4 Steps To Take Before Tattooing Human Skin

[@Atomika76]

My first tattoo on human skin was on myself. Get a solid 7 out of 10 from my daughter 😊 I don’t really enjoy practicing on fake skin, grapefruit is my go to at the moment x

[@vman37421]

Posture and confidence is key if you don't feel as comfortable as you would standing painting or standing drawing the build the confidence 1st no matter how good the fake skins look if your nervous you can't properly apply your technique

[@Victor-di5fd]

Along with these, feeling confident with yourself helps a lot!

[@jairo8174]

Just started my tattooing tonight, and I practiced on fake skin for 5 hours and kept poking myself with the needle, then I tattoos my sons name on my fingers. It’s a 1/10 tattoo but after I did it it made me want to never do bad line work again. So I’ll follow these steps

[@ryuuji991]

My first tattoo on human after few months of fake skin was a simple design without perfect straight lines and full black areas where I could "warm up" with lines, find the depth and fill out that area with black, in many spots I could fill out with black to lines. :) Of course having apprenticeship give u as well a little bit peace of mind that someone can try to fix your mistakes but I am aware not everyone has possibility for apprenticeship.

[@mareksjackivs2962]

I did my first tattoo 10 years ago, on myself, it was hello kitty just above my ankle on inside leg. It took me another 10 years to actually get serious about it and now looking for all the information I can find before I would even touch human skin again, even tho my kitty looks pretty good, after tonna of research I can see now all the small mistakes I made while doing it.

[@esaartkoski4063]

First tattoo I did on myself was a thumb sized smiley face. My advice would be really hammering it in that you instinctually do the stretching, even when practicing, you can really see the skin on my smiley wasn't stretched enough, so the skin has been bouncing. other thing would be keeping your arm close to your body, I tend to move my elbow like I would when drawing normally, so I really had to push in that new habit.

[@highplainszwifter]

I wonder, is the name of your drawing behind ‘Fett Club’ by any chance..? 😂

[@SeaniMonsta]

Self-taught calligrapher. To learn copper nibs, I would fill pages with linework. "This'll help me surpass those RISD chumps." (It did btw). It gave me in deep, deep of knowledge and sensativity with my tools. Now, I plan on doing this at home with my machines.

[@natanoodle3303]

Yo i didn't even pass step one and this video is great! That's such a great suggestion that's the main thing I'm worried about is infection of any kind. I would've never thought to do that, thanks man!

[@13thNemesis]

My first tattoo on human skin (on myself) was an old Sailor Jerry Flash, Skull with an arrow going through it.. Turned out kinda OK, no blowouts, but a couple of dots in the lines are just white (ink fell out) and I fucked up the tail of the arrow but fuck it.. Did some more on myself after that and now I am an apprentice at a great shop where I get awesome feedback =)

[@Tattooing101]

Dw my first one wasn’t great either haha. We’ve all been there

[@DelayllaLuna]

This helped me a lot as a beginner in tattooing you are the best 👍🏽

[@geraldkruder1798]

I started out working on my hands and arms. Not my best decision. I need to do some cover up but now I am gonna practice first on the fake skins before attemping again. Could you show me how you prep the person before the tattoo? I have not had an infection in my past attempts but sanitation is a huge thing to me and I just want to make sure I am doing it all right.

[@zachriley1390]

Favorite youtube recommendation

[@sunjowilliam2976]

My first tattoo wasn't that bad but right now it's gradually blowing out but the second one was horrible but from your pass videos, I have improve a lot more. Thanks😅😅😅

[@Michael-cb3dz]

I just got my 3kg box of fake skins so iv got alot more peace to do alot more Practice on thank you so much for the content I watch and rewatch alot of your videos bc you give me the push I need to makeing my dreams come true to be a great tattoo artist one day and my frist tattoo i did on my self it was a little vodo doll giving the middle finger

[@jebusthrice738]

my advice is dont rush it. and try to keep a staedy pace. i just did my first tattoo which was some lettering on my leg and I can see where the needle didnt go deep enough, where i caused trauma to the skin and also where the saturation was done properly. definitely it's way different than fake skin.

[@LennIEss7]

How many fake skins you do before hitting your leg

[@jebusthrice738]

@@LennIEss7 not alot. i just got to the point where i wasnt ripping the skin and the ink looked saturated. But yea human skin is a whole nother ball game. but i learned from the experience. i think I was really nervous for the most part.

[@petreadrianmanole3968]

Can u please answer this for me? : how do you make sure you have the right tones in the right places. As in dark, medium and light tones? How to you break the reference down before you start the tattoo? Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@Tattooing101]

Basic rule of thumb, imagine the tattoo as a 3d sculpture. The parts of the tattoo that are closer to your eye are lighter and the parts of the tattoo that are further away are darker. That will get you started

[@timothydennis3155]

My advice is also getting to kn the muscle memory you gain by more practice running rotary or coil is getting use to hole steady with the weight an size of machine

[@if.omayoutube6553]

Thanks for the videos. I'm an artist that wants to start tattooing. Do you always have to use numbing cream? Do you change needles and cartridges for every client? How do you keep equipment sterile?

[@Tattooing101]

Numbing cream is entirely optional depending on the client's pain tolerance. Changing needles and cartridges is a MUST DO after you're done tattooing a person. NEVER RE-USE needles/cartridges that have already been used.

[@if.omayoutube6553]

@@Tattooing101 thanks a lot

[@Jay-yr6wy]

I was like you in not having the practice skin to use however the artist that got me started, tossed me a grapefruit and said try these.. the peel works in the same way for practicing line work..

[@valeriksart47]

Once you jump on real human skin with a friend willing to take in and accept your mistake as an artist, that will ignite a spark inside you and wil give you that drive. That mistake will have a huge impact on how you persue perfection in the future. Those mistakes will be tattoed on your mind as an artist.

[@randysnewbiebluesrockguita7782]

I worked in a tattoo shop as an artist back in the 70's and it was nothing like it is today. I want to tattoo some friends and family not open a shop or anything like that. I may want to go to other peoples houses and do them on them. What (and I know that this isn't the optimal situation to do safe tattooing) should I use to make sure I have the best protection in these circumstances that I can provide them and myself before starting the tattoo. I have been doing tattoo's on fake skin for a while now and I have gotten to where I feel I can move onto people. I have clean one pass lines and my shading is pretty good I get a lot of compliments on my shading and color packing. I am using a Mast fold pro 2 and a Mast Tour Fly which is much thinner than the Fold pro. I also have a few coil machines and a cheaper pen machine that I only use on Fake skin. I like the mast fold because I can adjust the stroke on the fly and the voltage all without a foot peddle, now I used to use a peddle with my coil machines and it allowed me more finesse in how I ran the machine and I haven't used these new machine pens very much yet but the Tattoos I've done so far on fake skin have no blow out and all bold lines and nice fine lining also. I just need to be able to give them the most protection I can any suggestions?

[@MattBoxProductions]

I just did my first one with a 1009RL. Not gonna lie, I didn't think I was ready but I was ushered on by the willing canvas. I wrote two words (handwritten with a stencil) and I really messed up one of the letters (it was the second one). I nailed all the lines overall, however, the first letter I was very careful and didn't go deep enough and had to do another pass. At this time, adrenaline also kicked in for me as well as the person I was tattooing so I had to stop myself from shaking. Getting focused and really getting in on the stretch helps from shaking. The 2nd letter the ink did not inject into the skin. At this point I was questioning my depth and the voltage. I had plenty of ink in the tip. I checked my voltage and it was fine. The contact hooks to the machine were not staying in for full output of energy (it was in a sandwich bag). I just secured it better and continued, however I came back to that letter later on and afterwards it was the only one that seemed to bleed and admittedly I did cut a little bit (it's a tiny tattoo but I still managed to cut). Since I also passed over it 3-4 times in parts, it looks more bold than the rest and has a couple blowouts. I am unhappy with this letter result. Having done these first several lines, I was able to ascertain her skins reaction, and how to best position myself as well as get the best lighting to see and did really well on the rest. I hope to not make mistakes like this often (or at all if possible!) I personally had trouble with the curving of some of the letters and had to taper out several times and you can see the points in which the starting point did not meet the end point perfectly. This is easier to cover when using a mag, but I was using a RL and really didn't have room for error. I don't think I am qualified to give advice, but I would definitely say to make sure when you do your first lines, dab and wipe each one to make sure it is saturated and straight (Always start with some straight lines) and double check your handspeeds and voltage! ALWAYS practice safe tattooing methods (gloves, cleaning, sanitized tools and parts etc).

[@BossMovesOfficial]

Thank you for this 🤘

[@Tattooing101]

You bet!

[@keshia827]

I learned on grapefruit 19 yrs ago haha .. i liked it better cause its curved and helps you get comfortable with uneven and curved surfaces

[@nigromarte7017]

Should I practice also with reel skin on round surfices before jumping on human skin?

[@Tattooing101]

Do flat surface first then when you can do a solid piece then curved then skin

[@wallaceinked6805]

Ok use to line squares and circles then shade them in on fakeskins

[@timrondo213]

Could you guys pls do a review of the wenwen rotary machine very similar to the inkjecta machine. Would also love to see a review of the dragonhawk wraith please and thank you

[@andrewlyon2707]

I’m 4 years in and not done real skin yet not because I’m bad but I’m my own worst critic while I can see things I can improve on I’m not putting a needle near anyone

[@austinbird3677]

Don’t run before you walk. The come up is real.

[@Tattooing101]

Agreed

[@nappulais]

My first one was a happy spider with hat from childrens book on my own ankle

[@gswaggaz]

I started tattooing myself before tattooing anything

[@keepitlit9274]

im having a hard time buying equipment . all the places require me to be in a shop & have license. Was wondering If you know how to get power supplies and stuff without going through that.

[@Tattooing101]

Painful pleasures is a supplier that doesn’t ask

[@keepitlit9274]

@@Tattooing101 you’re the goat

[@bostjanloncaric]

I've been working on fake skin for almost two years,bot I've been working on me.When I'm ready,I'II start working on the human skin. cao.

[@TattooNTim]

Hey man. I've started a channel for my journey learning to tattoo. I love your videos and would love to get involved with you guys! I'd love to learn more. Can I reference your channel on mine to show where I'm learning things from. Do you mind?

[@Tattooing101]

Sure man, no probs

[@NathanielMahoney-iy4ot]

I would say don’t until like he said ur sure cause I’ve been tattooing on fake skin for probably not enough time and my brother is letting me do my first on skin tattoo on him and if ur doing ur first tattoo on skin make sure u can do it on fake skin first

[@LuisGarciaTattooist]

💯

[@herbivoremd2592]

Can you skip skins and go straight to tattooing yourself? My friend (tattoo artist) only practiced on himself never skins

[@herbivoremd2592]

From what I understand , the skill doesn’t translate as well because of how real skin stretches and gives etc

[@Ac-3O]

Recommendation on where to get fake skins?

[@noturbo]

only doing me so if i fuck it up lol

[@dimitarmitev1382]

Nothing important

[@jajajaaajaaa]

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