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Penny Black
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Greetings all! Welcome to the PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase TH-cam channel! My goal in creating this series of videos is to share some of the information I regularly give to clients that come into the studio.
I'm often told by clients that I give far, far more information on a variety of subjects than they've ever gotten at other studios. As this is all "general" information that I believe everyone -needs- to know, it seemed natural to start this series-- especially when searches for "tattoo knowledge" or "tattoo education" all seem to lead to channels teaching (poorly) the *techniques* of tattooing, and not covering more general questions that people might want to know.
THIS SERIES WILL NOT COVER HOW TO TATTOO. GET AN APPRENTICESHIP, TH-cam IS NOT A VALID AVENUE OF LEARNING HOW TO TATTOO.
I hope you all enjoy. Feel free to share it as much as you can. Knowledge is power.
I'm often told by clients that I give far, far more information on a variety of subjects than they've ever gotten at other studios. As this is all "general" information that I believe everyone -needs- to know, it seemed natural to start this series-- especially when searches for "tattoo knowledge" or "tattoo education" all seem to lead to channels teaching (poorly) the *techniques* of tattooing, and not covering more general questions that people might want to know.
THIS SERIES WILL NOT COVER HOW TO TATTOO. GET AN APPRENTICESHIP, TH-cam IS NOT A VALID AVENUE OF LEARNING HOW TO TATTOO.
I hope you all enjoy. Feel free to share it as much as you can. Knowledge is power.
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Patreon?!?
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A call from me to you, the viewers, on what you want out of a Patreon account. GUIDE MY HAND, YO!! www.patreon.com/pennyblacktattooknowledgebase
PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Update for 26-03-2020
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Just a quick update for you viewers, don't want you all to think I've given up on you. :) And hey, look! A Patreon for the channel! www.patreon.com/PennyBlackTattooKnowledgebase
Style Guide
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 13: Style Guide. This episode is a long one a guide to some of the more common/popular styles of tattooing! For quick reference: American traditional: 1:52 Japanese traditional: 2:58 Neo/post-traditional: 4:09 Nu-skool: 5:25 Tribal: 6:16 Zuluetta: 6:23 Polynesian: 7:15 Borneo: 8:25 Coastal native: 9:14 Mandala: 10:19 Sacred geometry: 11:03 Mehndi: 11:45 B...
ONE FOR THE LADIES
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 12: One for the Ladies. This episode covers a couple of the more crucial issues that women need to have in mind before they commit to some tattoo work! Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
No-Tattoo tattoo artists? No!
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 11: Why you need to be tattooed to be a tattoo artist. Tattoo is as ancient as time and as modern as tomorrow and that means your artist needs to prove themselves worth the art by committing enough to actually get some themselves! Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR ARTIST
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 10: What to look for in your artist (and studio!) So you want to get a new tattoo with a new artist here's some words of wisdom before you get in the chair. Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
AFTERCARE PART 2!
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 9: Aftercare 2: Electric Boogaloo! A followup to the original aftercare video; this one covers what to do in case you can't, for whatever reason, use TegaDerm. Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
SCRIPT TATTOOS??
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 8: Script Tattooing! Some insight as to why that cute little quote you want from your favorite book might not be the best idea in the long run... Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
Penny Black Tattoo Knowledge Base
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A quick description of what the knowledgebase is all about, for new visitors to the channel. Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
WHY SO ANGRY??
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 7: Why the Old School was hardcore! Some insight as to why the old-school tattoo man was a tough nut to crack. Video filming/editing/production by Dan Brand Productions. Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
Ink Drift??
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 6: Ink Drift General information on the rare phenomenon we refer to as "ink drift"; what it is, what it isn't, what causes it, and more.
TATTOO AFTERCARE!
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 5: Tegaderm Tattoo Aftercare General information on how to use Tegaderm second-skin tattoo aftercare: how to apply, what to look out for, and how to remove. Video filming/editing/production by MayneBrand Productions: www.maynebrandproductions.com/ Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
jobkillers
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PennyBlack Tattoo Knowledgebase Episode 4: JOB KILLER TATTOOS!! General information for people getting a tattoo: should I get a visible tattoo that can't be hidden? Video filming/editing/production by MayneBrand Productions: www.maynebrandproductions.com/ Intro music: "Devil Is On His Way" by Joe Buck Yourself
uv and glow in the dark. there are no ink that’s hold a charge
i’m curious, have you noticed it ever reoccur in people? say, if you’ve had this happen, are you generally more prone? (for those that didn’t have the mentioned specific circumstances like menopause, fat change, chemo, etc)
I think the circumstances which lead one to being more susceptible to it in the first place make it more likely to re-occur, not the event itself creating a situation for reoccurance, if that makes sense... But yes, it can happen multiple times on people. Its very rare though.
I had yellow and red ink drift, my only experience, one tattoo on my neck but its covered now
@8bitanth Seriously?? Oh how I wish you had photos of that! Im cruising into 20 years in this game and have never ever seen that. I mean, this is a rare enough phenomenon that its not like I have hundreds and hundreds of examples to draw from, but yeah- thats intense and I really would love to have been able to see it and compared it to "standard" drift in the black/blue/green/purple range.
@@Zombosis I can try to find the spot and circle the area and point out exactly what happened, it was mainly yellow and i wondered for so damn long what it was. I believe it had to do with this guys heavy hand too, very uncomfortable experience when i was 18. If youd like to get ahold of me i can get you an image
Dude I've been tattooing for 15 years, hundreds of tattoos a year, Id never seen this before and then boom, happens to 2 people last year. 2 on the same person and one on another. Both female. I was having a mental crisis like "what the hell is wrong with me, am I getting old??" For science, both people were: female, fair skinned, mid 20s.
Ive run into many, many artists with long careers who've never encountered it. This is often why its dismissed as "blowouts", even though it is absolutely NOT blowouts, despite the higher chance of drift happening -from- blowouts, they arent locked together. I still hold to my belief that it has something to do with pigment particles getting past the dermal layer and into the subcutaneous fat layer-- without the structure of the epidermis to hold the pigment in place, it "drifts".
@Zombosis you mean dermis, not epidermis. Without the dermis, it drifts. Technically tattoos don't even need the epidermis, only dermis. The epidermis is there for non tattoo purposes.
@@haley-and_gaming6371 No, I meant what I said. If we really want to get suuuuper finiky about it, its more likely hyperdermis/subcutaneous. The long and short is, Im spitballing theories based on my experiences and no clinical study or medical backup. It just SEEMS like the behavior of ink drift is pigment particles with nothing to bind them in place- like fat under the skin. We quibble over specificity of terms for little reason here...
I love your explanation! I also found this video through a reddit comment.
Man. What a great video! I’ve been watching tattoo style videos and this is the best! Thank you for the explanations and great examples.
Are there any other specific ppl I should search other than the 3 he mentioned (Ed Hardy, stoney St Clair, Lyle Tuttle)
Honestly, just enjoy falling down the rabbit hole. The point is more about immersing yourself in the names that brought us to where we are, and its a very, very long list with some reeaaallly cooooool art.
This guys are like mechanics they feel gods hahahahaha Yes amazon machine yes in my basement which is a tattoo shop now
I have been tattooing for 1 month started on my self my wife said i wont let u tattoo me Hehe now shes got her 3rd tattoo made by me and she asked me to plz do. Yes in a basement yes with an amazon gun
Never take advice from a guy dressed like a waiter
As a new tattoo artist trying to translate their illustration background into the medium of tattooing, this helped me understand way better where my style falls and how I can learn from existing masters. Thank you!
as a tattoo artist, i’ve sent your video to so many clients who came to me confused about style. thank you good sir
Cheers, hope it helps them! One day I'll get back to this channel, I swear... Well, probably not THIS one, as PennyBlack is long gone, but content in general...
1:52 American Traditional 3:00 Japanese Traditional 4:12 Neo-Post Traditional 5:30 New School 6:18 Tribal 11:07 Geometry 12:34 Realism 14:06 Trash Polka 15:13 Deconstructionist 15:52 Abstract 17:39 Fine line illustrative / wood cut 19:49 Black work 20:40 Water color 21:56 Micro
Hmmm🤔 red card😉😃👍
Did I see a small baphomet in the opening credits? 🖤🤘🏼
super informative, thank you! 🤝
I just want to say thank you so much for making this video. I am a huge fan for tattoos, and I have always wanted to know what makes different styles differently. This video is the MOST useful video I found online out of hundreds of videos out there.
loved the vid until u started talking bout micro tattoos. it just sounds like ur parroting what u heard from other artists ur age rather than doing ur own research. if u did u would see there are lots of healed micro realism photos and many skilled artists to pull it off. there may be people faking it, but im sure there r lots of people are faking all other styles too.
I wish Teresa was still in Fort Wayne
Il keep doing mine every year sat through it once why not do it again when its worth it pussys always say it wont last whats the point 🐈🤷♂️
Love your video mate! Just wondering, is cyborg just a sub-genre? cheers
Id say it would be a subgenre of biomech...? :)
CAme here after seeing The Jupiter movie with mila kunis who had such glowing tatoo
Just came across this video through a subreddit post! I have a yellow ink drift on an inner arm tattoo I got about 6 years ago. The ink drift was within a day after getting the tattoo, and it's about two inches away from where the tattoo is. Never knew what caused it, so thank you for this informative video!
Well that's not the answer I wanted
Thank you for the half hour lesson and education on styles. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge, could have listened to you longer. You drew me right into your conversation like I was there with you.
This is some legit advice thank you 🙏
I fully understand being wierded out by a tattoo artist that has no tattoos. They kinda feel like marriage counsellors who've never been married. There's a level of understanding that you honestly just can't have without experiencing something yourself. However, that has just about NO bearing whatsoever on a tattoo artist's SKILL, or their ability to give you a good tattoo. You wouldn't turn down a surgeon just because they've never been operated on. Personal experience is far less reliable than the collected experiences of several individuals (i.e. clients). Every career is 'exploited' by the people who have said career. I could go on about pretty much every point in this video; none of them are convincing. There's just no objetive reason to not like or to mistrust 'no-tattoo tattoo artists'. Honestly all you had to say was "tattoo artists without tattoos are just kinda odd, and they're probably cowards, so I wouldn't get a tattoo from one" and I'd have agreed with you.
What a ridiculous "culture". If you have to have tattoos to be respected by tattoo peers, then you maybe don't want their respect. This gatekeeping behavior is so childish and immature. People from all sorts of life backgrounds might want a tattoo or become tattoo artists. Pretending like its one thing for one kind of people is pretty disgusting. As far as a tattoo-less artist, there is so many things which a person can be passionate about when it comes to tattooing, from the appreciation of art and design, continually improving and mastering a skill, working with people, using their hard earned skill in a professional setting, autonomy, building relationship with clients and making people happy etc... Saying that they're somehow less passionate or hacks is simply ridiculous. And this denigration of people with different backgrounds such as fine arts and other by classifying them as failures in their field for wanting to do tattoos as if though there can't be any possible reason why they might want to do that is so primitive and tribal. Pure example of creating separation between "us" and "them" as a way of group dismissal without the need to evaluate individuals. Childish and cowardly.
thanks
It’s reaffirming to hear these points. These did play a role in choosing who is doing my next tat. I’m now looking forward to the appointment on Saturday as opposed to the doubtful feelings I experienced talking to some other talented qualified artists before.
Beeing watching videos and reading about 'Tattoo styles' and this video nails it; clean, informative, nice samples. Well done. I could bitch a little about a couple of styles left out and about the use of 'abstract' but, in general, this is well done, thanks for the broad and clear view on the vast and complex world of tatttoo styles. 👍👍
I agree with u, but I have a friend who had a passion for drawing , she did all kinda type of art and one day someone recommended her to be a tattoo artist. She knew nothing about tattooing so she decided to tattoo on her self, she doesn't have a sleeve or anything but she did alot experiment on her legs. It was painfull and hard tattooing your self and she end up working as apprentice but she haven't gotten any other tattoo except for tge ones she did on her legs. Now my question is, would my friend be considered qualified to be a tattoo artist ? She not one to get a sleeve or anything but she did switched work so ahe can have a better job where she can make money doing what she love drawing + now tattooing. Mindn u as an apprentice, she made shit but she suck it up and really wanted the job.
Absolutely. In fact, this is another thing that I personally believe all artists should start with- their first piece should be on themselves. I mean, the more tattoos your artist has, the more proof of their passion and commitment to the culture and craft, but some are always better then none.
All HAIL Jesus! hahaha great channel thanks fucker
this guy is why people think tattoo artists are assholes. i get where ur coming from and why you have these opinions but fr
Mine might be an unpopular opinion and maybe a little too critical, but even tho you clearly said big truths on getting into the tattoo industry, I didn't like the way you spoke at all. The way you explained made me think you are a old-minded person with a closed view on certain things. I totally understand it might be hard seeing all those wanting to become tattoo artists just because and not fully committing to the cause, but if it were me, coming at yours to ask for an apprentship and hearing you talk like that, i would exit shop immediately. I'm sorry, some of the things you say is absolutely correct, but I could never be able to work with you because at first glance I couldn't like you a single bit. Not knowing you I cannot judge who you are, but I'm not gonna support bossing around like that, even tho I might be a total novice.
Hahaha, fuck... no wrong answers. You would be absolutely correct. And more power to you. Its a two-way street. Dont jump into bed with the first potential mentor who says yes. You gotta click with said mentor. Your assessment of my personality is spot on-- Im abrasive, kinda know-it-all, and no-compromise. Thats ok for some, not ok for others, and it would be disastrous for you to try to work or learn under that kind of scenario. Thats why I made the 'what to look for in your artist' clip, and it applies to potential mentors too. Trust your gut, and dont put up with crusty old gatekeeping fucks, haha :) One day I might need to remake these clips, 'cause maaaan oh maaaaan has the game changed so hard so fast. Some things stay the same (albeit with changed clothes) and others are just totally different.
Interesting on tribals. The first tribal I ever saw was in 1989 on Max Cavalera of Sepultura. Before that, I didn’t see them anywhere. Started seeing tribal tattoos a lot in the mid 1990s. I’m sure anyone close to my age remembers a time in the late 1990s when it seemed like everyone and their mother had one of those cookie cutter tribal tattoos
I remember, I hear 'tribal' and 90's come to mind. Sepultura rules , by the way.
On the topic of „cultural appropriation“: In my opinion, when you - as you recommended - find someone with knowledge of and respect for something, it is not cultural appropriation, it’s cultural appreciation. Sadly there are many who don’t get that. And as someone who tries to look for cultural appreciation wherever I go (music-blends, traditions, …) I am really happy to see you putting such an emphasis on it as well!
For an entirely over-vocal minority, "cultural appropriation" has become a new way to package straight racism. "You're not allowed to do X because you're not X" and just swap out colours as is convenient. More ways to silence and suppress, not engage, educate, and understand.
Wow, how pretentious of “masters”.
This video is a bit outdated just fyi. Bloodline and other reputable ink companies now have safe uv reactive inks.
Thanks mate this helped heaps
I've just found your Chanel dude .. even giving advice on how to keep up the stamina to sit a day session, I've learned by being tattooed by someone who dry wipes and or with a lot of pressure, further traumatised my skin and reduces my tolerance to sit longer so I'm super aware of doing it to others. My body is full of old injuries and I have shitty spine (as we all do) but it helps to be aware of clients injuries so you can position them without agrivating a shoulder, hip or so on. Having insight as to how their life style may effect their healing and being able to give advice accordingly... all the things. I was a very heavily tattooed nurse before I started tattooing. I think both have helped. I really hope you continue to make videos. I couldn't help but chuckle away, I'm sure you've made some ❄️ s cry with your honesty. Thank you for your effort and insight! Peace from Aus 🇦🇺
I feel like I'd like to have videos like this playing in our waiting area to educate clients ❤
Thats a little why I originally did these videos. I found that, for basic 'FAQ' kinda information, there was nothing but bad-advice echo chamber groups like 'inkpower' on facebook and crap like that-- and 'tattoo information' on youtube is 99% "how to tattoo" videos. Blar. I really need to get back on this series. I also have to get around to taking these down, as Pennyblack has been closed for several years. :D
@@Zombosis it's so hard to explain these things, esp to ppl who don't want to hear it.... the people want what they want! I'd love to see more videos like this! I hope whatever you're doing now is even better than what you were doing before 😊😊😊
@@lilskullstattoos9372 I wish I could tell a killer tale, but my shop didn't survive the one-two punch of my divorce and covid, PennyBlack/Vampire closed in July, and I haven't found a new home. Tattooing from home like a common kitchen-wizard scratcher these days. 🤪
@@Zombosis your killer tale just hasn't started yet, that's all. I'll Check back in , in a year and I'm sure you'll have lots of rad to report ❤️
If you really want a caveman fix, your best bet would be either download all the videos or screen record them and hope the video quality is okay. Hope everything works out
I still had all the originals- I re-uploaded them to my Vampire page, but I haven't made any updates since before covid. These episodes cost me a fair amount to make (roughly 200 per episode) and I just havent financially recovered from the closure of my studio and so on to be able to make more. Id still like to get back to the channel one day, but its going to require finding the right videographer I think.
@@Zombosis keep ur chin up looking forward to the come back
This man baby needs to get off his high horse. Talk about a gatekeeping, pretentious boomer.
A " hood apprenticeship" is definitely the way to go just make sure you are CLEAN, get some ink test it out on yourself, don't use any ink from your " beginner tattoo kit" and don't share needles, after that find some of your degenerate friends and get to blasting, im not saying go full throttle and do a sleeve first time tat but do some party tat practice and eventually you'll have some passable lines without any blow outs 🙂
Thankyou. Valuable info!
Crazy helpful
bio-mechanic?
Haha Good advice, this makes sense,
The guy that di this video is stupid and an idiot. He is not credible He just rants. He admits he does not know why all happens from ink to white T-shitrs in black light/UV. He has no evidence or proof.. It is just one person giving his personal biased opinion. This is not a tattoo artist that I would go to or recommend. I call Bullocks a wee bit Miss Penny!