your art" is Something" and keep on showing off and enjoying your talents brother!
Thats awesome Toosie I'm glad you able to learn something new from the vids!! Ive enjoyed watching your work as well man and you have a natural ability so keep on keeping on!!! 🤘🤘 Thank you again brother for all the support really do appreciate your man!!! Keep ROcking!! 🤘🤘🤘
@@ArtSomething my aunt who tattoos also she dose my hard to reach area's as I have tattooed for her.. She got to see my fake skin I'm sending your way soon. She told me not to send it. It needs framed and put on my wall lol " but I know it be in good hands brother! Keep on keeping on! Tks Dave!
Thanks Dave ! Much appreciate 🙏
no problem Maddie!! And thanks for supporting the channel!🤘🙏
I have a question about the Q2 u use. How is the linework with a 7RL. If i use a 7RL with my machine, my handspeed must be verry slow to get nice lines, even at 8.5 volts. I use an EZ Astral. Thx
The line work is great for me when using liners of almost any size but thats just me. It will take time to get the hand speed to power ratio figured out. 👍👍
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thanks brother…. Needed this vid.. told me everything I need to hear..
Pulling the skin taut under the target (vein) is one of the base techniques I was taught when collecting {venous} blood.
I was taught that after the tourniquet was on, use the thumb alone or with fingers and/or the hand (depending on where my target was, what I needed and how much). I was able to anchor the vein and get in/get out with no problems 😊.
I've seen some medical personnel use their thumb and index fingers on top of the target vein and then spread them like you would when needing to magnify the playing area in a game.... that is not a good technique, unless your goal is to bruise the patient.....if yes, then YAY, you've successfully done it, lol😃!!!
I started this waaaayyyyyy back in 1989. I have no idea what they teach now 🤷♀️
🙂 🙃 🙂
Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge and experience with us all.
God Bless! 🙂 🙃 🙂
Thank you so much sir 🙏
Respect from India
This is a dumb question but can you shade the same way in color to give the appearance of 3d art?
Yes you can shade the same way with color if you would like. 👍👍
Hey man my name is Mike I'm a big fan of yours you explain everything so easy and I was a little worried about myself shooting until I watch the video could you give me any tips on pepper shading though? I run rotary as well I'm currently running a masked tour pro and a mask ed flip with the adjustable stroke
Hello, I sometimes have problems when doing the outline work, I cause trauma to the skin like it’s cutting it. What am I doing wrong?
I'm no professional but my guess is your moving your hand to fast. perhaps slow down or turn your machine up. just a guess.
Thank you for the advice!
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Hi do you clean your cartridge needle when choosing a diffrent shade of grey
Excellent work and instruction! You are doing good things! Thanks!
Thank you Mark really appreciate that man!! And thanks for the support its much appreciated!! 🤘🤘🙏🤘🤘
I want to ask you if I have to use grey wash or just black colour for better shades?
You want to use a gray wash of some kind. Here is a video about one of the ways I mix my gray wash: ruclips.net/video/qYHfqfEj_r8/видео.html
Thank you 😊 for your help.Hello from Greece 🇬🇷
Hey can I color pack with curved mag? And when covering up a black tattoo what colors cover up black can I lighten up the solid black somehow first.
Wow! Amazing piece!!! I'm waiting for my axy valhalla pen, suppose to have it today! Can't wait to try it! Thanks a lot for that soft shadding video! Im going to watch part 2 now! 🤟🏼😜🖤
Thx man u the best diff earning every one of these subscribers
Thank you Orlando. I really do appreciate that my friend!! 🤘🤘🙏🤘🤘
Very best teacher bro..👊
💜 I love how you go into detail 🙌🏽😌 so informative
What brand are those black bags you use to wrap your machine ? Can’t seem to find any to fit my machine
Nice work sir and as always thanks really appreciate your content just curious what black ink you prefer?
when you change the shades of gray do you rinse the needle and then go to a lighter color ?
Yes thats correct. Unless im going from a lighter tone to a darker tone then I dont always rinse them out.
Keep up the great work👍
Thanks James will do brother and keep rocking !! 🤘🤘
Appreciate this do you charge for the second appointment?
Thanks for the video bro. Is your tube touching the skin when shading ? Does it matter if it does when shading?
Which mag are you using
Curved or flat?
so i just shaded my hand around my skull and other little things around it to make those tattoos pop more adding contrast. however 2 weeks later it looks like the ink is gone in the healing process and i can see areas where it looks peppered instead of smooth when i first did it. i used a 13 curve mag by Cheyenne and Dynamic triple black. any reason why my ink would fade so much during healing and have a scratchy pepper look? it looks like i did stippling but i used a brush technique
You did a great great job bro
Thank you for sharing these. I am new to being on this side of the tattoo machine but loving the process of learning and these techniques are so helpful as I move forward.
im new to ur channel but im loving the content its so helpful ive watch 3 vids and have taken notes on my iphone thanks man and cool beard 🤘🏽
Thats awesome KD notes are important as it can be hard to remember everything at once. And thank you for watching and supporting the channel its always appreciated!!🤘🤘
great video friend. myself I use bugpin mag for the blending 🤘🤘🤘🤘👍
Thanks Jochen!!! Always appreciate your support!! And yeah bugpins are great for blending as they leave smaller
marks behind. Thanks again Jochen and keep on rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍
Superb video! I had heard one artist say that with this traditional method of grey wash shading, that the pigments will tend to heal a couple of shades lighter.
Would you agree with that? And is that something to be mindful of?
They will heal a bit lighter but the whole tattoo heals a bit lighter so all the shades usually come out cohesive in the end. But it does take time to get use to seeing the gray in the skin and knowing how it will heal. That just comes with time. But its always great to have a follow up apt to ensure everything is how you want it and that it healed well.
@@ArtSomething thank you 🙏
Smashing tattoo 💯👏👏
Thank you William really appreciate that man!! 🤘🤘🙏🤘🤘
great work bro looks sick
Great video, thanks again!
Ink another one in the book outstanding execution Dave
Thanks Richard much appreciated my friend!! 🤘🤘🤘🙏🤘🤘🤘
Nice work bro I always learn something from ur videos thanks for all the knowledge man
Thanks Chriscuts!! Glad you enjoyed the video!! And happy to hear you learned something!! Thanks for the support my friend and Keep Rocking!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Best channel around and I've searched for years 💪💪 this I'd binge watch worthy and very helpful
Do u rinse the needle when switching tones?
Thanks for the videos.. I'm learning alot
No problem Frank Im glad you enjoyed it!! And thanks for watching and supporting the channel!! 🤘🤘👍👍
Killer work brother
OMG you made this i love you man🙏🙏❤️❤️
I heard you asking for it so I did my best to get something out for you LOOZ!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘Glad you like it and im sure I will make more vids about this in the future. 🤘
Great video with the mag shading will try and use some on my skin !✌🏼
Yeah it is really best to use your own skin to get comfortable using a mag and other techniques and tattooing. Thanks for the support Robert!! Keep Rocking🤘🤘
Right on! 👍🏽 I’m trying to better my skills and your videos really help out my man. Thanks
Nice Video. I have a question : can u tell me your playlist of that great songs in the background? thx in advance
Dude i love your vids. They have helped improve my tattooing so much in such a short time. The explanations u give on everything u do are awesome. Thank you.
That's awesome Minion!! Im really glad to hear your enjoying and learning from the vids. Keep at it and Keep Rocking!!!!
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I love it! Could you maybe make a video about white ink? Maybe about different skin types and the effect of white, and pure white tattoo's?
- My name is Britt, not gamer ;) for next time haha.
Thanks Britt I appreciate that!! 👍🤘 And yeah i should be making a video in the next few weeks about white highlights.
I will start by showing how I put my whites in. Then I may make another video about how white works with different skin types and how it works over top of black ink. 🤘🤘👍
Art-Something yes please! That would be great!
Whats best a 90 degrees or 45 with the brush motion ? For soft shading
What voltage did you run the machine at?
May I know the voltage of the machine when you did this tattoo?
Dude I love ur videos!
After you finish tattooing what do you used to clean the tattoo?
I use a green soap mixture to clean the tattoo when im done.
Art-Something which machine you like the best and have you tried Bishop rotary
Dam impressive.top notch work
Am new to you channel... kindly advise on how to make grey washes for this type of tattoo on a dark skin (e.g the african-kenyan) ??
Thank you for the support Nzugua!! As far as gray wash for dark skin. Its important to stay toward the darker tones and not worry so much about the light tones. So I would prolly use my darkest 4 tones instead of the 6 or 7 tones I would use on lighter skin. I hope this makes sense and I may try to make a vid on that in the future. Thanks again for the support Nzugua! 🤘
What will be a good neddle depth for soft shade ?
Hey great video!!! You said you were pushing on the needles at the beginning of the video putting pressure but being gentle. Does that mean you set your needle depth and then push to the tube or are you floating with pressure? Just a little confused about what you meant, as always thanks for the videos!!!
Thats a hard one to really explain so I will do my best. I would say the gentle part comes by not being in the skin for to long. You can back your needles up so you can pretty much ride the tube or you can through them out a little more and both ride the tube when shading and also brush as long as your "gentle" pretty much trying to be carful not to over work the area. I dont know if I confused you more or somwhat helped you out lol. I will try to make another video like this soon so I can try to better answer the question you have. 👍👍🤘
Death Punch merch!!!!!! Hell yeah!!!! 🤘I gotta get me one of those!
LOL Thanks Charlie!! I appreciate the support and Glad you like Death Punch Merch!! 👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘