PotBellyWill
10-06-2005, 02:24 AM
Hey everyone,
I am very new here but the information I have gotten since I've been here is terrific so I have a question that I hope hasn't already been discussed.
Anyway, I finished a tattoo on my best friend. He and myself are the only people I have done work on. Basically it was a flower with a "mom" banner underneath it. I don't necassarily like the tattoo but he and his mom loved it. It has personal meaning. So, I shaded the petals in red and everything was awesome for the first maybe 5-6 days. Recently it has all peeled off and the color has lightened and dulled a decent amount. I'm not sure whether it's me being the perfectionist that I am or what. When you're about a foot away it looks fine but when you get closer it seems almost blotchy and definitely lighte. I used a 5RS which seemed a bit small for the size of the petals but i didn't have the tubes for my 7mags yet so I was forced to use the 5RS'. Anyway, I'm not sure whether it was a depth issue or whether it was a needle issue or what but I definitely need some advice. I was shading in small circles and not quite riding the tube but very close(I like barely being able to see my needle). All my lining came out perfect but this shading is killing me.
P.S. Also, I am completely steril with all of this. I know this causes a ruckus around here and it definitely should.
Thanks for any help or advice offered.
-Will
I am very new here but the information I have gotten since I've been here is terrific so I have a question that I hope hasn't already been discussed.
Anyway, I finished a tattoo on my best friend. He and myself are the only people I have done work on. Basically it was a flower with a "mom" banner underneath it. I don't necassarily like the tattoo but he and his mom loved it. It has personal meaning. So, I shaded the petals in red and everything was awesome for the first maybe 5-6 days. Recently it has all peeled off and the color has lightened and dulled a decent amount. I'm not sure whether it's me being the perfectionist that I am or what. When you're about a foot away it looks fine but when you get closer it seems almost blotchy and definitely lighte. I used a 5RS which seemed a bit small for the size of the petals but i didn't have the tubes for my 7mags yet so I was forced to use the 5RS'. Anyway, I'm not sure whether it was a depth issue or whether it was a needle issue or what but I definitely need some advice. I was shading in small circles and not quite riding the tube but very close(I like barely being able to see my needle). All my lining came out perfect but this shading is killing me.
P.S. Also, I am completely steril with all of this. I know this causes a ruckus around here and it definitely should.
Thanks for any help or advice offered.
-Will