It's worth noting that none of the tattoos in this video were done by me. I don't have many photos of tattoos I've done that do a good job of showing what a blowout is so I just pulled some off of Google

I respect that you admitted how you learned by trial and error and blew out a line. If I ever get a tattoo, I'm coming to you. Thank you for your integrity.

smh my artist told me it's free background shading

The way you explain everything you talk about is very important to know before you receive a tattoo. You have help me with thinking about my next tattoos. Thank you

Can u please talk about tattooing over scars for your next vid

It’s so amazing to me how complicated tattooing truly is. But we love it though!!! Thanks for taking time to do these videos I can imagine how busy you are brother.

This video covers blow-outs so well! Thanks for clear, direct and simple speak. Very informative

Your voice is so amazing and calming, just sit here and soak in the knowledge

Love the honesty in this video. We all make mistakes and we learn from them. Much respect!

Just wanted to tell you that I love how you do your videos. I mean the little intro sentence, then your intro, and the presentation of what you're going to talk about with every step. It's so well organized, it's very satisfying! 😁 And f course very informative content well explained, what else could we ask for?

I love ur videos. It's making me think deeper about my next tat.

I love listening to you talk lol. It’s soothing 😅

Such helpful info. You answered all my questions, thank you.

Again really interesting, James! Thank you! I would appriciate a video on the ... let's call it psychological aspects of being a tattoo artist. E.g. how do you deal with the emotional impact of a client having a piece with a deep emotional meaning done (like death of a loved one etc.). And how do you (as the tattooer) deal with the fact that you are causing your clients substancial pain while you do your job. All the best from Germany!

Very informative, thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏

LOVE how you present your information. your a natural teacher \speaker.

Got my first tattoo last october and I watched a bunch of your videos before I got it and it made me very confident to undergo it :) . Thank you!

This explains so much my shoulder tat was blown out. I got Roman numerals when I turned 22 and didn’t know at that time about tats. It spread out and I never new why. Thank God I’ve learned over time. I now research tattoo artist and wait up to a year before even getting work done to watch there pictures and clients etc on instagram.

Love the vids man. Also love to see the growth!

Thanks for your honesty💪🏾

I had a tattoo done a few years ago (pre-covid, the tattooist was pregnant and wasn't able to finish it in the session time) and only just noticed how much thicker the lines have become, 2 weeks before my appointment to finish it with a new artist since the og (who just traced sth I designed) moved far away. thank you for the video! I hope my new artist can fix this without too much effort :')

Let’s get a video on how to coverups darker tattoos

Its a shame you are so far away from Munich. I would love to visit your shop in Person to get a Tattoo from you guys.

This is so informative. The guy that did my blow out was the owner and did tattooing for over 23 years. So there was no way I thought it would happen.

you're the one KZfaq channel that I'll "like" before I finish the video 😅

My first tattoo has a blow out, at first I thought it was a bruise while it was healing. It's on my upper, (inner) arm, which I heard is kinda common. Personally I don't mind it, my tattoos are colorful and i have blue skin near my tattoo. Eh, my tattoo is still rad.

My one and only tattoo has blowouts in some spots and flaked off in others. I got it when I was 16 and the tattooer just asked how old I was (I said 18) and didn’t ID me. I’m 29 now and I’ve always wanted more tattoos but I’ve been holding out to spend a lot of money on one from a GREAT artist.

Some tattooers with huge followings have blowouts in their fresh pictures, but no one seems to raise the issue. It's troubling when I really like their style but can't trust their technique 100% if I ever want to get a piece from them! It's great that you're educating people on this topic.

love your videos James, was wondering if you can make a video about your black and grey setup? what ink do you use? thanks in advance!!!

Great video James, found it extremely informative. Something I always notice in your videos, but especially this time, is the quality of your presentation skills. You do a great job, I definitely tried to take a page out of your book.

It’s deposited in the dermis layer. Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis/subcutaneous (i.e. below cutaneous/skin)

Still happens even after doing your research. I got a guy 15+ years experience and his portfolios looked great. Still got blowouts on both the pieces he did, which were around the collar bone. Fortunately, they are minor blowouts and I can get some black and gray background done to cover it.

Thank you for making this video

Good content and great information.

James the Dermis holds the ink, the second layer of skin.

I love how you’re so professional and knowledgeable but you’re like “tell them to fuck off” and “that shits gonna spread”. Lol I love your videos

Love your videos brother!!! Will you be at the Philadelphia tattoo convention?

I have a minor blow out on one of my letterings. I was like why is there minor smudging on one of the letters lol

I have a little blow out on my inner wrist tattoo. It’s still cute but the artist made a couple mistakes and it was simple design. Got a complicated cover up the other day and no blow outs or line mistakes. It was on the back of my neck though. Plus that artist probably has more experience

Informative video thanks

Great job explaining. I have a 20 year tatt vet that is pretty well respected tattoo me. He was shocked when 2 of my tattoos had blowouts from him. He hasnt left one on me since. I felt bad even showinf him but i trust his work which has always been immaculate. One of mine is in my ditch, so i feel like its my skin if anything

Great videos very informative. Could you plese do a video about weight fluctuation affecting tattoos. I have tattoos and want more on the torso sides under bust etc . But I am on many long term medications so I go from a size 0 to a 18 and back again over and over allso if I get pregnant in future I’m concerns about that so what would your advice be for people in that situation . Appoligies for spelling

James I want to see a video on what type of obligations a tattoo artist has after a deal is struck/agreed on as far as holding up there side of the deal so deposit is paid appointments are kept and artist has started with first needle poke? Should it come out the same?should it be as black as promised? Should it not be hazzy? Should their lines be clean? Spaces be even? No mistakes in the tattoo ECT.... All things leading up to the quality of what was talked about and them not milking the clock for biting off more then they can chew/ or past they're skill level? And what if it's not Turing out how the tattoo should? At what point should you say look it's not Turing out? Should you let the artist keep running with it trying to make it better? And why should the client pay for more if the artist can't deliver what was agreed or promised? Why should a client be at mercy for a artist to run up a clock because they don't have the skill set they say they do? At what point should you back out? Ask for a refund? Let the artist know your not happy? Not have to pay more for no delivery? And shouldn't the artist be confident in the hours quoted? Or price quoted? The client isn't the professional here what steps should they take after the job is started?

I have a serious question. My tats is 3 weeks old now and I've been putting lotion on it everyday before going to work. Is it still ok to continue putting lotion on it even though it is almost fully healed? Also, it is still itchy and tight sometimes. I wanna know how long do I need to put lotion or should I just leave it dry all the time and just do washing everyday? Your reply will be much appreciated.

I wasn't the smartest. I was at a tattoo convention, waiting for my artist to show (had booked him weeks in advance) and I was talking to another studio at the con. They could see I was thinking about getting some flash while waiting and talked me into getting some, one from each of them. These two guys were really nice and excited when I showed them what I wanted, and I sat down and let them tattoo my hands. Nothing huge, a triskelion and a hexagram on each of my hands. The triskelion turned out so fucking good, no raised lines, no blowout, healed perfectly. The hexagram on the other hand...it has blurry ass lines, some places where the shading didn't even take, lines missing in places and raised bumps in corners. I am so sad because I love the motive and placement and it's supposed to be part of a matching set so I don't just wanna cover it up. Do my warning is, don't get talked into flash if you're uncertain and just because one artist at a place is great doesn't mean all of them are.

Just stop by to hear him talk. This guy could literally talk about clouds and i'd still be on him.

It's official I'm coming to you for my tattoo when I'm 23

Great topic, I had some minor blowouts when using a new liner coil machine I bought...It turned out it was going too strong, probably built for bigger needles (as in American traditional) so me using it with 3rl wasn't the wisest Idea...I've learnt to deal with the machine and keep it low on strength, but I'm also saving for a fine lineworks one 😊 Thank you as always for your lessons!!

I love the way you say "tattoo".

I love your videos! They're super informative and not a lot of tattoo artists are willing to really talk about most topics you've covered. Can you give us your thoughts about tattoo copying? Thanks (:

Dude Yo.... I appreciate ya man, I enjoyed the vid alot and I learned more than what I knew, stay groovy Brother -=subbed to ya

Thank your for explaining what a Blow out tattoo is. I have a blow out tattoo on my inner arm.

I think your right about the liners, but part of the reason shading doesn't seem to cause blowouts is that the surface area of the needles is spread out on a mag. It's like a bed of nails, because they are spread out they just don't penetrate as far as easily. So it's way harder to accidentally go too deep.

I have a few blowouts, both happened with artists who were very experienced and they had done other work on me that there was no problem with. It's just a little haziness along a line, mostly I think I would be the only one who really noticed them. I am working on an American Traditional bodysuit. I guess that I just have accept that some blowouts will occur, however as I cover more and more skin, I think they will simply get lost and not be as noticeable as if I had just a few.

i once had a tattoo artist who was very heavy handed and made two of my tattoos have blow outs. they even scarred. i still love the design, but i want to get them to be altered so the blows outs and the scarring arent that visivble. should have done better research..

🙏 very informative

Getting tatted gives me life

for my first tattoo, i got a simple line work at a nearby tattoo shop. and when the guy started, it wasnt that bad. it wasnt even painful to say but he got to a certain spot, i was shaking bc of how bad the pain was. it was so painful but i just thought it was how sensitive my body is. its been a month & half since i got it, the whole tattoo has healed except that part. i talked to another tattoo artist and she said that he poked too deep and its having trouble healing. now im scared i’ll get a blowout and his lines werent even crisp.

no skin is created equal...even the best artists can experience blow outs

Cool that your u share your knowledge bro,

There are basically 3 skin layers. The top one is divided in another x layers (I could name them in german lol) and the bottom one is fat tissue so the middle one is the one where the ink shohld go.

Same with it literally needing touching up i got one 3 weeks ago it needs extremely touching up but the place i got it aint repsponding to facebook messages since i brought it up and asked how much the touch up will be as going to another place to get it touched up will more than likely charge for touching up another artists work thats new but tempting to do it myself but no doubt that one would be a bad idea esepcially with it being on the hand and not a clue how to tattoo

Can you pleaseeee talk about japanese tattoos!!!

I love this intro song lol

Love this video... I was also wondering about elevated tattoos. What causes them?

Just thinking of my pain I under go I'm even afraid to go back for blowout seriously because since I got my tattoo it have been 2 days and I'm seeing the blowout all around my tattoo alot

I myself have never had a blowout but I've had a friend who had a blowout and she was very upset cause it looked pretty bad and had to get something done around her piece to "cover" it up thank you for your knowledge like the other person said you should do one about tattooing scars

Can you do a video about burn victim scar cover up or major surgery scar cover up? Do medical tattoo artists have to do separate special training as scar tissue is so different?

I didn't know slapping tattoo could cause blowouts while healing. I used to slap my tattoos (gently) to stop the itch, but I will stop doing that now.

Thank you, really informative and interesting.♥️

If any of my friends tried to baptize my tattoos I'd baptize their face. Seriously tho, that's hilarious.

Where could i add you friend to ask you few questions i am interested in ? As far as i seen you are honest and expirienced tattooer and you could give me me maybe right answers because nobody could yet ?

Great video, I just got half of sleeve yesterday and like u said i'm trying to not move the tatto area but at work I have to move a lot, so I was thinking to wrap it with clingfilm during work while it heals, do you think that's okay?

Blow outs happen with most artist time to time during the beginning of careers and I agree light handed artist is the way to get tattoo cause if it's to light and falls out you can always add more ink and touch up but try touching up blowouts it's crazy 🤪

Well said

good job brother...

I recently had work done and there is a big needle drag in black ink through what should of been block orange colour. Its really noticable... how could they not notice what they did

How painful is lazer tattoo removal as you mentioned getting a tattoo to me felt like a cat scratch, is lazer removal very painful?

I'm super late to this video, but my most recent tattoo at the very end of the session one specific part hurt so bad, (its blackwork/geometric) I have a really high pain tolerance, none of my tattoos have ever hurt. I'm the kind of client that will literally be falling asleep during so I was confused why it hurt so much and felt so deep.., turns out a week or 2 later i noticed it blew out in that exact spot a lot. Sigh.

Does a fine-needle tattoo decrease the possibility of blowout?

I have a tattoo on my hand , it’s basically just line work and shading, the middle of the tattoo it’s kinda shiny . Lines aren’t visible. Is it possible for me to go back and tattoo over it again ?

I have different parts of my body tattooed. My inner forearms never had problems with anything, however I had to go back every time to retouch my sleeve and arms tattoos because the ink would come out. Three days ago I got my thigh tattooed and I think it's blowing out, it's looking bruised, a black shading that wasn't here yesterday, I'm freaking out a little

Love your videos! Question for you: getting a tattoo can be more or less painful given certain areas on the body, right? If you're familiar with Avatar: The Last Airbender, how painful would the airbending mastery tattoos be? Those go over the forehead and scalp, down the spine, down the triceps and forearms and backs of hands, down back of quads and onto shins, and onto tops of feet. Also, what is your favorite use of tattoos in fiction?

Please make a video about after care and what you recommend

2 things, number one I saw it suggested by someone else and I liked the idea about you including a tattoo/tattoos of the day in your videos. It could be pieces that you've done, other artists, or maybe your viewers sending them in. Number two I was wondering why tattoo artist never/rarely put their initials on their pieces? I mean I get it if someone wants a tattoo that says mom with a heart around it they don't want some random dudes initials there but serious tattoo artists probably tattoo pretty elaborate pieces frequently and it makes sense to put your signature on it. Also as weird as it sounds now, I think if it was common it would not be considered so. I mean someone can paint someone a portrait of their loved one or whatever and put their initials on it without it being weird, just a matter of what the norm is I think.

Do think #10 style "bugpin" liner needles would be easier to cause blowouts?

Getting my first tattoo the end of January on my ribs - mostly linework. Is there anything as a client that I might do that could accidentally cause a blowout like involuntary flinching? I'm fully set on location and aware of the commonality of high pain for ribs.

Even the best artists sometimes make blowouts i think it happened to me

Ok im a new sub and I want to know why every now and again my older tattoos will swell and itch?

I. Happy to say I've never blown out any lines

I noticed sometimes with pulling lines I might have to make another pass, I try to be a bit more light-handed. Can that cause blowouts or keloids? Or could it be from how I run my machine? I run it at 8 volts for lines

i went and got another tattoo yesterday with the same guy who did my first one and the first has a blow out which i don’t mind but i was the first one that he has had with it but he did offer for me to come back in sometime and line it again and another guy said to use cocoa butter and rub in

I’m practicing on my self just to figure how to tattoo at my and I’m saving all my money to get a apprenticeship

I have a blow out on my tattoo is there any way I can cover it up?

Got tattoo is 8 days ago som parts are black now its pealing some black parts i see its coming nice but there's one little part on the bottom that it pealed and looks cloudy blue..ish is it normal? Should i be worried?

just wondering have you ever done a video on ink rejection? and how some skin doesn't accept the ink very well. I had one of my chest pieces heal really bad and it was almost immediate are my tattoo artists finished the piece the tattoo just started pushing this clear liquid from the whole tattoo. it scabed and scared really bad took a look lil over a month to heal. I will say my artist made up for it and fixed it and gave me some free work as well.

I went to a shop to get a quote on a finger tattoo, they said they wouldnt recommend it because the fingers always lead to blowout :/

Did you change your lighting setup or visited a spa? You kinda glowing in this video (in a good way)

My psalm tattoos are ruined from going too deep they got literal holes in them I was scared that they were infected because of cheap ink or something because they are really hard and raised. It rejected a lot of the red ink. I really would like to fix it but not sure.

I noticed the blow out almost immediately. I still like my tattoo but that part of it is kind of sad. At least I know my theory of what happen was on point. It's a learning experience.