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Mags for colour packing.

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Machine lining colouring and shading in the tattoo process
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Otherone11
Coil tuning Q’s
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Cyberthrasher706
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What size is a hand tattoo?
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DKJ
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self tattoo, where’s the limit?
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Dazza
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What happens if you do a large tattoo too deep
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Color fills
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Esq
In need of a printer, and not trying to go bankrupt
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DKJ
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Does experience really mean much?
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Peak Rotary Tattoo Machine
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Dazza
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Many colours blend well with black?
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gadsden1776
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Los Angeles County, California License??
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Cyberthrasher706
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Is there a way of searching for a cover up tattooist by location
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Newbbb
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Do tattooists get paid too much?
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balooka
balooka
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General Advice and Introduction
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DKJ
DKJ
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Weak lines
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Tris
Tris
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Best way to prevent a scar from bad tattooing?
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gadsden1776
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Basha Blacke
Aztec - fake skin practice progress
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Basha Blacke
Basha Blacke
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Ink coming out of the fake skin
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MalligaMallan
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Do i have to wait to finish shading?
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DKJ
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Ink not staying in skin
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Dazza
Dazza
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voltage range for color packing?
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Cyberthrasher706
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9 year old starting using tattoo machine
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MalligaMallan
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Help identify the symbol and artist
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Lmars
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Reel Skin - Clogging Cartridge?!
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Dazza
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Sepia
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Lines differ
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Cyberthrasher706
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Needle direction
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Too much blow out
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Rinkashi
Feedback and tips!
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KyleBl4ck
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My first attempt on human skin
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Saheb
Fake skin practice for 1st time...need help
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KyleBl4ck
KyleBl4ck
Rinkashi
Losing stencil help
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KyleBl4ck
Beirdo
Black packing feedback
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BAD TATTOO HEALING
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Vaseline, a&d, hustle butter, what’s your glide?
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Chris1982
Chris1982
Beirdo
Couple experiments and question about grey wash
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TexasPT
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Difficult with ink
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Beirdo
Question about cover ups and black and grey opaque
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Dazza
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HELP!!!
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Dazza
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I don't know if it's normal
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Beirdo
Question about RCA vs DC
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Dazza
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PocketJet PJ-622. Ink Refill
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Dazza
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Skin stretch and whip shading
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TexasPT
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Saved up money for tattoo machine
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TexasPT
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Ink not setting consistently and causing bleeding
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How to hold my tattoo machine?
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TexasPT
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Brand new, needing help!
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P$ Productions
P$ Productions
Jman647280
Packing color long stroke or short stroke
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Jerry7297
Jerry7297
Jman647280
Colour packing questions
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marked 4 life
marked 4 life
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Big liners/RS as liners vs sculpting lines
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soulstare22
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Coil is not working
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TexasPT
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