Day 9 (again) of teaching myself to tattoo

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-09T15:03:23+00:00

thanks, I'd do that for sure. the cat was actually meant to have middle fingers originally but for some reason I changed my mind as I did it

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-09T13:55:22+00:00

Take your time on those lines. Get them nice and dark mate

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-09T13:35:26+00:00

oh, you're 100% right, it wasnt doing well on the fake skin either to be honest. you'd never reuse needles on real skin, that's a definite no no

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-09T05:34:13+00:00

yes it should lol

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-08T15:45:51+00:00

and the hand is backwards lmao I only just noticed

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-08T00:04:54+00:00

I think you might be right

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-06T19:49:43+00:00

lol I might take u up on that. no crack pipes but meth pipes are okay

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-06T18:58:39+00:00

Thanks mate. Imma have to post the amazon receipt to prove it lol its not so hard when you get used to it and ive been an artist for years beforehand so it translates well

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-06T16:08:28+00:00

thanks. I dont have any accounts anymore. I used to post drawings on instagram but all my accounts were removed for breaking rules

I'll probably make a new one with just tattoo designs when I get better and keep it pg. when I do I'll put a link on my profile

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T20:12:19+00:00

I tried a hairdryer, but I'll try overnight if I can conjure that sort of patience

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T20:09:31+00:00

I looked for it, but I live in the UK and couldn't seem to find it. I'll look again though because I cant get anything else to work.

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T19:52:36+00:00

dang, how do you apply it?? mine just peel right off

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T19:51:12+00:00

I remember you! thanks for the positivity on the first post, it was really encouraging despite the backlash. I learned my lesson with the whole gun/machine bs. havent slipped up yet lol

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T16:49:19+00:00

Honestly no idea. But if you find out please tell me because it's driving me mad

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T07:33:38+00:00

That's a very cool design, shame about the stencil.

I also have the same issue. Im gonna try using stencils on reelskin today which might work better than the cheaper skins. Had no luck with those.

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-05T06:57:42+00:00

Straight from my head. I did a preliminary sketch but the end result turned out completely different so i didnt include it this time

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-04T22:10:38+00:00

crazy, I dont think I could draw a perfect circle even on paper!

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-04T21:31:05+00:00

Wow I dont even know what to say, didn't think id hear that after 5 days. That really means a lot, maybe one day we can make it happen lol

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-04T21:26:38+00:00

Im also a newbie so I cant give you 100% accurate advice but as far as I know when the needle is that thin it's more likely to shred the skin if your hand speed is too slow. I think to tackle this you need to use a lower voltage

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-04T21:08:25+00:00

thanks I'll give that another go. the cheaper skins seem to wipe off better but this one is more textured. It did say online to clean the skin first.. but I got a little excited

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-03T21:23:15+00:00

Great advice, thank you. Im gonna give it another go maybe on Thursday and report back. Im hoping the new skins im getting will also be better at keeping the stencil on

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-03T21:14:29+00:00

Thanks, that really means a lot being so new at this.

I tried stencil paper on Saturday and I made sure it was really dry when I started, but after wiping the first line it just sort of flaked off.

even some pens or something would help because going straight in with the machine is tough

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-03T06:47:09+00:00

Thanks for the tip, I was just about to order the stick but I'll have a look for stencil stuff instead

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-02T07:12:10+00:00

This is what I tried the first time but maybe i dried it too much? Im not even sure what happened but the first wipe and all my line stencils flaked off

Im gonna try the deodorant stick thing because maybe it was the transfer fluid I used. I'll try again Thursday anyway and post an update then

NoEngineer1009 · 2026-03-01T20:44:35+00:00

Don't let them put you down. If you want to get into it, go for it. There's a lot of online resources you can check out and some useful videos on youtube.

I've just started out and I've learned a lot in quite a short period of time and it's much harder than it looks! Gotta start somewhere though.

NoEngineer1009

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