Tattoos

[mrray13 30]

yep..new ones...

my best imitation of a tattoo artist. on the wifey no less. a little payback was in order, muhahahahaha

the tattoo i'm doing in the pic above. it's for the boy. healing up nicely, i'll have to hit all the colors again....only the second tattoo i've ever done.

teh one for her sister. this one isn't finished and it's tattoo number 3. number 3 on her, and my 3rd ever. the one above is 2 and 2....kinda cool...i drew up both of these tats. so they are truly one of a kind.

my newest one. it's my boy's name down my right arm, tricep. getting the wife's name on teh same spot, on the left arm, soon.

that's it..hehe

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[///M5 2,833]

Doin' it on the scratchin' post is classic. Nice work mang.

*loves the yellow curtains

[mrray13 30]

it worked. that thing is just about the perfect height..lol and i hate those curtains, lol. have no clue why she leaves them up...

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[Chapter2 0]

heheh nice start,what im about to say just take it,or leave it,,i have alittle exp. with ink.started tattooing at 16 as a scratcher then finished an aprentiship and worked days in car audio and nights at a tattoo shop,lol,till i gave up working at powerbass to work strickly in a tattoo parlor.........

Anyways dont read into this like i said........just some helpful advice

the rose over all looks good,a few inconsistencies in the lines,it could have been the shift in angles with the machine,try to keep the machine in 18-22% angle,and the skin as tight as possible,Have you ever seen a staff infection?...need to wear your gloves man and if you need to use a scratching post as a leg table wrap it in plastic......how far are you hanging your needles? how much tension is you armature bar seeing,cause bolth will have an effect your needle travel,.....what shading needles are you using?liner looks like a 3...im not going to go to deep into what i see you can improve on,just tryin to let ya know if you have any questions or concerns dont hesitate to ask,

Randy

[mrray13 30]

heheh nice start,what im about to say just take it,or leave it,,i have alittle exp. with ink.started tattooing at 16 as a scratcher then finished an aprentiship and worked days in car audio and nights at a tattoo shop,lol,till i gave up working at powerbass to work strickly in a tattoo parlor.........

Anyways dont read into this like i said........just some helpful advice

the rose over all looks good,a few inconsistencies in the lines,it could have been the shift in angles with the machine,try to keep the machine in 18-22% angle,and the skin as tight as possible,Have you ever seen a staff infection?...need to wear your gloves man and if you need to use a scratching post as a leg table wrap it in plastic......how far are you hanging your needles? how much tension is you armature bar seeing,cause bolth will have an effect your needle travel,.....what shading needles are you using?liner looks like a 3...im not going to go to deep into what i see you can improve on,just tryin to let ya know if you have any questions or concerns dont hesitate to ask,

Randy

thanks for the reply. and input..i'm all about learning, lol...

no gloves as she's my wife. but the post wrapped in plastic i never gave a thought too....will next time.

liner is a 3, at rest about 1/8" showing. color was 6 flat, but will be doing 7 magnums from now on. at rest, 1/16" showing. not sure on tension, i'll check though.

biggest problem i have is that i try to draw, instead of trace. but getting better. keeping a steady speed is an issue as i wrap around parts.

feel free to critique. teh more i learn, the better i get.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Chapter2 0]

heheh nice start,what im about to say just take it,or leave it,,i have alittle exp. with ink.started tattooing at 16 as a scratcher then finished an aprentiship and worked days in car audio and nights at a tattoo shop,lol,till i gave up working at powerbass to work strickly in a tattoo parlor.........

Anyways dont read into this like i said........just some helpful advice

the rose over all looks good,a few inconsistencies in the lines,it could have been the shift in angles with the machine,try to keep the machine in 18-22% angle,and the skin as tight as possible,Have you ever seen a staff infection?...need to wear your gloves man and if you need to use a scratching post as a leg table wrap it in plastic......how far are you hanging your needles? how much tension is you armature bar seeing,cause bolth will have an effect your needle travel,.....what shading needles are you using?liner looks like a 3...im not going to go to deep into what i see you can improve on,just tryin to let ya know if you have any questions or concerns dont hesitate to ask,

Randy

thanks for the reply. and input..i'm all about learning, lol...

no gloves as she's my wife. but the post wrapped in plastic i never gave a thought too....will next time.

liner is a 3, at rest about 1/8" showing. color was 6 flat, but will be doing 7 magnums from now on. at rest, 1/16" showing. not sure on tension, i'll check though.

biggest problem i have is that i try to draw, instead of trace. but getting better. keeping a steady speed is an issue as i wrap around parts.

feel free to critique. teh more i learn, the better i get.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

you like to hang your needle try giving this a try,hang your needle just far enough so that if you run your thumb over the tip you barely feel the needle when the machine isnt running,for your liner space the armature bar from your upper contact about the width of a dime(hehehe easier then trying to measure 1.25-1.35 mm).after enough practice you can bring it out a bit more when your comfortable enough,and your hand dosent hover up and down,,,the shader space back a bit more about 2 mm,reason for doing this in the begining is you need to train you hand to stay within the dermis layers of the skin and being that its only 1/32 under the top layer of the skin if you hang to much,you risk blow outs and scaring,ill admit its alot easier to line with you needle overhung,but if you can learn this way then move to overhung youll train yourself to drop bold solid lines with fewer if not any blowouts

[mrray13 30]

lol..the hanging of the needles was how i was shown. i've been blessed in life with good hands, so the extra needle helps as i'm learning. my bro-in-law has an awesome gun/powersupply setup that allows me to really feel what i'm doing. though on my first tat, i was way to lighthanded. with a 1 and my soft touch, the lines sure were crisp, lol.

i'll give those suggestions a go though as i've got to finish teh color and shading on the wife's ankle and add a name on my b-i-l's neck.

thanks for the tips though, and anything else you can think of, i'm all ears bro!

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