Linework Fundamentals for Tattooers (Part 1) Fireside Technique EP 45

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
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    No matter how long you have been tattooing, it is a good idea to periodically revisit the fundamentals of good linework, shading and color packing. In this episode, we peer over Jake's shoulder as he lines a tattoo that depends greatly on solid technique. There are plenty of great nuggets in this one especially for newer tattooers who are still struggling with fundamentals. Don't forget to like and share!
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Komentáře • 80

  • @vintagekarma
    @vintagekarma Před 4 lety +13

    I mostly do large scale session work by appointment, but I find that taking small walk ins from time to time is a great way to keep my tattoo fundamentals sharp. I love your videos and share them with my artists all the time.

  • @happybunny44
    @happybunny44 Před 4 lety +12

    Hey, I'm an apprentice, and I struggled a lot with making clean lines in the beginning. This video is great! Gives me a lot more tips on improving, love the podcast!

  • @TheJayTeeeChannel
    @TheJayTeeeChannel Před 4 lety +8

    Even as an apprentice I told a few other apprentices to think of stencils just as lines (when it's appropriate) instead of the full idea. It helps a lot when you can simplify things like that.

  • @joeemurphhyy5345
    @joeemurphhyy5345 Před 4 lety +20

    been watching you guys for years and now im just finishing my apprenticeship thanks for all the videos guys [

    • @FiresideTattooNetwork
      @FiresideTattooNetwork  Před 4 lety +1

      Absolutely. Thanks for the support and congrats on finishing your apprenticeship

  • @stoneesoj3055
    @stoneesoj3055 Před 4 lety +9

    Patience is key. I love your perspective. Point A to Point B. One step at a time and the tattoo will come alive.

    • @beauneil878
      @beauneil878 Před 3 lety

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      I was stupid forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.

    • @daltonwill4218
      @daltonwill4218 Před 3 lety

      @Beau Neil Instablaster =)

    • @beauneil878
      @beauneil878 Před 3 lety

      @Dalton Will I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im trying it out atm.
      Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

    • @beauneil878
      @beauneil878 Před 3 lety

      @Dalton Will It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
      Thank you so much, you saved my account :D

    • @daltonwill4218
      @daltonwill4218 Před 3 lety

      @Beau Neil Glad I could help xD

  • @RWHinshaw
    @RWHinshaw Před 3 lety

    The "grain of the skin" is a perfect analogy for explaining why sometimes its easier to get the ink in, going one direction than another.

  • @OLA_Qtaal
    @OLA_Qtaal Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you from France

  • @huarwe1196
    @huarwe1196 Před 4 lety +4

    Never stop learning.

  • @shinobiplays907
    @shinobiplays907 Před 4 lety

    I believe in clean bold single pass lines. Nothing holds up better over time

  • @ThatTattooGuyOfficial
    @ThatTattooGuyOfficial Před 4 lety +4

    I’ve never seen someone use their pointer finger on their paper towel hand steady their machine hand... cool technique. As always love the videos !

    • @jah12879
      @jah12879 Před 4 lety +1

      I do it also

    • @FiresideTattooNetwork
      @FiresideTattooNetwork  Před 4 lety

      Yeah. Not sure how or why I started doing that but it's a habit at this point. I guess we just use whatever tricks work for us. Thank you!

  • @tomriddle4297
    @tomriddle4297 Před 4 lety +1

    THIS is what we want

  • @eddievenuto1862
    @eddievenuto1862 Před 2 lety

    Tattooing's hard I'm not a tattoo artist but I got so many tattoos I know how tattoos are. You got to be in good rhythm when you tattoo you got to have a good understanding of what a rhythm is. Your tattoo needle and your tattoo speed has to be timed well with your hand speed everything works together. I know there's different shading techniques like whip shading and different shading like that different liners different needles stuff like that. And line work for a tattoo is pretty important cuz it's a fundamental of a tattoo. You got to stretch the skin to penetrate the skin to get the needle or I never understood how to read a tattoo tattoo stencil. But I know most all artists do the outline first and then they do the color or the shading.

  • @thomaspagel4434
    @thomaspagel4434 Před 4 lety +2

    gooooooood lecture!! Would have been useful for me 6 years ago.. but seeing a straight explanation about the "work-bases" and the structure of development makes me lucky. seems like I´ve followed the right experiences.. respect for the work and greetings from Berlin! :)

  • @albertoeaton4432
    @albertoeaton4432 Před 3 lety

    Way up my friend..think you are right with your thinking...back to basics!!

  • @alexisreda7978
    @alexisreda7978 Před 3 lety +4

    Does anyone know the minimum line spacing (in mm) between lines to ensure they don't blur together over decades? Like, I know you can't prevent it altogether, but...I'm actually surprised how little information there is on that kind of nit-picky stuff and I wanna make good decisions here. Great content, tho.

  • @wyattsellers318
    @wyattsellers318 Před 4 lety +2

    Great video!!! Love the advice of rethinking my line from focus on staying on track to just a smooth transition from A to B cant wait for more of these technical lessons!!

  • @MillionPM
    @MillionPM Před 4 lety +2

    Well said. I have never consciously thought of the stencil as anything more than a reference, but that may just come from painting. Your explanation of it really connects with what I knew. Having said that, now I am probably going to consciously think about it the next time I am tattooing. hahah

  • @breannmattingly4206
    @breannmattingly4206 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for the advice! I have anxiety issues, so I shake quite a bit; this was very informative on how to control it. I've watched multiple videos and they rarely express this.

    • @jaredgiangiulio1526
      @jaredgiangiulio1526 Před 4 lety +1

      during the first few years of apprenticeship i always had the same problems. through repetition it starts to drastically go away but even to this day i still get anxiety before a tattoo! less and less each time fortunately.

    • @henrysmith5784
      @henrysmith5784 Před 3 lety

      Oh good, so it's not just me

    • @strongerbeings4982
      @strongerbeings4982 Před 3 lety

      I just did my first tat on another person yesterday and started off shaky because anxiety but I was able to fix any shaky lines as I progressed the shakiness went away. I noticed this fella used his left hand to steady his machine hand, I'm going to see how that works next tattoo!
      Keep at it y'all! I love doing it too much to let some nerves and anxiety take it from me!

  • @dayone269
    @dayone269 Před 4 lety +4

    My man! Great to see your back at it, appreciate the humility, back to the basics, thanks so much I have heard you say before sometimes the best way to learn is to teach so like in a sneaky way other than obvious monetary goals😝 this is for you, that's awesome thanks again , looking forward to 2020 from the fireside, love the nuggets and it's nice to see someone not just blazing through the line work on here. Happy New Year's to you and yours Jake 🥃cheers

  • @stephengomez1558
    @stephengomez1558 Před 4 lety +3

    I feel like I'm the same way I don't like doing line work I like shading alot

  • @PaulinhoTattoo1143
    @PaulinhoTattoo1143 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you, much love

  • @MadeCham
    @MadeCham Před 4 lety

    Very very helpful! thanks mate

  • @chestercopperpot8912
    @chestercopperpot8912 Před 4 lety +1

    Great content as always. Thanks.

  • @kreaturs_kave
    @kreaturs_kave Před 2 lety

    Thank you

  • @loerkue
    @loerkue Před 4 lety

    FUCK YEAH! Thanks for ending the year with this banger. Love it. More in 2020 please!!

  • @BlazeurDeadHomie89
    @BlazeurDeadHomie89 Před 4 lety

    Very informative thank you

  • @aramsevereklian4606
    @aramsevereklian4606 Před 4 lety

    You are so fantastic thank you

  • @tattsbyeric
    @tattsbyeric Před 3 lety

    Good knowledge

  • @blackrain3715
    @blackrain3715 Před 4 lety +1

    What would your honest opinion be on using a rotary machine compared to a coil machine?

  • @avialdiza
    @avialdiza Před 3 lety

    Quick question. I see how you are holding the machine at an angle and how the skin lifts up from the opposing side. Over time I’m guessing that this can affect how it heals and create a side shadow . Or does this depend on the thickness/boldness of the line?

  • @NatashitaPINK
    @NatashitaPINK Před 4 lety

    great advices.

  • @uaintaboutthatlife
    @uaintaboutthatlife Před 4 lety

    Searching for part 2

  • @Allmoneygucci
    @Allmoneygucci Před 4 lety

    Best tattoo teacher on CZcams hands fuckin down!💯🙏 thanks

  • @richardstone2025
    @richardstone2025 Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks 🙏

  • @pfooks
    @pfooks Před 4 lety +1

    it's hard to tell, but are you riding the tube? or floating the needle? I'm curious! thanks so much for the content

    • @beatsbymanolo1584
      @beatsbymanolo1584 Před 4 lety

      Apparently he is riding the not responding tube

    • @beatsbymanolo1584
      @beatsbymanolo1584 Před 4 lety

      What do those two terms mean?

    • @pfooks
      @pfooks Před 4 lety

      @@beatsbymanolo1584 hahah

    • @pfooks
      @pfooks Před 4 lety

      @@beatsbymanolo1584 riding the tube is when you throw the needle out to the skin depth you want and you insert the tip into the skin all the way up to the tip of the tube and drag it across the skin to maintain consistent needle depth the entire time. Floating the needle not that lol.

  • @dalebogucki
    @dalebogucki Před 4 lety

    Explain “spidering.” Is this blowout or not blowout?

  • @PuddingWhispers
    @PuddingWhispers Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the video! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥

  • @nashixo4636
    @nashixo4636 Před 4 lety +1

    I need a mentor🤦‍♀️

  • @aronisink1
    @aronisink1 Před 4 lety

    Awesome vid.. Please like to know what size liner you were using..thanks..

  • @vincepartain2896
    @vincepartain2896 Před 4 lety

    I have a question id like to ask I'm learning to tattoo I've been tattooing on my own for a few years I picked it up in prison. But I've been using the rotary pen style guns and ive really liked the mechiens and for sum reason some times I can't get a my lines to stick to well. I dropped my guns recently and they are running a lil rough is it me or my gun thats causing it?

    • @Ken_Mags
      @Ken_Mags Před 4 lety

      hey bro, i can't really help you much coz i have not tried pen type machines yet but i'm looking to get one soon. anyway, if you only have one machine then maybe that would be the reason. go and get some new ones or if you have a friend that has a tattoo machine you can ask to use his/her machine for just one session and see how it goes.
      if you're confindent about your line work then it is probably your tattoo pen that's giving you issues with your outlines.
      are you having the same issue with your shading though?
      sorry bro, i cant really give you a spot on answer coz i've been using coils ever since i started tattooing.
      let me know how it goes.. peace bro

  • @catdyanne
    @catdyanne Před 3 lety

    What voltage where you using ?

    • @snakeeyes1662
      @snakeeyes1662 Před 3 lety

      The voltage is dependent on the power in your machine voltage is speed so 8v on his might be 12 on urs

  • @nicopeck1153
    @nicopeck1153 Před 3 lety

    this dude could not find a blacker shirt