As a professional tattooer, I can safely say this is all very sound advice on how to use your liners more to your advantage. I would like to add though, the voltage depends on your machine, or if you're using cartridges or standard needles on bars. Even if you prefer to run your machines fast, always start out low voltage and slow using liners as shaders. Take your time and be mindful of your needle depth and dwell time in the skin. Its real easy to chew up skin using liners as shaders if you're not careful.

Your the first artist I’ve heard talk about breathing. Idk about holding your breath but I found that takeing a deep breath then lowering my shoulders and makeing sure I’m relaxed has been an absolute game changer. I’m a pretty shaken person but with this trick I could be a brain surgeon😤😎

Yesss this is all stuff I had to pick up through trial n error + internet advice scattered among bad advice and THIS is the type of things that helped my lines sm. Love how you’re thorough and fast pace!

Being a professional Tattoo Artis myself, have to say, Its all Very nice structured and for sure will help a lot of People struggling with this technique. Thumbs up my Man. 👌

You’ve scored your self a new subscriber. Very pertinent information and straight to the point!

This video was great! One of the most useful and informative! Especially the examples of voltage and stippling! Thank you ❤

Amazing video dude. Very helpful! Don’t forget guys you can even stipple shade as low as 3.1-3.3 volts

Earned a new subscriber, I needed this bad

Great video. That ring finger technique. Never would have thought of that 🤙🏻

Just subbed to your channel your two videos I watched already taught me a lot more than I thought I knew. I’m still trying to get a grasp on shading still. My outlines are great. I’ve been practicing the shading but this is going to help me a lot more!

Best videos out there, thanks

The pinky thing is what I do used to do often. Works like gold

Just found this and its one of the best well put together most information videos on tattooing I've seen I immediately subscribed and everyone reading this should too

I’m grateful for the lesson. Thank you.

I loved the way you explain. I got it I really got it. Thanks subscribed and really the bell.

Great video,Thank you! So much helpful information delivered in a clear and easy way to understand. Thank you!

I like how short and right to the point your videos are. Definitely got a subscriber 👍

So far - it was Quicker n u do say it in n understanding way - in each artist there will be a drifrent way 2 do what most effective- great lower voltage meaning of taking it 2 a standard solution of art / HIGTHER means a roughing way - there has 2 be thinking n experience in those moments--- just great 2 see 💢💢💢🌟

having learned this 25 yrs ago it is great you can find some good solid examples still. i prefer to use coils myself my wife prefers rotary as her style is more nu school and mine old.keep it up nice info!

One of the most helpful videos I've seen. Thank you sir.

Talking about the holding breath thing, I used to be a welder and used this technique when doing small precise passes and I just gave myself my first tattoo the other day and realized I was holding my breath a lot of the times. Funny to see that it translated over to tattooing haha

Thank you this was realy helpful

One of the best helpful tattoo videos on youtube!

Nice video, it definitely gives you a few more techniques to think about and kind of confirms one or two things I’ve been picking up on just by messing around on practice skins

thank you so much!! showed great techniques in a very short video!!! keep it up bro

Appreciate the breakdown and technique example.

Solid info and excellent art, keep it up!

Thanks for the information 👍

This is amazing content You even answer certain Questions that’s hard to search I’m glad I can’t across your channel I’m subscribed now

Keep them coming bro very helpful video I really like ur style and Thts wat I’m aiming for

Thank you so much for the game. Awesome work.

Thanks for sharing this 🙏

Your video was Excellent. Thanks

Awesome quick video, thanks!

Thank you so much for this video, I have been trying to understand how to the the stippling effect and couldn’t find it, thankfully KZfaq referred me this video, I liked and subscribe, hope to see more of these videos

Awesome advice! Very helpful 👍 Thank you!!

Very helpful thanks.

Just subbed! Loved the video! Can’t wait to apply what I learned

Thanks for the tips bro

Great video man👌

Thank you so much!! This is really helpful 😊

Informative, thanks brother 💪🏾

This was a very informative video! Thank you! I am learning shading techniques so this was definitely helpful.

Woah, been following you on Instagram for a minute now. I did not know you had a KZfaq!😳 This will be extremely helpful for me!

tnhks my man ! saludos desde argentina !! great video.

Great video!

Just found your channel thanks u have good stuff to help us

Bro 🔥 vid so much info thanks I really appreciate you and I'm sure everyone else does too

Thanks bro!!

I personally like my lining on 7,5 to 9 volts, on some colors i use even 10,5 volts, just on white i go down to around 6 to 7. (depending on the skin of the customer i use a "Kwadron Equalizer Pen" most of the time. if i want harder line i use my coil on around 8,5 to 11 volts)

Awsome video. I appreciate the info

Cuantos grey wash haces,????me encantó el resultado

Man made a perfect circle with no effort gooooot damn

it was very helpfull thanks

Thank you!

Very good video mate thanks a million 🔥🔥🔥

Love this content very useful 👌

Gracias nero ❤️

Bro best vieos on tattooing on KZfaq

Perfect circle ⭕️

Excelente gracias

Doing the Lord's work! 🤙 Much appreciated!

I shouldn’t have laughed that hard when you said DO A LINE 😂😂

I love learning from others techniques.

Nice video man! Keep it up 👍🏻 would like to see even more videos about smooth shading with curved mags, and what type of mags you are using 🙏🏽

subbed, thank you

What kind of ink do you use?

Thanks!

You're great, this is very helpful :D would you like to give some insight about color shading/packing some day? 🙏 I'll come and see more, all the best for you ✨

Thanks

Awesome info you have a New Follower 🤟👍

How do I become a tattoo artist

i like you teaching sir

You’re doing Gods work. Need more of this!!

I was going to ask you how can i go about getting sum tattoo design done i am in Jamaica

Hello from Romania:)🤘which tattoo machine is very good for lining?:) Thanx

You’re bringing Great Value to the table to the noobs like me 👍🏽 plus you explain with detail. Thank you from Tx

Hi great video what is the stroke on your machine?

The only thing I struggle with at this point is riding the perfect depth. But I'm getting better at it with practice.

Very helpful video, thank you! May I ask which fake skin you are using?

Well just cut your KZfaq channel trying to find out how to tattoo I'm trying to get all the parts that I need to to learn how to tattoo love to know what you use and where to go to get skins that your tattoo to practice on I don't know where to get them or the you pick up your just these things at so if you do know any of where to get these things could you please do tell me I would love to know just like I said just barely starting off barely getting my machine and really looking into all the tools that I would need so please if you do have any good information for me please let me know where to at work to look at to find all the tools that I need to build Minecraft

Tattoo parlor very cool. Movie tattoos Awesome.

so would you say stipple shading better than smooth shading Ive been learning smooth

Nice..

Man we need to link up. I'm here in Mesa and have been slinging ink for a while now. Not many brown artist like ourselves out here in the Valley.

4:20 When you said you dont pull your lines, does that only apply to realism tattoo‘s or to all lines in general?

I’m just curious how you like the Critical AtomX, and if you’ve used the cx2r? I’m tryna decide between the two

i naturally hold my breath lol it’s just something i was naturally doing from the start

I've used coil machines all my life. Some months ago I bought a rotary and I always wondered if my technique was wrong, because when I mix shades of opacity, it always leaves dots. Something that doesn't happen with my coil ones... But I see your practice runs always leave those dots too. Is this something that "comes along" with rotary machines? If anyone knows, I'm glad to read

Wat kind of a machine are u running, coil or rotary?

What about the stroke? Which one will be better for this technique?

Does changing the voltage just change the RPM?

Professionals don't give tricks of the trade away. You're just creating more competition. Learn the proper way people!

Always wondered..How do tattoo artists follow a line closely when there’s the blob of ink in the way? I can’t wrap my head around this lol

WHEN U ARE DOING SHADING ARE UR SHADING INK DIFFERENT THEN DARK 🌑 FILLING

Cool

I dont hv a visa to travel

awesome. do you have a tattoo shop, if so where?

We’re u buy that tattoo paper from and how much ?

Definitely something that isn't taught. For years I was told that using a liner in this way was wrong.