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To care for a new tattoo, keep it bandaged for one to three hours after leaving the tattoo shop, wash the tattoo gently with soap, and apply a lightweight hand lotion. Continue to lotion the tattoo for several weeks or until it heals with instructions from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo care.
Care for tattoos by using a lightweight hand lotion on the tattoo once a day, wearing SPF 50 sunscreen, and getting the tattoo recolored and re-outlined every five years. Expect tattoos to spread about 10 percent every year with information from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo care.
Learning the art of tattooing is a long process that requires gathering a portfolio of artwork, finding someone to train you and spending years as an apprentice. Pay attention, and learn from more experienced tattoo artists with help from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo artistry.
To draw tattoos, create an outline to use for the stencil, and then copy and color the picture to show to the tattoo client. Gather the supplies used to draw tattoos, including erasers, pencils, pens, markers and colored pencils, with advice from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo drawings.
Work a tattoo machine by properly assembling the needle in the tattoo machine, attaching the power chord, dipping the needle in ink and stretching the skin to apply the tattoo. Rinse off tattoo machines between different colors of ink with instructions from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoos.
Become a tattoo apprentice by creating a portfolio of drawings, finding a shop to do the training, paying any fees associated with the apprenticeship and spending two years working at a tattoo shop. Practice tattooing on grapefruits, turkey breasts or pig ears with suggestions from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo artists.
There is specialized lingo associated with the tattoo world, including scratcher, barrel, prison tat and tramp stamp. Learn the meaning of different words in tattoo shops with information from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo lingo.
Qualifications for being a tattoo artist vary from state to state, but often include needing a business license and meeting health department requirements. Find out how there are very few qualifications from the states for quality in tattoo shops with information from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo artistry.
To avoid tattoo risks and get safe tattoos, make sure the tattoo shop is clean and neat, see if the artist uses fresh needles for every customer, and watch what the artist does with the needle after they are done tattooing. Listen to the care instructions given by a tattoo artist with advice from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo safety.
There are many brands of tattoo ink, but most ink types are made from a combination of witch hazel, distilled water and glycerin. Find tattoo ink that stays on the needle well and produces bright colors with tips from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo ink.
An assembled tattoo gun includes a variety of parts, including the power coils, the capacitor, the armature bar, the barrel and the needle. Correctly assemble a tattoo machine with instructions from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo machines.
Ancient tattoo techniques involved applying natural pigments from dried plants and flowers with the use of porcupine quills, sharpened bones and sharpened shells. Learn about the use of hand poking in Japanese tattoos with information from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo history.
Tattoos cannot generally cause blood poisoning, but they can cause infections from unsterilized needles. Get tattooed at a reputable tattoo studio to avoid risks with advice from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo care.
Getting poisoned tattoo ink is extremely unlikely given the sterile environment where tattoo ink is produced. Find out possible allergic reactions that can occur in some people because of tattoo ink pigments with information from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo ink.
The most painful places to get a tattoo are under the arms, along the rib cage and the lower back. The wrists, knuckles, hands, feet and ankles are also considered painful tattoo spots. Get your first tattoo someplace with padding, such as the upper back or hips, with tips from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo pain.
Chlorine will not fade a healed tattoo, but it can affect a tattoo that is still in the healing process. Avoid swimming in chlorinated pools with healing tattoos using advice from an experienced tattoo artist in this free video on tattoo care.
Tattoos used to be looked upon as strange. People with body art were stereotyped as mean and unsavory. In today's society, tattoos are very common. Tattoo shops are all over the place. But that doesn't mean it's easy to become a tattoo artist. Professional artists have a long road of apprenticeships and client building ahead of them. Becoming a tattoo artist takes patience and persistence. In this free video series on tattoos, an experienced tattoo artist explains tattoo facts and artistry. Learn how to care for new tattoos and how to keep tattoos from fading. Get information on becoming a tattoo artist and getting a tattoo apprenticeship. Find out about potential risks associated with tattoo and what qualifications are required to give tattoos. Get a great tattoo or become a tattoo artist with the help of these free videos.
Lenny Welch Lenny Welch has been tattooing for more than two decades. She owns Addicted 2 Tattoos, Inc., a tattoo and piercing shop designed with women in mind. They welcome everyone, but specialize in women and first timers. The shop is welcoming, mellow, calm and clean.dkdk
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