As a African American man (and a tattooist) I recognize how carful you are being with your wording, and how many obstacles you had to dodge in making this video. I appreciate your efforts. Thank you 🙏🏽
A trick I have used when designing for darker skin tones is to actually use a color picker on a picture of their skin tone ( I use photoshop or my Ipad) I then make the first layer of the image that color and then draw my design on top of that. It keeps me from getting distracted in details that may not even be visible. It also gives me and the client an idea of how it's going to look on the skin.
When my old highschool art teacher said “let your darks be dark and lights be light” I knew it was important but I never knew how much it would come in handy in my future career! I’m mixed and I know how hard it is for people with darker skin can find an artist confident with their skin tone, so I’m gonna focus my efforts on making a place for said people to come confidently knowing they will get eye catching and long standing work
To summarise 1. simplify the shapes and have less detail 2. more contrast between the skin tone and the darkest ink 3. placement is important in terms of lighter/darker areas of the skin that are exposed to sunlight 4. shading/transitions can flatten the image so do that last if requested
Hahaha...I noted how he was dancing around his words and using euphemism to explain things..E.g.. he uses "value" in place of "where you can see the tattoo", in order to bypass the trope that tattoos tend to blend into darker skin and thus loosing detail.🤣🤣.
DUDE you’re AWESOME!!! YOURE the artist I’ve been lookin for. Literally have stayed bare for years until I found an artist who shows it. YOU brought a dude in my SAME tone.Hope your in LA
This video is almost word for word how my mentor explained it to me. Very well said, this is the only video I've come across addressing this situation and in detail tattooing darker skin tones. Spot on thank you so much
Thanks for the continued sharing of darker skin techniques, it's been very helpful. The problem with swelling was a problem I ran into that you covered a while back and has helped also. Really appreciate it.
Funny how I learned more from fireside then working in a shop and having four teachers teaching me after five years of being self taught I learned shit besides how to pull skin on a ass no joke sadly shop closed and I wasted four months of my life giving free work tattoos and so much in gas money point is thanks for the pro tips that really help growth in work 😊
Same. Most "mentors" i feel set you up to fail especially if they think you maybe better. I never learned anything from my mentor that I did not already know
Thank you for this. It has been one of the three least offensive explainations I've heard. As requested, could you recommend a particular ink for darker complexions or would most inks work well?
I don't think any of y'all read wtf he said. He said it's the "LEAST OFFENSIVE" he's offering applause to the video for being appropriate. It's a thin ice conversation, and the video offered a great description to other artists.
Do you have any videos for even darker skin? I am significantly darker than he is. Actually very close to true black after a day at the beach, in the sun. Like I would make him look light skinned. Is there hope for me getting a decent tattoo without having to come as close as one foot and shining a bright light just to notice that I have a tat?
It probably would blend in with your skin . I imagine it would be best to get something that doesn't involve a lot of shading and had a.minamalistic approach so it can be easy to make out
Ive tattooed some really dark people One guy was seriously the color of an egg plant. I used Salupe black by Intenze and it actually showed on him very well. In the picture, he looked a few shades lighter because the ink was so dark. His other tattoos had a wierd silvery sheen and could barely be seen. Someone also told him you have to go deeper on black skin. So he had hella blow outs and scarred lines cuz another dum ass artist was incompetent
I've had trouble discerning the stencil/guideline art when applied to darker skins in the conventional manner. Did I clean from this (well done and welcome) video that your layout was perhaps beefed up somewhat before beginning the actual gun work with the use of a marker? If so, is a surgical marker the only thing appropriate or could something such as a Sharpie be safely used? Also, are you aware of any lighter shaded transfer mediums which can be substituted for the conventionally produced dark copy/fax variety of inks commonly used for transfer stencils? Thanks for the great info.
Old video, I know 😊 it feels like this approach is basically the same approach for any skin type, no? The difference is simply the adjustment to compliment the particular level of melanin. Just how one makes different adjustments depending on area and a person's anatomy. It feels the melanin part is the most obvious of them all.
I have full sleeve in both arms and I wear long sleeves in the summer. I only wear shirts with short sleeves indoors. I am too lazy to put sunscreen on my body so I just use clothes as protection. Tattoos aren't cheap. Must give up the sun exposure if you truly wish that your tattoos don't lose colour overtime and look faded.
Hey I know I’m 5 months late but you just have to do your research and ask around. Social Media is your most powerful tool. I have been to two artists and beforehand I viewed their work. Both were very comfortable working with me and in their portfolio, I’ve seen them work with dark skin clients and how well their work healed on the skin. I will be trying one more artist, who will be my first black artist in the near future. Just like my other artists, I look at his style and how clean his work is. Definitely take your time picking the right artist and see how well they work with you. Make sure you’re comfortable as possible when getting your first tattoo. Also pay attention to the shop they work at as well. Make sure it’s clean, friendly, and all of the artists are professional. It is quite difficult to find artists that are used to tattooing darker skin but just look around within your area and don’t be afraid to ask around. Where I’m from, not many people of my complexion have tattoos, it’s mostly brown skin or white....even few light skins have tattoos around here.
This nigga was so uncomfortable talking about black skin so the BLM or some crazy organization wouldn’t try and cancel his ass 😂😂😂😭, mad respect bruh thanks for the insight
Jake if a dark skinned person comes in and they are dark as Shaquille O'Neal, just be honest and tell them that "this might not be for you". Almost as bad as when I went on a Bahama cruise and we got off the boat and all the white women were getting their hair braided lol. The good thing is that it was only temporary.
I plan to do a black and grey rise tattoo, to cover up is last tattoo, my question here is does grey ink really gives the dimensional effect to the skin???
Almighty-Keyyy # I have no idea what you’re talking about. Who said anything about African Americans, and that they are the only black people? We’re talking about how other races have dark skin. South Asians, Pacific Islanders, Middle Eastern people, etc.
My skin tones white so most all tattoos I get will be able to look dark because my skin tone is but I always found it complicated it how could you get a tattoo that's real dark on someone that's already dark.
My gosh my boi thinking to hard into this..im a "blacc" tattoo artist and ive seen yellow show up on a guy that dark smh lol i watch this video..and all i could think is..your video would make a "white" artist nervous as hell😂😂😂which is already true...all you have to do is not water your inks down...my guy😭
i'm black and have multiple tattoos and they all show beautifully. i get complimented on them all the time (good compliments). my skin tone is actually light brown but my opinion still stand on black people (whether dark skin tone or light skin tone) with tattoos look good. also it would help to find a good artist who knows what they doing.
@@cartoonkid72 you are absolutely right. I’m dark skin and I know many people with darker skin tone like me who have nice, visible tattoo. One guy I seen was a bit darker than Daniel Kaluuya and I was able tell his tattoos on his arm was Roses and his leg tat was a basketball theme sleeve with a jersey number from 8ft away. I’m a little lighter than Kaluuya and I get complements of my arm tattoos all the time. You just have to find the right artist and choose the right design that will be visible like the video says.
As a African American man (and a tattooist) I recognize how carful you are being with your wording, and how many obstacles you had to dodge in making this video. I appreciate your efforts. Thank you 🙏🏽
That’s my nigga 😎💪🏼
I thought I was being negative by putting too much attention on his speech, he's very careful bro. The sensitivity, clearly shows the experience
Nothing offensive about being called dark-skin or black, because it is not derogatory.
Yea I noticed that too. It's ppl like us who notice but appreciate the effort in trying to explain what he's saying instead of reacting negatively.
He's not being careful or PC. He's just talking factually about tattooing darker skin.
A trick I have used when designing for darker skin tones is to actually use a color picker on a picture of their skin tone ( I use photoshop or my Ipad) I then make the first layer of the image that color and then draw my design on top of that. It keeps me from getting distracted in details that may not even be visible. It also gives me and the client an idea of how it's going to look on the skin.
Good idea, I'll have to try that out.
Very good approach. Thanks for sharing it
Deff useful ! Thank you !!!
I'm not following you on this? Could you explain in more detail please
Raise your hand if you also waited for the final tattoo of the model.
When my old highschool art teacher said “let your darks be dark and lights be light” I knew it was important but I never knew how much it would come in handy in my future career! I’m mixed and I know how hard it is for people with darker skin can find an artist confident with their skin tone, so I’m gonna focus my efforts on making a place for said people to come confidently knowing they will get eye catching and long standing work
To summarise
1. simplify the shapes and have less detail
2. more contrast between the skin tone and the darkest ink
3. placement is important in terms of lighter/darker areas of the skin that are exposed to sunlight
4. shading/transitions can flatten the image so do that last if requested
The tattooist tried so hard with his words not to get dropped 🤣
Jajajaja yep, I noticed the struggle
I felt that too. He was scared to say darker skin tones.
I respect how he used his words tho😂 u can tell he didn’t want to offend
I felt that ma man is walking on egg shells
Dont see a struggle wish I had dark skin myself.
explaining shades without trying to sound racist lmfaooo
Hahaha...I noted how he was dancing around his words and using euphemism to explain things..E.g.. he uses "value" in place of "where you can see the tattoo", in order to bypass the trope that tattoos tend to blend into darker skin and thus loosing detail.🤣🤣.
Weird comment. But its your opinion. I have tatts, all I heard were facts.
you act like that’s hard to do lmfaooo
I don't know. I think that's where your headspace is. He's an artist and he uses terms that Artists use all the time. you just interpreted it as such.
@@vforvendetta60 and I thought he did a great at it!! Nowadays you have to ultra careful with the words you employ 😂😂😂🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
DUDE you’re AWESOME!!! YOURE the artist I’ve been lookin for. Literally have stayed bare for years until I found an artist who shows it. YOU brought a dude in my SAME tone.Hope your in LA
Thanks so much! I'm not in LA but there are plenty of great tattooers to choose from out there
This video is almost word for word how my mentor explained it to me. Very well said, this is the only video I've come across addressing this situation and in detail tattooing darker skin tones. Spot on thank you so much
I'm dark skinned also, but I'm leaning towards all black tribal (Polynesian)/ geometric/ blackout tattoos...thank you for the explanation.
"Darker skin... Tones" had me laughing everytime 😂. But thanks for the info hopefully I can express this to the artist of my next piece(s)
Thanks for the continued sharing of darker skin techniques, it's been very helpful. The problem with swelling was a problem I ran into that you covered a while back and has helped also. Really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot.
Funny how I learned more from fireside then working in a shop and having four teachers teaching me after five years of being self taught I learned shit besides how to pull skin on a ass no joke sadly shop closed and I wasted four months of my life giving free work tattoos and so much in gas money point is thanks for the pro tips that really help growth in work 😊
Same. Most "mentors" i feel set you up to fail especially if they think you maybe better. I never learned anything from my mentor that I did not already know
Thank you for doing this
This was very helpful, thank you!
I am very glad it was helpful. Thanks for the support
AWESOME!! Thanks, ya'll! I am so, so excited to start up my own work. 💚
Thanks for the support
Excellent content. Thanks for sharing.
thanks for watching and the kind words!
Thank you for this. It has been one of the three least offensive explainations I've heard.
As requested, could you recommend a particular ink for darker complexions or would most inks work well?
You could choose not to be offended. Not everyone can explain things so well.
Thanks. I think most ink manufacturers are making quality products these days
Ven Gray And you can choose not give af if someone is offended or not 🙄
Tol you have every right to feel how you feel! Your thoughts are important!
I don't think any of y'all read wtf he said. He said it's the "LEAST OFFENSIVE" he's offering applause to the video for being appropriate.
It's a thin ice conversation, and the video offered a great description to other artists.
I've watch this a few times over the past years to remind me of this great advice!!
Do you have any videos for even darker skin? I am significantly darker than he is. Actually very close to true black after a day at the beach, in the sun. Like I would make him look light skinned. Is there hope for me getting a decent tattoo without having to come as close as one foot and shining a bright light just to notice that I have a tat?
It probably would blend in with your skin . I imagine it would be best to get something that doesn't involve a lot of shading and had a.minamalistic approach so it can be easy to make out
Jonathan Marable Don’t tell someone what they can’t do. If they want to get inked, so be it
Ive tattooed some really dark people
One guy was seriously the color of an egg plant. I used Salupe black by Intenze and it actually showed on him very well. In the picture, he looked a few shades lighter because the ink was so dark. His other tattoos had a wierd silvery sheen and could barely be seen. Someone also told him you have to go deeper on black skin. So he had hella blow outs and scarred lines cuz another dum ass artist was incompetent
@@manny-gk2sm thats so unfortunate someone out there believes that you have to go deeper on black skin. That person is probably a racist
@@artareon great advice
He's really trying he's hardest to not get cancelled
So noone is gonna talk about that legendary hat ?
Super clear breakdown appreciated
I've had trouble discerning the stencil/guideline art when applied to darker skins in the conventional manner. Did I clean from this (well done and welcome) video that your layout was perhaps beefed up somewhat before beginning the actual gun work with the use of a marker? If so, is a surgical marker the only thing appropriate or could something such as a Sharpie be safely used? Also, are you aware of any lighter shaded transfer mediums which can be substituted for the conventionally produced dark copy/fax variety of inks commonly used for transfer stencils? Thanks for the great info.
Old video, I know 😊 it feels like this approach is basically the same approach for any skin type, no? The difference is simply the adjustment to compliment the particular level of melanin. Just how one makes different adjustments depending on area and a person's anatomy. It feels the melanin part is the most obvious of them all.
Sir, which Black colour is more suitable for dark skin ..?
Yop
zuper black or dynamic trible black by far
Dynamic triple black is emaculate on dark skin
Question for a professional, can a customer request a particular black without sounding like an ass?
zuper black, that's what i got
I have full sleeve in both arms and I wear long sleeves in the summer. I only wear shirts with short sleeves indoors. I am too lazy to put sunscreen on my body so I just use clothes as protection.
Tattoos aren't cheap. Must give up the sun exposure if you truly wish that your tattoos don't lose colour overtime and look faded.
Any tips for color packing on darker skin?
Like I want one sooo bad but now I'm just Effie now because what I heard that some don't like tattooing black people.
Hey I know I’m 5 months late but you just have to do your research and ask around. Social Media is your most powerful tool. I have been to two artists and beforehand I viewed their work. Both were very comfortable working with me and in their portfolio, I’ve seen them work with dark skin clients and how well their work healed on the skin. I will be trying one more artist, who will be my first black artist in the near future. Just like my other artists, I look at his style and how clean his work is. Definitely take your time picking the right artist and see how well they work with you. Make sure you’re comfortable as possible when getting your first tattoo. Also pay attention to the shop they work at as well. Make sure it’s clean, friendly, and all of the artists are professional. It is quite difficult to find artists that are used to tattooing darker skin but just look around within your area and don’t be afraid to ask around. Where I’m from, not many people of my complexion have tattoos, it’s mostly brown skin or white....even few light skins have tattoos around here.
I have dark skin and I've seen alot of people who have my skin tone have their tattoos turn bluish and green is there anyway I can't avoid that?
Color test… light blues mixed with brown skin turn green often
Great video. Thank you so much for covering this topic!!!!!!!!!!!
Just one question, color or black and gray tattoo is suitable for dark or lite dark skin ?
Lol bro blacks out here getting beautiful colorful pieces... might need to re open up yalls book on how to tattoo dark skin
Any comments or suggestions on using white to highlight areas on dark skin?
Best ink brand for visible and pigmented red and green on black people?
What black would you suggest using
Any chance of seeing the final results?
Just saw it nvm
Where ?
Can we get photos of this finished piece?
What is that kind of hat called
flat cap type.
This nigga was so uncomfortable talking about black skin so the BLM or some crazy organization wouldn’t try and cancel his ass 😂😂😂😭, mad respect bruh thanks for the insight
Good info...Thank You! I like the Japanese liner inks like Kuro Sumi. What inks do u reccomend for darker skin types?
Thanks. I think that most of today's inks work well. I have been using dynamic black for a while and have been happy
Dynamic zuper black
@@kikaleek3897 zuper black is intenze not dynamic
Is there anything to know regarding voltage? Lower/higher than usual?
Line work I do 8.0 or 8.5
Which ink brand should we use for darker skin
Thank you
What do you think about blackwork on dark skin? I made a terrible tat in my arm, and the only Solution I see is a black work covering it
Well done!
#GodBlessNigeria
My friend have new tattoo but I can’t see it because black skin. Why didn’t use white ink?
Because white ink looks bad that’s just my opinion but when my friends recommended white ink was not a fan at all
Where are you located!!!.???
Memphis, TN
Jake if a dark skinned person comes in and they are dark as Shaquille O'Neal, just be honest and tell them that "this might not be for you". Almost as bad as when I went on a Bahama cruise and we got off the boat and all the white women were getting their hair braided lol. The good thing is that it was only temporary.
can you do a stretch marks cover up tattoo on arms on dark black skin?
I know someone from black ink that does it
What do you recommend of the effect of a tattoo appear to be a baby stretching out you belly while pregnant
Thanks for this video 🙏
thanks
I have a work that has to be covered up, but the canvas is a dark skin person
I plan to do a black and grey rise tattoo, to cover up is last tattoo, my question here is does grey ink really gives the dimensional effect to the skin???
You know... When You tattoo, skin, um, i mean dark, i mean umm black, i mean... No wait, you peoples skin tones! Hahahahaha.
Your intro reminded me of athlean x
Don't just tell, show
Talk is cheap, where is the finished work? 🤷🏼
On Jake's instagram. @pluguglyart
Guess i gotta go download Instagram now
White Mike yøu could’ve jus simply go on instagram via your search engine, but whatever floats your boat.
I’m still lost.
Color palette ,for dark skin.
#Can you make randy orton tatoo same as that?????
screw the political correctness. its ok to say black people.
Randy G but black people aren’t the only people with dark skin, and all black people aren’t dark. 😐
Randy G, has two brain cells fighting with each other at this very moment.
But he's brown, isn't he?
@@sugarwaters and all black people aren't African American so yes. you can
Almighty-Keyyy # I have no idea what you’re talking about. Who said anything about African Americans, and that they are the only black people? We’re talking about how other races have dark skin. South Asians, Pacific Islanders, Middle Eastern people, etc.
My skin tones white so most all tattoos I get will be able to look dark because my skin tone is but I always found it complicated it how could you get a tattoo that's real dark on someone that's already dark.
My gosh my boi thinking to hard into this..im a "blacc" tattoo artist and ive seen yellow show up on a guy that dark smh lol i watch this video..and all i could think is..your video would make a "white" artist nervous as hell😂😂😂which is already true...all you have to do is not water your inks down...my guy😭
Please use simple terms next time no idea what value range means couldn’t really follow what you meant in the video
I believe tattoo artist understand the lingo better than the average person. The target audience is tattoo artists so we do understand.
Simple terms omg
It's simple terms to us artists
these are simple terms for artists though
He explained the thing about value range in past videos
Jut say black. It is the same color as other. Tattoo sketch looks cool.
Eugene Bondar He’s brown skin. Ink is black
Lost me at value range?
Lol thought that was Kanye west
i wish your verbiage choice was more beginner friendly felt like you were saying a lot of nothing
Hes truing nt to be racist 😂😂😂
My boyfriend name is Cedric this very helpful💯
I hope there is also a white skin tattoo
I want to ink but my opnion is that tattoos on black skin look ugly so i dont know
I couldn’t see much on him.
Just say black dude lol
Tattoo is not for black skin period, and believe me I am black
The black skin need cocoa butter not ink.
i'm black and have multiple tattoos and they all show beautifully. i get complimented on them all the time (good compliments). my skin tone is actually light brown but my opinion still stand on black people (whether dark skin tone or light skin tone) with tattoos look good. also it would help to find a good artist who knows what they doing.
@@cartoonkid72 you are absolutely right. I’m dark skin and I know many people with darker skin tone like me who have nice, visible tattoo. One guy I seen was a bit darker than Daniel Kaluuya and I was able tell his tattoos on his arm was Roses and his leg tat was a basketball theme sleeve with a jersey number from 8ft away. I’m a little lighter than Kaluuya and I get complements of my arm tattoos all the time. You just have to find the right artist and choose the right design that will be visible like the video says.
Yes but you wrong
We got value , white folks dont . Great video tho 😅
Lol he tried so hard to not sound racist. Chill man lol.
This camera-man is annoying.
Im not racist but i don’t get it why black people do tatoo and doesn’t see nothing
I have white tats, check my video WHITE INK ON BLACK SKIN
I’m not even shit color lol why am I watching
?
Racist
Just don’t get tattoos if black like that
What a waste of money...can’t see fuck all
You cant see the tattoos because skin is too dark like Kevin Hart
Tbh you really dark skin what’s the point of getting tatted!? You wont see the color well
The same reason someone gets an ankle tattoo even though you’ll barely see it.
@@tertiaoptio4938 facts. But if you that black pointless to get a tattoo when you can’t make out what is
@@Rudebwoy64 but you can 🧐 Ink is always darker than our skin like how you notice a scar or something.
@@tertiaoptio4938 I’m not very dark. Even if the ink darker you still can’t see it on very dark skinned ppl like akon , rick ross or ocho cinco
@@tertiaoptio4938 Notice what scar and why would you get a tattoo when somebody can barely see the artwork on your tattoo when you very dark
come again...."nothing in the" what now