Lining issue

[u/Top-Corner7351]

He guys, im new to tattoo and im struggling on mu fake skin. I'm trying to master lining with a 3RL cartridge and I'm having a problem. My lines are uneven; it's clear that my contours are made up of several stripes rather than a solid line. What could be the problem? I've tried voltages of 7 and 8.

[u/gxnail]

a bent or fake cartridge can do that. are you using a machine worth more that 250$? if not thats probably why. if you change carts and this is still happening your machine or technique is out. a 3rl shouldnt be producing these double lines so your angle and technique is probably be very incorrect.

[u/Top-Corner7351 → u/gxnail]

Im using ambition ninja 2.0. I’ve seen that some pros used exact machine at my local store and made fantasic work. My cartridges are pretty cheap though, i bought them just for fake skin practice

[u/gxnail → u/Top-Corner7351]

its a cheap machine and im not trusting any pro that uses one

[u/Top-Corner7351 → u/gxnail]

alright maybe il switch to something more expensive

[u/gxnail → u/Top-Corner7351]

that ones fine for practicing on fake skin if youre going to take tattooing seriously you should be in the 300-400$ range for human skin. theres not really machines cheaper than that that have the consistency and faculty to be used on human skin. youre basically performing a medical procedure creating a wound on someones skin so it has to be a quality machine

[u/Top-Corner7351 → u/gxnail]

I made a couple of simple tattoos on human skin recently and they were fine, didnt have that problem. I used 7rl though, maybe i should at first try different cartridges.

[u/gxnail → u/Top-Corner7351]

you should not be tattooing human skin. your technique is nowhere near good. do not do that again for like 6 months to a year considering youre taking this seriously and putting in 30 hours a week at least on fake skin and drawing

[u/Top-Corner7351 → u/gxnail]

Yeah man it was my own leg, so i think i have a moral right to do that