What kind of needle do you use to color in a tattoo?

Answer 1

The flat needle groupings are great shading needles. These needle groupings are all straight in a row and lay tightly together. They can be used for filling in solid color or can be used for applying unique artistic techniques (for example waves or clouds).

Answer 2

if u dont know this then dont even pick up a tattoo gun but ohwell its ur body so %^&* it well you see the round needles are made foor outlining a tattoo ohhh and use outlining ink not regular black ink and the needles that are more apart and not round are the shading needles ohh and use only shading black ink not regular black ink but with shading neeedles you can use any depending on the size of ur shading spot just look at the needles and you will see

This is best left to the pro's, but i will try to explain it. As with the answer from above, this is only partly true. You can't use any sort of black ink to shade with, unless you really are that good. The best needles i have found to shade with are round shading needles or small flat needles. I hope this answers this for you.

Seriously, I'm no tattoo artist to tell you that that this is one of the many things you have to find out on your own. Learning to tattoo is about watching, looking at fine details, finding out information online...many other things. The best would be for a professional tattoo artist to do it for you. You will pay but at least you know it will be right. Laser tattoo removal is even more painful and expensive. Try to find an apprenticeship at a local shop, start getting together a portfolio with drawings of all kinds of medians and what ever other art you do, if it's too big, take a picture of it. I have practiced on my self. The first was a bummer, lucky it wasn't so horrible that I could fix it later on. But if you must know...A round shader or RS is for shading tight spots where a flat shader can't go in. A flat shader is good but if your going to do a big tattoo then you move to the magnums. There are magnum 1's and 2's (M1, M2) These come in a variety of sizes the biggest being 15 (I think). Size depends on the number which depends on the groupings of the needles. Tighter the groupings the more solid the line. The wider the more shaded effect. Try to order one of each so you can see and learn the difference between them. There are sites that can sell you about 40 with you being able to tell them which ones you need. I've managed to learn on my own watching friends mess up and do good, lots of YouTube videos....LOTS....(You can't trust one), I have practiced on myself, husband, and another guinea pig who is well aware that I am not a professional but I do take seriously pathogens and sanitation, New Needles every time with disposable grips! If your interested don't ask and look it up for yourself. I really trying for an apprenticeship, but where I live there are only about 3 shops 5 to 15 mins away and 2 more about 35-40 mins away. And people are fighting over them! If you live in a city, your LUCKY! But be super careful...blood isn't a game and serious health issues can arise from improper handling and disposing of bio hazards!!!!

Answer 3

It's all relative to the size of the piece that you are doing. You would use anything from a 5 Round Shader to a 14 Round shader in the instances of small areas…and anywhere from a 14 RS to quite possibly even upwards of a 25RS for larger areas. If you are looking for smooth saturation, a lot of artists prefer rounds to mags, but it's up to you. You could also use anywhere from a 7 Mag to even possibly a 34 Mag. Keep in mind that you want to do as little trauma to the skin as possible, so consider this when choosing your needle. The less trauma that you do to the skin, the less it will hurt to the client, and the faster it will overall heal.

Answer 4

You can use many types of needles for colouring a tattoo, just depends on the layout and space you have to work with and the effect you are going for. If its a tribal piece you may use a round 5, 7 or larger shader depending on the size of the stripes etc. Small circles done with a round shader will give good coverage. For shading areas use a magnum needle instead of a flat needle to avoid slicing the skin if you are not used to doing tattoos on people. Practice on synthetic skin and pigskin to get the gist well ?BEFORE you even consider scratching a person. Follow hygiene practices and research and or get an apprenticeship.

Answer 5

13RM, 15RM neddles suit for my works, esp for smooth and even greys.

must me low curved config magnums, like fan brush, but lower curve.

For better result, Soft Edge Magnums are better and little more expensive than regular needles.

just forget about regular magnums, these are harder to archive smooth and large areas of black or grey tones.

Answer 6

For most of the fill that you will do with a lot of tattoos of normal size, a 15 Mag will do the job nicely, but this is not to say that you can do everything with a mag. For a lot of tattoos, you will find that using Round Shaders of varying size will be the right tool for the job, especially if you want really smooth saturation in your piece. As I've said in the past, when I was learning how to tattoo, I was told to think of tattoo needles like paint brushes…the rationale being essentially that different sizes and shapes of needles will give you different overall results, and depending on the size of the piece, the configuration of the needles and the amount of them will change. You want to push in as much ink as you can without doing too much trauma to the flesh, which will give you the best results possible.

Answer 7

That all depends what you are trying to do. A lot of basic tattoos will have the line work done first and then the fill (obviously). So, you would first start with a liner needle and then switch to either a Rounded Shader or a Mag Shader depending on what you are doing. In the case of portrait tattoos, the same rules apply to a degree, but portrait tattoos, when done well, will have VERY little linework in them. For the most part with tattoos, you will build it up gradually with a Mag or a Round Shader needle, and ONLY use a Liner where you need very precise detail, such as; eyelashes, pupils, strands of hair, etc. If you use too many hard lines in a portrait, the painterly approach to them will be lost and it will then start to look too much like a cartoon.

Answer 8

Bugpin needles r the best.... Usually an 11 mag....