The Complete Guide to Tattoo Supplies

If you are planning to start your own tattoo parlor or if you simply want to improve your tattoo artist skills and indulge your love of tattoos, the first things you need are great tattoo supplies. The quality of the supplies can make a huge difference to the tattoo art you come up with.

Let us go over some of the basic tattoo supplies you need so you can start creating beautiful and unique art for your clients or friends right away.

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Of course, the first thing you need if you want to create tattoos is the machine, popularly known as the tattoo gun. A tattoo needle is inserted into this tattoo machine, which is then dipped into the tattoo ink. Once the tattoo machine is powered by the tattoo artist, it pierces the skin to deposit the ink and voila! You have your tattoo!

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Needles that will pierce the skin should be of good quality and disposable. You should never use the same needle twice. You can use different needles that are used for shading and lining, thus creating different depths for the tattoo.

Ink

Tattoo ink is one of the most important elements of tattoo supplies. The ink is an important component because it is to be stored under the skin for the rest of the person’s life. Thus, it is important that the quality of the ink is up to par. Some of the reputable tattoo ink brands include Intenze Ink and Mother Ink.

Like most good tattoo brands, both Intenze ink and moms ink stock numerous ink colors and different size bottles between 4 and 8 ounces depending on what you need. You can also buy black light tattoo ink, which is only visible under black light – a great style statement for raves. Look for quality ink when shopping for tattoo supplies.

Flash art template and collection

Flash art is a drawing that can be created into more complicated tattoos. As a tattoo artist, you and your clients can use these flash arts to come up with new tattoo ideas. Or you can simply tattoo one of these flash arts on your client. There are thousands of varieties of flash tattoo art available and you are sure to find something that your client wants.

Once you’ve zeroed in on a design, the stencil will be used to create a copy of the design and then placed on the skin. The artist can use this template to draw the tattoo on the skin with his tattoo machine.

Power source

Since the tattoo machine cannot be powered by a battery, you will need an external power source that can be attached with a cable to the machine. The machine can then be turned on and off using a foot pedal, which is somewhat similar to a sewing machine in technique.

Other miscellaneous consumables

There are a number of accessories that you may need apart from these tattoo supplies. You can get gorilla grips for your tattoo machine that give you excellent grip so that you can create your tattoo in a flawless manner.

Disposable tubes are another thing you can get. They are made of plastic and are much lighter than steel tubes. Disposable tubes are much more hygienic. Other tattoo supplies you may need include sanitary gloves, petroleum jelly, disinfectants, and special tattoo furniture.