Something to help with lining

[moonbunny]

Today one of my mentors showed me something that’s already been helping with my line work.
He has a quill pen attached to an old machine, and I’ve been working with it all day.
I’ve put pens and pencils in some of the machines I have to get used to the weight. But because it’s a quill you have to dip frequently like you do tattooing, and you have to hold it at the right angle to get the ink to flow, and it’s been the best. I definitely felt like others could benefit from this too. Give it a try it’s the right kind of challenging.

 

[ProjectCelestial]

Local shop artist told me about using the fountain pen for solid line work, it is very good for practice even on skin as of course it wont make a permanent tattoo

 

[TexasPT]

Help with Lines...

I've gotten help over the last few months and I think it's important to pass along that knowledge so others can grow from it as well. Here is the lesson that did wonders for my line work even before I began working into the 1r. Take this image and print it out about 4x4 or so...no...

helpmetattoo.com

another great training tip. Got this from a guy here a LONG time ago...helped a lot.

 

[Pizzalicious]

I've heard of this before. What angle do you have to be at for the ink to flow? I've heard heard 60-70 degree angle for lining and 45 degrees for shading. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[dirtnail]

Got this youtube video in my suggestions... the guy also uses the "pencil machine" setup and has some more linework practice tips that could be helpful.
It is in India though but has subtitles and descriptive pictures

 

[Vitki Veiruz]

I've heard of and tried with a pencil. the quil was never even a thought but genius have to try thank you so much