MORE PIGSKIN TATTOO

I used to practice on pigskin and I did quite a few. There are variations on the pigskin like some are easy to prick and most of them I would say are thick. I had a hard time tattooing these tough pigskins but I think it’s still good training because I learned that some humans have tough skins too.





It’s good to practice on pigskin because it’s the closest you can get to human skin.

It’s still different on humans because you cannot take out the thought that you’re pricking the skin of this person and this makes you nervous but once you start, the tension goes away.





One thing I would say is that it really helps when you’re starting to tattoo, to ink pigskins first before you do it on humans. I never tried the oranges and the artificial skin that you can get at tattoo sites because I’m satisfied with the pigskin.

I never believed in what some tattoo artists say to ink yourself before you learn. They say it’s some kind of initiation but that’s kind of dumb for me. Tattooing is a universal artform and it should not be confined. You can go around this by going to an oriental store and get a slab of pigskin.

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