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[@Ben-td1zv]

Sad my tat didn't make the last video. Glad my tat didn't make this video. Keep the great content coming!

[@kirkfagantattoo]

Thank you!!! Glad your not in this one too

[@piperatoms5926]

Its cool Ben, I sent in some lame tats too 😎 This video had me dying, ROFLMAO & HEY! Maybe ur submission was 1 of the 50 he couldn’t get around to viewing. 😊

[@samcooper2143]

The feds waiting for someone to comment about why you don’t talk money on the internet

[@kirkfagantattoo]

hahahaha

[@robk5808]

My guess would be less "so they can under-report income and pay less tax" but the main reason is "so it's easier to give someone a 'fuck-off' price." Like if someone is a complete ass and asked for an tattoo of an "88" on his forehead your could just say you charge $900 an hour for face work and hopefully scare off work that's otherwise nothing but trouble.

[@samcooper2143]

@@robk5808without incriminating every tattoo artist I am friends with (and probably most of the industry) it’s definitely one of the two for sure

[@michaelm9710]

Mexican Federal tax agents are following tattoo artists? Never thought it was like that there. It’s not that bad in the USA.

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

​@@robk5808the weirdest thing is though that some people take the 'fuck off price' and then you're left wondering how much you could've actually charged

[@jacobnelson4751]

My tattoo artist says he tattoos for the future, not what it looks like right after it’s done. Guy is incredible, very blessed to have a gifted artist by me. Love the content Kirk!

[@wutangcatclan]

I'm here when you had 500 subs, I will be here when you have 50.000 subs. You're realness makes it for me

[@jeaninekelly4271]

yes the og gang represented 🎉

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

You're here now in the Past? Duh.

[@wutangcatclan]

@@Rugmunchersauce3 Yes i was

[@piperatoms5926]

Absolutely my favorite video so far. Bruh Kirk had me dying with the corny Silva head shake shit 😂😂😂

[@carmendurnell5525]

That Silva guy CAN be pretty annoying. And Kirk cracked me up, too.

[@piperatoms5926]

@@carmendurnell5525 This is like my absolute favorite channel now 🤣 And the other dude for sure is cringe city. Hope ur having a beautiful day! ☀️

[@carmendurnell5525]

With regard to schools--you can learn a lot in school--theory, history, and different techniques. However, I think with many jobs, it just makes sense to have a mentor. You need that one-on-one coaching. As a teacher, it helped me to have a mentor--to see how things work in practice. Last year, after 16 years of teaching, *I* got a student teacher, and I was hard on her--not in a bad way. But the "harder" you are on someone (being honest with criticism and working toward their betterment), the better off that student will be.

[@lucidchaoscreationsuk]

i stared following you a 2k and now look at you!! 21k man, u deserve it

[@oozamalakmi5880]

I started at 2k too! Glad to see the growth!

[@jeaninekelly4271]

og gang representing 🎉🎉

[@lucidchaoscreationsuk]

@@jeaninekelly4271 🤘🏻

[@narutouzamuki4183]

Bali, Indonesia, shops are pumping out full back, full legs in days. I Got quoted $6,500 aud for full back to bum, Full chest, full half upper arm sleeve. Black and grey realism and Japanese. All to be done in 5 days. The prices tattooists charge in Aus is crazy. That’s why a lot are going over to Bali. Holiday and tattoos. Are you able to review the work coming out from over there?

[@chiphall4126]

ouch

[@ihurricane7]

I like your no bullshit attitude dawg, congrats on 20k! About to get my first tat next month

[@oldkingcrow777]

The birth hour clock is millenial men's astrology sign tattoo 😂

[@TheRheverend]

My sister has two clocks surrounded by roses on her forearm that show her kids’ birth hours. It’s a cover up of Roman numeral version of their birthdays. She’s super unique like that 🙄

[@neurologylove2135]

​@@TheRheverend😂😂😂😂

[@brodyhennessy1391]

“I have $20k laying around somewhere in this shop!” Surely nothing could go wrong…

[@samcooper2143]

There’s definitely a reason the venn diagram of tattoo artists and gun owners is very close to being a circle lmao

[@d.klotzzz1383]

Not to mention cash is king.....

[@safranro]

Congrats on 20k! Im from Brazil and we have some amazing artists over here!!!!

[@kirkfagantattoo]

Yes you do!!

[@ChaseTaylor-p4j]

I agree about the accepting more apprentices. A lot of women aren’t even considered in a lot of shops, I think for that reason the school could be a good option

[@nate6511]

I disagree... because once you have the school, those shops have extra incentive to never take on women. "If you wanna tattoo so bad, go to school!"

[@ChaseTaylor-p4j]

@@nate6511 Sorry I disagree with you too. Any shop that has a “if you wanna tattoo so bad go to a school”” attitude, they probably wouldn’t take on a woman apprentice regardless even if the school wasn’t an option. It’s really just a problem in society that needs fixed. There’s plenty of fields that men don’t accept women because that’s just the old crappy way of thinking; car dealerships, tattoo shops, barber shops.. I think what he said about accepting more apprentices (given they’re a good fit) is true, but also schools should be an option as well just in case a shop has an old school sexist way of thinking. So you’re arguing for no reason✌️😊

[@OrgBobaFret]

Your gorgeous

[@philipbeadle6446]

I've worked security at bars/clubs where the dress code prohibits face/neck tattoos. In my experience, it was 95% appearances/profiling and 5% keeping people out who would genuinely cause problems. I find it hard to believe the businesses in Australia/New Zealand aren't aware of the cultural significance of those particular tattoos (and can probably tell the difference with biker tattoos).

[@RavensRift]

Getting my first tattoo in 3 hours. Probably the first of many. I got super hyped after watching your vids so i finally bit the bullet.

[@saschascorner]

Have fun!!!

[@Myegoisdead]

Well? How did it go?!

[@RavensRift]

@Myegoisdead It went great! Was an hour shorter than she said it would be. It was a super comfortable experience. Definitely going back for more!!!

[@not2.2]

sack chaser is crazy tho....

[@Nightwishmaster]

How it never occurred to him (or was pointed out by the artist beforehand) what it sounds like before getting it smack in the middle of his neck blows my fucking mind.

[@STIR-FRIED-SUBWAY-RAT]

Think im gay the way im chasing the sack!

[@VisableToAnyoneOnYouTube]

Artist has to hate that guy.

[@Unlikely_Neutral]

The Australian thing is just private businesses, the government doesn't care besides keeping it regulated. Certain casinos, clubs and bars don't want tattooed patrons for whatever reason, it's lame but it is what it is.

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

I don’t rekon it’s lame. Don’t get your face neck hands blasted , trying to be an outlaw Trying to be harry hard C And then cry like that sook 😂 that guy was so 🌷

[@piperatoms5926]

@@Aussie100-hj2jmSo Tulip? 😂 I know what you were going for and like kinda agree but you kinda came off like what you were describing ngl. Hope you’re having a lovely day however 💐

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@piperatoms5926 piper ? 😂😂😂😂😂 f kn I bet you’re g a f liberal parents named you piper I d k why That’s how I imagine you

[@spidymame]

It's Queensland moreso with the blanket ban of neck tattoos in bars, pubs and nightclubs, and it would suck even for the security, coz you can hear the emotion in the dudes voice of that he knows its cultural in that case, but sadly, the blanket ban encompasses it. Since the anti discrimination law doesn't have anything on tattoos, or distinguish between cultural and other tatoos, it's able to be used

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@piperatoms5926 are that dude ? The blonde twink? I bet you got the full get up done in one go right ?

[@MimiRAM0NE]

Clubs that struggle with gang violence tend to have rules against visible tattoos, wearing biker patches, etc. That's life.

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

Struggle with gang violence 😂😂😂 They just don’t want 💩heads in their club.

[@lukeskywalker987]

There's a pretty obvious difference between those and aboriginal tattoos, though.

[@brentmatheson4729]

Hi from Canada. Love your videos. I have all traditional colour tattoos. I just got a blackwork tattoo (my first). The healing between the two types have been quite different for me and I was surprised by the amount of ink the artist used to make sure the black remained solid. The healing process for my traditional tattoos seemed to easier than this one has.

[@jessicahorneart]

OKAY!!!!! 20+ thousand sub!! So happy for you!! Been here since 2000n 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@LeXyStAr77]

Struggling because everything is SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE and we went well past a recession and are technically in a depression but They changed the parameters of what is a depression so they can say it's a recession...so the current cabinet doesn't have that red mark

[@n.j.crawler]

You don’t need to be in a recession or depression just because there may be one. Set yourself up so that it doesn’t matter.

[@jannecapelle_art]

i mean. i get why you dont wanna talk about it but daniel silva killed a person by driving drunk and was alleged to have messaged inappropriate messages to underage fans. i think that at least bears mentioning....

[@Bercuda]

Not when his channel isn't based on that. Pretty much no point in saying what happened, if you atleast say he isn't the best person. And anyways it's easy af to figure out what he did. His whole names there.

[@alamatrix488]

@@Bercudaidk it’s pretty crazy to hear that he’s killed a person and goes after minors

[@tcaprecap1448]

Kurt, congrats on the growth of the channel! it's really starting to take off!

[@__.lucky.__]

The hair industry is suffering the same in this economy. Everyone has gone down to part time and I’ve thought of quitting about 100 times. Hair industry is totally saturated, thanks to social media making it look cooler than it is.

[@ChainsawDaveUSA]

In Oregon it’s 4-5mths in school required and it’s 15k approximately 40hrs a week then your licensed, after that typically you are obligated to apprentice for a year after

[@Sem-h4f]

Congrats on 20k!!

[@yupper4030]

21k

[@Sem-h4f]

@@yupper4030 much more soon I’m sure 😊

[@davedixon2167]

The first guy and your friend in the anecdote, got lots of ink real early and now getting it blasted over - that's where I am. Been getting lasered for years now to get lightened up for coverups, because I thought I was deep 30 years ago. Ugh.

[@MsAngrybutterfly]

I’m a machinist, and our apprenticeship system got gutted in the 70’s. You can still get an apprenticeship, but it’s rare, and there are machining schools as well as community colleges and universities that have programs. Most (not all) of the “machinist schools” are a rip off, but the programs at colleges and community ed are pretty good. If your industry has an apprenticeship system, hold onto it with your dear life. Apprentices in my industry are paid, but your payment depends on your experience like a regular job.

[@phillipa666]

I live in Australia it isn't a government thing, most nightclubs have strict dress codes so guys usually have to wear collared shirts, and long sleeves or pants to cover tattoos. I knoe cause my partner had to when we would go out.

[@ulischroder7618]

inkmaster dude ran over some pedestrian wile on a birthday party better should stay lowkey

[@TheTrumpReaper]

Which Ink Master guy? One of the competitors?

[@randallflagg3700]

@@TheTrumpReaper - Daniel Silva, who was on season 10 of Ink Master (and on Ink Master Angels before that). But he didn't run over anyone, he killed the passenger of his own car by driving drunk like a moron.

[@lewishtown5261]

Yo Kirk love your channel bro keep the content coming. Are you planning some new tats on your right arm i think yku should 😅

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Artists have always struggled. Doesn't really matter what kind of art it is. Only the best (& sometimes the luckiest) of us really make bank. Also I still think the master/apprentice system is best but skills aren't free. I'll feed them & I've even given them a place to stay in specific cases but the skills themselves are the majority of the pay.

[@Southernstar-RHINO]

I’m Aussie, the refusal of entry for that guy for his neck tattoo is about gangs. You can’t display 1% motorcycle gang or street gang tattoos. And won’t get entry if they think you got some.

[@jordyiswell]

Can you please do a react to a woodcut style tattoo? I recently got one myself and I’m wondering how well it will hold up

[@mike_will777]

Bro went from 40k to 30k waaay to fast 😂 luv the channel my dude

[@djentile7773]

Incubus is dope dude, science and make yourself, crow left of the murder. Still bops. Really like your channel and you remind me of my friends.

[@LeXyStAr77]

You know you LOVE Incubus...lol. I still listen to that first album. But I did fall asleep at an Incubus show at The Rivera in Chicago..it was general admission but I sat up in the balcony and just took a little nap,,,I was a little drunk and a lil pot was involved.

[@cartelplug8183]

lol I’m from the la area and your right about tattoo artist books are finally getting. opened I been waiting like 5 years for this artist to actually hit me back and finally he emailed me and I’m getting tatted this weekend

[@chuzzbot]

I love how private businesses can 'do whatever they want' for some reason. Hilarious.

[@deestupi]

The reason that tattoo schools arent more prevalent is because there arent a lot of certification requirements. Like to cut hair you have to have a state certification. Schools mainly train you to pass the test.

[@CHXFIT95]

“SACK CHASER” on the neck is probably the gayest thing I’ve ever seen 😂

[@DonnaSeward-m7l]

The throat

[@CHXFIT95]

@@DonnaSeward-m7l #THROATGOAT 😂 #GAYYYYYYY 😂💀

[@ALLrobotsAreSad]

It would be cool to one day see you, Kirk, on the Legion of Skanks podcast. I think you vibe real well those guys.

[@Godric_71]

On the subject of tattoo schools, I think they are a great idea. People can learn different techniques, both the correct and the incorrect ways of doing tattoos, equipment care, etc. Graduation from tattoo school wouldn't mean they are ready to open a shop and go solo. After ink 101, they enter into an apprenticeship. Similar to electrician school. You learn the proper way of doing things in school and the apprenticeship allows them into a hands on experience. Nursing is the same thing.

[@everythinggrowsyaheard]

Love the shirt Kirky

[@bobhopeless4106]

I love both Death & Black Metal logos, so my opinion of them is gonna be somewhat biased. 😏

[@chadharlow3215]

Are they called leg sleeves or pant leg?? 🤔

[@kirkfagantattoo]

pant legs

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@kirkfagantattoopant leg ? 😂😂😂 leggings ? It’s called a f en suit

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Legs pants

[@firstdonuts]

ask for cowboy chaps

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@firstdonuts 😂😂😂 get thigh high stockings and garter belt

[@michaelrein5207]

The thing about tattoos is the person who has it likes it… and most of the time, not many others. That includes myself.

[@GardyTaborcp-lo6qv]

As a tattoo enthusiast. It would be a pleasure to travel to mexico to get a tat from you good sir. Just off vibes

[@teresamckeown5594]

I just subscribed and you are over 34k!

[@pedrogunn9950]

Whoaa, there‘s enuff subjects here to cover 5 shows. Good jump-on point for new subbers. Watch this, dudes! 👍👍

[@pacovl46]

Question: in any other profession you get money as an apprentice, at least in Germany. How are you supposed to survive, if you’re expected to be in the studio for at least 8 hours every day without getting paid?! This might work for someone who still lives with their parents, but if you’ve gotta pay rent and food yourself the apprentice thing won’t work.

[@KenseiAbbot]

Congrats on 20k subscribers!

[@-2high2fly-]

20:14 that sounds like me pretending to speak in Chinese lol none of that sounded real 🤣

[@TheRheverend]

For the longest time I couldn’t figure out what the black thing was in the middle of the upper left hand pic behind him. It looked almost like an open-mouthed rat head. Recently realized it’s 3 horses 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

No it isn't. It's a stylised Panthers head. The COLOURED thing in the middle of the same frame seems to have some Horses on it though... but it isn't black.

[@PTSD_Karma]

I have a blackout. Currently on my first pass. And they suck. Getting them sucks. Healing them sucks but lemme tell you. They look so cool. 10/10 worth all the shitty feeling and pain

[@InkedUpHonda]

Love your vids brother 👊🏻

[@msowell21]

The way Australians say tattoo is my new favorite thing.

[@myahr666]

They also put hella filters on that video of the leg piece

[@chennekam]

Australian here and ex nightclub/bar bouncer ... It's not the government, it's up to the hotel or if a promoter has hired the venue for their event. So it's classed as "up to managements discretion" Absolute rubbish that it's our government. If anything tatts are WAY more acceptable now almost everywhere. Annnnd... The fact he went to the effort to cover his neck I'd let him in. He should not be asked to show his neck if he's wearing a "turtle neck, skivy, whatever it's called". He should've been advised hey dude, owner, management, promoter....etc don't like neck tatts in here, pls keep covered. And he prob would've just kept it covered.

[@mcbrite]

Do Tattoos on the whole go in and out of style? I feel the first time it got really acceptable (Germany here, so much pruder than, say, US) over here is roughly the years leading up to new Millenium, so lateish 90ties... But since then I've never really seen them ebb and flow, but I also don't have Tattoos, so never kept an eye on it.... - Radom fact: The older and older I get, the happier I am with never having gotten a Tattoo!

[@cflow2013]

idk anything about the Australia situation but god damn i love the way they say tattoo in their accent lmao

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

That guy talks like he has 🍆in his mouth

[@gorsime13]

you’ve just had me say tattoo like ten times LOL do we say it differently ??

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@gorsime13 you say it like you’ve got an Oxford street 🍆 in your gob Bondi ink 😂😂😂

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@gorsime13 you say it like a true Oxford street man should

[@deansmith-s3n]

Not done any blackouts, but my right arm is being done as I speak 2 whole arm passes incoming...

[@leisureliam]

I feel like tattoo school could also take business from other artists. Ideally the school would be able to get actual people for the students to practice on, which would either have to be free or way cheaper, because thats the only way youd get people to sign up to get tatted by the people who havent graduated yet

[@mandy7674]

I think the guy saying his friend spent 20k C$ is talking about all the tattoos he's had from him over the years. So leg, sleeve etc

[@stewart4142]

I don't like lettering like that but them letters on the fingers look good, because they just look like a patter.

[@P.Subaeruginosa]

In australia we literally had to have a national campaign against punching people in the back of the head, a large majority of people doing so where heavily tattooed and businesses just decided to stop letting people in who were tattooed, since then the problem has coincidentally dissapeared. I love tattoos but you can't argue with results. Nobody deserves to have their child go out with their mates only to have them return home a vegetable.

[@billhammond1003]

Was 'Tattoo School dude' on Ink Master?

[@joseestrada395]

Dude, SACK CHASER 😂😂😂😂✌️

[@nottogood415]

you do get paid to teach them, they sit behind you and watch while you tattoo clients, apprentices should get paid.

[@newyorkvisionary]

Eyyy let’s go I just finished my 5 hour tattoo session.

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Hell yeah what did you get?

[@newyorkvisionary]

@DetectiveTrupo203 Japanese full sleeve, connected to a half torso sleeve. Finished in 3.5 months!

[@joseestrada395]

Great content ☮️

[@baeshin]

Am I the only one that thinks "leg sleeve" sounds weird? Shirts have sleeves, hence "arm sleeve". Pants have pant legs, so should full leg tatts be called "leg pants" or "pant legs" ? 😂

[@candyland4517]

So my tattoo artist did a piece on my forearm for $950. Already too much, but I’m happy with it. Months pass and we’ve planned out a new piece even bigger. I tell him my budget is 700-800 max that’s including the tip. He free hands the piece and it’s 750. He decides to go a little further and says an extra 50$ for the extra space so now it’s 800$. It’s a back to back session. Thursday was 10 hours and it’s day two and we’re nearly done after 7 hours and he asks to cover a space of my back and I say sure. We’re now done and he says “honestly bro, I’ll probably charge you an extra 100$… it’s now 900$ flat. I felt like shit but it’s a huge nice tattoo. So that’s back in April and last week end of June I asked for an appointment. This mf said “honestly bro, I’ll probably charge you more since I hooked you up. It was a fun portfolio piece for me and it should’ve been 1,400$ instead of 800$. So this forearm will be 1,200$.” So a hookup I didn’t even ask for is now my problem?!

[@austinlafontaine4855]

My left leg has been dedicated to flash work for people in the tattoo school near me. How do you feel about that?

[@Maudtattoos]

Are you doing that because you have a big heart and you love helping out these young tattooers that are just starting out….or are you doing it cus you like getting cheap or free tattoos no matter the quality of the work? 😗

[@austinlafontaine4855]

If I only had those types of tattoos then it would seem that way.

[@kendra31]

Dude yes I get pissed off whenever I see that Daniel Silva guy's corny faces at the beginning of every video. Half the time I skip immediately, but when I do watch to the end I usually feel like the tattoos always have too small of details to last long term. I saw one where he tried to burn someone who copied his tattoo and most of the comments were "I couldn't tell the difference" or "I would get the cheaper one for sure" hahaha

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

Hey man incubus and death metal are both sick

[@Eysh2009]

7:45, here in Brazil people cannot discriminate or they will get sued 😅 of course there are some j3rks out there that break the law, but it’s sure cash if they do that - because of the lawsuit. And it usually works

[@caitlinalb]

7:59 it’s quite different if your tattoos are cultural though - not just body art

[@yupper4030]

Not really

[@caitlinalb]

@@yupper4030 Māori tattoos are a rite of passage and massively important. They live across Aus and NZ

[@Aussie100-hj2jm]

@@caitlinalbpffffft jog on Māori Tatts are a right of passage on the way to Centrelink bruh Fully sick aye Bludge my life away on the Aussie tax payer

[@lukeskywalker987]

​@yupper4030 I mean, it would be because then it would be discriminating against people for expressing their culture.

[@sages101]

When I was 18 I wanted some nintendo tattoos. Mario, Zelda. Glad I didn't get any of that because I would have hated it today and plus EVERYONE is getting stuff like that now. Nintendo tattoos are like coca-cola. It's become mainstream and no longer unique.

[@patty_rish]

I googled average cost of leg sleeve in America. Got a few answers. Low end it was 1000$ high end 8000$ soooo he still a little pricey

[@Maddreck]

Is that a real person in the mirror? he's frozen in time or something lol, nvm he moved :D

[@kirkfagantattoo]

Hah that’s Pepe the apprentice working hard

[@Maddreck]

@@kirkfagantattoo lol right on

[@sobersith1849]

14:16 Christian Bale if he became a tattoo artist

[@Fknheck]

Australian nightclub bouncers are some of the most unreasonable people I’ve ever met. If there’s too many people in the cuz they let too many in, they start kicking people out for no reason but they’ll make some shit up and when you try to understand what you did wrong they just y’all at you that they’re calling the cops if you don’t get the fuck out of here. Everyone in NSW can tell you. It’s fucked

[@WiltedRoseTattoos]

That silva guy I was telling my missis about and said the same thing

[@Dannyfromnewquay]

Whats your opinion on what ephemaral Remy is doing mate?

[@FinnySpam]

cybersigilism tat says osso. bone in some sort of romance language, maybe italian? i think. like osso buco.

[@psychedelicelle]

me now wanting a clock with my birth time 1228 👀

[@limpy_skimpy1604]

Dudes fingers say osha lol

[@gil801]

Is your shop in Mexico

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

Australians having antquated notions that tattoos = criminal is RICH given what Australia started out as.

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

This opinion basically only applies to wealthy business owners in one single state. It's not a nationwide thing by any stretch

[@stevena.simmons3203]

I was blackout king in a past life 😂💪

[@PaulD-g5Y]

Hey tat dad! I sent you some Japanese Neo traddy taddys

[@michaelm9710]

What!? Bro. I know famous f-ing tattoo artists who would never cost that much for a sleeve, chest and leg piece. No. This can’t be real

[@ampgorky]

Tank top Kirk ❤

[@stephanielefebvre4306]

21k subscribers 🎊 🎉

[@D00m3r3tt3]

I got my first at 23, is that considered hella young? Im still 23 btw

[@Glacialls]

Another banger 😎

[@BenJalahmela]

My first tattoo was at 11

[@countdoogula2781]

It's private businesses in Aus banning people with neck/hand tattoos, not the government. And realistically, if you're getting your neck/hands tattooed, you should expect some pushback. Just the way the world works unfortunately..

[@neurologylove2135]

Vertigo 😂