go easy i had to freehand them... pig skin

as above had to freehand them as i have no transfer paper, but when i get paid il get some so hopefully my work can slowly improve:





used a 3rl and a rsb i believe as thats all that came with the kit i purchased, lso going to get some 7rl and some other buts and bobs when payday comes around ,hopefully im doing ok for a beginner , i want to do alot better but its one of those things that comes wit time i suppose

Looking good, scrub that with some green soap and water and they will look even better. I would have to say looking at those line weights, unless you built them up A LOT you used more than a 3rl, that would produce an extremely smaller diameter line weight...again, if you built it up i would completely understand where your coming from. If you dont mind what type of kit did you purchase and what all did come with it??? They could have at least sent you some transfer paper!!!!

Looking good keep it up!

viper

Looking good, scrub that with some green soap and water and they will look even better. I would have to say looking at those line weights, unless you built them up A LOT you used more than a 3rl, that would produce an extremely smaller diameter line weight...again, if you built it up i would completely understand where your coming from. If you dont mind what type of kit did you purchase and what all did come with it??? They could have at least sent you some transfer paper!!!!

Looking good keep it up!

viper

hi viper im not sure of the actual make of the equipment i own i was trying to find a name on it the other day but i will post some pictures of it up in a few hours .
it came with 2 machines , digital power supply, some immortal inks (i wouldnt tattoo anyone with them though, just using tem for practice) il show some pics of the needles as i may be reading them wrong .
wheres the best place to get green soap from also?
i did build them up a bit as they looked too thin for the effect i was after.

Personally, I get mine from Amazon. I have been told, and please dont quote me, that Dial Anit-Bacterial soap, NON-Fragrant, does the exact same thing as green soap. Now again, I havent used it due to the fact that I have a good amount of green soap on hand and for me "personally' I think its the smell of that soap that hooks me...
Also just as a fyi, as far as applying stencils there are a bunch of different ways to "make" stencil stuff, its really quite simple and works very well. You can do a Youtube search for it.
Where did you purchase the kit from???

I got the kit on eBay, but I don't think its a normal eBay kit for a few reasons , this you will see later .
In theory I'm sure that soap you were talking about will do the same job due to its anti bacterial properties. I suppose it's just trial and error with some things and as long as im doing it on pig skin for now it doesn't really matter.
Il have a look on YouTube for stencil information when I get out of work.
Kinda makes me wish I could leave the forces and just become a apprentice but , chances of doing that round here is next to none . I really wanna get on the black and grey stuff as I think it looks amazing when done properly . I will try get some pics of my gear up tonight , as my mobile Internet wouldn't allow me to last night . Thanks for the advice, it's greatly appreciated

superior sells stencil pencils. They are about $2 each and you can draw on tracing paper and then use it like a spirit transfer paper stencil. It actually works pretty well but you have to keep the pencil sharp for detail. It's an inexpensive alternative. The one I got from them worked well but the lead continually broken when being sharpened. (like it was broken inside the wood). I don't think that is the norm, though.

http://www.superiortattoo.com/Product/2 ... l.20_.aspx

......there ya go!

cheers guys this is my machine:

(the brasso in the background is for work and not used on my machine just to clarify )

as long as its working then your on your way! Thanks for the updates as well!

yea i enjoy doing it especially since ive started to slow down, i feel i can get alot more detail in , i did another tonight and was just experimenting with things . one or two of the lads on my base have heard through word of mouth about me having it and have approached me asking me to do somthing on them , i said no because the thought of doing it made me literally sh*t myself even if it is just little things tat they want , i need a steriliser first and a autoclave before i even consider it and i dont have the money for those just yet.