A lot seem to be worried about overworking so I shall explain. If your machine is soft and your hand is soft, you gain more time on skin. Think of it like a gentle scratch vs a balls to the wall hard scratch. It does take a little more time to work on fake skin than real skin and it wouldn’t take as long and as many passes on real skin also. But you will not over work, if you know what to look for and have the machine set up correctly with your own hand.

@elijahboxley7522

Жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy!!!

@beingAsAnOcean40

Жыл бұрын

You answered my question before I could ask it. You went over that circle so many times I was beginning to wonder at what point does it become harmful to real skin? I tattooed for 3 years in prison and it's all single needle work so everything we do in there is cricle shading. There are some who can pepper shade but I never tried it. Circle shading was my go to, but boy did I scar some people at first. I'm just starting out with a real machine so I'm trying to gain some knowledge. Not a big fan of mags simply because I'm not accustomed to them yet.

@j.d5007

8 ай бұрын

😢thank you for explaining helps a lot new to your channel appreciate you.

@henrykolep9503

8 ай бұрын

Hey Chris you think you would have time to meet with me via messenger so I could talk with you in real time ?

@ShadowCasterTattoo

5 ай бұрын

I just last night finally stared to grasp this! Finished 90% of the tattoo with my 14RLT. It felt more controlled that the RM.

Finally!! Too many artist be gate keeping these tips/tricks. This channel and Art-Something are the only channels I follow

@hifi8844

Жыл бұрын

Check out fireside and oliver ayre too. What I wish is we had someone showing a bit of colour realism technique explaining that it's all black and grey guaranteed very rare to get colour realism explanation.

@brian1291

Жыл бұрын

@@hifi8844 ahh yes!! Oliver!! He's dope af! But his explanations aren't really that good to me and he really doesn't engage with his followers. Right!! I still can't find anyone who explains color realism. All I see are ppl who post a video of them doing color realism (no explanation), or the cartoon color packing stuff. So annoying!

@hifi8844

Жыл бұрын

@@brian1291 exactly my point maybe because it's a bit more advanced than black n grey.

@brian1291

Жыл бұрын

@@hifi8844 I think so. I do color realism with oil based pencils, but from what I keep seeing. Most color realism guys are painters, and most say practice painting. I suck at painting. It seems like the color realism guys do the "color blocking" technique like painters do.

@hifi8844

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is like oil painting you can build layers up. I know the technique just need to apply myself to it more.

Thank you so much bro, this video is mindblowing! I 've just loved every minute, it's so detailed and helpful. Keep going please. Much respect. Peace

Omg, thank you. I really needed this video.

You deserve all the support in the world brother, i which i would have found this sooner, thank you for all your teachings and for showing all of us beginners the tips that no one wants to tell you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Just got my very 1st tattoo machine yesterday. I'm glad I came about your video mate! Definitely be refering to this video through out my practice. Much love from the Philippines!

Loved the tutorial, thanks Chris.

Respect! Very professional artist and down to earth person, sending you immense positive vibes, keep it up

@hotspur666

Жыл бұрын

Laser surgery...HOW TO ERASE STUPID TATTOOS! (Most are too ugly!) Q-switched lasers - which release energy in a single, powerful pulse - are often the treatment of choice for tattoo removal. A special type of laser - called a Q-switched Nd:YAG - might be used on darker skin to avoid changing the skin's pigment permanently.

Complete package tutorials!! thanks Mate.

Thank you for that video, I learned more in that short time than in several years trying to figure out why I couldn't get that SMOOTH shade you do so well.. thanks again

Thank you so much for this video I didn’t understand how to apply pendulum shading until watching this video I just used it yesterday and it came out phenomenal !

Thank you for such a thorough explanation! 🙏🏼

Man! you explained everything really nice and well, thank so much, you got a new subscribed.

thank you so much, its so helpful! i do with handpoke but now im training with machine :D onece again thank you!!!!!

I love your video , I'm a new tattoo artist , I'm trying I guess , but your video gave me more strength so I subscribe, thanks so much ,champ 🙏

Thank you ✌️ your information is priceless

Thank you very much for sharing useful information

Great quality tutorial!

You got a new sub! Thank you so much for sharing!

Love your work

Loved this video!

Thank you for the teaching 💯

Thank u my my friend the know how cos knowledge is everything

As a beginner, I find this artist so helpful!

Yo where you been Chris. You are a true master of skill. ✊🏾

thanks for sharing 💖

Thanks for the help 👍👍

Not sure if you done this but, I would love to see in depth on how to build build values Light, med, dark and blacks , I’m sure it’s preference but still basic fundamentals still apply, we all know skin can only take so much trauma before being overworked

Man, super super helpful

And real skin won’t need so much work as to the fake skin..gentle and look for irritation to skin. If it’s Redding up you can move to diff spot to let it ease back. Making sure not to overwork the skin and damage.. cool vid

@swim8k

Жыл бұрын

i heard in the past that if you start at one spot, move to a different spot, and then move back to the original spot it’ll be pretty painful cuz the skin starts to heal itself when you stop tattooing a spot. then again i could b wrong too it just makes sense in my head

Epic video bro

As always very helpful. Will be trying a portrait for the first time soon. On practice skin of course 😂. Always appreciate the tips you share. Thank you for doing what you do. And sharing your knowledge.

@MM-jw4um

Жыл бұрын

Good practice skin link???

@MM-jw4um

Жыл бұрын

Been looking

@petreadrianmanole3968

Жыл бұрын

@@MM-jw4um reel skin bro

Cross hatching helps as well!

I really learn a lot from these video.. You are awesome I think I need to start letting the machine do the work cos I have been applying much pressure and my work seems to be good at first but later it ain’t.which voltage will you suggest I use while drawing with a Hyungjoon wireless tattoo pen

Much love bro❤❤❤❤ thank you

Muito obrigado conseguiu me tirar uma dúvida que estava quase me fazendo desistir Deus te abençoe irmão 🙏 Brazil

Good video. It reminds me the way you crosshatch the technic David Vega is using. Just he move a bit slower then you

Great video. A big mistake at first for me was not taking my time to build slowly. Also i tended to lean on round shaders. Big mags have made it much easier i just had to learn that light touch. What kind of soap is that u use to wipe away excess ink at like 15 minute mark?

This is rily2 help me with my training..tq man for the tips..🤟

Great video, can You explain about needle dept and machine angle? I've heard some artist saying that You shouldn't go so deep like when you're lining

Thank you 🤘

Thank you!!!!

Wow! Im glad i caught your video! Ive been drawing my entire life and just recently really got into tattooing (again). My old artist used to do entire pieces on me with a 1RL and 3RL, shading and all included. So i knew about that. But ive never seen someone use their lighest wash first and then build UP... its always been vice versa! I think that's going to be a game changer for me. Thanks for the vid and subscribed!!!

@shotnva777

9 ай бұрын

Also I can't wait to try the pendulum method!😊

@ChrisRavage

9 ай бұрын

My Pleasure..THANK YOU for supporting me

Very rarely comment on KZread videos , but this was extremely helpful , appreciate it brother , dropped you a sub

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

Legend. Thanks Josh

Very helpful

Bravo 👏

Yes!

Hi Chris 👋 Great video explaining this technique... Can you please recommend me a beginner kit to start tattooing? Thanks

How come no one ever explains transitioning tone variations with the grey wash ? And why isn't it important to explain creating shape with the direction that you are shading ? I see a lot of the same information over and over agion, but I still feel as though there are a few aspects to black and grey and realism shading I am not understand yet.

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

Tonal variations are an individual person to person thing. My tones may be completely to anyone else’s but transitions to those tones are shown at the end and explained in other videos of mine. 😬

@aaronwilliams9098

Жыл бұрын

Yeh I’d say each person and design vary in transition.. I like to dip water as I’m going from dark to light, I know ppl that just follow their cups bro, just work your own technique

@fuzzy-man-peach6258

Жыл бұрын

Some people achieve a certain value in different ways. Some tattooers will completely saturate their grey washes and others use a black or darker wash and pepper it with varied saturation and they let the variance in saturation act as their value change

@pieculver

8 ай бұрын

Really all just comes down to practice, practice, practice.

@MrArtifacts205

5 ай бұрын

Trial and error. Small error tho 😉

Love your show, and your accent🤙🏻🤙🏻

Thanks!

thank you

I appreciate it you bro

I've got ez Evo tech s from tattoo shop the black 1 it's a 3.5 use it at 5.5 volts

Appreciate the video, well presented. Thank you. If I could provide feedback of what I find would benefit me; listening to your machine hitting the skin, the vibration gives some good insight. Equally, what drop ink does this video use? Again, thank you, I appreciate it!

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

Silverback Insta Range 2,4,6,8,10

Hello my friend, can you explain to us about the uses of all tattoo needles in detail

When doing the pendulum how often could you or should you go over the skin? My skins cracking right now and looks like the top layer may have been over worked. Or it didn’t enjoy the first few days of healing. Any thoughts? 🙏

Already subscribe and like brother thanks a lot

Those old English letters on your fingers are huge that’s how I want mine because my shit look like it was done with a pen school pen not tattoo rotary haha . I like your tattoo style my dude keep it up G thank you for the videos

Hello, my friend... Excuse me, what are the uses of RS needles in tattooing in general?

Beautiful work man and thanks for the tips. So I only have a Bishop wand packer. What volts would you suggest? It hits harder than the shader.

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

7.5ish

@aaronwilliams9098

Жыл бұрын

Get all 3 bro ya won’t look back… the shader wand is amazing

I love this channel...

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

😊

Im sending a big thank you for this $

@ChrisRavage

10 ай бұрын

You are very welcome 🙏

See... over the years, I've learned that tattooing is a lot like mastering martial arts. Everyone is practicing the same stuff all the time, but it's a process of going through learning what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and where to do it, to fully understand why a good tattoo is a good tattoo. And developing the disciplines necessary to successfully create masterful art... and that's why it's hard for older artists to just give new artists the game. Also, the only right way is the way that works for you and the client. I've seen artists doing pieces with round shaders that I would only do with liners and mags. I've seen someone use nothing but liners on pieces that I couldn't fathom using liners with at all. It takes time and experience going through all the what's, where's, when's and why's of it to really get the skills, and constantly relying on others to tell you how they do it inhibits that learning. And part of the reason for the traditional shit work that comes with apprenticeships is to force that thought process, bc at a certain point you ask yourself why are you willing to submit yourself to the crap... it's the first question of who are you and what are you really made of?

@MonkEnthusiast

9 ай бұрын

Well said

yooo how can I tune my 8 rap coil machine for liner. and what's the best need for lettering

What do you think about shading with large stroke machines 4,2? Great video by the way 🙏🏻🤙🏻

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

I think they are great 👍

What size needle is used in the first part of the pendulum technique?

Like the saying goes" in order to keep it, you got to give it away. "

Cheddar? Cheese 🧀 gr8 video

Great video! What sort of needle throw do you work off ? Could you do small short video on that it’d be soo helpful! 👌🏻

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

I use 3.5 Stroke atm

@lukethegreatest

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRavage many thanks for replying dude! I meant how much needle do you have coming out when you work? Would be super helpful. Do you just kind of use no pressure and let the machine weight just hit the skin? Or are you actively sort of pull back so all the weight doesn’t hit? (I have wand shader same as you) thanks man. Much respect your the best 💥

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

@@lukethegreatest Around 2mm sometimes 3mm depending on the situation. Slight pressure but mostly the machine does it for me bud

@machietheapachie7214

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRavage place much stock in 3.0 stroke?

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

@@machietheapachie7214 Sure, it’s a nice middle ground for B&G

Knowing about the ink (type, mix etc) would be helpful. Also seems like an exceptional amount of time spent on one spot, layering, is that because of the fake skin or would you do this on a person as well?

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

Read Pinned Comment 😉

What volts do you use for push whip?

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Hey Chris, another great video! Can you help me with something. How do you find that sweet spot in shading like you find in lining. You know that feeling where everything is working together and you think I found it. I have already tried to find it the same way you would with lining start out low work up but, I never feel like it's quite there. I've even tried turning my voltage down even more to just see what would happen. I guess what I'm trying to say is I can't wrap my brain around it like I could with finding my sweet spot in lining. I want to give you every piece of information I can so maybe you can run back a few suggestions. I use a machine built for shading the CNC Q2 suggested operating voltage is 6 to 10 volts but shouldn't be ran at 10 for long periods, it also has a Faulhaber motor. If I'm lining with it I run at about 7 to 7.5 volts results are good, depending on what grouping smaller than a 7rl I'll go lower than 7 volts. Color packing I run at 6 to 6.5 volts. Been shading around the same 6 to 6.5? I really don't know if that's where I should be or not? Sometimes it feels ok and sometimes it don't. Any suggestions would be great appreciated Chris! As always much much RESPECT and God bless bro!

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

It may not have anything to do with the machine bro, it could just be a hand technique issue. Especially since you say sometimes it feels ok then it doesn’t.

@kevinstrosnider1545

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRavage oh I didn't think it was the machine I know it's me lol. I just put some information about it to further help with my problem if you had to dissect it or something lol. I just can't find it all the time. Sometimes it feels much better than other days.

@asian2go96

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinstrosnider1545 I'm also struggling with the same issues with shading. I feel comfortable with linework and pulling clean lines but shading has been a struggle to get consistent without overworking. It's hard to find that sweet spot like you mentioned

What are difference between pull and push ? The volume?

Mam i love your videos bro!

@henrykolep9503

8 ай бұрын

Bro I meant man* my bad homie

Are you using 11rl needles?❤❤

Hello Chris, thanks for the video, what voltage are you using for whip or pendulum shading with a mag?

@ChrisRavage

7 ай бұрын

8.5 to 8.7 😬

Might sound stupid but am just learning. Is it OK to keep going over the same bit of skin like that when shading? I always worry about putting too much pressure on the skin.

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

The softer the machine and your hand, more time you have to work on skin. If you keep going over, with a heavy hand and hard hit machine then you run the risk of over working big time

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I have seen some people use a technique similar to pendulum shading, except the needle constantly remains in the skin… almost like color packing. What would this technique be used for and is it a useful technique?

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

If the needle is in skin constantly then most likely it was a form of packing

Chris.. what's the best place to order Bayer Bactine.. any tips on who you use would be appreciated 😉

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

Amazon bud

I’m just starting out and I’m struggling with shading a Lilly I’m working on on my leg. Can you help me!!! I’m getting so frustrated🤦🏼‍♀️

Hey Chris, just trying to buy a DSLR Canon to take photos of my tattoo work, do you have any recommendations? Maybe something that I can eventually take Timelapse videos with, appreciate you!

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

My recommendation for anyone looking for a decent camera that takes great photos has 4k footage, Timelapse etc is always the Canon M50.

@matsuoSonata

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRavage thank you Chris!! I will look into it! I hope to tattoo like you one day!!

waiting for more tutorial sir

Holy molly! I just got traumatized as a newbie with all the comment and information... Mind blowing... I gotto see where am I going!

Hi, I have a simple question that's been hard to answer... Is stippling (dotwork), whip shading, and pepper shading different from each other? Or are they just different synonyms for the same technique? I mean, does the term vary the effects or the hand movements? I've found several conflicting views on the matter and am even more confused now. Thank you in advance!

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

Stipple and Pepper is the same thing, done with a liner. Whip shading is a type of technique used with a liner or mag. 😀

Hi Chris! I just noticed when you said work on tones from light to dark to get a smooth transition and I agree with that. but, wouldn't that overwork the skin? If yes how can we avoid overworking the skin?

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

I’ve pinned a comment bud at the top that explains for you

@johnclarksamorano

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRavage Thanks! Such helpful, you're a great artist 🔥

How to not overwork the skin with a round liner?

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My mentor has me using a 7RL "tight" to do detailed shading, but I find it streaky. What type of liner would you recommend for intricate shading?

@ChrisRavage

3 ай бұрын

You can shade with a liner but Round Shaders would be best. The reason it’s streaky tho is a combination of machine set up and technique

Thanks for the great tutorial, but won't starting with the lightest tone would overwork the area no matter how soft we use the machine?

@ChrisRavage

9 ай бұрын

Not if done correctly 😬

Great video Chris! I realize that fake skin doesn't take ink like real skin.That was why you went over it as many times you did to achieve the shading that you were looking for. However when using a light touch of the needle on the skin, how do you know if the ink is deep enough to stay on real tattoo when heals or if it will all fall out, needing a touch up? 🙏Poppy

@ChrisRavage

4 ай бұрын

The amount of Saturation applied but also, it’s one of those trial and error things unfortunately. You just get to know by doing 😬

So how would you suggest packing if that is how you say it. I've had a really hard time doing it and I tend to over work the skin and it is no good at all

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aqtqyLiKaLOzado.html

When i do color packing too many blood pouring on the skin, why is like that? what dept of needles recommend ? Thank you

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

You could be hitting the skin to hard

I need a tutorial or some video talking about how to know when you’ve done enough shading in one spot. I tend to go overboard and make the shading look too dark 😭

This video is very helpful...thank you for sharing sir...

Hello, I have a question, if you do black and gray why do you use 100 percent black? For example, the fur structure of a Tieger 75 or 100. I'm sometimes unsure. I think with black and gray almost no 100 percent is used, right? Best regards✌️

@ChrisRavage

Ай бұрын

100% black is used on every tattoo I do 😬

What are your thoughts on this… I’ve heard that if you use like a light grey, and u go over and over and build it up to get darker, that when it heals it will go back to that same light shade…

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

For the most part it would, you would need to do a lot of passes for it to stay darker, and I mean alot

@boughtonm

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRavage true. But then you would be risking more trauma to the skin I would think. I’ve been doing a lot of black n grey, this was first video I’ve seen of yours and I like it. I subscribed and I’ll be watching more!

@ChrisRavage

Жыл бұрын

@@boughtonm yes you’d have to be way overworking for it to be that dark to stay but it wouldn’t it would scar