@haleytuckertattoo: Black is made of carbon. We are made of carbon. You NEED black as a skeleton for your tattoo. Do not misread this as color being bad. But if there’s no black in sight, you can kiss your $$ goodbye eventually! Just sayin #tattootok #tattootime #traditionaltattoo

sophia 🌷 :

yes! i’ve seen soooo many young artists specialize in highly detailed fine line tattoos and i just know they’re going to age so bad and it’s such a bummer

Gabrielle Perea :

And also fine line tattoos can hold if done well. Chicano style fine line has been around forever it’s not new to have people doing single needle tattoos- they just need to be applied well by someone who knows what they’re doing. American trad isn’t the only way

🫧 :

Bold will hold

Misa :

watercolor styles 😭 they look so nasty after 5 years

OOPSallberries :

Styles and desires are changing with the times. It’s 2026 now

Goldenhour Goods 🎱 Gabby :

bold will hold babyyyy

🎀Rachel Chico🎀 TATTOO ARTIST :

Ayala tattoo from Las Vegas is like thisssss

Holly Hawkins :

I don’t like color but when I was in my early 20’s I got a tattoo filled in with pink on the back of my neck and 15 years later the pink ain’t there. I’m actually happier with that.

Evelynne :

this book still sits in my station

Michael Sarao :

My mentor told me once that if you mess up the lining on a tattoo you might as well not even finish it.

chelseytattoos :

Every. Time.

Bradi 🌹 :

Tattooing is a medium, & the behavior of ink on skin should be considered in the design. Like I wouldn’t use watercolors for something that needs to be bold/graphic…

Rukes & Woozie 🐻 :

How do you feel about woodcut / engraving

sinville :

This is exactly why I still get compliments on my 14+ year traditional style (COLORED) tattoos. Ain’t nothing wrong with black & white if that’s your thing but my colored ones still look way better

Mik |Tattoo Apprentice| Boston :

love that you pulled out tattoo time! currently making my way through it for the first time

Merel Annemijn te Ra :

Do i want a tattoo? No. Did i stay for the history lesson? Yes😁

Bell :

Yeah this video is spot on and PERFECTLY delivered 🙏🏼🙏🏼

carla :

yup lol

hermanamonge :

I’ve always wondered about this as someone who doesn’t know anything about tattoos but really dig how they look 🤭💐💕

mikey :

so many apprentices nowadays aren’t given required reading. my mentor didn’t even give it to me, i took it upon myself to gain knowledge and learn information that they didn’t deem important. if we lose our history and our structure, we lose our craft. even the tattoos i’ve posted on here were apprentice tattoos, but my portfolio on instagram speaks for the fact that i know color and i know black. very , very well. this is huge, thank you for speaking for our industry, and advocating for clients.

creativeunicorn.jpg :

Bold and traditional forever

Brandon Posmoga :

Keith Eby Studios 😳

KorinthianzMomma :

bobby :

Wambulance alert 🚨