Its been a good year for Tattoo Books Online. Thank you to everyone who has purchase my books and DVDs.
If you own “welcome tattoo” or “Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo”, then I want to give you a special offer price for “This Might Sting a Bit”
Just shoot me an eMail and I will send you the details!
So, the first official review was posted on Amazon.com -
This Might Sting a Bit: Everything Your Tattoo Artist Forgot to Tell You & You Were Too Afraid to Ask -
Paperback – October 1, 2013
by C.R. Jordan (Author) , Cecilia Gallindo (Illustrator)
Also got a few eMails thought I would share with you guys…
Some snippets from eMails:
“..Hi Charles, I received the new book, thank you! I have not seen a tattoo book quite like it and look forward…”
“ Out of the recent books I’ve reviewed, yours is by far the best one I’ve seen on the topic and subject. I will be recommending it to all my friends. Thanks.”
“Oh yeah, I couldn’t put it down, it really answered some serious questions. ”
“I write blogs, I’ll post another review on my official blog, and even on a music blog I run. I definitely enjoyed it, so it’s a worthwhile product recommendation for sure…”
Remember to check out www.MyFirstTattoo.info (which is still being updated / built / whatever) but it will have some news on there about the book!
Amazon.com Review:
C.R. Jordan has done a great deal of work to make sure that this is not a fluff piece. It details everything from what design to get, what the needles entail, the past, present, and future of anything that you want to get on your body.
Jordan covers health, practical advice, whether it will hurt, what to watch out for and how to select the right artist. There’s an exhaustive amount of questions in here for the person that isn’t quite sure that this is what they want to have done. Even if you have a great deal of gusto and you’re going to go in tomorrow, read this book first. You may find yourself more educated about what you’re going to step into.
It is not something that will detract you, and will definitely help you get something that will be memorable. It’s sobering to see such honest in this writing. There’s 358 pages, it’s a hefty paperback, and throughout the 11 chapters, you never really feel it. I spent more time reading through this than I did working on my other projects. It’s quite a fascinating read, and it really is in conversational English, not some medical book or high and mighty authorship. It’s there that makes this so wonderful. It is something that I’m going to be recommending to just about anyone.
My favorite chapter is definitely Chapter 9, The Money. This is the hang up that I previously had, but now I know a lot more. From haggling taboos to deposits, and more. I am definitely much wiser for reading this book, and give it my full recommendation. This is truly a gem of a book and I hope more people pick it up.
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Check out this tattoo kit on the web. Great for a beginning tattoo artist who wants to start tattooing practice skins.
The best part about this kit, is that it is under $100 bucks!
And…wait for it… it comes with CR Jordan’s Welcome Tattoo DVD, and Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo.
The 240 page Tattoo instructional guide that will show you not only how to become a tattoo apprentice, but it is called by some “the most comprehensive tattoo bible to be written in the past decade”.
Check it out! Click Here.
(Remember we don’t sell tattoo kits or supplies, just instructional materials – We do point out when we see a good deal from a tattoo kit vendor).
I don’t get on Face Book very much – but I did get a private message from a guy talking about The Tattoo Book Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo..
Thought I would share with you all. Pretty cool comments.
Thanks David!
David P.
Ive had tattoo basics for few years now i think? Love it read it a few times make me wanna quit workin on planes and start an apprenticeship should have done it when i lived in dallas but i also love being a metal fabricator i got alot out of your book and recomend it to any aspiring artist made me decide to only practice on me and my brother lol he begged me and no matter how good i think i do i wont tattoo anyone else just yet but being a fabricator take alot of pride in my work both are an art form and take alot of skill im my own wost critic and get told alot to go pro but at my age not finacially possible blah blah blah your book meant alot maybe you’ll see me out there one day. Keep selling that book smart ones will get it new artist will continue to evolve the industry with new styles and techniques
Sure you catch a lot of hell but your book is probly saving alot of people from getting horrible tattoos i still would love a shop apprenticeship but for those of us who cant quit our careers you give us hope you and analog body parts. And my bro loves the free tattoos he actually bought me your book before that was just charoal and oil mediums you keep teaching me and ill keep premoting your work. Think i recall in your book there is enuff money to go around. but for some of us its not about the cash all though i did say i cant afford to do a free apprenticeship lol.
This Might Sting a Bit is now available for sale. It should be on the online book sellers in a few days – but you can order your copy here now!
360+ Pages of Tattoo information for the client, the artist, and the shop owner!
This book is the guide that you want to make sure YOUR clients read before they come to you.
(for limited time – first print run price – only on this website)
This offer Expires on 31DEC2013 so act now!
Remember, you can still get Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo and Welcome Tattoo DVD Disk 1 – if you don’t have them already!
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Tattoo Text
September. 17, 2013
By: UCTattoos
This review is for: Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo by C.R. Jordan
I first want to mention that this text is not a replacement for a formal apprenticeship. It is rather a tool to be used in conjunction with a formal apprenticeship. Also, tattoo radar, and Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo are in no way, shape, or form endorsed, paid by, biased, or in any way swayed by any tattoo, or tattoo supply company. My reviews—and the information expressed in the text—are personal opinion using factual information gathered. In the case of the text information gained from C.R. Jordan’s apprenticeships, and personal experience over his years in the tattoo industry as an innovator, and tattoo artist.
This was purchased from www.tattoobooksonline.com from C.R. Jordan. I read this text in one sitting. By no means did I skim through it, or read it quickly. I took a solid ten hours to read all 240 pages of the text. The first thing I noticed when I received this text was the quality. The book itself is made of a very good quality—what seems like plastic—cover, and the paper thickness is very nice. Not super thing like you would see most paper backs these days. There are also graphics for the individual chapters in the text, as well as graphics for the Tattoo Tips within. It also comes with a serial number on the cover which can be put in on the website www.TeachMeToTattoo.com/register.
This is a very well written text. I say text instead of book as that is what it is referred to inside. It is also very much like a text book. This text covers everything from a bit about the author, a great intro, sanitation, machine building and tuning, to even money! The language in the text is also very easy to understand plain English. Even when technical/medical terms are used they are normally explained in an easy to understand manner. It also has an informal feel with the way the information is given. This gives you a sense of ease, and lax while reading. You get a relaxed feeling rather than that of being in school.
There are thirteen chapters in this text including an introduction, and a works cited. It totals 240 pages, with medium font size. There are also images to use as examples, as well—in one part—images of a tattoo from start to finish. Each chapter—for the most part—has subchapters within. The order in which each chapter—and subchapter—are given is in order of importance. For example it obviously starts with the Introduction, then Sanitation immediately after. There is even a chapter on customer comfort, and customer care! Heck, there is even a page for mentor notes!
The main thing that is stressed in this text is how there are no right or wrong ways of tattooing. As tattooing is an art form there are very many personal flares that each artist has that gives them their own personal way of doing things. There is strict theory on why things do what they do, but how they do it is up to you as long as you are slinging quality ink, and doing it in a safe, sterile, and respectful manner. Another thing that is stressed is how this is mainly an apprentice accompaniment tool. You cannot read this text, and start tattooing like a pro, or open your own shop. You still should go out and find an apprenticeship, and learn from an experienced mentor.
It is difficult to review this product, as there is just so much information within. I would need to write a novela just to properly review this product in detail. However, I can’t do that. I can say I am very happy with this text, and it does give some of the best information I have found to date. Literally all the fundamentals are in this text. There is even a section on blood borne pathogens, and the steps you can take to prevent them.
As fantastic as this text is it is not without it’s minor flaws. The biggest being that it is in grey scale. This may have just been to make it more cost effective for the buyer; I am not sure. I think a few of the images in the text could have made a bigger impact if they were in color. More specifically the section that shows the tattoo process from start to finish. Being a tattoo artist myself I could tell what information was trying to be brought to light, but it may not be so easy for a newcomer to the industry. I also noticed a few grammatical mistakes, and word choices. However, this could mainly be due to the fact that it is an American text, and I am Canadian. It is nothing major to bring down the quality of the text. Maybe a missing comma here, wrong tense of a word there. I think I saw maybe five or six in the entire 240 pages.
All in all Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo by C.R. Jordan (www.tattoobooksonline.com) is a fantastic, and extremely informative text. If you are an apprentice I definitely recommend this text, or even if you are planning on getting an apprenticeship. Read through this book once, maybe even twice. Then once more slowly taking notes as you go along. This book gets a solid 5 out of 5. The quality, information, and how the information is given is extremely top notch, and you won’t find much better out there! Get this book. You won’t regret it.
This is a snippet of an eMail submitted to us.
You can Read the chain here!
Tattoo Books Online <info@tattoobooksonline.com>
Oct 25 (10 days ago)
to Bill
I apologize!
You should have received an email w./ the new login and password.
www.teachmetotattoo.com/portal/wp-login.php
let me know if you have any issues.
If you enjoy the book – please leave me a review on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/ref=cm_cr_dp_wrt_top?ie=UTF8&nodeID=283155&asin=0615281478&store=books
Feel free to email me directly w/ your tattoo questions.
-Charles CR jordan
Bill K
Oct 26 (9 days ago)
to info
I did great book. I bought on amazon actually. I also read Tattooing from A-Z Huck Spaulding. Both are great books. I think yours had more up to date information & more on machine tuning.
While you can’t really find a legit download of the amazing tattoo instructional book that shows you how to tune your tattoo machine, and tattoo yourself… you can get it for way cheaper than the list price on this website. Just check out Amazon.com – here is the most recent review for this tattoo education apprenticeship book:
Here is a bit of an eMail conversation in French that might help those of you trying to learn how to tattoo in France out.
bonjour je vous ai commander le livre Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo le
27 sep 2013 et expédier le
Expédiée (28 sep 2013)
et je n’ai aucune information sur la livraison et votre mode d’expédition j’espére avoir trés vite de vos nouvelles
mérci
Puisque vous avez overed votre livre sur 28 septermber, je voudrais attendre jusqu’au 15 ou le 18 Octobre. Il a été
expédiée via USPS Parcel. Nous n’avons pas la possibilité de suivre cette parcelle une fois qu’il quitte New York.
Il est livré en provenance des USA Phoenix en Arizona
Aussi, ce livre est de 100% en anglais. Je vous ai créé un identifiant et un mot de passe – de sorte que vous
pouvez consulter le site www.TeachMeToTattoo.com – Vous pouvez utiliser le navigateur web appelé “Google
Chrome” ce qui vous permettra de traduire l’ensemble du site en français.
pour vérifier votre commande a été expédiée, j’ai besoin de votre réception ou le numéro d’identification de l’ordre
de Paypal.
s’il vous plaît laissez-moi savoir ce que j’ai répondu à vos questions. s’il vous plaît également utiliser le site.
effectuer une recherche sur le site de “tutoriels” et vous trouverez clips vidéo que vous pouvez regarder. La
plupart du livre est publié sur le site ainsi. Encore une fois, en anglais. Vous allez commencer à apprendre sur ce
site. Commencer à regarder www.TeachMeToTattoo.com / forum – encore une fois si vous téléchargez “Google
Chrome” vous sera facile de traduire le site et d’apprendre processus de tatouage sur ce site.
hello I have you order the book Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo the
September 27, 2013 and the ship
Shipped ( 28 September 2013 )
and I have no information on delivery and your shipping I had hoped very soon from you
thank you
Since you have your book on overed 28 septermber , I would wait until 15 or 18 October . He was
shipped via USPS Parcel . We do not have the ability to track the parcel once it leaves New York.
It comes from the Phoenix, Arizona USA
Also, this book is 100 % in English. I set up a username and password – so you
can consult the website www.TeachMeToTattoo.com – You can use the web browser called “Google
Chrome ” which allows you to translate the whole site into French .
to check your order has been shipped , I need your receipt or identification number of the order
Paypal .
please let me know what I have answered your questions . please also use the site.
search on the site of ” tutorials ” and you will find videos you can watch . the
Most of the book is published on the site as well. Again, in English. You will begin to learn about what
site. Start watching www.TeachMeToTattoo.com/forum – again if you download “Google
Chrome ” will be easy to translate the site and learn tattooing process on this site.
Seems like there are more and more tattoo tv shows out each week that make it seem simple to become a tattoo artist.
You really need to look at a reference book called Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo.
Check out this recent reviews, only 3 days old on Amazon.com
It has lots of info and meets expectations…. Its exactly what it says it is.
(i need five more words)
Published 3 days ago by K. Espinosa
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Pulse started as a simple conversation in a tattoo studio. Tim Brewer and Brett Bryan kicked around ideas of how we thought tattoo equipment could be improved. We took our ideas and began the process of learning what worked and what didn’t. It spawned many more questions about the things that didn’t work and why.
In 1998 we set up shop in a basement and got to work. Nights were spent building machines, days were spent in the studio tattooing with that equipment. Through trial and error we began to shape our machines and grow our base of knowledge.
As our small company grew, we kept finding more like-minded artists who were looking for reliable, high quality machines, and parts for the machines they were building. Our reputation for these machines grew and in 2000 we formed Pulse International. The next year we grew out of the basement and moved into a full time workshop and soon expanded our line of equipment.
We have built Pulse for the artist who wants to work with the best machines, equipment and components available. Our philosophy is unchanged since that first conversation. “To produce quality machines and components, that deliver every time you tattoo”.
In 2010 we celebrated our 10 years anniversary. We are very proud of what we have achieved and we care about what we make. One hundred percent of our machines are made here in the United States, from the steel to the packaging. We strive to create tattoo equipment that will perform reliably so you can focus on the art.
We are thankful to those who have believed in us and have supported our ideas. Everyone here at Pulse loves what we do and are focused on creating and carrying the best products we can.
We’ve spent years developing our products, we hope you enjoy years of using them
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I am happy to let you guys know that the website www.ApprenticeTattooSupply.com was officially (although not really) launched today. It will grow rapidly now, while I continue to build the content for the other projects I am working on. Several of these projects are crossing over each other. “This Might Sting a Bit” the book is completed and I am just waiting on the printer to deliver now. The new DVD is being polished. And the Online Tattoo Training Courses will be online in the next 30-60 days. If you have a Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo Serial number, you will get FEE access for a limited time to the training courses / videos etc. So stick w/ me and keep your questions on the Forum coming. Remember you can subscribe to the Feeds as well!
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tattoo-radar.com Tattoo Equipment and gear reviewsTrying to get Tattoo Radar back up to snuff. Also working on MyFirstTattoo.info as well. You can see the progress by visiting these sites! There are some articles about power supplies and after care that have been recently added. If you are interested in writing gear reviews – let me know!
Good Deal for Price
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
March. 16, 2013
By UCTattoos.com
This review is for: Inkstar Apprentice Kit Product TK13.
I purchased this kit from: http://www.tattoomachineequipment.com. As always it was shipped via expedited shipping, and I received it in impeccable time. I have ordered from this website before, and I plan to do so again. I ordered it Thursday, was shipped Friday, and received the following Thursday! Great timing. From start to finish the customer service is amazing as well. However, this is the older version of their new kit product TK13B. I may purchase the new kit, and see review the major differences.
Gear Review – TK13 Tattoo kit – Tattoo Kit in BoxAs far as the kit goes it’s a pretty good kit for the price! It comes with a lot of stuff. Basically everything you need to start tattooing. This kit contains: A total of three Inkstar tattoo machines comprising of an Inkstar Colt in black meant for lining, an Inkstar Colt in Silver meant for shading work and an Inkstar Chief in silver frame meant for shading. The three machines allows for a versatile setup of one dedicated liner, one shader for coloring and one shader for black and grey. Also included is a Voltz power supply which is a generic version of the Valsturd Voltz. The Voltz power supply comes complete with a foot pedal and clip cord. Included is the Tattoo Supplies and Equipment Crash Course which explains what all the gear and supplies in your kit do and how to troubleshoot them. The Holy Flash 6000+ CD is an excellent source of inspiration or direct printing of designs you practice on practice skins, pig skins, etc.. Kit comes with a silver and black aluminum grip with tube stem. There are 3 packs of ink cups, total of 3 different sizes in #9, #12 and #15. One autoclave-able ink cup holder designed to fit all 3 different ink cups that comes with the kit. A full set of 8 Freedom Ink practicing ink in white, black x 2, red, purple, green, blue and yellow. A tattoo machine springs repair kit is included. This package comes with a Hildbrandt premium assorted needles pack that includes the following needles: 3RL x 5, 5RL x 5, 7RL x 5, 9RL x 5, 5RS x 5, 7RS x 5, 9RS x 5, 5M1 x 5, 7M1 x 5 and 9M1 x 5. In addition to the tattoo needles pack, included with this package is a disposable tubes pack which includes: 3R x 5, 5R x 3, 7R x 3, 9R x 3, 5F x 2, 7F x 2 and 9F x 2. There are two disposable tube grips, an RT3 and RT5. Another handy equipment this kit comes with is the tattoo machine springs repair kit which comes with an extra set of back and front springs. There is a full set of 10 stainless steel tubes/tips included and a tubes cleaning brush set to clean them with. Other basic supplies included are a pack of grommets, O rings, rubber bands and practice skin.This is a lot of great stuff for a beginning. Obviously now one has to either assume the purchaser of this kit either has an autoclave, or plans to purchase some disposable grips go with this kit.
Gear Review – TK13 Tattoo kit – Tattoo KitThe machines are pretty decent. Solid frames, with some mediocre parts. Remember this is an apprentice kit. It’s not made for tattooing people, so the parts on the machines aren’t the greatest. The great thing about coil machines is that you can change the parts! I also noticed on the Inkstar Colt Black Liner that the contact screw was bent making it hard to tune. This already needed to be replaced. One machine, the Inkstar Chief, actually seemed to have some better parts, and ran pretty smoothly!
Tattoo kit Machines ReviewThe power supply is actually pretty solid as well. It has some nice bulk, and weight to it. It’s sturdy, and stable, and seems very durable. While tuning the liner I had no problem finding a good voltage, or did I have trouble with consistency. It’s a very good power supply to get with a tattoo kit of this nature. A lot better than what I got when I first started!
Tattoo Supplies and Equipment Crash Course was a pretty good read. It is exactly what it says, though. It’s a crash course.It is the bare bones information printed on black, and white sheets. Some of the images are grainy, and hard to make out due to the compromise on quality. Also the majority of the book is more of a catalog for the website rather than anything. I was rather disappointed.
Tattoo kit Power Supply ReviewTheir flash DVD was also disappointing. Not only was any of it true flash with outline sheets, and colour sheets, but they are also all pretty bad quality. Some of the images are very grainy only to be worsened with printing, and others just weren’t worth the time to look at. Personally I know I wont be using very many of the sheets on here. The organization was pretty bad either.
I actually really really love these ink cups. I know they are cheap cups that come with a kit, but the size is perfect. I have three different ink cups here at the studio: these clear ones, some white ones, and blue ones with feet. I find the blue ones, and the white ones are too small to get the nice grey washes I make in my ink cups. I prefer these which are slightly bigger. I like the footed ones for my colours, and the white ones for my outlining cup. I like to try new products!
The grommets, o-rings, and elastics they give you are pretty standard. I find the elastics tend to break while putting them on the machine though, so be careful! I have yet to have trouble with either the o-rings or the grommets though. The practice skin was nice as it didn’t have any designs on it. You could use the spirit stencil sheet provided to place your own design on the skin, and start practicing!
Needles from Hildbrant come in this kit. Very good quality needles in my honest opinion. I love them, and have yet to have any problems with these needles. I checked each one with an eye loupe, and they are all impeccable! Great quality pre-sterilized needles. The disposable pre-sterilized inkwells are nice too if you don’t have disposable grips, and have a way of covering your tubes. However, you only get two disposable grips: RT3, and RT5. You do get a full set of stainless steel grips inkwells, and two stainless steel grips. Again, autoclave is required for these! The practice inks in this kit are really great for practice. A little thin for my tastes, but it goes into fruit, and pig skin like butter, and stays there. I wouldn’t recommend it on people, but as a practice ink so you don’t waste your good stuff it’s pretty good. This kit doesn’t come with gloves, so it loses points!
Tattoo Kit – Pigments ReviewAll in all it’s a really great kit if you are just starting out! Aside from the few flaws: bent contact screw, catalog crash course, no disposable grips, etc. The lack at least one pair of gloves is kind of a let down for me. This made me take off 0.5 of a point. Still for 50$ to get all this stuff you’re pretty golden! I’d recommend this kit as a nice practice tool, and just either upgrade your stuff, or replace when necessary.
I give this kit 3 out of 5 stars, and would recommend it to my apprentices.
So, I got this email in my box a few days ago -
Hello Charles,
If you have a minute (or 10) I would like to share my story;
No need to apologize at all. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I just finished your book this morning and its a great read. I can really relate because I started out in 1995 scratching in my garage for my punk/skater friends. I used a needle and thread and did it old school. I went into the Navy later that year and started collecting my tats. I met Sailor Joe up in Waukegan Ill (where my A school was). He took me under his wing and started teaching me the basics. I did that for about 6 months then was shipped overseas.
I still had the bug while in the navy but had little cash. In those days all I could find was Huck Spaulding books and kits. I remember the kits cost like $500 in those days and was way outside my E4 income. So I built my own machines out of rotary motors and used pens as tubes. I fell back to my scratching ways and did probably 300 or so tats this way. Got pretty good at the jailhouse style. I then got out of the navy and had govt jobs for many years. Went into Nursing and got my Bach degree. I never forgot my tattooing and never had problems with using needles on patients.
Due to an injury I can no longer do any nursing, so I went back to art school and started mulling over tattooing again. I have been an artist one way or another since I was a kid.
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I also met an old navy buddy on Facebook that I taught how to scratch back in the day. He went on to apprentice and is now running a very successful studio.
He has agreed to have me be his apprentice and we are going to do this online via Skype video chat so he can watch me and give me tips.
Why I bring this all up is I was really positively impacted by your book. In the past I had checked into apprenticing and felt the abrasive and aggressive attitude that is prevalent in the tattoo community (besides 5 figure prices to apprentice). From reading your book I see it is not only acceptable to do it the way I am doing it, but looking forward I see a time where video conferencing with a teacher will be just as accepted as being right there. Most tattooists came from scratching and very few if any admit it. Its refreshing to read that others have the same background.
Thank you for all of your positive advice and help presented in your book. I cant wait to dive into the site a bit more and see what I can dig up.
Sincerely,
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Here is a bit from welcome tattoo DVD – Disk 1
You NEED this DVD if you want to learn how to tattoo… Just buy it already!! (Or burn a copy from your friend, and upload it to the internet…you know you wish someone else would make a boot leg already!)
When you attach the armature bar screw, and the flat washer to the armature bar, make sure not to tighten down the screw until you have inserted both springs. On a typical tattoo machine, both springs will slide right under the flat washer.
Remember, the rear spring will be
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When attaching the armature bar assembly to the rear spring mount, check that the rear spring is flush with the mount area, specifically, the clip cord lead input. The clip cord will actually insert into the input hole, making contact with the rear spring and completing the electrical circuit.
Now, the rear spring mounting screw with the flat washer is attached, but not tightened.
Keep in mind that the greater the amount of rear spring overhanging from the frame toward the coils, the less resistance will be needed for the coils to pull down the armature bar. This plays a role in tuning, also the width and gauge of metal used in the rear [00:48:00] spring will play a role in tuning.
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Again, with an Allen key, remove the rear spring mounting screw from the rear upright of the frame, setting it aside with the flat washer. Next, he will remove the armature bar screw separating the rear spring, front spring and the armature bar. If you use an O-ring, this will separate as well.
The rear binding post is next. Removing the rear binding post mounting screw will allow the rear binding post, insulating washers and flat washers to separate from the frame. [00:36:00] The capacitor wire lead and rear coil wire lead will also separate.
This is a sample clip from “welcome tattoo Disk 1″ Tattoo Apprentice Training series DVD. You can get this DVD from many vendors online, or you can find it on Amazon.com -
If you purchase “Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo” You can get a discount from Tattoo Books Online.
Now, he is removing the tube vice screw and setting it aside. The coils will be removed shortly, but before that, here’s a look at a one and a half coil setup. You will notice that the yolk is used on the frame base between the frame and the coils. This is because the frame he is working with here is made of aluminum and electricity will not flow through the base of the frame.
The yolk creates a horseshoe magnet effect giving the machine a stronger magnetic field, stronger than if each coil were to be working independently. Beware if you have shim washers between your yolk in the bottom of the coil cords. They might be used as a way to create a proper gap between the armature bar, and the top of the coil cords. Ensure you do not lose them and the coil mounting screws are removed.
After removing the front and rear coil mounting screws, the coils can be removed from the frame, then the yolk and shims. [00:38:00]
Again, he has shown here keeping the pieces together as a way to make the reassembly much easier.
This is a disassembled aluminum framed, one and a half coil tattoo machine.
[00:40:00] Use plastic wrap on your workstation to keep it clean. You will need to have several rolls of this stuff handy. Do not skimp on paper towels, plastic wrap and disposables. You will need to get it in your mind that no matter how small the tattoo, these things are factored into the initial set up costs.
Within the armature bar assembly, there is the armature bar, front spring, rear spring, optional O-ring, rear spring mounting screw, armature bar screw and flat washers one for each screw.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!, March 8, 2013
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I am in the process of opening my own shop with gifted artists and basically doing an apprenticeship as an owner. I purchased this book as a basis for tattoo theory and machine familiarity. I also purchased my equipment and machines 2 weeks later. Upon receiving my equipment…I could easily identify all parts of the machine, do a complete breakdown along with tuning. Set up and take down of the work area along with awareness of cross contamination and many other aspects was very insightful. I was educated with different perspectives while the author remained impartial and lets you choose what works for you. There are also many recommendations for making purchases from reputable manufacturers of tattoo supplies and equipment. I highly recommend this book for anyone curious about the basic art of tattooing, starting out in a venture or seeking general knowledge before you trust someone to decorate YOUR body.
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT, March 7, 2013
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I’m a person that can read something an do it. That’s just how I learn. I can pick up anything I want. This book was everything I was looking for an more. Would love to see more from the same author. If he would like to look me up on facebook an give me pointers that would always be welcome. Other wise thank you for a good intro book.
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This is some information from CR Jordan’s new DVD Training series for Tattoo Artists. The following is a rough transcript from “Welcome Tattoo DVD 2″ (which is the second part of the series). Welcome Tattoo and Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo (the book) are a MUST have for any tattoo artist.
CR Jordan talks about tattoo tubesIf you are going to be a good tattoo artist and not just a tattooist, you have to know the tools of your trade. That is why I emphasi e that it is so important that you are able to not only tune your tattoo machine but repair your tattoo machine and pick the right types of needles as well as building your own needles, so you are going to need a lot of supplies to do that. Before we go into building your own needles, I want to talk a little bit about the types of needles. If you are brand new to tattooing or you are an apprentice and you are still just trying to figure things out in this industry, it might be a little bit confusing to see all these different types of needles available for sale.
There is four major types of needles that you can purchase. There is going to be rounds. There is going to be mags. There is going to be flats and then there is going to be tight rounds. Now, there is couple different variants of mags. There is going to be woven mags and stacked mags and curved mags. When you talk about rounds, you are going to see loose rounds and tight rounds. Flats are pretty much flats. They are what they are.
Now, it gets even more complicated than that because after we look at the needle configurations, we can talk about the actual needles themselves that make up the needle configurations. Now, I am not going to emphasi e too much.
Okay. Once upon a time when I became a tattoo artist, apprentices were the ones in the shop that had to make the needles. It was very tedious. There is fumes. You burn yourself and it is a pain in the ass. However, now it has gotten so cheap with all of the needle suppliers typically coming from overseas that it is very hard to find tattoo artists these days that have the time or even the knowledge on how to make tattoo needles, so I am not going to go too far in depth with the needle building right now but we are going to go ahead and talk about the actual needles themselves that you are going to buy prepackaged. It is really important that when you buy needles prepackaged that they are blister pack sealed. This is going to ensure that those needles are sterile and that they are certified.
All right. Let us talk about what exactly is a tattoo needle. When we say tattoo needle, we are not really talking about a needle, a single needle like when you go get a shot from the doctor like an injection, hypodermic needle. What we are talking about are more along the lines of what a sewing needle or a pushpin needle is. When tattoo artists say I am grabbing a tattoo needle out of this box, they are really talking about a group of needles that are soldered together on a needle bar, so when you will hear me talk about a needle, I am really talking about the group of needles.
The needles themselves are different diameters and different tapers and different lengths. When I talk about diameter, I am talking about how big the actual individual needle is when you look down the needle at the measurement of the radius of the needle. When we talk about taper, we are talking about the very tip of the needle, how it is sharpened essentially, how blunt or how sharp the needle is. There is also textured needles, needles that have been hit with some type of a sandblast material that puts little pits into the needle. Some say that when you have these little pits in the needle that it is going to carry a little bit more ink in those pits when it punctures the skin and it is going to put the ink in a little bit better. A common needle that has gotten a lot of popularity in the past couple of years is called the bug pin needle and these are just really small diameter needles and there is also, I think, long and short tapered bug pins.
This is some information from CR Jordan’s new DVD Training series for Tattoo Artists. The following is a rough transcript from “Welcome Tattoo DVD 2″ (which is the second part of the series). Welcome Tattoo and Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo (the book) are a MUST have for any tattoo artist.
Tattoo needle example from welcome tattoo DVDOnce you have figured out what type of needles you are going to use then you have to figure out what type of needle configurations you are going to use. The configurations are going to be the rounds, the flats, or the mags. Now, diving deeper into the round types of configurations, you have the loose rounds and you have the tight rounds. Loose rounds are typically going to be also referred to as shaders and tight rounds are going to be referred to typically as liners. When we talk about mags, we have a couple of different options there. We are looking at woven mags, stacked mags, and curved mags.
Let us talk about flats. A flat needle configuration is typically going to be several needles placed side by side next to each other and then soldered together onto a needle bar. They are flat. They are all just laying flat in a row next to each other.
When we talk about mags or magnum needles, we are talking about woven or stacked mags typically. Now, a stacked mag is going to be a flat needle configuration soldered on top of another flat needle configuration. Typically, the configurations are going to be one less needle on the top of the stack than what is on the bottom. An example would be ten needles on the bottom and nine on top. The top needle stack is staggered so that the top needles are in between the bottom needles.
When we talk about woven mag configurations, it is a flat needle configuration where typically a ra or blade is stuck in between every other needle and it is woven in and out between that flat configuration and it is then soldered so that every other needle is a little bit higher than the one before it. This simulates a stacked configuration. However, it uses less needles and you can get a little bit more ink in with a little bit less trauma. The gradients on a stacked mag compared to a woven mag are going to be a little bit finer or a little bit better blended on a stacked mag depending on who you talk to.
Then that brings us to curved mags. Curved mags are either
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CR Jordan’s Welcome Tattoo DVD seriesLooking at this example of a mag configuration, we can see 1215CM. Once again, the 12 is for the gauge of the needle, 15 means there are 15 needles and then the CM means curved mag. Now, it does not say anywhere on here if this is a stacked mag or if it is a woven mag, so that is where you have to know the difference and you have to be able to look at it inside the pack or know when you are purchasing them what type of needles you would like and those are the ones you are typically going to stick with.
A lot of artists actually are only going to use maybe five or six different types of needle groupings. I know some artists who only use three or four different types of groupings because they tattoo the same style over and over. It is always good to have the whole variety of needles and matching tubes on hand just in case somebody walks into the shop and you have to come up with something that is a little bit outside your comfort one and you need that tool that is going to make your job faster.
A long time ago, the rule of thumb for tattooing was you have to use a liner. You would outline your tattoo and then you would use your round shader or your flat shader and you would color in your tattoo. You would use some gradients possibly but tattoos were pretty much the same no matter where you went and almost all the artists tattooed the same style.
As the tattoo machine and the tattoo pigment technology has improved over the years, so have the needles and so have the artist skills. Now, there are really no
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(so this was just a teaser of what is coming on DVD2 – next month!) Stay tuned. You need to get DVD1 and the Book Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo if you are thinking about becoming a tattoo apprentice!
We talked about these tuning tools before. This is to make sure that your armature bar is lined up properly. I just want to put this in here real quick whenever we’re doing a tuning just to make sure that the armature bar is actually lined up with the vice and the tube vice hole. I just push down on the armature bar. This has a little groove notched out into it. I click this in here just to make sure that there’s not very much give, that we have a pretty straightforward line.
The key to tuning is going to be a couple of things. Keeping a straight geometry where this hole, this hole keeps these coils, that these cores lined up over the armature bar. The armature bar springs are straight and aligned with the contact screw, which is in line with the front of the armature bar, which is in line with the tube vice hole. Once everything is in general alignment, then you can fine-tune the alignment by putting these shims in between the gaps where you need to bring things up or down or move them left or right. Use your
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When we talked about the front coil getting slapped by the armature bar, you want this armature bar, the very front of the armature bar right here, to
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How do you get that gap? You get that gap by
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The text above is a few cuts from the rough audio track for DVD2 (welcome tattoo apprentice DVD)
Next time you hear someone say “that tattoo is not original” you can snobbishly say “umm.. its a remix”
Check out this video about the Remix, and I encourage you to watch the series! It is mostly about TV and music – but it relates to all forms of art (including tattoo)
Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
An exploration of the remix techniques involved in producing films. Part Two of a four-part series.
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Remember if you pick up a copy of the book – you NEED to get “Welcome Tattoo” the DVD
5.0 out of 5 stars love it!!, February 18, 2013
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This book is amazing. Keeps you interested, not boring. Guy has a good sense of humor. It’s extremely helpful. Would definately suggest!!
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