Tattoo Tips & Tricks

How to Draw

with Dave Nestler

Lettering 101

with Uncle Tim

Larry Brogan’s

Tricks of the Trade

Tattoo Art 101

with Madame Lazonga

• Lesson 1 - Getting Started
• Lesson 2 - Choosing a Subject
• Lesson 3 – The Eyes
• Lesson 4 - The Famous Nestler Pencil Twirl
• Lesson 5 - Teeth
• Lesson 6 - Hair
• Lesson 7 - Hands
• Lesson 8 - Hills and Valleys
• Lesson 9 – Textures
• Lesson 10 – Composition
• Lesson 11 – Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
• Lesson 12 – Now You See It…
• Lesson 13 – Just Indicate it
• Lesson 14 – Using a Camera
• Lesson 15 – Better to Trace You, My Dear

• Lettering 101
• Play Day
• 3-D Beveling
• Arching
• Fun with Blocking
• Circus Lettering
• Casuals
• Cursive
• The Art of Squinting
• A Good Reason to Get Tattooed
• Tattoo Shop Pricing
• To Letter or Not to Letter: That is the Question
• The Rock Star Syndrome
• The Right Way To Run a Tattoo Shop

• Disposable vs. Steel Tubes
• The Eye Loop
• Building a Solid Portfolio
• Mixing Ink in the Cap
• Scheduling Appointments
• Developing A Style
• Affixing Needle Bar to
  the Armature Bar
• Making Stencils with a Thermofax Machine 
• Mapping Out Large Scale Tattoo Projects
• A Lightbox Makes Tracing Easy
• Detailed Hand-drawn Stencils
• Convention Booth Set-up #1
• Convention Booth Set-up #2

• The Power of Color
• Running an Ethical Business
• The San Francisco Years
• The King of Surrealism
• Tattooing and Myth
• For People Seeking to Become
  a Tattoo Artist
• Tattooing and the Feminine
• Collaborating with Clients for Large Work
• Everyone’s Skin is Different
• The Use of Color on Darker Skin
• The Importance of Being a Tattoo Artist
• Modern-day Tattoo Rituals