White Ink In Greywash? | 3 Minutes to Better Tattooing

[@johnmadden4810]

Glad I found you guys here. I attended my first paradise convention and I was floored by the love in the community I felt as a newcomer.

[@brandonstone931]

I was told that the whitewash was to help the tattoo artist see their shades of greywash better in the cup. It helps you not have to guess what shade each cup is because the white allows you to see the grey. As we all know, with regular greywash all the caps look the same black color. If someone was to mix them around on you, you couldn't tell till you started tattooing. With whitewash you don't have that problem.

[@eddiesewell7337]

This is true... But in my experience its not the only reason. Generally dropping a little white in my grey helps to smooth the blend IMMENSELY on the lighter end, especially going from 10 % to blood wash... but that's just me.

[@Twb_Tattoos]

Also if you dip between caps your light wash can become darker and your dark wash lighter through long sessions dipping between caps so you can tell with the white in the caps if it's lighter or darker.

[@eltreedelossaints7219]

Finally. Someone explains what the difference between the Empire Whitewash Series and Greywash Series is. I've always been curious about the difference. But I've been hesitant to try the whitewash series because I didn't really understand it. Thank you so much for this video. Great explanation.

[@jacksshackworcester7281]

Awesome video, cleared up why whitewash is a great choice alongside greywash.

[@kyleuhr3652]

Great video well spoken informative and understandable. I use both straight wash and opaque together for smooth blends. I'll take two caps one straight greywash and one with added white( i always add 3 drops of white no matter what darkness the greywash is. I notice the opaque shades work good for highly saturated grey wash pieces as opposed to whip shading pieces. I also warm and cool my grey washes with drops of red and blue

[@isicat5112]

muah you are holding your light grey value so accrat. I love that..

[@gordkennedy1059]

Hi, just found your channel and I've been enjoying watching your videos. I wanted to comment here about whitewashes as have had alot of experience using them, and have work healed from 10 years or so ago using whitewash mixes. I will say that in my opinion it's not a good idea to mix whites into washes, it was a big mistake in my career. The main issue is that effectively you're mixing two pigments that are doing different things. White is reflecting light, while black is absorbing light. Because black absorbs more UV light it disperses and fades at a faster rate over time in comparison to white ink. This means that while the black is losing vibrancy you also have the white pigment deflecting light and working against the black pigments vibrancy. Its a double affect that will fade the tattoos alot faster than a traditional wash. A traditional wash holds up better as it contains black pigment only, effectively stippled in a finer way, that black pigment is not competing against the white pigmentation. I used white washes for at least 10 years a recently switched back to straight black mixed with a wash solution. The whitewash work while looking very smooth and clean initially, years later has lost so much of its darkness and contrast. The same smooth effect is better achieved with a bugpin, low stroke machine and a higher voltage using traditional washes, and over time as the black disperses it will become even smoother. I went crazy with this whitewash stuff and have a ton of fucked up work out there that's aged like shit. Traditional wash might not look as smooth initially but will age better, if your using true greys better to go straight up opaque greys and treat the tattoo as a colour piece ✌

[@tony6655]

I started this too and my shading has become crazy better... yes it dose help alot white hold down blood coming out

[@fiddlestx123]

Man this popped up in my feed at the literal best time as in mixing my gray and setting up to tattoo myself. My mentor said he wasn’t recommending me to sleeve myself out however it’s coming along pretty nice and he is guiding me through it. I do not recommend anyone sleeve themselves 🤫😬

[@bradleyslayter3673]

im a more inexperienced artist and i tried sleeving myself. i find it so much easier to tattoo myself than other people. i can guage my depth and stroke speed way more easily.

[@inkedallegiance1227]

i like using white drop method in my washes i also grabbed some nice 4 oz bottles and made my own washes using alot of white and i can tell it helps alot super smooth blends , least for me love the videos keep killing it guys !

[@kevinahsam2940]

I tried the real grey and it really gives à better contrast because the tattoo is fully covered so you can adjust every tone. But on darker skin the grey will be more saturate than expected so i use regular greywash solution. Thanks for the video sometimes it's good to get fixed on the topic 👌

[@tomlebaron2438]

Def agree its more for the artist. However i notice it definitely heals differently from my normal greywash set. Especially compared to empire inks greywash. If I want something even smoother than a greywash like portraits ill always go towards my whitewash or mix both the greywash then brush over it with the white wash to smooth things out

[@potbellypapi7005]

I can see it actually holding off the redness in the skin for awhile while you wait for it to subside. It’s gotta be just a tool to help you be patient with your shade. Good video.

[@Dianatheyoung]

Would it make a difference when using it in a coverup? It makes the ink more opaque right?

[@debbieelliott532]

Happy New Year to you and yours Jake! Thank you so much for all you do and share!

[@LazurayMusic]

Thank you so much for doing an in depth review on this. It's been a mystery for many months now what advantage the whitewash series has...empire inks are my favourite for their greywash...I did originally think that you may as well work with an opaque grey set, but after seeing this I can see the advantage you point out. Thanks for the great content!

[@tomlebaron2438]

That empire inks white wash is the shit. Perfect for portraits

[@tweetalig]

Always so informative Jake. Thanks for this video. My son and I were working on our washes and were curious about white washes. I'm going to try the Empire inks next. Thanks again, man!

[@toneskates7424]

Idk my opinion it did have a nicer blend, then just the Grey wash you did a year prior. Small difference yes. Perhaps if some colors added it would help pop. Being there's a smidge of white . Like a primer. Im new, so what do I know.

[@leahollsson129]

I did this with my dynamic ink using 1 drop of heavy white and the different when working was insane!! It’s instant value without having to go over and over like you would with a light grey wash. But it also blends like grey wash rather than being a bit thicker and harder to blend like opaque greys. It’s been a game changer for me! I can’t wait to get the empire inks when they come back into stock!!

[@jessebandit_tattoos4142]

White wash can also be used as of when you finish your black and grey if u go over the skin that has been done you can flush the tones so it will smooth out aswell. Owen Paul's has a video on how he does it and it's a prime example of his work

[@narsistsinema2842]

bro who is owen paul i couldnt find the video can you send the link?

[@HipHopLiveSpot]

Did you find the video?

[@BigThomTattoos]

still using this? I use Silverback 13 set and love it but, do wish there was 4 tones and not just 3.

[@slabulous00]

I really appreciate all the content you guys output. I know things have been difficult for you and setting up content giving everything that's going on I was wondering if you ever had a chance to follow up on those supposed six ideal colors that will work on skin based on their skin tone

[@TattooBull]

it is more to see the difference between your caps of ink to know which one to dip your needle in. keeps down on the confusion of dipping in the wrong ink.

[@JustALaw]

I really love this I have been tattooing for 15 years & just Subscribe, because 1 huge thing to avoid burnout is to never stop learning. Awesome tip Comrade also how do you think this would work with a dusty blue gray with white & wash?

[@hamishkilpatrick9933]

Interesting, thanks as ALWAYS. Best online tattoo knowledge source. Appreciate it

[@joesonger8516]

Thanks

[@nathanchristie6580]

Have you ever hear of teal added with greywash

[@agiomagikos]

Jake pls make a tattoo business course I’d buy it

[@ulrikepels4029]

Go check Ben Fisher👌

[@wickedliquid1177]

It's funny bec i just started using a few drops of white ink in my washes this week and than I see this vid. For me it seems to go in smother..maybe it's just a mental thing idk but I like it. I think I'm gonna stick with it.

[@josieakajokerfebo9613]

ty for the time to show an teach ''appreciated ''

[@poderinato]

Makes me think if you could notice more difference on darker skins than lighter skins. I want to give this a try on brazilian skin, maybe it could heal lighter than without the white. Thanks for the video

[@peaceofmind2563]

But can you make your own grey opaque ink by mixing white ink with solid black ?

[@boristrninic6709]

You could. Thing is, ive been staring at a tattoo on my colleague in the shop for about 5 yeras now, that was done using this method. You know how some blacks over time turn a dark greyish blue, sometimes even dark green? Well, some midtones are now straight up green. It seems that color changing processed was exacerbated by mixing the black with white. It was done with dynamic black and white.

[@BossMovesOfficial]

Thanks for sharing🤘🏻

[@kreaturs_kave]

Thank you

[@onewhitepony]

cool stuff.. ive tried it before.. the 2 drop per cap method.. i think freddie negrete and those west coast guys been doing that since forever ago.. but rarely i tried it. like you said the lighter tones you can see the 'opaque' look verses the darker caps.. but depends on how you work too I think.. if youre a smoother tattooer, working a little slower it looks smooth.. a little more silvery/opaquey but its real subtle. Ive seen people work fast with the redness coming through its a weird look lol its horrible to photo but heals up fine usually. My only draw back was i thought if the white would by default lessen the impact of the lighter tones? and if the white settles to the bottom of the caps during a longer session would it need to be mixed ? it does work though I thought about using 'mixing whites' rather than a strong white if that would be better

[@showmeyourt33th]

So how many drops of white in each cup?

[@thepineapple4282]

Two drops.

[@andrewturner5449]

Mr Reyes uses true greys all the time ,it looks great check him out.

[@sotonyejumbo1111]

Thanks

[@carlosaranda4897]

Gracias saludos desde México!!

[@Barnabus33]

So did you just do 1 trial run on this white/gray wash and make a video?? Because I'm also curious as to what difference there is...but my suggestion would be do a trial run on atleast 5 or more people and then make an assessment, seems like it's a little rushed just going off of 1 trial..I'm not trying to be a azzhole or nothing,like i say I'm curious about the difference also but I dont get to tatt alot of people yet cause I'm just starting...thank you for sharing your expertise too...it really has helped me out,I cant get no one in person with exp to even give me pointers,its like they feel threatened or some weird shit,like I'm gonna take their work or something...so all your advise does help us green horns

[@JamesMinerTattoo]

great video!

[@jeffmartin5546]

Heartbeat in the audio is creepy

[@imaql8]

i thought that too

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[@jesus773]

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