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Beginning Tattooing - The Underground Manual by [Hermit]

Beginning Tattooing - The Underground Manual Kindle Edition

by Hermit (Author)

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The comprehensive illustrated (ebook) manual for aspiring tattoo artists.

• Build Your Own Tattoo Machine
• How Professional Tattoo Machines Work
• The Differences Between Liners and Shaders
• How to do Tattoos
• Essential Health Practices
• How To Make and Apply Stencils
• Links to Free Tattoo Flash
• The Best Places to buy Tattoo Supplies
• Lots More!!
• Approx. 200 Kindle pages
(Depends on your chosen font size)
• 50+ photos and diagrams.

MAKE YOUR OWN ROTARY TATTOO MACHINE using simple, readily-available household items. Full instructions in this incredible new ebook, fully illustrated throughout with photos and diagrams.

The information tattoo artists don't want you to know (true - I've received threats for selling this ebook). I have been tattooing for more than 25 years. I started, like many, with a rotary tattoo machine, which I bought from a supplier in America.

You may have noticed that most tattooists will not give out information about their craft. Getting a start in tattooing has always been difficult. Ironically, most of those older tattooists who insist that you must not start tattooing without serving an apprenticeship, themselves learnt the hard way - trial and error, working out what works and what doesn't, tattooing themselves and any of their friends who were game to give them a go.

If you really want to be a tattooist, then you will find a way. Here's my thoughts on the subject, and all the info you need to get started. Buy this ebook, and you could be building your own tattoo machine in just a few minutes. Start your first tattoo today!!

You'll learn about:
• A Brief History of Tattooing
• Skin Physiology
• Before You Start Tattooing - complete preparation
• Tattoo Equipment (Coil Type Tattoo Machines, Rotary Type Tattoo Machines, Power Supply, Foot Pedal, Autoclave)
• Inks and Pigments, obtaining inks, mixing pigments and carrier fluid
• Needles and Needlebars
• How Tattoo Machines Work
• Health Practices
• The Customer Appointment
• Preparing the Skin
• Where to Position the Tattoo
• Making a Stencil
• Applying the Stencil
• Position of the Customer Whilst Tattooing
• Position of the Tattooist
• Tattooing Technique
• The Customer's Pain Response
• Reaching a Professional Standard
• Care of the Tattoo
• Make Your Own Tattoo Machine
• Improving Your Tattoo Machine and Wiring
• The “Old School” Tattooists Alphabet
• Flash - links to free and purchaseable Tattoo Designs
• Links to Tattoo Sites of Interest, Web Resources

A Wealth of Information and Art at Your Fingertips!

Our ebook will give you the knowledge to start tattooing with confidence. It will also tell you how to make your own rotary tattoo machine for just a couple of dollars using common household items - with photos and diagrams to make it crystal clear.

We want to be sure that you are getting great information, and great value for money.

Length: 116 pages

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File Size: 1988 KB
Print Length: 116 pages
Publisher: Hermit's Ebooks; 2.01 edition (January 29, 2013)
Publication Date: January 29, 2013
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00AUHWWIG
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Lending: Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported

Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,762 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #175 in Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Body Art & Tattoo
- #389732 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks

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Midnight

Gotta start somewhere!

October 3, 2014

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If you don't know anything about tattooing, this book is a good introduction to the subject. Tells how to run your business, and that is important. If you want to learn to draw tattoo art, get a book about art. This is how to make a living without making a lot of very expensive mistakes.

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GabeOz

Bare Basics

September 16, 2013

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Bought on a whim one late night to use as a quick reference on my Kindle and wish I hadn't now. I did give it three stars because it could be a very useful book for the 'very' young beginners who are pretty clueless. I'm far, far, far from professional as I've never apprenticed and have only tattooed myself, my mother (ex-nun & accidental coke shorter.. long story but awesome lady) and one paying customer but as inexperienced as I am, I found very little useful information. All the information contained in this book would readily be available via a quick internet search of "How to tattoo". My biggest complaint (if only there were truly useful info. in the book) would be that the ebook has no linked table of contents for quick navigation.. though considering the lack of useful information, this doesn't much hamper the reader. In short, save your money and rely instead on internet searches.

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Wolfridersfla

Five Stars

July 20, 2017

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as described ... very informative

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RfhenWulf

Five Stars

January 21, 2015

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Very, very, helpful for the beginner, and unintroduced!

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Tom Agnetti

Very Informative

January 27, 2013

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Since I could not find much on the specifics of tattooing I found this to be invaluable. I have taken ink to a willing grapefruit and this book helped a lot. I have been an artist for over 25 years and always had an interest in tattooing, but due to my lack of knowledge or access to a local shop had never had the confidence to press forward trying to apply my love for art to this technique.
I will say after being discouraged by many sites and individuals and their insistence that the wizardry craft of tattooing not be disclosed to mere mortals, unless I apprentice like Harry Potter or something and scrub their toilets and sweep while learning, I was very pleased to find a resource like this available to a 40 something looking to learn the specifics of tattooing.

Thanks for all the info.

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Melissa

Good one

May 10, 2015

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Good read for a starter

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S.Augustson

Beginners need this book!

July 15, 2016

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well written and lots of good information for the beginner.

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Chelsea

Four Stars

December 27, 2016

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Very Informative

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Most recent customer reviews

Good read for a beginner like myself and learning how to build a different type of machine.

i enjoyed the information provided in this book. I was offered an apprenticeship, it's just too far away.Read more

Published 1 year ago

Kindle Customer

Tattooing

I gave is ebook a five star rating because this author has earned it. I did learn allot about tattooing and what it takes to become an artist in this field.Read more

Published on July 28, 2015

mike

One Star

This book is filled with questionable information

Published on June 19, 2015

Amazon Customer

don't bother

A manual will not help you learn to tattoo like I saw earlier, this book technically is training someone to be a criminal, as tattooing in most states is illegal.Read more

Published on February 23, 2015

T. Bruce Tyndall

Great advice

As an aspiring tattoo artist, I learned a lot of good tips reading Hermit's books. Really goes in to details about a lot of things I've had questions on.Read more

Published on January 7, 2014

TALITHA B. DUFFEY

Basic

If you plan on tattooing, with a BIC and a sharpie. Go for it.. some good recommended links. otherwise save your money for a kit and some melons. T.Duffey

Published on November 17, 2013

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