Scabbing

When I was younger I had given myself a few tattoos and as they were healing they'd get a pretty gnarly scab over them, what exactly causes this.It's just supposed to flake and kind of peel is it not? Am i maybe going too deep, or working too fast?

Usually too deep, or overworking the skin. Scabbing happens now and then...some people just bleed more than others. I've found the more efficient I am with my tattooing the less likely there is to be scabs.

Thanks! I've used flat needles the last couple times and it hasn't scabbed as much as round shaders seem to.

Round shaders tend to make it a lot easier to overwork the skin which in turn can cause more scabbing. The way a round shader group is set and works is more condensed than with a flat mag. This can make it seem easier faster packing color in, but it also means you're hitting a smaller area of skin with more needles which equals more damage. I try to stay away from round shaders as much as possible, I typically will only pull one out if I'm sculpting some really heavy outlines in large pieces.

Hope the info helped