Buying colors - Eternal or Dynamic? Consistency Questions

I'm finally moving onto colored ink and have been looking at different sets, currently only using blacks from eternal (Pitch, and MAXXX) and dynamic (Triple black). I love them both but struggling to figure out which route I want to go for full color set.

Ideally I want more vivid looking colors, or heavily saturated. I can't find this info for the consistency online I would assume the colored inks are different slightly than the blacks? - I was curious does anyone have input on consistency for color range for Dynamic colored ink and Eternal colored ink? I definitely want colored ink that isn't too watery. Another option I was looking at was Solid ink as well?

Many thanks!!

Never used dynamic colour inks and tbh I don’t know anyone who does, though I use their blacks always.

Lining and colour inks are quite different to work with, to the point that you can buy what is effectively black colour ink (not black lining ink) for colour mixing and use in realism work (for example). Lining ink and colour ink (pigment) do not mix well.

Tried and tested brands are of course Eternal, Fusion, Intenze and World Famous, though other reputable brands would include Radiant and the newly released RAW. I have settled on World Famous and Eternal, reliable, go in and heal well, with some good sets available for better economy.

I also have a small set of Electrum colour inks and I absolutely love them, they flow really easily (better than Eternal) and have to date healed really well. As Electrum colour inks are fairly new to market they do not have such a good (or subtle) colour range. I keep looking at their 45 bottle set but the colours are very garish (over bright) and seem to lack any sophistication of palette, as you see in Eternal (for example).

ON BRIGHTNESS: You will soon find that achieving bright vibrant healed colours has far more to do with technique than it does with ink brand, so don’t be fooled by seeing a top artist using one brand and thinking that if you buy that brand you’ll get the same result, you probably won’t at the start. I would say all of the brands I have mentioned have the potential to heal super bright and also super dull, based on application technique.

Bottom line would be buy a tried and tested brand (never compromise on anything that actually goes into the client’s skin) and focus on learning technique. You can buy some low price courses from sites like Udemy and Domestika (10 masters is good but not cheap) in which you can watch close up footage of real time tattooing for hours, mostly with instructional commentary. This might sound boring but it’s what an apprentice would get access to in a good shop. If you’re moving into colour on your own, I think this type of investment will prove invaluable.

One other thing as you start colour work, it’s super important to see your healed work, as this will tell you so much about where you are and what you need to do to improve. Client photos are ok but get in the habit of inviting your colour clients to pop back in ‘for a coffee’ or something when the work is healed. I find most people are up for this.

This is really good advice that I'm going to follow. Thanks!