Comments on: Basics for the Beginner Tattoo Artist

By: newyorksoldier

newyorksoldier — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:15:07 +0000

i just bought my first kit about two days ago but didnt realize i needed tubes and grips .they sent me the metal tips but i dont have the money for a autoclaves .which tubes and wat sizes should i buy for which gauges.
ive been trying to figure this out on my own but like u said tattooing is a whole other world that ive stepped into with no one around to teach me.but that just makes me all the more interested

By: freeadam

freeadam — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:48:57 +0000

What is the difference in liners and shaders? I just got out of the joint and have actually been tattooing for roughly 12 years. I have always used a home made gun, with one needle, and even did my shading with it. Now that I have a real machine, I’m having a problem lining with it, but the shading is a breeze. When I try to line, it seems that it doesn’t have enough stroke and it snags on the skin. Help!!!!!!!

By: the inkman

the inkman — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:13:57 +0000

Freeadam,
The difference between liners and shaders are the liner needles are grouped closer together giving you a clean line where as the shader needle is group spreaded out so you can shade in bigger areas. As far as the needle snaging on the skin i found it can be one of two things, Your needle is upside down meaning that the soldered part of the needle is on top, the other thing is your machine is not running at the proper speed.

By: LOKIO213

LOKIO213 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:47:46 +0000

hey wuz up i am trying to understand why one of my friends say that the shading i did faded away
and when he left everything was really nice is it my fault or could he had done something to mess it up

By: LOKIO213

LOKIO213 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:50:54 +0000

also i would like to know what is the difference between a flat shader and a round one
because i think that they both do the same job or is there a difference between them

By: kinglungs

kinglungs — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:12:08 +0000

this may be a stupid question but is it okay to reuse needles when practicing on fruit?