Bro you seem like such a genuinely friendly person in your videos, thank you for all the advice you’ve been putting out over the past few years, really helped me a lot!!

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the amazing comment and for your continued support of the channel!

You’re such a great guy, I honestly love watching your videos, they give me so much confidence as a new tattooist and you’re so down to earth which I really rare these days. Thanks Jono keep these vids coming.

The progression from that day of dead thigh piece to the next realism piece is incredible.

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I've been tattooing for 10plus years and I just wanna say thank you and I highly respect you for doing wat Yu do... hopefully one day I can get some work from you

I’m really pleased with how you doing your work. I’m my worst critic thank you for being real

This is why I'm here. Honesty, and progressing naturally. Not comparing yourselves to these photorealism gods and goddesses. There ain't nothing wrong with being a flash artist. If you do it well. It is honest, good work. It's fine. I've posted all my first skins. I have no issue with a timestamp on improvement.

Thank you so much!! I love your videos and really needed this one today! I appreciate how honest and down to earth you are, keep them coming!

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome feedback and thanks for watching!

Out of all the tattoo videos that I have watched, Jono's videos are the most informative and easy to understand. I especially like the advice at the end of this video.

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I appreciate your videos bro, I’ve subscribed to you and been watching your videos over the last couple months as I’ve been learning to tattoo on myself and my wife. I was getting discouraged recently and watching this video today gave me back the hope I had when I first started and I really do appreciate that.

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Eazy DC stick at it! Remember it’s a marathon not a sprint. Thanks for watching!

Top lessons here, thanks again for the great true and positive kind words 👊🏼❤️

Thank you so much for sharing! I enjoy all of your videos and all your advice is very much appreciated!

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

AmberThrun thanks for watching!

Your videos are so motivating and refreshing. Some other tattoo artist videos act so entitled

Looks like a natural progression, the best portrait artist I know told me they are far darker than you perseve them to be and he is right

Love your videos and teaching style Jono, authentic and real. As a novice, your channel is becoming my essential learning guide, keep up the great work.

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Ron Lawson thank you! It’s comments like these that make the channel worth doing.

Very good tattoos!!!!!! You are a great artist!!! Thanks to show us yours first tattoos, looks good!! 👍🏼

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Brilliant video, thank you for sharing!

I have the same tattoos in my closet two thanks for your wisdom my friend I watch all your videos. We all started in a kitchen tattooing friends and family I would love to go back and fix alot of my first tattoos

Wow my favorite video from you so far! Well done!!😁

@JonoSmithTattoo

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loved this video jono!! Thanks so much for your candour, much appreciated 😁🖤

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Martina Jay thanks for the great feedback and for watching!

Love the videos, man. "we're just drawing on people's skin". Exactly. Take the job seriously, but don't forget to have fun.

I'm really enjoying your channel content. I have subbed MANY teachers, but I am watching three the most and you placed there today. Can't say thanks enough, and showing mistakes the way you do is often a better way to teach, than to focus on getting it just right!

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome feedback!

Love this so much, thank you for your honesty and insights ❤️

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I am at the beginning stages of your journey, I did my first tattoo which was coincidentally a heart a few weeks back and I thought you were describing my experience! Thanks for giving us the reassurance and confidence in ourselves by humbly sharing work from your early days. I'm super excited to see what my work looks like in the next 5 years!!

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

It’s an exciting journey to be on! I wish you all the luck in the world with your tattoo career. Thanks for watching!

@TerrieJohnson731

3 жыл бұрын

I did my very first tattoo 😊 on my own hand, yesterday. I'm fifty eight years old 😂😂 and I am enjoying my new job. I'm going to help people with the transition, pivotal moments, and various crossroads of life, by the permanent markings of their skin. I'm really going to have fun and see where I am led in my own journey ☺️ it's not about being anything great, but all about being ME. I wish everyone the very best of everything in the trying times we live in 🥰

Great video thanks for the perspective and positivity! 🙏 much respect!

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I wish I had you as a teacher right now bro I have loved art all my life I finally started believing in myself and started pushing myself to do what I love just watching your videos keeps pushing me to keep at it.bro having disabilities has kept me from holding a job and its killing me and my family they needed to do good I just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos without you bro I wouldn't be learning anything at all

This is fantastic! It really helps someone new like me feel like I'm starting where others have.

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That’s a great bit of advice 👌👍 ps, I really enjoyed looking at ur 1st bits of work

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

thank you my friend, another great video, and above all very original to review your progress in tattooing, it gives me confidence in myself..n above all continues to produce quality content like this one. friendships

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback. I’m glad you’ve took something positive from this video.

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed watching this one. Good job.

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thankyou eo much for doing this, Really interesting to see were you had come from till now. Brilliant!¬

Still the best!!! Love your Vids and also help lot, not only with tattooing but also to inspire us not to give up tattooing! Keep it up mate!

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback!

You say it’s horrible but I look at it compared to me just starting recently and it’s very similar. It gives me a lot of hope to see how much you’ve improved. Can’t wait to keep watching your videos they’ve helped me a lot

@andyopheim9094

2 жыл бұрын

Also that first portrait looks amazing. I have the hardest time with them

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome comment!

Thank you. I needed this, my dream is to become a tattooist and I'm struggling with harshly criticizing myself

I'm so grateful for this because i've been losing my mind, i've had a couple shaky lines and patchy shading but i'm taking a break and going back to tattooing practice skin daily.

@JonoSmithTattoo

Жыл бұрын

That's a really good attitude to have. Good luck with it all!

Thanks for the video again, I started the same way :)

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

The norms fooking amazing Great vids!

you're the man juno

i really liked the video.I,m very happy to see one of yours,even though I,ve watched it before,be good,cao.

Great, you got better really fast.🤯 At your beginning (and now) you shaded tones by mixing black color or with different colors? Or just different needle depth in skin? Every help needed!💋

Thank you for sharing!

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for this I just found out last year that this is what I'm suppose to be doing for the rest of my life and I'm not mad I say that to say this I've been on and off tattooing for a year now and I have my hiccups as far as if I'm going to deep in the skin and my shading I know that it won't happen over night but I am putting in work and what I do tattoo my friends do like it but I pick my work too thank you for this video and I will never give up on my artistry I will continue to grow have a bless day and again thank you

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Latanya Davis good luck with it all and thanks for watching!

This is brilliant mate👍thanks for sharing this 👍I thought your first one was good for a first go at it👍

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah I wanted to share this to give balance to show people it’s alright not to be perfect and to give people a real perspective on progression. Thanks for your continued support!

@TwistedTattoo.WarShorts

4 жыл бұрын

@@JonoSmithTattoo no probs mate 👍

Thats so funny! My first tattoo on skin was a heart as well!

Awsome I got the first piece of practice skin and now I will keep them and I stopped 10 years ago so back then we went straight to real skin lol

Hi my Name ist Patrick,i'am on the Road to tattoartist. You had the Same Problems Like me at Your beginnings! I'am learning Autodidakt,in Komplete Austria i dont find a tattoo Shop for learning to be a tattoartist! So i must learn it on my own,with Tutorials. So i want say THX to you for Your great and helpfull content!!! KZread have some real good Channels those have good Tutorials ! I learned realy Well and i am on the right way. Sorry for my Bad English i am from Austria/ Vienna(German language) Thank you for Your great videos you Help so many ppl with the Same Dreams! God bless you and Your Loved ones. Greetz from Austria Vienna, Patrick 😉✌️💪🇦🇹

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great comment!! Good luck! 🇦🇹

Great vid, Thanx again bro..

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skin!

Nice job brother, keep it up

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You are loved jono

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

this video is very inspiring video. i like that very much jono. don compare your work to others. tha'ts the punch line is very sink in my mind. good video jono. i love this. safe safe. 👌💪☝️

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome feedback!

@zacklozada5303

3 жыл бұрын

it's ok buddy. this is a llitle beat comment than your very helpful video tutorial. 😁

Real great vid🙏

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

thank you for this

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great advice buddy

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hahah the heart on the toe true I always would be like drenched in sweat and like so nervous always tatting hopefully I calm down or I won’t even pursue it again

No worries bro I see a big difference in my tattooing career

Wise words.

I looked at my tattoos from five years ago yikes ....ur brave my man brave

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose we all started somewhere 🤣 Thanks for watching!

@ivanmendoza8457

4 жыл бұрын

@@JonoSmithTattoo no problem ive seen alot of cats get discouraged that was real kool of u bro a lot of our aprendices have the sweats and get really discouraged after that first tattoo and its like no one does magic their first tattoo..its an unspoken truth u just got yo trust the process

The bold outline that makes a tattoo look like a sticker is something I want to practice right away. Please direct me to some good teaching?

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

If you watch my video on how to tattoo bold lines it should put you in the right path. Thanks for watching!

I really like the wolf at 10:00

Thriller tattoo cracked me up, gj all around man. Nice ot see the improvement journey! Whats your insta?

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Insta @jonosmithtattoo

U had the talent since the beginning

The Clown is AMAZING 🤩

Thank you

Thanks

fuckkk yeahh dudeeee this is fucking sickkk love your videosss thank you so muchhhh

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hi just wondering how long you have been tattooing for

If you have any advice on how I can correct the depth of my needle I will take all I can get. I just can’t seem to get it right, either the tattoo falls out or it’s to deep I just can’t seem to hit that sweet spot.

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

Eazy DC I’ve actually got a big video uploading tomorrow which might help you out with this. It covers everything you need to know about tattoo ‘hit & bog’. Other than that the other advice would be, it’s always better to be too shallow than too deep, so slowly build up those lines until the ink looks solid. It really is a case of persistence, practice and patience too. Good luck with it!

Do a video on placement please

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll put your suggestion on my to do list.

The portrait of the kid was good

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I tattooed lines on my practice skin and it's like the needle got "stuck" sometimes so it also looked like chewed up.. Idk why this happens? Last time it worked without problems. I used the same speed and needles

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Try retracting the needle slightly and this should fix your issue.

Roses still stress me out!!

You are my portrait teacher! Way better than Kat Von D.

I'd be so chuft with that lady bug. Looked like a pencil sketch. So cute

@JonoSmithTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Wow there really good bud even ur first peace are good i hope i can get that good one i hope. Ur really really good at doing face so much detail I'm not the best at face all ways look cartoony lol . One thing I find it really hard even with pencil i can't do animal hair or birds feathers when i do it comes out crap any tips lol

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think with anything realism it’s best to try get it looking good on paper first and then moving forward to tattoo it. First learning to do it on paper will give you a greater understanding of how the shades work etc. The vast majority of it literally just comes down to practicing over and over again. There’s not really a quick fix. Maybe do a bit of research on how to draw realistic portraits and things like this. These type of drawing lessons will massively improve your tattooing. The thing to bear in mind with realism is that most subjects don’t have an outline. If you give a realism tattoo an outline it will start to look cartoony.

@tatt0fear

3 жыл бұрын

@@JonoSmithTattoo o right so no out line ok probably where I'm going wrong then. Im still trying to work on my shading still at mo its better then it was but not good enough in my eyes. I did think about doing a art class after work might help me get better. I got tattoo machine so i can work online work getting that down to tea on fake skin then when i got rest of my drawing to tea then i can try it out on fake skin practice practice i hopefully i I'll get there lol. Thanks again bud ur real big help 😁

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great attitude working towards it. Well done! 👏

@tatt0fear

3 жыл бұрын

@@JonoSmithTattoo aw thanks bud. i all ways try my best it doesn't all way work out but I'm gunna give it a good go tho 👍😁

I went to Utat too in Sheffield and that skull design on the begining of your video is the exact same one he got me to do on fake skin. Weird!

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

It’s classic flash that.

@andyhowden7655

3 жыл бұрын

@@JonoSmithTattoo Probably why he used it maybe. Fantastic seeing your progression right from the start thanks again . 👍

Cheers!

😂😂😂 love it!!

@Punkfool18

4 жыл бұрын

I'm only saying love it because you're not afraid to show your old work everybody's got to start somewhere

@Punkfool18

4 жыл бұрын

I am admittedly a scratcher

Woud you recomend drawing for improve tattoing?

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

I’d absolutely recommend that yes. It will improve your tattoos loads. Also painting is even better.

Were you an artist beforehand or learned along the way?

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

I used to draw pencil portraits before becoming a tattooist.

Im thinking of opening a shop.. How many clients must you tattoo in order to pay the Rent of the shop plus electric bill , buy supplies need, and also give yourself a decent paycheck monthly or must you keep a day job to cover your ass to ensure a paycheck weekly?

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

This is different for almost everyone so I can’t give you a definitive answer. There’s so many factors involved as monthly costs like building rent can vary massively depending on size & location. There’s also insurance costs, license fees, business tax to name a few as well as your personal costs at home. Some tattooists price ‘per job’ and others have a set hourly fee but again it’s all down to personal preference. With a busy successful studio you shouldn’t need or even have time for another job. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

@FrankieKato149

4 жыл бұрын

@@JonoSmithTattoo Thank for answering you have a awesome channel

Do you have any videos or advice on voltage for pen/ rotary machines ?

@JonoSmithTattoo

4 жыл бұрын

If check out my other videos and watch ‘Tattoo Machine What Voltage?’ This will tell you everything you need to know. Thanks for watching!

I want to learn how to tattoo and i dont have money to buy a tattoo equipments and that sucks

@jashoster

4 жыл бұрын

go to earn some mate, basic kits to learn are not expensive

@israelsuniverse_4850

4 жыл бұрын

uzutex balderas eBay bro you can prolly get a shitty ass machine and work your way up

@lukedorrington7455

4 жыл бұрын

I started with a £30 dragonfly clone kit off of ebay it was not the best by a long shot but I didn't want to invest much incase I didn't carry on, it got the job done and I learned the basics with it all and replaced it with a bishop v6 later on

bruh your first practice skin looks already good, mine roasts itself

@JonoSmithTattoo

3 жыл бұрын

fmstyle thanks dude! Hey we’ve all got to start somewhere!

Jono pls sponsor me a real tattoo machine😔

All good tattoo artist have a ton of bad tattoos on the legs lol