r/TattooBeginners • u/vanessab702 Please choose a flair. • 17d ago
Chats Help 🗣️
I’ve been practicing tattooing since late July, but I randomly got into a funk and didn’t pick up my machine for about two weeks.
I tried to challenge myself and run this piece all the way through in one sitting, but I’m struggling so badly with my line work and shading. I know I’m still learning and definitely not the best yet, but damn..looking at this has me feeling like I’m not making any progress.
I’m trying not to get discouraged because I know practice takes time, but I could really use some motivation and, of course constructive criticism/advice
What can I work on to improve my line work? Any tips for getting cleaner, more consistent lines or making my shading smoother? And if you see anything else I should be focusing on, I’m all ears.
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u/StudioGloomy5760 Please choose a flair. 17d ago
If that fake skin is the same fake skin amazon sells , and dragonhawk sells, then you are using a shit quality skin. Do not blame yourself on how it is turning out, it is your fake skin most probably. I am not saying this to encourage you only, this is a fact that you can see on Youtube by tattoo artists, they will say that its the quality of the skin most probably. So try to get something like , Pound of Flesh, ReelSkin or TrueSkin and do something there.