Show Me Yours Ill Show You Mine - Self Tattoo's Good and Bad
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lol, that's what I was thinking when I was doing it. I was like, damn this would be a terrible idea
Cool stuff Man, doing good job
Don't be too hard on yourself, you did well, you can use your 5rl to pack into the tight spots before you go to the Mag... Very nice mate!
here's this weekend's practice. It's my third week attempting to learn how to tattoo and it feels like I have soooo far to go.
Looking awesome tho!
Thanks! I finally picked up an apprenticeship and hope to be working on some skin soon
TheDingoStar
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The Mario shroom I did two weeks ago, haven't tried anything too complex on myself yet... planning on doing quite an ambitious design above my right knee soon
Comments?
I like your use of color! I feel like it is blended quite nicely. My only critique is that your lines are a bit shaky, which is hard when tattooing yourself cause it hurts. I also see the lines getting a bit light in places on the outline. Perhaps it was intentional, but if not, just keep an eye on your needle depth.
Yeah the light lines were intentional. Trying to give the translucent look of punamu (nz jade)
Iāve been at it for years ?feel like I've been watching this one for years.
I really like this, Sarah. So simple, but so cool at the same time. Nice!
Love that wood cut technique! ?
Here's my latest self tattoo on my arm...
Needs to be touched up in a few weeks. Especially in the areas that were nearly impossible to stretch as there is some patchiness. Also need to work more on the smoke and add some defining lines to the softer areas.
Needs to be touched up in a few weeks. Especially in the areas that were nearly impossible to stretch as there is some patchiness. Also need to work more on the smoke and add some defining lines to the softer areas.
Niiiice omnilydia !!! I'm just starting hand poking. I've only done two on myself so far. And one on another person. What's your experience so far? Needles and such? I've tried single needle (useless), 3rl, 5rl and a 7cm. I bought some textured needles and they seem to be good for ink flow.
How long did no1 and no2 take? I'm about to do a mandala in a couple of weeks which I will have to make in several sessions ?
How long did no1 and no2 take? I'm about to do a mandala in a couple of weeks which I will have to make in several sessions ?
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#6.jpg and the last picture are sick!
Haha yeah single needles really are only good for very fine shading! I started with using a 5rl and I found a 7rl and 9rl would be good for getting the ink in and thick lines! The first two were one of my firsts so they did take me 7 or so hours with lots of breaks.
good luck with your mandala! Iām excited to see it
Thank you!
lol .... in my defence i used a kitchen fork to do it long time ago... .... hope I get around to finish / redo it one of these days... since than, I nearly run out of space on my legs (at least where i could reach) but I though I only come back to it when I get much better one day as I really f...ed up there
.... hope I get around to finish / redo it one of these days... since than, I nearly run out of space on my legs (at least where i could reach) but I though I only come back to it when I get much better one day as I really f...ed up there Attachments
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lol .... in my defence i used a kitchen fork to do it long time ago...
With a KITCHEN FORK??? Did you use a hammer to get it in? ? For being with a kitchen fork that looks ace. I think it looks pretty decent even if it would have been done with a traditional needle. You know there are needles? ?
i take it you are trying to make me feel better about it ... i should have tried on practice skin first before i did this...at least i learned my lesson there ... i though it would be like drawing on paper with a bit of pain perhaps
... obviously i was wrong ... but thank you anyways lol
i take it you are trying to make me feel better about it ... i should have tried on practice skin first before i did this...at least i learned my lesson there ... i though it would be like drawing on paper with a bit of pain perhaps
I definitely didn't try to make you feel better, I think it looks great. But of course I don't know what your reference looked like, and if you wanted fat, bold black lines toy didn't succeed very well ? Now they look very sketchy, and sensitive (you say that? ?) in an arty way. I love that.
But you must have been having more than one go at it? And with a machine? No way you did that shading with a kitchen fork! ??
the bottom one was the very first time i tried tattooing ever and it was done all in one go with a very shitty cheap tattoo machine from amazon the following day i did the one above .... however i though the bottom wings were just too small and looking funny so i tried to cover them up with bigger ones a couple of weeks later and again I learned a few things lol ... tattoo take longer than 2 weeks to heal (i did think its just me being a <> or oversensitive on that day so pushed through anyways which wasn't the best idea) and that you should get some experience first before attempting a coverups so you don't end up like me .... it was a long time ago though i think i will try to redo them both next week as i have a couple of days free and talking about it gassed me up ... i will post a picture once healed and hopefully looking at least half decent...
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the bottom one was the very first time i tried tattooing ever and it was done all in one go with a very shitty cheap tattoo machine from amazon the following day i did the one above .... however i though the bottom wings were just too small and looking funny so i tried to cover them up with bigger ones a couple of weeks later and again I learned a few things lol ... tattoo take longer than 2 weeks to heal (i did think its just me being a <> or oversensitive on that day so pushed through anyways which wasn't the best idea) and that you should get some experience first before attempting a coverups so you don't end up like me .... it was a long time ago though i think i will try to redo them both next week as i have a couple of days free and talking about it gassed me up ... i will post a picture once healed and hopefully looking at least half decent...
You ever heard of taking it carefully? ?
Looking forward to see result of coming effort! ??
Since I don't dare to open a thread for my still mediocre work, here's my latest:
I just made this on my left forearm (inside). Some eight years ago I had a similar tattoo made on my right forearm (outside). That tattoo was waaaay to thick and in the end I removed it which didn't went well either because it was my first removal.
But, I always wanted to have the original tattoo (more or less, the design has changed slightly) done again and since I've started tattooing myself I now felt confident I could do it too, but better, just like I wanted it.
This is just half an hour ago done, as clearly visible. It will need some small refinement as I already see some tiny defects. Overall I'm pretty happy with the result. This is my ninth tattoo and by now I feel comfortable with my gear, ink and setup. I have no spray, no ink blobs and a nice ink flow, using a needle and hand speed that suit me well.
Scorpion black ink, CNC Q2 with 1203RL. Size is about 5 x 2,5 cms.
I just made this on my left forearm (inside). Some eight years ago I had a similar tattoo made on my right forearm (outside). That tattoo was waaaay to thick and in the end I removed it which didn't went well either because it was my first removal.
But, I always wanted to have the original tattoo (more or less, the design has changed slightly) done again and since I've started tattooing myself I now felt confident I could do it too, but better, just like I wanted it.
This is just half an hour ago done, as clearly visible. It will need some small refinement as I already see some tiny defects. Overall I'm pretty happy with the result. This is my ninth tattoo and by now I feel comfortable with my gear, ink and setup. I have no spray, no ink blobs and a nice ink flow, using a needle and hand speed that suit me well.
Scorpion black ink, CNC Q2 with 1203RL. Size is about 5 x 2,5 cms.
PlayboyTattSATX
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Everything on my left leg I have done except my sis name Neida. This pic of my left thigh I took just few minutes ago. I don't have a fresh pic of all of them but maybe most at best. The healed Playboy pic I also took few minutes ago. Hopefully pics show
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PlayboyTattSATX
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This top portion of the Playboy I filled in myself holding the gun upside mostly. My neck was cramping up big time cuz I was a lot slower when I first started and because for some reason ur foot falls off the peddle a lot more often when you tattoo yourself lol. I'm sure everyone that has self tattoos knows what I mean. Anyways fresh and healed images of another self tattoo sesh...
Got some more but I gotta strip and Iām at work lol
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Hereās my first piece of work done on myself at the beginning of lockdowns
Well, getting used to everything.... I have tattoed on skin, have tattooed a few practice skins too, will post a sequence of pieces from start to finish when i get a chance to find all the pics. Note, used a pen rotary, 7.5v, 3rl for lines and 11RM for shading, i know its a too big needle or i dont have the control of it as yet, shades are dense, used about a 60% grey wash. Not neat, kinda sloppy but rushed this one out in 40 minutes, from stencil to final wipe.
Lovely! I can see it gets a little wobbly further down, but also a little weak in lines on top. Which I only point out because it makes me happy to see I'm not the only one who can get weak healed lines 
And I know what you mean about position.....
Been there too.
And I know what you mean about position.....
Been there too.
Definitely agree there's more pain from weird positions when tattooing yourself than the actual tattoo. Also trying to pull lines at strange angles will always make for some wobbles and inconsistent depth. Tattoo looks good though. I like your colour mix
What are we supposed to look at ?
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I still cannot get photos to upload
You can't as a Basic member. Either you choose to pay the very moderate sum to become a lifetime member (and also get access to the Premium section, where there's much more info) or you use a host like Flickr and post the link here.
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