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Welcome to'Tattooing For Beginners.
To start out, you need the equipment. Here is a list of all of the nescessary supplies, and some optional supplies to get you started. Together with a quick outline of what it is used for.
TATTOO MACHINE : The business end.
POWER SUPPLY : self explanatory.
CLIP twine : Connects the power supply to the machine.
FOOT SWITCH : On/off switch for the tattoo machine.
GROMMETS : Holds the eye of the needle onto the armature bar of the machine.
RUBBER BANDS : Holds the needle steady in the back of the tube.
LINING NEEDLES : For tattooing lines and fine detail.
SHADING NEEDLES : For shading and colouring.
TUBES, GRIPS AND TIPS : To hold the needle, and pigment while tattooing.
TATTOO PIGMENTS / INKS : self-explanatory.
TATTOO DESIGNS : Self explanatory.
INK CAPS : To hold the pigment while tattooing.
INK CAP HOLDER : For holding the ink caps
DISTILLED WATER : to rinse out tubes and needles, also for dulling down pigments.
dispensable CUPS : For holding the distilled water in.
dispensable RAZORS : For shaving the area to be tattooed. Will help the needle glide along the skin, and also reduces ink smears from pigments pooling at the base of the hair.
PLASTIC BAGS : For covering all kit to reduce likelihood of transmitting blood-borne pathogens.
disposable LATEX GLOVES : self-explanatory. If it's's not on, it is not on.
SHARPS CONTAINER : ALWAYS dispose of used needles and razors into a real sharps container.
TINCTURE OF GREEN SOAP : to wash tattoo area before during and after tattooing. Also washes off misplaced transfers.
SPRAY BOTTLE : For Green Soap mix
ALCOHOL SWAB : Pre-tattoo disinfectant.
THERMAL TRANSFER PAPER : For stencilling onto the skin.
DOT MATRIX / THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER : For printing transfers.
THERMAL TRANSFER PAPER : For making the stencil.
SINGLE-USE SACHETS OF MEDICAL LUBE : For transferring the stencil onto the skin. ( Speedstick deodorant is frequently used )
ULTRASONIC CLEANER : to wash any traces of blood, ink, or other pollutants off appliances before autoclaving
AUTOCLAVE : To sterilise all re-useable equipment.
SKIN SCRIBE : For freehand transfers, and transfer touch-ups.
LINT FREE serviettes : Multi-purpose cleaning and wiping, before, during and after tattooing.
LAMP : self explanatory.
SYNTHETIC SKIN : Before you ever perform your first REAL tattoo, why not get some additional practice in first.
Creating, AND applying the STENCIL
So you have got all your stuff together, now it's time to get on with making a transfer. There are a a few alternative ways of going about this, depending on the time and cash you can spare.
For me, I get the image onto Adobe Photoshop and strip away all the shade and colour till I've only a basic outline left. From there i get my old college dot matrix printer and print the image onto the back of thethermal transfer paper, but without using the ink ribbon. This leaves me with a transfer of my outline imprinted on the transfer paper.
If you can afford a thermal transfer printer this implies a quicker more precise transfer. You may do it by tracing round the image with a sharp pencil or ballpoint pen, but that will take a large amount of time, and can also invite stencil blunders.
Some folk even like to copy the Stencil freehand straight onto the skin with a Skin scribe.
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