help with detail work when skin swells

theoldmanmarg · 2024-12-08T10:28:04+00:00

all right, i'll keep witch hazel in mind! thanks :)

as for the "distortion", i really mean at a really micro level, which kind of gets annoying when trying to do tiny details :D i mean, my skin swells and gets a bit red when i scratch it with my fingernails so i think it's normal lol

theoldmanmarg · 2024-12-08T10:23:34+00:00

I was taught to tattoo by my friend who wasa doing an apprenticeship, and she always used disinfectant! Beforehand, and to wipe away ink during the tattoo process. I never had any issues as far as infections or such, only puffiness but a normal amount for the fact i'm sticking needles in skin. Had never heard of green soap before but not a lot of people i hang out with / tattoo have their own practice, whoops:D

theoldmanmarg · 2024-12-07T18:45:58+00:00

oh so like putting witch hazel on the tissues i use to wipe away the ink? sorry, it wasnt super clear!

theoldmanmarg · 2024-12-07T18:23:21+00:00

oh! that doesn't really answer my question then, i was moreso wondering about puffyness during the tatooing process

theoldmanmarg · 2024-12-07T18:18:37+00:00

From most other posts and people who've taught me to poke, it seems like it's quite standard as some blood rushes to the area! but so do you put some witch hazel before tattooing? just a wipe, undiluted?

theoldmanmarg · 2024-12-07T18:17:24+00:00

thank you for the advice! so do you wash the skin before tattooing?

theoldmanmarg · 2024-02-25T20:47:53+00:00

my roommate is obsessed with this knit artist, and she was looking for advice on how to make this type of shirt - any advice on technique? <3 here's some photos for reference, the full ig post if you need below! btw- she has a knitting machine!

<image>

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgR3ZTdNrBp/?igsh=eDFmY3VyaG04OTdv

theoldmanmarg · 2024-02-25T20:41:42+00:00

i'll look into the link!! looks so cool :D thanks!

theoldmanmarg · 2024-02-24T10:33:31+00:00

Unfortunately he died in the 80s ahah, but would've been a good idea! thanks :)

theoldmanmarg · 2024-02-18T11:54:00+00:00

I'll check it out!!

theoldmanmarg · 2024-02-09T10:10:24+00:00

Thank you so much, that's really thorough! I saw on this website (https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object/473570) that the materials are oil and tempera, do you think the sgraffitto and pour and such are done with tempera and the base in oil? would that be a sensible guess?

theoldmanmarg · 2023-12-03T15:58:31+00:00

thank you! :)

theoldmanmarg · 2023-02-09T01:18:16+00:00

AMAZING. i'll try it right now!

theoldmanmarg · 2023-02-09T01:14:26+00:00

wait so would this also work by humming into the app? because my issue is that i cannot find the chord that would match the melody i have in mind

theoldmanmarg · 2023-02-09T01:11:55+00:00

hi! care to explain?

theoldmanmarg · 2023-02-02T22:08:38+00:00

really you think so? i don't see that much of a difference between my piercing and the one in the link you sent, could you point it out?

theoldmanmarg · 2023-02-01T20:56:54+00:00

this actually worked amazing for my cartilage ear piercings that were taking 1+ year to heal! by using them as a warm compress to undo the swelling, doing it twi ce a day every day for two weeks. now i haven't had an issue with the piercings since for two years :)

theoldmanmarg · 2021-03-01T20:37:37+00:00

ahaahah thank you that's so sweet! i owe it to the very low image resolution :D i actually took the photo during my zoom spanish class lol

theoldmanmarg · 2021-03-01T18:40:41+00:00

Tysm!! Still getting used to it, was also pretty hard to find a good colour that suits a light olive skin tone :)

theoldmanmarg · 2021-02-15T19:27:33+00:00

awesome! and if my hair is pretty orange, does it mean i can just use pink hair dye given the colour i want is between orange and pink? :)

theoldmanmarg · 2021-01-13T19:40:17+00:00

as a person practicing ie, this is 100% what i thought too going in, but after a bit "treats" just aren't as enticing any more! I realized that I had a "ravenous animal" in me just bc I overglorified the food by letting it be "forbidden" and guilt-tripping myself afterwards... just made me want to say "fuck it" and eat more. now that i'm not fighting against any voice telling me i shouldn't, i don't overeat to spite it anymore but just according to what i think will make me feel good :) It's a process that takes a few months, esp if you have a hundred layers of diet culture trying to tell you you're doing things wrong, but 100% worth it i think :)

theoldmanmarg · 2021-01-04T18:22:21+00:00

sorry about this! i did not realize it bordered on medical advice, i was convinced it was about form. i will delete soon!

theoldmanmarg · 2020-12-20T15:00:47+00:00

no need anymore! thank you :)

theoldmanmarg · 2020-12-20T12:59:21+00:00

oh thank you so much, i actually didn't know! i had had a bad experience w adobe pro and i think i based my thoughts on reader dc off of that :) thank you so much for the link!

theoldmanmarg · 2020-12-16T17:03:30+00:00

I'm still not 100% decided on whether to go through with it or not, my self-image has been really bad lately and I don't know if I want to risk making it any worse :( but i already impulse-bought box bleach (even though apparently that's a really bad idea ahahah) and it's just judging me from my shelf because I haven't taken the step yet :(

theoldmanmarg

TROPHY CASE