Thanks to the lessons my instructos taught me here at TATTS.

Luis Sotelo

Today I tattooed my first piece on a live person. It took me a few tries to get it right, but with the guidance of my instructors, I was able to pick it up fairly quickly and gain confidence in what I was doing. There were a lot of thing going through my mind as I was tattooing my friend Ana, who volunteered to . . . → Read More: Thanks to the lessons my instructos taught me here at TATTS.

Today was a lot better…

Roman M: Redemption time. Today was a lot better it looked like I knew what I was doing, color blending, shading, and packing. I corrected my mess up and proved to myself that I will always rise above my lack of self confidence. I enjoyed the day and Rick was a lot of help and thankful that he was here and thought me what he knows, even . . . → Read More: Today was a lot better…

Shading came much more natural to me…

Meg C. Today was a DEFINITE improvement! Granted I came in at the ass-end of a cold, but I wasn’t feeling too confident. Shading came much more natural to me than lining. shading had a similar feel to using an actual pencil, and having the web layout for our first shading piece was a great pick.

This is a great learning environment…

Luis Sotelo

Today we went over on how to properly tune a machine. We went over the different parts of a tattoo machine, how they work, and what to listen for when tuning it. We also had the opportunity to practice on dead pig skin, and we learned the correct way of lining a stencil we placed on the pig foot. It was a very fun, and . . . → Read More: This is a great learning environment…