It is said that most tattoo artists tattooed themselves before tattooing their clients. Especially In the old days, they had to tattoo themselves before they were set loose their customers. You could go to tattoo shops and ask those old-timer tattooists to see the inside of their left leg or right leg (depends on which hand they use) and you will see some scratches of color tests and other experiments. The advantage of tattooing yourself is you are able to completely anticipate when the line started and stopped and you could tattoo whatever you want with less cost. However, there are also disadvantages to tattooing yourself, actually, unless you are really a professional tattoo artist, tattooing yourself is a bad idea since you may not objective to the pain so that you couldn’t control your tattoo pen going deeper or not. It is always better to ask others to tattoo you if you really want to tattoo yourself, there are 3 things you need to consider before starting your tattoo on your body.
The needles used in the two machines are different. The traditional tattoo machine has a long needle handle and a relatively short needle. The needle of the tattoo pen is short and convenient to replace, and the price is slightly expensive. Both machines have their own advantages and disadvantages. The traditional machine is well controlled by needle coloring, and the light color transition is natural. It is easy to master traditional large-area coloring. The disadvantage is that it is troublesome to change the needle and adjust the machine, the machine is too heavy, so it is not easy to control, and it is divided into two machines, secant and fogging. At least two or more machines are needed to work. The tattoo pen has stronger strength in piercing the skin as there is no shrapnel buffer. It is easy to have needle marks in light colors. It requires a certain skill and time to adapt. However, the body is light and easy to change needles. An excellent tattoo pen can be used in a variety of styles. Tattoo pens are also predicted to be the future trend of tattoo tools. After all, the tattoo pen is relatively easy to operate and improves work efficiency.
