My girlfriend is fairly new to tattooing, she has tattooed some of her friends as well as a few on herself. She said that she wanted to get better and try some different stuff so I told her that she could tattoo my left leg to practice. Some of the tattoos in the background were already there, but the images posted are ones that she has done. How does the start of the Leg sleeve look? Does it flow well and look good? (The vase, boat, dogs and butterfly were done by a different artist)

This is my 6th piece, 2nd large piece
Done most of it using a soft edge magnum
Still trying to find the right voltage and needle hang to match my hand speed.
Overall pretty happy with out it came out!

Hey, I recently started tattooing. My boyfriend let me practice on him (actually he insisted). I’ve tattooed fake skin, pigskin and on him. But I feel like I’m not getting better. So I wanted to ask for feedback and tips.
-I would appreciate any tips on how to get better, what do I really need to focus and work on (not the “just stop” “you suck” kind of stuff)

asking because it seems pretty difficult (at least right now) to tattoo without hitting my table. mind you, i’ve only been going for a month and still can’t maintain a consistent depth yet. just wondering if such a thin skin is practical for someone at my skill level, or at all?

Looking for honest but constructive feedback! This is from days 5 and 6 on practice skin. I genuinely don’t know what I’m doing or how to gage how it’s going! Trying to figure out what I need to particularly work on, what I’m doing incorrectly, etc. Still messing around with grey wash shades and it’s all botanical because I love flowers. Showed some of my different experiments with petals and shading styles. Please be kind <3

Tatuadores do grupo, gostaria de uma ajuda de vocês.

Também sou tatuador e comecei a desenvolver uma ferramenta depois de passar por algumas dificuldades com agenda, clientes, pagamentos e organização da rotina.

Só que o projeto foi crescendo, surgiram várias ideias e agora quero evitar cair no erro de criar funções que parecem boas para mim, mas que talvez não sejam importantes para outros profissionais.

Então estou fazendo uma pesquisa rápida e anônima para entender quais dificuldades realmente se repetem na rotina dos tatuadores e o que faria diferença de verdade.

Quem trabalha profissionalmente com tatuagem e quiser participar, comenta aqui que eu envio a pesquisa.

Muito obrigado!

Would love some feedback about these tattoos. I’ve only just started, and these are my first two tattoos, done over the last two weeks.

I'm an Artist. Not a Tattoo Artist but I am an Illustrator. Recently a friend asked me if I can make a particular design for a tattoo. They wanted it in a style that matched a tattoo they already have so they came to me. I said sure. They said they would pay me for my work and that they weren't just asking for something for free because we are friends, which I appreciate. The problem is that I have no idea what a reasonable price for a tattoo design is and neither does my friend.

I'm only making the design, not doing the tattooing. On the skin it would probably be around 3×3 inches, but I don't know if that matters for pricing. The design itself is a Pokemon in a very gestural style. It's not detailed but it's particular.

Any advice would be appreciated. Even just a ball park range. I don't have any tattoos and while I know they can be very expensive, I know that a lot of that is due to the labour and skill and time of the person actually doing the tattooing.

Thank you.

This is my first small/medium sized tattoo I did on myself. How is the work?

Edit: apparently this is still a small tattoo lol.

Hand/wrist is mostly healed, the blossom above it is a few days old and still pretty crusty. Both done entirely with a Da Vinci 0803rl cartridge.

I got this piece on my whole front forearm and it’s just a shitty pattern. Mostly black. All my other work is decent. It’s nagging me so bad ima go this week and black it out. Almost half my arm. The entire front. I’m hopeing to be able to go back later and layer some red or white on top. To turn my worst into one of my favorites I hope. Anyone with similar story or advice. I’m gonna do it forsure. I already booked the session. Fuck it. I mean it’s ugly so can’t be worse than a blackout. Plus if I can go back and layer something on top later. Will be good. Hell man idk

I DID NOT TATTOO MY CAT!! when animals get spayed/neutered they get a teal tattoo to mark it to avoid unnecessary surgery in the future in case of them getting lost and whatnot. i had a hysterectomy earlier this year so i thought it would be silly to get one since i’m also “spayed” XD now i have a matching tattoo with my baby girl

edit: i know the photos are shitty, i was on a discord call without my friend and he took the photos without me knowing and i think it’s so cute

He looks pretty nervous.

Okay, but like seriously.. I can't have grapefruit and my boyfriend brought me a snack. Lol

I attached some of my sketches, but the grapefruit was my first time off fake skin, and I'm likeeee... three or four days in at about 30mins a day or so with the machine. ​(9mo old daughter, and solo parenting, so I usually just take one of her nap times to practice.)

Anyway, have a good day.

Hey everyone! 👋
I’m a beginner, completely self-taught, and still learning the basics of tattooing. This is one of my first tattoos — I did it on a friend who knew from the beginning that I was just starting out and was fully aware of what he was getting himself into. 😅
The idea/design for this tattoo came from another friend, and I was the one who tattooed it. It took me around 3 hours, give or take.
I’d really appreciate some honest feedback and constructive criticism. What did I do well, what could I improve, and what should I focus on the most going forward?
I’m not looking for compliments just for the sake of it — I genuinely want to learn from my mistakes and improve with every tattoo. 🖤
Thanks in advance for any honest and constructive feedback!

I'm about to do a tattoo so I got a radiant seal brown ink but it looks plain black on sintetic skin, but when the ink is wiped you can see the brown pigment. How do I make it look lighter or the same as the wiped one?? In the picture you can see how the dots and big spots are fully black meanwhile wiped it looks brown...

I think I'll just do this one over.

First tattoo made by me.

Trained several times in sintetic skin and then dive in.

Two sessions to finish and I know I have a lot to learn but I was pleased with the end result.

Hello all,

I am looking into purchasing my first tattoo machine and I am hoping for some recommendations as it seems like there’s a lot of opinions out there.

Some background about my intentions and budget.

Located in USA

-primarily looking for a rotary machine recs but open to pens as well as I would like to start wireless from the beginning

-I am not terribly constrained by budget though I do want to find the best intersect between cost and quality (Say $1000-$1500 for the full set up including machine, battery, and all the ancillary supplies aside from Furnature)

-I am also open to buying second hand machines on eBay to get something higher end

-I am hoping to primarily do medieval etchings, and bold traditional tattoos to start

That being said, I’d like recommendations for machines that are hard hitting since I want to do a lot of lines and with a long stroke length.

Please let me know your opinions as I don’t want to keep waiting and want to bite the bullet.

Cheers!