TerraVictusZach

thanks and thanks! i get to go back tomorrow! can't freaking wait! and okay, i understand. yeah i'll have to ask him if he knows. i think he just uses the regular rubber ones anywho. so what does everyone do for fun? some things i like are music, art of course, i do some hunting every now and again.... and drag racing. i love drag racing. haha.

well, it's been my first whole work week of apprenticeship and it's going well i'd say! i've learned a lot, and even though i'm left handed, i got to do a little bit of lining (i assume it was just to see what i could do off the bat) and i did pretty good from what the boss said. seemed to be impressed somewhat! so far i love this, and i can't wait to get my certifications that i need, and practice some more. He had me practice on some fruit on Sunday. it was a challenge holding the fruit and tattooing it. i'm so used to like, drawing where you can just put your drawing pad on the table and draw. haha. i found myself putting the fruit down to tattoo on, that helped sometimes. just kinda getting a feel for what's comfortable for me, and how to get some good line work. PS--- i've seen somewhere, someone on youtube one time had some harder rubber or maybe like a plastic type grommet for the needle? they were saying it makes the needle have less play and it kinda helps with getting more solid, clean lines....anyone have anything on this? message me if i'm wrong or if you know where i can find these grommets.

i'll check that out! and that's fine, i understand that it's not really a good idea to post things like how to tattoo or anything, it's just a big no no for many reasons.... so i'm not really looking for that haha. but i enjoy talking about tattoos and seeing them so that sounds good too! haha. I'm from a small town called Greenville. The tattoo shop is in Eaton. thanks a bunch! yeah this has been a crazy awesome birthday because of that apprenticeship for sure! i got hired on (kind of under a trial period for now til they offer me a contract) Saturday and just told them "i'll be back in here tomorrow" so i showed up the next day haha. they don't open on Mondays and Tuesdays so hopefully i can make it in the rest of the week

Hey all, my name is Zach, i'm from Ohio. 23 years young TODAY actually. I just got hired on as an apprentice, and i'm new to this forum. I'm not sure what i'm looking to gain on here other than to network with tattoo artists and possibly apprentices like me, but it may be a good source of advice when i do start tattooing.... some things i'm into are Volkswagens (all generations), and any old cars especially Fords, Hunting, anything outdoorsy like that, drawing, (i'd like to get into painting), playing music (mostly rock, metal, and blues), and definitely tattoos!

send pictures? i guess it depends on how much i like it as to whether i'd make an offer you might like. but i am looking more for a sideplate type machine.

I know this is an old thread, but i thought it was an interesting topic, as I am a lefty, and I just started as an apprentice. I know that my teacher will probably have a few places to get lefty machines from, but does anyone know of any that i can look at? I have to buy my own equipment, and if i can find some to look at at home, then i can go and show him and ask him about it. I have a righty machine at the moment, but my Teacher says it's too heavy to start out on. His quams with the right handed machines is the whole weight argument, having to do with shading and such. Not really looking to get into that discussion, as i see what he's saying, and having a left handed machine would be nicer anyway, in my opinion. Anyone have any places i can look for some lefty machines? Doesn't matter to me if they're "famous" or not. but it would probably be good to start out with some well known worldwide brand name, as people have suggested to me. I'm just looking for a nice, basic workhorse that's not going to feel like a lead anchor, because when i start practicing i'm going to practice a lot. frames i like are the bulldog, rogers, teacup, clipper, and iron loop type frames. I'd like to at least get a liner and a shader to start out with, i know i'll probably learn how to take them apart and set them all up different and all that, but i'd like to have a full set eventually and i can just dedicate a machine each to lining, shading, color packing, and light shading. and just to clarify: Teacher = an actual tattoo artist at a shop, i'm not going to some "tattoo college", haha. It's also a sign of respect, because this man has 32+ years of experience, so i know he knows a ton.