This is what I've learned about tattooing so far. Some people say do it this way, some people say do it that way. Each individual person is going to have a unique style. One may specialize in realism. One may specialize in traditional. One may be pretty decent at all styles. Some may prefer to "ride the tube" or "float the needle". Some may use less or more voltage. Some may use less or more needle depth. You do what is achievable and works for you and your style and set-up. Take into consideration other techniques and try them and see if it works for you. Practice what works for you and what doesn't. Stick to the basics: clean\sanitary work area, patience, straight and steady lines, good shading.
I started on myself. One practice skin lmao. The practice skin is nothing like my skin. Don't think I'll do it for a profession but I definitely love saving money 😌
Ive got admit ive been tattoing on fake skin for 3 weeks now and ive watched a fair few vids. But i always come back to urs. Your a great online coach, thank you
I'm a newbie i just started laat week. I just borrowed my friend's tattoo machine. You are one of the reason why i started. Thank you so much for this. I learned a lot. Now i'm saving money so that i can buy a machine of my own. Godbless stay safe and keep on rockin!🙏👍💪
Another amazing video Brandon. I started tattooing 5 days ago and I appreciate all your content. Thank you for the knowledge and inspiration sir. God bless.
I'm a big fan of yours plus your artwork and precision and shading, lines and all i keep watching your videos each day and learning these high quality tips. Hope you keep doing more videos because imma keep watching it. You go pro!! 💪🔥💯
Ever since I’ve subscribed to you I’ve learned a lot I wanted to take the time out to appreciate it you on everything that you have to offer so thank you!!! Keep up the grind and love to see more
Nice video production. Thank you for this contribution, You transmit on a frequency that I find peaceful and easy to absorb and this content is very useful, This is exactly what I am trying to learn about. I will be sure to watch many more before I handle any tools, Thanks from New Zealand.
Thank you for the cool video! I have been doing a bunch of infinity tattoos lately…. Would actually love it if you did one and offered your helpful tips! You guys are awesome!!
Hi! 😊want to ask,, iam using cnc machine (pentype) and i dont know whats wrong because there is no ink thats coming out in the needle, i already dipping my needle in my ink but when i started doing the tattoo there is no ink or so little ink that is coming out. 😁😁 why is that? 😁😊 again thank you so much for all your educational videos! Really help us a lot beginners 👍❤️😊
I’m so glad I discovered Brandon’s videos. I wish I would’ve sooner bc maybe I wouldn’t have shitty mess-up tattoos on myself 😂 .. thankfully they’re fixable .. thanks for being such a rad teacher Brandon 😘
I am eally hope mine can be fixed. Brandon, you are an an amzing teacher, patient, kind, understanding and i can't tell you how much i appreciate you. God Bless
9:50 what do you mean by drops, drops of paint in the water? Could you specify in % since the drops would vary in relation of the cup size used. Could i ask for an advice on how to pack black with a mag cos im practicing on my thigh but i cant color with a mag, basically im already bleeding to much with 8+ volts and not packing the amount of color i want, the liners work fine. Also the mag is never uniform (some needles have more ink than others) for now i used only flat mags, never curved
Theres a lot to go i to that, one u should definitely lower the voltage down, when shading expect to go over a lot and if ur using a 4.0 stroke with a high voltage itll def cause more trauma then u want. As for the needles, are you using a rotary? Are the cartridges youre using nice? Some are utter garbage so make shre ur using quality supplies.
Hi mate! :) It looks nicely done..I enjoyed the whole process. What kind of skin you are using? I have it seems like softer one, bright orange color, and it doesn't make such easy lining as yours. Any recommendations? THX a lot!
Reelskin-it’s firm and mimics real skin better than most. The softer orange ones can be harder to line on, so upgrading to something like Reelskin could make a big difference for your practice.
We just got all the equipment to start doing our own tats at home. I'm not going to do anyone else except the wife and I so I guess we will see how it goes. Your videos are amazing and I'll be watching many more and practicing on my fake skin. OneLove
Just wanted to say thank you. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. I think this was a really great design to show some different techniques. The only thing I would say, is that when you transition from one shade to the next, that you say something like “ and now I’m using my lightest shade”. If that makes any sense. I watch a lot of tattoo tutorials and it seems that the teacher always leaves out what shading he’s using at that time and he may dip from one cup to the next and I’m not sure which one he’s using. Hope this helps and thanks again for another great video.!!
Isn't shading/lining it up so many ways up and down from right to left bad for skin cause u were doing that or idk maybe I'm wrong amd how much would that tattoo cost if anyone wanted it
I'm new to tattooing, I know you said you have a 6 and a 3 drop. Do you use any particular type of water to dilute the black ink? Hope you can respond, thank you! I love your videos ! 🤟😁
It’s funny how you brought up infinity tattoos joking around,but seriously I just did one last night and probably have done 50 in the past 6months easy.. I don’t understand the craze that seems to be happening with them..amongst others that we all know what I’m talking about.😊 love the content bruh.
What’s up Brandon. Thx for the video and the useful tips. Question, so I tattoo myself the other day and my lines looked great and saturated nice and dark lines, when I wiped it down with my green soap most of my color in my lines disappeared, the next day the lines looked better but not as dark as it should be. I’m using a 9RL with an inkjecta X1 at about 8V , thx any suggestions would be appreciated.
You were most likely not deep enough in the skin which is really common for self tattoos. Stay confident and pull that stable deep line and you will see how black it should be. Keep at it Wishing you th best
I'm having trouble adjusting to the right type of needles or gauges especially when trying to pack in solid black tribal tattoos large pieces I've tried using 15 bug pin mags and I ended up chewing someone's arm up was having a hard time getting the ink to take in the skin so I figured I would work it a little bit more and wound up working it way too much can you give me any suggestions please
1. when I start working on people, should I still use Vaseline to clean them up ? 2. How were you able to do that one line that faded out but were still able to keep it in the skin?
I am so happy i found your channel. I Just start tatoo myself.pure Just for only me.but i am really scared bc make fun of me.i am almost 50years old and not ritch;) but always my whole life love the art and freedom of yourself of it. I could never (i wisch i can)go to artist cost to much. I got a tatoogun and the rest as a gift and thought i go for it.i am older now .but i stop when others tallk shit about it :( and i dont get why??it is my body...i not hurting anyone. Wanne be brave and Just dont listen but it really gets to me.and that makes me sad i dont have alot in life. I am alone for longer then 10years i cant work bc i am sick. So yeah you sound so nice and explean everything so good thank you!i am sorry for the bad englisch.
Things are going well with my tattoo practice, only issue is that I get a slightly annoying amount of ink pooling at the tip while tattooing. I use vaseline, any idea what I can do to stop this? Makes it difficult to see exactly where my needle tip is.
How thick is that skin .. looks like youve done alot of those.. is there a brand u like .. or are they pretty similar for the most part aside from thickness.. are u using green soap to wipe cuz mine aint cleaning up the way yours is
Yeah man I'd say to get Frankenskins! Used them in a couple of other videos and then I've started using them more and more. You can get them here: frankenskins.com/?ref=35clBO8V
@@Tattooing101 probably just make some home made ballistics jell these people are trippin on these prices.. all these fools , reelskin , pound of flesh ect. All the good ones are way too expensive .. 10 bucks for a lil slab of fake skin .. its cheaper to tattoo sex toys 🙄 imma mess around and buy one of those dolls a go ham .. thx for the reply main .. love the videos
Before I actually got to practicing on skins I would watch your videos like "oh. Neat." But now that I know what I'm looking out for and how it feels? I hold my breath when you pull a really long line 😅
I thought the design was an angry slice of pizza until a little before you began shading 😂 then I realized it was the sorting hat..I was looking at it upside down lol
yo i have a question i dont know if it’s just me..when i tattoo myself everytime it touches the skin its shaking(my skin) so i cant make a straight line so i just keep lining it to make it look like straight
pls dont tattoo urself, get a fake skin or pig skin to learn fundamentals.. You don't just ruin your whole body while practicing. Tattoo yourself once you think you're ready to tattoo someone else.
This is what I've learned about tattooing so far. Some people say do it this way, some people say do it that way. Each individual person is going to have a unique style. One may specialize in realism. One may specialize in traditional. One may be pretty decent at all styles. Some may prefer to "ride the tube" or "float the needle". Some may use less or more voltage. Some may use less or more needle depth. You do what is achievable and works for you and your style and set-up. Take into consideration other techniques and try them and see if it works for you. Practice what works for you and what doesn't. Stick to the basics: clean\sanitary work area, patience, straight and steady lines, good shading.
🎉🎉🎉 thank you so much
I started on myself. One practice skin lmao. The practice skin is nothing like my skin. Don't think I'll do it for a profession but I definitely love saving money 😌
Great reply - The truth ;)
You’re such great teacher. You give good tips but make it concise and easy. Thank you so much. Please keep up with the good work.
Ive got admit ive been tattoing on fake skin for 3 weeks now and ive watched a fair few vids. But i always come back to urs. Your a great online coach, thank you
I'm a newbie i just started laat week. I just borrowed my friend's tattoo machine. You are one of the reason why i started. Thank you so much for this. I learned a lot. Now i'm saving money so that i can buy a machine of my own. Godbless stay safe and keep on rockin!🙏👍💪
He wasn't kidding about doing 50 million infinity signs though sadly.
You are such a good teacher. You give good tips but make it concise and look easy. Thanks so much.
Another amazing video Brandon. I started tattooing 5 days ago and I appreciate all your content. Thank you for the knowledge and inspiration sir. God bless.
Ahahaha right.
I’ve watched countless videos, and this is by far the best one I came across. I learned so much from it. Thank you Champ
Thank you for these vids, amazing work and super clear and concise with your instructions!
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely love this!!! So good at explaining everything 😌
This was extremely helpful dude! Thanks!!
Glad it helped!
I'm a big fan of yours plus your artwork and precision and shading, lines and all i keep watching your videos each day and learning these high quality tips. Hope you keep doing more videos because imma keep watching it. You go pro!! 💪🔥💯
Question did you clean the needle before going into lighter ink or you can jump from ink to ink?
Your videos are very informative! I’ve learned a lot! Can you mention the tattoo machine, stroke, and voltage during your tutorials. 🙏🏾
Ever since I’ve subscribed to you I’ve learned a lot I wanted to take the time out to appreciate it you on everything that you have to offer so thank you!!! Keep up the grind and love to see more
Yeah it's good bro you have a good demonstrate of your sharing technic for tattoo
Nice video production.
Thank you for this contribution, You transmit on a frequency that I find peaceful and easy to absorb and this content is very useful, This is exactly what I am trying to learn about. I will be sure to watch many more before I handle any tools,
Thanks from New Zealand.
Hi mate, what needle thickness are using for the traces ?
What volts did you use for the shading?
Can u tells u what kind of needles u use on the lines and shading
beautiful
do you wash your needles when you switch shades?
I love that design
Thank you for the cool video! I have been doing a bunch of infinity tattoos lately…. Would actually love it if you did one and offered your helpful tips! You guys are awesome!!
Hi! 😊want to ask,, iam using cnc machine (pentype) and i dont know whats wrong because there is no ink thats coming out in the needle, i already dipping my needle in my ink but when i started doing the tattoo there is no ink or so little ink that is coming out. 😁😁 why is that? 😁😊 again thank you so much for all your educational videos! Really help us a lot beginners 👍❤️😊
That’s weird. Maybe try a different brand of cartridge, using more of an angle to tattoo, adjusting your length of needle a little bit 🤷♂️
I’m so glad I discovered Brandon’s videos. I wish I would’ve sooner bc maybe I wouldn’t have shitty mess-up tattoos on myself 😂 .. thankfully they’re fixable .. thanks for being such a rad teacher Brandon 😘
me too lol
I am eally hope mine can be fixed. Brandon, you are an an amzing teacher, patient, kind, understanding and i can't tell you how much i appreciate you. God Bless
You're an amazing teacher and a cool dude! Keep up the good work. P.S you sure wasn't joking when you said you will tattoo 600 infinity signs haha.
9:50 what do you mean by drops, drops of paint in the water? Could you specify in % since the drops would vary in relation of the cup size used. Could i ask for an advice on how to pack black with a mag cos im practicing on my thigh but i cant color with a mag, basically im already bleeding to much with 8+ volts and not packing the amount of color i want, the liners work fine. Also the mag is never uniform (some needles have more ink than others) for now i used only flat mags, never curved
I believe distilled water, ink mixing solution, or shading solution
Theres a lot to go i to that, one u should definitely lower the voltage down, when shading expect to go over a lot and if ur using a 4.0 stroke with a high voltage itll def cause more trauma then u want. As for the needles, are you using a rotary? Are the cartridges youre using nice? Some are utter garbage so make shre ur using quality supplies.
great video
Hi mate! :) It looks nicely done..I enjoyed the whole process. What kind of skin you are using? I have it seems like softer one, bright orange color, and it doesn't make such easy lining as yours. Any recommendations? THX a lot!
Reelskin-it’s firm and mimics real skin better than most. The softer orange ones can be harder to line on, so upgrading to something like Reelskin could make a big difference for your practice.
We just got all the equipment to start doing our own tats at home. I'm not going to do anyone else except the wife and I so I guess we will see how it goes. Your videos are amazing and I'll be watching many more and practicing on my fake skin. OneLove
hey ! what is the brand and model of your tatoo machine ? Maybe you already told but you know, I'm french ^^ thanks
cant wait to get my first machine, this video makes it look easy, super usefull video,
That's amazing
Just wanted to say thank you. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. I think this was a really great design to show some different techniques. The only thing I would say, is that when you transition from one shade to the next, that you say something like “ and now I’m using my lightest shade”. If that makes any sense. I watch a lot of tattoo tutorials and it seems that the teacher always leaves out what shading he’s using at that time and he may dip from one cup to the next and I’m not sure which one he’s using. Hope this helps and thanks again for another great video.!!
Skin practice looks that works good, what brand is it? You have a link for it? Thank you in advance
Isn't shading/lining it up so many ways up and down from right to left bad for skin cause u were doing that or idk maybe I'm wrong amd how much would that tattoo cost if anyone wanted it
if you are right hand you start at the bottom right, left hand starts at the bottom left
Not sure if anyone has asked this but have u had a stencil wipe away completely and if u did what did you do?
nice one what machine did you use pls
I'm new to tattooing, I know you said you have a 6 and a 3 drop. Do you use any particular type of water to dilute the black ink? Hope you can respond, thank you! I love your videos ! 🤟😁
Distilled Water
what kind of machine are you using ?
Can you do a video on where to put the shading??
Keep it up man! Great content 👌🏼
Hello! So at the shading part you added into those 2 cups 6 and 3 drops of water? Or why is it so watering?😁
Was u using Vaseline as u do the tattoo or do you use A&D ointment
Aquaphor but ppl use diff shit
What should we try and start on when we do first start tattooing?
Practice skins for sure! Get yourself some Reelskins that would be an ideal canvas to start practicing on
I have a problem when wiping away ink, it just smears all over the fake skin.
very helpful thanks
Hi which needles did you used for lining and shading? Ty
The shading part looks so fun😩
It’s funny how you brought up infinity tattoos joking around,but seriously I just did one last night and probably have done 50 in the past 6months easy.. I don’t understand the craze that seems to be happening with them..amongst others that we all know what I’m talking about.😊 love the content bruh.
I enjoyed your video. You make it look easy 😊 👍🏽
Color to the eye think it would look better but great job man
What needle are you using for shading
What’s up Brandon. Thx for the video and the useful tips. Question, so I tattoo myself the other day and my lines looked great and saturated nice and dark lines, when I wiped it down with my green soap most of my color in my lines disappeared, the next day the lines looked better but not as dark as it should be. I’m using a 9RL with an inkjecta X1 at about 8V , thx any suggestions would be appreciated.
You were most likely not deep enough in the skin which is really common for self tattoos. Stay confident and pull that stable deep line and you will see how black it should be. Keep at it
Wishing you th best
@@julesdusset thank you 🙏🏻 I will try that approach today. As for the size is a bugpin better to use for the ink saturation or standard size needles?
Man put the volts up to about 10.5-11. Inkjectas run high. Also try coils. You will learn more from skin responses
I'm having trouble adjusting to the right type of needles or gauges especially when trying to pack in solid black tribal tattoos large pieces I've tried using 15 bug pin mags and I ended up chewing someone's arm up was having a hard time getting the ink to take in the skin so I figured I would work it a little bit more and wound up working it way too much can you give me any suggestions please
1. when I start working on people, should I still use Vaseline to clean them up ?
2. How were you able to do that one line that faded out but were still able to keep it in the skin?
what kind of gun are u using
I am so happy i found your channel. I Just start tatoo myself.pure Just for only me.but i am really scared bc make fun of me.i am almost 50years old and not ritch;) but always my whole life love the art and freedom of yourself of it. I could never (i wisch i can)go to artist cost to much. I got a tatoogun and the rest as a gift and thought i go for it.i am older now .but i stop when others tallk shit about it :( and i dont get why??it is my body...i not hurting anyone. Wanne be brave and Just dont listen but it really gets to me.and that makes me sad i dont have alot in life. I am alone for longer then 10years i cant work bc i am sick. So yeah you sound so nice and explean everything so good thank you!i am sorry for the bad englisch.
What size needle do you use for the line work in the video
5rl
nice!
Is there certain ways you have to approach the lines to get that solid line?
Stick em with the pointy end
what is the material used to remove excess paint?
Paper towels?
Let's get into the tattoo. :) Legend!
Things are going well with my tattoo practice, only issue is that I get a slightly annoying amount of ink pooling at the tip while tattooing. I use vaseline, any idea what I can do to stop this? Makes it difficult to see exactly where my needle tip is.
have you tried to wipe the ink from the needle before tattooing?
dont let the barrel touch the skin while tattooing.
What needle is he using
Thanks for the video! What fake skin are you using?
It’s a piece of real fake skin.
Супер!
How thick is that skin .. looks like youve done alot of those.. is there a brand u like .. or are they pretty similar for the most part aside from thickness.. are u using green soap to wipe cuz mine aint cleaning up the way yours is
Yeah man I'd say to get Frankenskins! Used them in a couple of other videos and then I've started using them more and more. You can get them here: frankenskins.com/?ref=35clBO8V
@@Tattooing101 probably just make some home made ballistics jell these people are trippin on these prices.. all these fools , reelskin , pound of flesh ect. All the good ones are way too expensive .. 10 bucks for a lil slab of fake skin .. its cheaper to tattoo sex toys 🙄 imma mess around and buy one of those dolls a go ham .. thx for the reply main .. love the videos
Wouldn't this small of a tattoo blow up if the lines are that close together?
ALL TATTOO ARTISTS ARE PERFECT INSIDE AND OUT INSTANTLY COMPLETELY FORCEFULLY AND FOREVER!!!!!
What kind of fake skin are you using? Do you recommend any brands for beginners?
6 and 3 drops of what? water?
Distilled water or witch hazel
@@Tattooing101 omg thank u for answering lol
I was like man I dont wanna do a million infinity signs 😂
Greetings from Ghana 🇬🇭, thanks for the videos. We really appreciate.
Can you kindly do videos on how to approach realism black and gray tattoos ?
Before I actually got to practicing on skins I would watch your videos like "oh. Neat." But now that I know what I'm looking out for and how it feels? I hold my breath when you pull a really long line 😅
I hold my breath before pulling the trigger. 🤙
my stencil smears whenever i put vaseline on it?
What skin are you using?
Real skins
I actually want this as a tattoo now lol
Hope you seen my comment bro I do really want learn tattoo..☺️☺️
I thought the design was an angry slice of pizza until a little before you began shading 😂 then I realized it was the sorting hat..I was looking at it upside down lol
Haha angry pizza would make a cool tattoo though
I like to use Inkeeze, can't stand the smell of Vaseline lol 😆
6 drops with what else?
3 drops with what else?
Distilled water
So what i got from this is to get some mags 😂
That will be $500 jk!
I dk who he is but he’s bad ass I like his style. 👌⭐️
How do I tattoo my lil sister without her waking up until I am finished?
Dont
yo i have a question i dont know if it’s just me..when i tattoo myself everytime it touches the skin its shaking(my skin) so i cant make a straight line so i just keep lining it to make it look like straight
Stretch harder. Use ya muscles
@@tairauchida4363 noted thank you brother
pls dont tattoo urself, get a fake skin or pig skin to learn fundamentals.. You don't just ruin your whole body while practicing. Tattoo yourself once you think you're ready to tattoo someone else.
@@xValeTatt i found it different cuz i tattoo my sister..like he said stretch harder..you cant stretch the fake skin🤷🏻
not slyderin hey grrrifindor
I want tattoo a infinity sign 🤡
i thought bruh was drawing a witch hat , its mf man ray
Brother give me a tattoo machine I've been asking for a long time, I've got a lot of giveaways.
What fake skin are you using?
Who uses Vaseline I mean nobody since the 90s
For fake skins? Vaseline works great. For real clients green glide or hustle butter is defiantly the go to.
Vaso is cheap as fuck and does the job why change 😂
Perfect? There is no such thing.
please do a leaf by niggle inspired tattoo .
I appreciate your knowledge of Tolkien! Love it
"GRIFINDOOR!!."😂
what did he use to clean off the ink splatters and smudges off?