One of the biggest problems new tattoo artists face while learning online is picking up bad habits. Because no one wants to teach them, they end up following a lot of the bad advice that’s online, making it impossible for them to create clean tattoos that draw in clients.
This puts a cap on their career until they reverse those bad habits. However, that process can take years, which is why most shops won’t take on artists that don’t use the right technique.
To save you the trouble, our professional tattoo artists have put together guides on proper lining, shading, and packing, as well as more advanced techniques like tattooing over scar tissue. You can be confident that you’re learning to tattoo correctly and skip the years of trial and error.
Click on the techniques you’re struggling with to get tips you can apply to your tattooing right away.
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New to Tattooing?
Kick start your new career as a tattoo artist and begin your tattooing education TODAY with with our Beginner’s Guide to Tattooing.
Learn the Fundamental Techniques of Tattooing
How to Do a PERFECT Tattoo
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How to Saturate Solid Areas for Beginners
Being able to get good saturation in your tattoos is important because ...
Hand Speed and Machine Voltage Tutorial
How fast you move your hands while tattooing and how fast your ...
How to Improve Linework for Beginners
Being able to create professional-level linework means having good saturation, perfect needle ...
How to Tattoo Color on Fake Skin
One of the biggest problems new artists face when they start tattooing ...
How to Tattoo Without Linework
Linework is usually the first step in most tattoos. However, when you ...
How to Tattoo Fine Lines
Fine line tattoos rely on very thin lighters and light shading for ...
How to Tattoo Script
Script is one of the most popular tattoo styles in the world. ...
How to Set Up Your Gray Wash
Putting ink in your ink caps is a pretty straightforward process. However, ...
How to Tattoo Thick Lines
Thick lines help your tattoos stand out and “pop” off the skin. ...
How to Tattoo Fruit
Tattooing fruit is a cost-effective way to practice using a tattoo machine. ...
How to Tattoo Stippling Shading
Stippling is a style of shading that uses “dots” of ink in ...
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