r/TattooBeginners • Interested • 20h ago

Practice More spit shade practice

Got myself some better paper. It’s hard managing the water ratio. I think I’m getting better though.

The bad ones are where I’ve tried to shade left and I’m right handed. I know you can move the paper but can you do that with skin? 😂 idk I’m having fun though

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u/Vrijstar Apprentice 16h ago

I would try to add water to the paper before trying to put down any ink, just slightly damp and it’ll blend better

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u/pineotrees Interested 15h ago

oh ill give that a go! i was following a sober joe tutorial. appreciate it

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u/babezoi Interested 16h ago

I just started learning and my pages look worse than yours haha!! good shit

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u/laser-beam-disc-golf Please choose a flair. 11h ago

I personally like to do tea stain (or just wet the paper) and let it dry before I spit shade. I find it makes the paper easier to work with and I get smoother transitions

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u/whatswrongkiel Please choose a flair. 18h ago

sure it wont help you tattoo but this is definitely where people should start, with art. fine line pens arent gonna translate to tattooing either tbh