A Tattooer's Most Important Quality.

[@somekstudios6702]

Precisely what i needed brotha!! Appreciate the positivity and guidance you bring to our communities. Thank you!

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks for the kind words and watching!

[@aliciabaca806]

i love this! i feel like this plays into how important mental health is as artists and tattooers. nurturing our brains is so important and im happy to see someone promoting healthy habits in a practical, doable way. thank you for making your awesome content!

[@colinclements7436]

I have been an avid listener from the beginning and I really appreciated this video, thank you. I've known for a while now that my sleep schedule and my utter disdain for confrontation has been one of my biggest points of procrastination. So to hear you say that and what you did about it gave me the push I needed to make a change. Please keep up the good work, it has been a huge help to my career and to me personally.

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thank you Colin for sticking it out with us over the years

[@allenhiu8205]

That waking up early thing is no joke... Aside from working on drawing/tattooing, I work at a restaurant too and we don't have to be there til 3:30. That means that I don't have to get up early at all. That being said, the days when I sleep in and then fuck around at home til 3:30 are the worst. I feel like shit and then I'm not totally there. THe days when I DO wake up early and get some art done (like during Inktober, when there were more deadlines), then go to work, I feel so ***confident*** and amazing. I have to start doing that more and hearing you feel a similar thing makes me wanna actually set an alarm.

[@TattooBusiness]

Great topic Jake! I don’t watch enough of your videos these days but I love the topics you address and what’s more admirable is your dedication to help tattooing in general. Keep it up !

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks Dax. Hope all is well with you my friend

[@chadharrington1]

Thanks Jake. Appreciate everything you put out! You are and your crew were formative in me being the tattooer I am today. If it wasn't for all the fireside podcasts I don't know that I would have even felt confident enough started tattooing! You truly are making a difference in peoples lives.

[@chadharrington1]

**** If you guys watching feel the same as me, go give this Fireside some Patreon money. They works so hard at putting out this content ! And I can assure from experience the KZbin revenue they gets is a joke (I have other bigger YT channels). We are talking like less than 100 dollars a month. It's not nearly enough to consider it "worth it" They do this because they want to and you have to love em for it. Even if only 4% of the subscribers to this channel gave 1$ per month That would $1600 a month. And I think we can all agree the crew here deserves to be paid something for all there time. If your reading this, go give them a buck a month. I'm sure they've given you more value than in your life.

[@DKDArtStudio]

#Truth ;)

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks so much Chad!

[@bethwallace1130]

thank you more ppl need to hear stuff like you are talking about it helps alot

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@matmachina]

Could not agree more! Finding your channel could not have come at a better time for me, since I recently decided to listen to my tattoo artist and start looking for an apprenticeship. Confidence in my abilities as an artist was the only reason why I never tried to become a tattoo artist before (which has always been a dream of mine). If I could get your 2 cents on my work so far, I would be eternally grateful!

[@zacharyhorvath3615]

I like this video, -initially my heart dropped when you mentioned confidence as I struggle with that a lot. In fact, one of the reasons I've always drawn was because I viewed it as my only worthshile attribute that attracted people to me. Im grateful that the shop I apprentice at is really cool in thay both my mentor and the other artist both help me by giving honest, clear feedback on my work and also how I can approach situations that stress me out. Its kind of embarassing but one of the main things they've made me more aware of is remembering to eat, as well as to make sure I get enough rest, and other basic self care things that I kind of lost after 11 years of being strung out. I'm getting an education not in just art/tattooing, but coping with life in general through this, and I almost let my fear of being rejected for the one thing I prided myself in prevent me from walking through those doors with my portfolio.

[@josetejedor1810]

Bro u hit the spot with this episode. Real talk. Fuck man. Confidence!! Self doubt. Wake up and know that im good enough at this to feed the family! Trick ur self. Bro u have no idea how close to heart that hit. One of ur best videos. Keep it up jake.

[@zakkattakkable]

The Cheyenne pens are the wine and cheese of tattoo machines. You're too funny. Love the channel, love the podcast.

[@jonlarge9621]

Nice camera switch! You an the crew are doing a Fantastic job sharing! Excellent topic! Thanks for being here! Keep up the Good Works! 😎👍

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks a lot!

[@austinvernon8750]

Enjoyed this a lot man. Thankyou so much!

[@tattoosbysj8403]

Said in Grus voice (Despicable Me)- "LIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT BULB!!!" SUPER helpful... So relatable... Thank you for all the content! Always worth the watch. Truly helped me progress so much as an artist/tattoo artist!

[@redman8067]

Great video Jake

[@petertheoneandonly9752]

I struggle a lot with those feelings of not being good enough as an artist. Its amazing how you can look at the same painting/tattoo in two different moods and either feel okay about it or think its awful. I try and ignore everything nowadays and just keep drawing. Thanks for this one 🤙 fr. -Peter Sky

[@ivanmendoza8457]

I was brought back to that when I used a coil machine again after three years of silent bishops I relate I'm so glad u said it

[@Julianna-Just]

This one really resonated with me. Becoming a great tattooer starts with being the best version of yourself in and out of the shop. You should check out Roy Williams and the wizard academy (it’s not a Harry Potter school haha). This man is brilliant and is paid to fly around worldwide and basically tell people what to do with their businesses. The campus is outside of Austin Texas and is HUGE and just beautiful. It’s not cheap but it’s a weekend long. They house and feed you, whiskey tastings after class one night. They’ll pour you wine or you can grab a beer during class. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever been apart of. You would love it!

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks. I'll check that out

[@highpharaoh8362]

def subsrcibed love the videos def keep doing them you kinda approach more important topics in a very direct way, like talking to a friend and giving knowledge

[@turkjones]

That’s story was pretty relatable...the whole subject for that matter

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

I'm glad. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@hellgout]

Fantastic video. I think confidence is huge in tattooing. It's something that I've been trying to instill in myself for a while. Especially in regards to showing my work on social media. I always feel as if it isn't good enough. Been wanting to try a similar confidence boosting exercise you described. Definitely want to give this a try and see how it works for me. Thank you!

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks a lot. I hope you do try. I have managed to stick with it for a month or so and can really tell a difference in my mindset

[@vaughnhaughton2719]

I love this video..what I needed to hear.

[@dayone269]

Humility A+ content A+ thanks A lot for a very refreshing video

[@vilimkovacic4257]

Thank you for this.

[@ChaylaLangley]

I love this. Thank you for the message! Is this still your current routine getting up @ 5am and starting the day as you've mentioned?

[@ArtofMillion]

The perfect information at the exact right time. Thanks guys.

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Awesome. Glad to hear it

[@dbla47]

Most definitely what i think most artists need to hear. just to thro three out that help me... my kids smiles, the art of warfare by sun tsu, and that early scene in full metal jacket where r. Lee is babying his new recruits

[@kreaturs_kave]

Thank you

[@ChaylaLangley]

ALSO I got to meet you at The Hell City convention this year in Phoenix! So that's cool u mention Hell City in this vid too.

[@zackbrown2775]

"fifty things that give you confidence..." Damn man I doubt I can fill 15 or 20 lines on that list. Great video.

[@highpharaoh8362]

gotta purchase the foundations i am very interested

[@johnnannery3089]

Do you have any good book recommendations for learning more about tattooing? Thanks, John

[@haleykay6271]

Thankyou 🙏

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@clockworktattoo1897]

What video and audio equipment do you use for these videos thanks

[@highpharaoh8362]

great video

[@aceadam1828]

Dude so good you got my attention when you said you use dan kubin ;) my setup is the xion for shading and coloring and dk swingliner for lining. I just feel like the xion or other rotarys just dont line that good. With my dk i can barely touch the skin and get beautiful saturated lines. It feels even with cartriges like i am using a coil but with less vibration and more lightweight. I wish my xion could do that. Id love to have 1 machine for everything but there just is no such thing. The xion struggles more with softer skin. Especially with single pass lining wich is what i usually do. Have you tried those machine ? Did you experience something similar when comparing it to dk or coil liners?

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

I honestly don't experiment much with machines. I tend to get used to what I am using and just stick with it. I've been using the Cheyenne pen for several years but you are right. The Kubin machine feels like I'm lining with a sharpie. Thanks!

[@KaydenDiGiovanni]

Yeah Man important information!

[@FiresideTattooNetwork]

THank you

[@alaindelisle3426]

If i do a oil or watercolor painting and do'nt like it, i can throw it away, can't throw a arm or back away if i do'nt like the tattoo. I accept my ignorance or my limits, keep on learing and i do not count the hours, sorry for my english i am french canadian. Art his pain, just glad to know that i am not alone.

[@saxbend]

So your team members know that the earlier in the day they get an email from you, the less likely it is to be good news.

[@diamonddylan1286]

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