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You will want to set up no less than 3 machines for a portrait, but 4 would be better. You will set up a liner with a 3RL needle, and this will be used VERY little. The downfall to many portraits is the use of too many hard lines, thereby making it look like a cartoon and not a photograph. You will use this liner for details such as eyelashes, hair strands, pores, etc. Next, you will set up a shader with fairly long stroke with an 18RS and this will be used for the majority of the smaller areas of shading and you'll do a lot of your sculpting with it. Next, set up a shader with long stroke with around a 15CM - 25CM, and you will use this for the majority of the large areas of fill and I find that they work well for backgrounds as well. In addition to this set up, I often use a liner with a 7RL for highlights and other small things.
When doing black and gray portraits, you build from dark to light, and with color you build from light, to dark, and then back into light. Always remember to have a background to contrast the subject which should be lighter and a bit blurrier than the subject of the piece, thereby making the contrast all the more significant and adds to the three dimensional quality to the piece. And always, always, ALWAYS remeber your light source. This can literally make or break a good portrait.
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What is the difference between tattoo ink and artist ink?
Artist Inks can be used with airbrushes, pens, and paintbrushes. Tattoo inks are made specifically for use on the skin only (by a needle) hope this helped~
Can you use paint for a tattoo?
Dunno about paint.. but you can use 'Indian ink' and a normal sewing needle. I dunno how many people woke-up with tattoo's after passing out drunk where I live. Local politicions tried banning Indian ink in our town because so many people were waking up with face tattoo's... but I just buy it now on Ebay..
Where can you find tattoo design ideas online?
Use Pinterest for tattoo designs.
Can you cover black tattoo ink with red tattoo ink?
only if you use blood red
What is the most used tattoo ink?
MOM'S Ink, Skin Candy, Intenze, and Kuri Sumi. These are the only tattoo inks I trust and are most popular. Use the wrong tattoo ink and you'll get a crappy faded tattoo.
What size tattoo needle do you use for taibal tattoo?
You use size B.use a 7 to 9 mag
What size tattoo needle do you use for lettering?
a 7
What is the best size tattoo needle to use for coloring and outlining?
That would all depend on the size and the intricacy of what you are doing.
What size tattoo needle do you use for a large back tattoo?
7 or 9 magnum or a 14 round for heavy filling such as tribal .......
What are size 3 round liner tattoo needles for?
They are for fine lines and detail that's in the tattoo you can also use this needle to do awhole tattoo for lines and shading without changing needles
Dose it hurt to get a tattoo?
ya, most likely, they use a needle
How do you use a magnum tattoo needle?
like the others
What kind of needle do you use for a homemade tattoo?
Any sewing needle will do. you can also use guitar strings and sand the with sandpaper to make them work.
What needle and tips to use for shading a tattoo?
That all depends on the size of the tattoo that you are doing, and what you are trying to accomplish whether it be soft shading, coloring, etc. If you are using disposable tube and needle combos, which you should, then the appropriate sized tip will be included with the needle. However, since you must ask I will take it that you are new to the game, so practice on your own legs before you ever tattoo another person and be safe. Best of luck.
What do they use in making a linning before the tattoo is done?
to do the outline on a tattoo you need a needle called a liner for instance you could use a 14 round liner. now for shading you need a shader which is another kind of needle now you can use a 14 round shader or a 14 flat mag shader that answer your question and an p.s you can get a needle any size they can go as small as 1 all the way up to a 49 flat and so on
When doing old English lettering tattoo what is the best type of needle to use?
For the most common size that you would be doing it in. Line it with a 3RL, and then do your edges with 5RS. Then do the middle fill with a 15RS. The bigger the letters, the bigger the shade needle size and in some instances, the liner as well.
Can you make a tattoo gun without a motor?
Yes you can, just use a needle or guitar string just make the same action with the needle as a regular tattoo gun would (up and down)
