Tattoo Color Packing - avoid these mistakes!

Tattoo color packing tips/ tutorial
Tattoo artists commonly struggle with these things when color packing.

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[Jokershadow]

There are some advices I can add. Especially for beginners.
1. Do not use small needles, unless you work in smaller area, use big curved mag like 11 or 13 etc, and use 0.25mm or 0.30mm sizes. With smaller mags you end up patchy or overdamaged skin. Use the size according the size of area you need to cover. Also the smaller needle the less deep you can and need to go as there is less skin resistance, with bigger mags you don't need to be afraid to go deeper (but it will come with experience)
2. Never use vaseline when you color packing, I would advice not to use it at all in any area you will tattoo. I use only on area that already done so that blood doesn't dry and easy to wipe ink etc
3. For solid color use circular motion and if you need gradient then on the edge of 2 colors use swinging motion. Swinging motion mostly used for greywash inks, it still can work but it will take so much time to saturate the skin, the faster you do the tattoo - the faster it heals and less ink goes out.
4. It wasn't mentioned or I am just a plonk, but in area you color packing you need to make ink flood - so it looks like swimming pool, a big puddle of ink (learn how and why ink goes under skin, there are great tutorial - "how ink really gets into the skin, tattoo psysics")

[Michenseki]

Regardless of the number of views or subscribers, good information explained clearly is the best.

[darreneffle]

well done my friend. i think you really explained it to a degree anyone learning can understand.

[Gar-Zah]

Short simple and to the point, thanks man 👍

[DSchwizle]

When doing graduation you can also use foundation flesh to blend colors. Ive found its an even smoother transition then fanning in white

[XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

Slow small circles are your friend. When I started I rushed it myself, looks good for a bit but then the imperfections show through.

[Inkked]

Thanks for the concise yet informative video!

[pickettpride]

This helped me a lot. Thanks fam! Subscribed!!!

[poisticink]

Dope azz breakdown, it definitely helps!

[nightravellerx]

Great video, thank you for sharing! 🙏

[mizterJerkLiFE]

Thank you bro color is scary heals different and can chew skin up thank you bro

[Senph]

You have some great and easily understandable tutorials, but seeing you rubbing the needle on the paper towel while the machine is running makes the hair stand up on my back! :) That's the easiest way to stab yourself (cross contamination, infection, unwanted finger tattoos, etc) plus paper dulls the needle like mad resulting in more skin damage, problems with packing ink and healing among other things.

[jacenburchell]

Nice Video! Do you always run your bishop packer at 6v for packing? And why?

[hifi]

Could you emphasize on this a bit bro. For example do you put dark colours on top of light or light on top of dark at times ? Also do you only solid pack colour or do you do something called glazing where you lightly brush a colour over another colour ? I've seen that technique used. Thanks

[nicolebraxton]

Record with your phone horizontal that way it’s full screen

[hellyawhynot]

i use the same battery pack as you on my cheyenne sol nova. i’m a first year tattooer - but i think i might be running my machine too fast. what do you normally run yours at?

[joelbravo]

Is it the same with a RS? Or is this for a mag

[athenaleannmaata]

Nice 1.. Have more learning bro..im From philipines..!!

[dylansiavashparsi-almeida]

this was so confusing and all over the place.