Colouring in Question

[Pancho]

Hi all, a newbie here, I've recently tattooed a scorpion on my leg,which i'm quite pleased with as it was my first I did myself. The question is what is the best type of needle to use for colouring? as it seemed to take me ages using 13Mag and 8 round, i thought i'd coloured in a lot untill i wiped it and found there was hardly anything there. Also whats the difference between a Liner and a Shader machine? I have two machines supplied with a kit I brought. I hope someone can help, and yes I will eventually upgrade. Thanks in advance.

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[Tattooz]

Welcome to the site,
Can you post a picture of the tattoo, and we may be able to point you in the right direction as to why it may have taken a long time. 13 mag seems very big for a scorpion?

 

[Pancho]

Welcome to the site,
Can you post a picture of the tattoo, and we may be able to point you in the right direction as to why it may have taken a long time. 13 mag seems very big for a scorpion?

Here is a pic

 

[Tattooz]

Something like this should be done as a beginner with a 9 round shader. As you develop, maybe a 7 mag, but 13 mag is WAY too big. If you can become a premium member, you will find the info you need. Its worth it, believe me!

 

[Pancho]

Thanks for the reply. I'm planning on doing some tribal work above and around the scorpion eventually.

 

[j3rz3y1]

premium membership

to become a premium member does not cost much .Take it from a beginner its worth every pennie.theres alot in the book to help you get started,not to mention the downloads sections ,videos,flash an much more .Im from the states an i can tell ya we have nothing like this here ,its worth it join when you can but join if you are new to tattooing .

 

[WilD]

Would agree

Yes - definitely worth the money to upgrade. The manual is very clear and gives loads of info.

 

[Pancho]

Just upgraded, what a fantastic site :thumbsup: