anniee_x
I'm 14 in June and want a little tattoo in a secret type place, both of my parents have done tattoos themselves with indian ink, i was thinking of doing the same.. Where could i get indian ink from?
And please don't give me all the ''Don't do it it'll kill you s***''
And how could i self tattoo myself perhaps?
I only want a little one in a place not many people will see, like my wrist or hip.
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Ok, chances are that it will not "kill you". Chances are also pretty high that the outcome will not make you very happy. But that aside......
Your best chances for a decent home made tattoo would involve some measure of success in obtaining a tattoo needle. Depending on where you live, that could prove almost impossible. Lets just figure on that NOT happening. Tattoo needles are made up of a needle bar with a loop in one end to attach to the machine. A cluster of actual needles are then soldered to the end of that bar with SILVER SOLDER,,,, containing NO LEAD.. that is very important. The needles are about 1/2 inch long and vary greatly in the shape of their points. Learn about them online. Features of interest are the "Shank", "Heel" and "Texture... these needles are actually "Entomolgy pins", you know.. the pins used to pin butterflies to a board for a butterfly collection. Bug collectors or entomology websites may offer them.
For a small tattoo with crips detail (*ahem*) you will want a relatively long shank / heeled pin with a medium to long taper. Yo do NOT want the pins to be the smoothest available as they will tend to not keep the ink adhered to them as well as the rougher ones. A single pin will drive you a bit nuts since the amount of ink trapped on the needle will be miniscule. What you want to achieve is a tight cluster of at least three pins... they must be even at the tip of the cluster to avoid cutting the skin... and they must must, must be as perfectly parallel as possible and almost universally requires an expensive needle jig and lots and lots of practice. If they tend to "fan out" your lines will be fuzzy and or blurry at best. This is fine if you are shading..but definitely NOT ok for lining.
Once you have your needle built you will need something to drive it. The hand stitchd "poke and hope" method is like buying a lottery ticket.. sure "lightning could strike" , but it is not very likely. More likely that your tattoo is gonna suck big time. SO.. you will need a drive device.. ( I have personally spent thousands in search of a machine that will drive the needle STRAIGHT in and out..without any rotating wobbling around in the tube) the best device IMHO is a tattoo machine made by Mr. Danny Fowler.. the "Time Machine"..expect to pay around $250 for this machine though. Barring a Time Machine, you will likely end up with some type of electric motor that has a spinning shaft. Beware... a rotary device has built in "run out" issues..the needle IS going to wobble in the tube..it is just a matter of "how much". Now you need a "tube"..something attached to the drive to contain the needle and allow you a place to hold it while you tattoo. Perhaps a small 1/4" x5" tube of stainless steel from a hardware store woud suffice. Once you have your needle and tube... put them in a pressure cooker with a couple of cups of distilled water and cook em for at least 60 minutes at 300 degrees.A spore tested autoclave is the benchmark preference for sterilizing, but Im gonna bet you dont have one.... This time / temp combination will allow time for warm up and sufficeint time / pressure / heat to penetrate any and all spores that could be present. Wash your hands thoroughly before retrieving the needle and tube with sterile forceps.... place them on a sterile surface... like a surgical dressing from Wal Mart.
Your India Ink.. not "Indian ink".. is the next step. Most art supply stores carry it. They may give you a hard time if you try to buy it, but that is part of it. There are colored India inks...never seen them used in a tattoo though, might not do so well. The black India ink is most commonly used. But I gotta say here and now that that stuff is relative garbage for tattooing. It is virtually guarenteed to turn greenish blue in a relativel short period of time. It does not have polymer in it so it will disperse into the surrounding skin and turn blurry not matter how good a job you may do of the actual tattooing. The ink needs to be sterile so dont mess with it until you begin. Shake it up well and dip the needle into it. A surgical scribe or surgical marker / pen will help you create a design that will be symmetrical and well rendered before you start with a needle. Shave the hair off of the area to be tattooed and scrub the whole area as well as the surrounding skin for several inches away with tincture of green soap and water. Dry it off with a sterile surgical dressing and thats it... now you have to decide... are you really gonna do this? There is still time to allow reason to prevail. If you are determined.....
I would suggest that you go with the hip instead of the wrist. It would be easier to keep private. Go small with the tattoo..easier to fix or cover up later when... not "if" you decide this was a huge mistake.
While I do NOT endorse what you are contemplating, I have answered in pretty good detail the what and how to getting the job done, ..... honestly and completely. I seri
Ok, chances are that it will not "kill you". Chances are also pretty high that the outcome will not make you very happy. But that aside......
Your best chances for a decent home made tattoo would involve some measure of success in obtaining a tattoo needle. Depending on where you live, that could prove almost impossible. Lets just figure on that NOT happening. Tattoo needles are made up of a needle bar with a loop in one end to attach to the machine. A cluster of actual needles are then soldered to the end of that bar with SILVER SOLDER,,,, containing NO LEAD.. that is very important. The needles are about 1/2 inch long and vary greatly in the shape of their points. Learn about them online. Features of interest are the "Shank", "Heel" and "Texture... these needles are actually "Entomolgy pins", you know.. the pins used to pin butterflies to a board for a butterfly collection. Bug collectors or entomology websites may offer them.
For a small tattoo with crips detail (*ahem*) you will want a relatively long shank / heeled pin with a medium to long taper. Yo do NOT want the pins to be the smoothest available as they will tend to not keep the ink adhered to them as well as the rougher ones. A single pin will drive you a bit nuts since the amount of ink trapped on the needle will be miniscule. What you want to achieve is a tight cluster of at least three pins... they must be even at the tip of the cluster to avoid cutting the skin... and they must must, must be as perfectly parallel as possible and almost universally requires an expensive needle jig and lots and lots of practice. If they tend to "fan out" your lines will be fuzzy and or blurry at best. This is fine if you are shading..but definitely NOT ok for lining.
Once you have your needle built you will need something to drive it. The hand stitchd "poke and hope" method is like buying a lottery ticket.. sure "lightning could strike" , but it is not very likely. More likely that your tattoo is gonna suck big time. SO.. you will need a drive device.. ( I have personally spent thousands in search of a machine that will drive the needle STRAIGHT in and out..without any rotating wobbling around in the tube) the best device IMHO is a tattoo machine made by Mr. Danny Fowler.. the "Time Machine"..expect to pay around $250 for this machine though. Barring a Time Machine, you will likely end up with some type of electric motor that has a spinning shaft. Beware... a rotary device has built in "run out" issues..the needle IS going to wobble in the tube..it is just a matter of "how much". Now you need a "tube"..something attached to the drive to contain the needle and allow you a place to hold it while you tattoo. Perhaps a small 1/4" x5" tube of stainless steel from a hardware store woud suffice. Once you have your needle and tube... put them in a pressure cooker with a couple of cups of distilled water and cook em for at least 60 minutes at 300 degrees.A spore tested autoclave is the benchmark preference for sterilizing, but Im gonna bet you dont have one.... This time / temp combination will allow time for warm up and sufficeint time / pressure / heat to penetrate any and all spores that could be present. Wash your hands thoroughly before retrieving the needle and tube with sterile forceps.... place them on a sterile surface... like a surgical dressing from Wal Mart.
Your India Ink.. not "Indian ink".. is the next step. Most art supply stores carry it. They may give you a hard time if you try to buy it, but that is part of it. There are colored India inks...never seen them used in a tattoo though, might not do so well. The black India ink is most commonly used. But I gotta say here and now that that stuff is relative garbage for tattooing. It is virtually guarenteed to turn greenish blue in a relativel short period of time. It does not have polymer in it so it will disperse into the surrounding skin and turn blurry not matter how good a job you may do of the actual tattooing. The ink needs to be sterile so dont mess with it until you begin. Shake it up well and dip the needle into it. A surgical scribe or surgical marker / pen will help you create a design that will be symmetrical and well rendered before you start with a needle. Shave the hair off of the area to be tattooed and scrub the whole area as well as the surrounding skin for several inches away with tincture of green soap and water. Dry it off with a sterile surgical dressing and thats it... now you have to decide... are you really gonna do this? There is still time to allow reason to prevail. If you are determined.....
I would suggest that you go with the hip instead of the wrist. It would be easier to keep private. Go small with the tattoo..easier to fix or cover up later when... not "if" you decide this was a huge mistake.
While I do NOT endorse what you are contemplating, I have answered in pretty good detail the what and how to getting the job done, ..... honestly and completely. I seri
diy tattoo gone wrong?
aloe galap
i have my own machine and have been messing around with it getting a feel for it.do not comment about how tattooing without an apprenticeship is wrong. i know and i don't care because i am not trying to tattoo people or be paid as an artist. years from now i would love to and i would gladly give up all the info i think i know and learn the craft properly from a professional but for now im a crusty girl who has no problem f-ing up and trying again. i boil and alcohol bathe everything and only use new sealed needles because i at least know that much. i am openly admitting i do not know what i am doing, i am aware of the repercussions and i am still gonna mess around with it because i like exploring and experimenting with my body so no lectures please.
anyways so far i have redone an old small stick n poke on my ankle with an addition above it and its healing well. there is another small one that i overworked a bit, the outline is good but some ink came up with the shading so i am giving it vitamin e rich avocado oil regularly and letting it heal up. the most recent one i have done is a bit bigger and only about 1/3 of the ink will end up staying. the rest is light pink slightly shiny scarring. i realized i didn't set up the machine quite right so i ended up overworking it for no good reason. it sucks and its in a sucky spot but oh well i will live. i want to know how long i should wait to go back and do it better? any tips on tuning the machine and makin sure its tuned properly. and how i should approach lightly scarred skin. and i would love to hear as many tips as possible without being lectured that i should go to a professional because if you feel inclined to do that you should know im an idiot and im gonna do it myself anyways and unless i have to cut my arm off(which i wont because i make sure my stuff is clean throughout the whole process) i wont regret having tried to do it myself even if it permanently looks like crap so level with me. i would especially love to hear from other self taught artist who can give me tips on how to teach myself correctly but useful information form anyone is greatly welcomed
hahahahahaha random strangers thinking they know my life or whether an apprenticeship is possible for me right now. i respect tattooing as an art don't be too arrogant to respect diy culture as a way of life braaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
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I am a tattoo apprentice and have also tattooed myself, and believe me I know the feeling. My first tattoo on real skin was on my own hand, visible to everyone. It was a small black butterfly, and I totally overdid it. It scabbed badly and the ink from the middle of the tattoo fell out completely and scarred, so much so that it looked as if I had only done an outline. I waited about 4 weeks before re-doing mine, and just took a lot less time shading in the middle. Good luck! I have done many more on myself and they get a lot better!
I am a tattoo apprentice and have also tattooed myself, and believe me I know the feeling. My first tattoo on real skin was on my own hand, visible to everyone. It was a small black butterfly, and I totally overdid it. It scabbed badly and the ink from the middle of the tattoo fell out completely and scarred, so much so that it looked as if I had only done an outline. I waited about 4 weeks before re-doing mine, and just took a lot less time shading in the middle. Good luck! I have done many more on myself and they get a lot better!
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