How do you use grey wash for tattooing?

Answer 1

In my opinion your going to need to take white and mix a little black in for grey. However there is another technique used by myself and other artists, which is simply diluting the black with purified water. the mix can start at 50/50 but you will find that is very dark still. i have cut black down to 15water 1 part black and achieved a very nice subtle ghosty grey.
Sometimes the grey your looking for can only be created by dilution . The downfall is it takes a somewhat experienced artist to deal with the thinner ink. Mixing with white allows you to retain the same consistency which makes it easier. Again though, it makes a "brighter" grey. Brighter greys can quickly turn a nice black and grey piece into a disaster by not blending AT ALL with traditional black and grey wash style tattooing. Of course you can avoid all this and just buy a 6 pack of grey wash shades at Element tattoo supply. I get alot of stuff from them and they rock. Happy Tattooing!!

Answer 2

go to you tube and look up greywash redo video from tattootraining YouTube.com/tattootraining

pre dispinced washes like Grey wash can be either bought pre made in different shades of grey from lightest to darkest or made yourself. To make it yourself get 5 ink cups and put one drop of black in the first cup, two drops of black in the second cupe three in the third etc. Then use demineralised water and place four drops of water in the first cup, three in the second cup, two in the third etc. You should now have five cups with varying degrees of watered down ink. (keep them in line lightest to darkest) You can then use the first (most watered down one) for the subtlest of shades, the second for a slightly darker shade etc.

PRACTICE it first on synthetic skin or pig skin BEFORE trying on someone's skin. And use decent quality ink (Kuro Sumi comes to mind) not the no name Chinese stuff.