What's the best tattoo needle for tribal black?
What is the best size/type of needle for packing in black like on tribal work? Also, which needles work best for thick outline lines? Thanks!
Ok for those who are just trying to dissuede me from doing a tattoo on myself. Please, one, don’t waste your breathe, I’m not, just curious, and two, most shop owners around my area are jackas*es and do not give apprenticeships.
You are always going to get someone to first try and get you not to do such work. It is what those of that know better are suppose to do. So, please do not attempt this by yourself without proper training. If you have a good portfolio it is not nearly as hard as people make it out to be to get an apprenticeship. It takes patience. I have had kidds come in with crap and I laugh them out later for them to of course call me names. But I have had those come in with an amazing display in a portfolio and take them under my wing even when I did not really want an apprentice. It is all about trying to get those in the industry that can truly help it grow and expand.
Now, it all depends on what you are capable of working with (or the artist if we are not talking about you). For color packing it is best to use mag needle groupings. But these needle sets are dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing. The best method for solid and thicker than normal lines is technique called or referred to as ‘power-lining.’ This is usually done with tight round groupings.
Since you state that you are not the one doing it I guess there is not a need for me to explain further and the artist should know what I am talking about.
Don’t try to give yourself a tattoo. Do it right. If you want to learn to tattoo, find a shop that will give you an apprenticeship and learn from someone who knows. You could do a lot of damage to yourself, or others, by trying to do it yourself.
you should go to a reputable shop to get tattooed. if you don’t know how needle sizes and such works… you shouldn’t be trying to use them.
Just freaking great another wanna be scratcher, kitchen wizard. if you don’t know then you don’t need to know, if ya really want to know then suck it up bring your art portfolio to every shop in town until you get a apprenticeship.
I know that you think Im a total a-hole, but really there are health and safety issues that you can not know about without doing a real apprenticeship. Real tattoo artist have had to fight for many years to get where we are today and we won’t see some one destroy what we have fought sooo hard for.