When you are ready, after all necessary cleaning of tattoo area, the artist will first use a stencil to get the impression of the design on the tattooing area. Then he brings the inking gun into action to apply the ink outline. The tattoo artist must know well how deep into the skin the needle has to be pierced while applying the …show more content…
To create the outline over the stencil, the tattooist uses a single-tipped needle and a black ink. Mostly, the artist is found to start from the right bottom and gradually work upwards, so that the newly laid stencil outline doesn't get smudged while cleaning excess ink.
After finishing the outline he starts with the shading. The tattoo area is cleaned with soap and water and then the artist uses a thicker ink of a color of his choice or sometimes even black. Now a variety of needles are used to create even and solid lines. If the shading is done improperly, it can result into shadowed lines along with excessive pain and also the healing may get delayed.
Then the finishing includes laying of colors. It is done by overlapping each line of color to bring an create a solid, even look. The tattooist will mend, if there have been any uneven areas due to color lift-out during healing process. Otherwise the tattoo will look