I started to watch Miami Ink a month ago and since then fallen in love with tattoos and the idea of tattooing. I have been drawing and sketching since I was young and decided to try and set up on my own. I'v bought everything that I need but I'm having a few problems setting the machine up. Any advice would be very welcome on how to set it up correctly.
Thanks Roz

hay i am glad you found your love for tattos but i think you should follow the foot steps of yogi be for diving in at the deep end. i think most people will agree with me. its not a dig at you dude but draw some more find your footing. you might be a good artist but take your time

Hey Roz. Unfortunately i would have to agree with rollend, why not see if you can find a succesful artist near-by that would be willing to take you in and show you the ropes?
I have 14 years of learning under my belt but even with that it can still be hard sometimes.
If you are still intent on giving it a go i have a small tip for you, DONT tattoo anyone other than yourself no matter what they tell you. Not even if its your best friend because if something goes wrong and you give them an infection they can sue you for it. If they are true friends they would not try to get you to tattoo them until you have been trained and feel comfortable with a gun and are capable of completing the work cleanly and safely.
As rollend said, this isnt a dig at you its just to let you know to be careful, you dont want to be shutdown before youve even started.
If you have anymore questions you can email me direct. Ojephcott8@aol.com

Howstuffworks.com has a good article on tattooing... shows how the machines all go together with a video. ( go to howstuffworks.com and search for tattoo)

Be careful though, dont just start tattooing real people, do some dead animals first and get a propper opinon of a professional artist before you start on people...

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Originally posted by Roz:
I started to watch Miami Ink a month ago and since then fallen in love with tattoos and the idea of tattooing. I have been drawing and sketching since I was young and decided to try and set up on my own. I'v bought everything that I need but I'm having a few problems setting the machine up. Any advice would be very welcome on how to set it up correctly.
Thanks Roz

Roz, good luck with your new found career. don't let everyone scare you. all tattoo artists have to start somewhere and very few have have every recieved an appenticeship. learn all you can, get tattooed and ask questions, and continue drawing. superior tattoo equipment has a new tattoo artist's guide they are working on. almost finished, maybe next week. contact karen@superiortattoo.com and see if you can get an advanced copy. good luck