Fireside Tattoo Network

Fireside Tattoo Network

The Fireside Tattoo Network (firesidetattoo.com) is home to the Fireside podcast, Fireside Technique video series and our Fireside Weekly blog.

The Fireside Tattoo podcast is hosted by veteran tattooer Jake Meeks, check out our episodes where we discuss, argue and wax philosophical, from tips for all levels of artists to trends in the tattoo world. Many guest artists have sat down for interviews and in-depth conversations and many more are planned...check back often!

Our Fireside Technique video series offers short, detailed how-to videos geared towards helping artists improve their work. We often take some of our more technical topics from our Fireside podcast and film an in-depth, narrated, time-lapsed video showing exactly how Jake or our featured artists handle certain issues.

So please like, thumbs up, subscribe, follow and do that little thing that you do to make us all warm and fuzzy on all of our social media spots!

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  • @MoonStoneAngel
    @MoonStoneAngel3 күн бұрын

    All colors fade though. They never stay nice and bright.

  • @axelsoto583
    @axelsoto5834 күн бұрын

    You guys are amazing putting this over the table ! Thank you so much ❤

  • @leahollsson129
    @leahollsson1295 күн бұрын

    I did this with my dynamic ink using 1 drop of heavy white and the different when working was insane!! It’s instant value without having to go over and over like you would with a light grey wash. But it also blends like grey wash rather than being a bit thicker and harder to blend like opaque greys. It’s been a game changer for me! I can’t wait to get the empire inks when they come back into stock!!

  • @fbrand-vp4oy
    @fbrand-vp4oy6 күн бұрын

    i love this documentary style video. it is very important to know the man behind the art, it give a more humane perspective to it all. and helps out ppl that are starting out like me! :)

  • @user-su5qf4jp3l
    @user-su5qf4jp3l12 күн бұрын

    he prefers things to back off

  • @ang_candi8552
    @ang_candi855212 күн бұрын

    Does the silicone also work as well for lip pigmentation?

  • @invin7215
    @invin721513 күн бұрын

    Great interview! Had a tough day today in my 9th year and I wanted to reconnect with what inspired me to start tattooing. What Jeff said about falling in love with tattooing instead of trying emulate other art forms was great.

  • @ThatTattooGuyOfficial
    @ThatTattooGuyOfficial13 күн бұрын

    Cool episode. I think a lot of Tattooers get frustrated with marketing because they just want to make art. It’s fun to learn about tho

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork13 күн бұрын

    Yea, I think that's right. It's complicated and time consuming, but ultimately necessary depending on how successful you want to be. Definitely important to learn about though.

  • @AlexJuanOrtiz
    @AlexJuanOrtiz15 күн бұрын

    I couldn’t see much on him.

  • @bouloukos78
    @bouloukos7820 күн бұрын

    !!!!!!

  • @devenroberts808
    @devenroberts80820 күн бұрын

    I started jiu jitsu about 6 years ago I’m feeling I’m coming up on my purple belt. I also started a tattoo apprenticeship a little over 6 months ago going to be tattooing soon. This is a video I really needed, seriously motivated me thank you. Probably one of the best videos I have ever seen and I’ve been on KZread since the start lol ❤ much love!!!!!!

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork9 күн бұрын

    Wow! Thanks so much for the kind words

  • @coppercox23846
    @coppercox2384621 күн бұрын

    Amazing ! This was a nice episode

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork9 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jessesmithtattoos
    @jessesmithtattoos21 күн бұрын

    Dave Koenig is the best tattoo artist in the WORLD!! Great Doc Jake!

  • @davekoenig762
    @davekoenig76214 күн бұрын

    Well you are a sweet heart. So many man hugs coming your way!

  • @chrisstriktattoo
    @chrisstriktattoo23 күн бұрын

    Fantastic episode and layout, I really enjoyed this one!

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork9 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot!

  • @mayday4652
    @mayday465223 күн бұрын

    Jake your talent is undeniable! Keep doing great things!

  • @dumiyaproject5676
    @dumiyaproject567623 күн бұрын

  • @theartofts
    @theartofts23 күн бұрын

    I have two neuma 4’s. They both broke the anti rotation pin. Sending them both back tomorrow😂. Today I bought the n5…….borrowing tattoo machines is embarrassing.

  • @TattooNOWGabe
    @TattooNOWGabe24 күн бұрын

    Great!

  • @garde1257
    @garde125724 күн бұрын

    come again...."nothing in the" what now

  • @aakarkakshya2627
    @aakarkakshya262724 күн бұрын

    just wow.....

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork24 күн бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @forrestmarsh8787
    @forrestmarsh878725 күн бұрын

    What an amazing video you shared with us. If this is the direction you’re taking fireside I’m all for it.

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork24 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much. That means a ton to me.

  • @opal_owl_tattoos
    @opal_owl_tattoos25 күн бұрын

    Absolutely loved this! 🎉

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork24 күн бұрын

    Thanks SJ. love You!!

  • @BryanBriggs
    @BryanBriggs25 күн бұрын

    Amazing I loved this episode, very relatable. Just got my blue belt in December! 🤙

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork
    @FiresideTattooNetwork24 күн бұрын

    Awsesome!! I haven’t made much progress with Jiu Jitsu since we filmed this but I’m planning to change that. Thanks for watching

  • @davekoenig762
    @davekoenig76214 күн бұрын

    Congratulations on the Blue!!!

  • @AndrueSOCAL
    @AndrueSOCAL25 күн бұрын

    I like this magnetic inventions like maybe the direct drive bar can have a magnet on the tip or, they use magnets the center the direct drive cam to stay perfectly centered

  • @AndrueSOCAL
    @AndrueSOCAL25 күн бұрын

    What’s a good rotary liner

  • @AndrueSOCAL
    @AndrueSOCAL25 күн бұрын

    We living in the future

  • @aitana6455
    @aitana645528 күн бұрын

    This was so goddamn helpful!

  • @josegrullon5203
    @josegrullon5203Ай бұрын

    1954-1985

  • @wrekitfin
    @wrekitfinАй бұрын

    Great job getting Maynard James Keenan in for the review.

  • @andretopy
    @andretopyАй бұрын

    I've used pens for Large needle grouping for shading. I've been using coils for 19 years and tried pens for the last 5 years, I Like the pens for shading large groupings but always, always depend on my coils. Sometimes I worry if my Pen will go out but never ever worry if my coil machines would die out during a session.

  • @kingyodeler
    @kingyodelerАй бұрын

    I'm actually just getting into the machine building myself. I want to learn more about coils so bad

  • @atomic_inkjections4724
    @atomic_inkjections4724Ай бұрын

    Ive never really cared about wanting to go do conventions at all but the paradise gathering is definitely that "I have to make that journey one day" events

  • @BossMovesOfficial
    @BossMovesOfficialАй бұрын

    Thanks for sharing🤘🏻

  • @emsea7279
    @emsea7279Ай бұрын

    I wish

  • @m.kultra4101
    @m.kultra4101Ай бұрын

    I’m gonna try it with my bishop wand liner. Lotsa punch

  • @user-tq4pc6nh7j
    @user-tq4pc6nh7jАй бұрын

    Looks amazing with this method especially working dark skin by keeping the lines and shades simple.

  • @bdee1084
    @bdee1084Ай бұрын

    Maybe your thunder is wore out making it hit as soft as the pen

  • @nicolemichele-darkwoodland2136
    @nicolemichele-darkwoodland2136Ай бұрын

    FANTASTIC listen! Thanks for this one. It was awesome seeing you tattoo at the Memphis show too! I didn't get to introduce myself I got shy last minute 😂

  • @afoxcatartvideos4877
    @afoxcatartvideos4877Ай бұрын

    😭😭😭😭 black people are complex from hair to skin 😂

  • @staticmotion9438
    @staticmotion9438Ай бұрын

    Biggest scammer

  • @TheHSIHP
    @TheHSIHPАй бұрын

    Awesome. Chris did an amazing cover up for me last year. Looking forward to getting more work from him!

  • @aaronmorales1234
    @aaronmorales1234Ай бұрын

    You need to make 1080p look like 4k is what he's saying right?

  • @hunter_mf
    @hunter_mf2 ай бұрын

    Awesome tattoo thanks for sharing 🤙🤙

  • @StudioPulitano
    @StudioPulitano2 ай бұрын

    Nice work, Jake!

  • @Aberexis
    @Aberexis2 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, just a heads up though - here in Aus, we had an artist have 11 clients come back with such a bad skin infection they have to go on a 5 year round of antibiotics OR have the areas where the greywash was used completely cut out (with a chance that after the 5 year course, they still may need to have skin removed). The reason I'm writing this is because it was a SOLID INK brand bottle of premade greywash. Areas infected were only where he used it and everything else healed fine. Was also a new bottle. Maybe it was a bad batch, but I've had other local artists heavily recommend against the brand. So if you're going to continue using them just be careful homie!

  • @jaked9191
    @jaked91912 ай бұрын

    Please on behalf of humanity get a new hat

  • @basilg695
    @basilg6952 ай бұрын

    Looks like those color mixer tools are very useful! I didn't want to buy one for the waste alone but man it just looks so useful I might just make the jump and check them out. Appreciate ya.

  • @sirkruse777
    @sirkruse7772 ай бұрын

    Thanks for that kind of advices. Much love from Poland 😎

  • @user-jo7yz8pk4l
    @user-jo7yz8pk4l2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tip. I've been keeping this in the back of my mind recently when setting up for larger pieces

  • @JLar-bb5hl
    @JLar-bb5hl2 ай бұрын

    Terrible, just terrible, poisoning people!