2007-07-17 18:05:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
The deodorant stick is only used by the "good 'ole boys" that won't give up bad habits. Professional artists do not use these. Most use green soap or an antiseptic solution. There are some new products on the market to transfer stencils but I think they will be short lived.
It is not carbon paper, fyi.
2007-07-18 01:33:04 · answer #1 · answered by tatt_bratt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some use carbon paper. This is where the design is copied onto one layer of paper, over a sheet of carbon paper. The design of the tattoo is then on the underneath of this paper. Once the skin is cleaned and prepared a little solution is applied to the skin and this transfer is pressed on to the area. This leaves a bluey-purple print of the tattoo design on the skin which the artist then draws over with the needle.. Other artists will have a special pen that they use to freehand a design on to the skin, making any alterations as they go. Again they then tattoo over the lines. Really good artists can just tattoo straight on to the skin if you trust them enough, my artist did that for me because he wanted to suprize me with my rib cage tattoo.
2016-04-01 09:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First its thermal paper not carbon paper. Second green soap works but speed stick works better. It smears less and the transfer stays longer than with green soap.
2007-07-18 06:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by timothy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most use a deodorant stick. Right Guard seems to be a popular choice. It seems odd, I know, but it is true.
2007-07-17 18:34:46 · answer #4 · answered by irun5k 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋