in this lesson i’m going to walk you through, step by step, your first ever line with a tattoo machine. covering practice motion, hand and machine positioning, entry and exit of the skin, hand / machine speed, stretching and more.

in this LESSON, I WILL COVER EXACTLY HOW TO TATTOO STRAIGHT LINES IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. AS ALWAYS I WILL START WITH THEORY BEFORE A PRACTICAL FOLLOW ALONG DEMONSTRATION ON THE PRACTICE MATS.

NOW WE’VE COVERED STRAIGHT LINES, LINES IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND JOINING LINES, IT’S TIME TO START WITH CURVED LINES. I’LL WALK YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU JOIN ME WITH YOUR OWN PRACTICE MAT TO FOLLOW ALONG

in this lesson i’m going to walk you through, THE NEXT STEP UP FROM CURVED LINES – HOW TO TATTOO A CIRCLE. ALTHOUGH SIMPLE IN CONCEPT, NAILING A PERFECT CIRCLE IS QUITE A CHALLENGE, SO GRAB YOUR PRACTICE MAT AND FOLLOW ALONG.

LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH HOW ROUND LINING NEEDLES WORK, THE DIFFERENT SIZES, THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON EACH DESIGN AND EXACTLY HOW TO USE THEM. 

in this lesson i’m going to break down the theory behind whip shading using a round shading needle. then walk you through a step by step practical demonstration for you to follow along with from home. perfect for any beginners moving on to shading

in this lesson i’m going to walk you through, step by step, your first full tattoo design. this mandala flower is a great starting point, although simplistic it still looks great when complete. this will be used again in a dotwork lesson

slightly more complex than the mandala design, this is still perfect for beginners. let’s put the skills you’ve learned to the test with this rose design. like the mandala we’ll be shading this with dotwork in a later lesson.