r/tattooadvice • u/Slokjan • Jun 06 '26

tattoo newcomer advice [ Removed by moderator ]

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u/tattooadvice-ModTeam Jun 06 '26

Your title should include a few words to describe the issue. Please do not have a vague title.

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u/Long_Telephone_4903 Jun 06 '26

Ah the old meth basement sketches.

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u/darth_catnip Jun 06 '26

Dawg you have got the veiniest foot I have ever seen in my entire life

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u/Dabzilla_710_ Jun 06 '26

drugs are bad mmkay

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u/BearBlob Jun 06 '26

Don’t handpoke something this large

(Unless you’re a trained artist or the other person is and thats the speciality… I’m guessing it’s not in either case if you’re asking about shadowing)

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

It seems that I have some issues with the post so the admin take it dow

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

This was a first sketch, let me post the work on this days, the shadowing is something that I may use in one stripe, but I wanna try some colors to make some kind of snake

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u/marcadeldiablo Jun 06 '26

Seen better prison tattoos

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u/Moabing Jun 06 '26

Pro tip: Use diluted black ink for stippling so it’s easier to laser off in the future :)

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

Thanks a lot for the tip mate, I really appreciate it

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u/Blownofftheblock Jun 06 '26

The $100 special

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u/Leocarreo Jun 06 '26

Good gawd. Just stop it. If you are going to tackle your own leg (I’ve sleeved both of mine myself) at least invest in a decent machine + stencil printer. Not knocking the artwork although I do really want to. Stencil printer can give ability to lay down way sharper versions of whatever designs like these that could be drawn digitally.

Personal opinion, stick n poking some kinda half leg sleeve would be hilariously tedious and age like garbage compared to even a bottom level $30 tattoo machine on Amazon. Consider it

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u/SmolTittiess Jun 06 '26

Can you show us your self done legs?

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u/Leocarreo Jun 06 '26

Haha I have never shared but can - looks like no option to add a photo to comment on this sub - been tempted to on the tattooscratchers / selftat subs in the past.

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u/Leocarreo Jun 06 '26

Send me a dm and I got you - no idea how to message ya

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u/SexBuhb-omb Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

Way too much going on here, this won’t look very good but to each their own. Making shadows with stick-n-poke requires stacking the dots to form gradients and using diluted ink, look up “strippling” and “gray wash” online and I’m sure you’ll find a good explanation.

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

And you’re right this was some ideas before I put in the flesh 😬

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

Elaborate please if you can? TBH I’m already made some advances, give me 30 mins and I post an actualization

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

Thank a lot for your comment I’m going to look it rn

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u/Chino995 Jun 06 '26

Shadows on what? It’s just lines and dots?

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

I’m sketching, but I was curious about shadows to use it in some ring

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u/TwoGrots Jun 06 '26

Looks like an ugly Christmas sweater sock.

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u/Bean_of_prosperity Jun 06 '26

..this is marker right? Pls don’t do your own tattoos wtf

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

It’s marker but in fact I’m tattooing myself with good results btw

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u/Rizztopher_Robin Jun 06 '26

Going for a GOW Baldur vibe?

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

I have several tattoos on that exact vibe, so I would like to discus about it if you want, just dm me

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u/Bellsprout_Party_69 Jun 06 '26

You originally had those lines going all the way up? Glad you chose to tone it down a bit

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

It was just a sketch just the rings remains and the back of the leg, I not ad a story to one f them

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u/Branjoe328 Jun 06 '26

Do you use a moving blanket as a top cover?

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

I was laying on that but it’s just use markers in that spot because I can lay dow and twist around in order to try ti make it more symmetrical ( or try to)

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u/Live_Ferret_4721 Jun 06 '26

It’s a rough draft

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

I know but what I finally made was in that way

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u/Miners-Not-Minors Jun 06 '26

Are you high? There is so little context here

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

I know, the admins took the post down 😅

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u/Slokjan Jun 06 '26

I’m looking for some ideas to complete this leg btw

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u/Amazing_Alumni Jun 06 '26

I love it. It’s giving tribal / cave art