AboutThe GYPSY - Professional Tattoo Artist and Body Piercer Expertise I can accept questions on proper tattooing and piercing procedures, including but not limited to, licensing, sterilization, studio promotion, safety, what to look for in an artist/studio, aftercare, apprenticeship, studio management and proper design/piercing placement. I can also rate artistic quality. We also can answer questions on tattoo/piercing resources, ie; books, videos, studios and artists/piercers. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE ASKING YOUR QUESTION: I will NOT answer "How To" questions. If you want to know how to tattoo or pierce do the right thing and seek out a formal apprenticeship. Tattooing and piercing are not a "Learn On Your Own" professions. ALSO: Please DO NOT ask me about tattoo or piercing prices. Rates vary from region to region. You will need to check with studios in your area for their current rates.
Experience
Past/Present clients I tattoo/pierce over 1200 people per year. Multiply that by 31 years and I have tattooed and/or pierced approx. 37,200 people.
The GYPSY founder of Skin Art Creations Tattoo Emporium® is a State of Kansas licensed Tattoo & Piercing Artist & Trainer and has been in the Tattoo & Piercing Industry since 1976. He is a Professional Member of APT (Alliance of Professional Tattooist), and has taken and passed the APT Tattoo Mastery Test. His formal art training and experience has helped him win numerous awards both Nationally and Internationally. The GYPSY's art has been exhibited in museums World wide, including the Smithsonian. He has also appeared on television, documentaries, albums, radio talk shows and in numerous magazines. Along with his Wife Debbie they have developed and maintained numerous projects including resource and shopping sites. WE INVITE YOU TO VIST THESE SITES: www.ubtat2d.com - www.ablazable.com - www.emerald-city.us - www.sekpress.net - www.freaky-links.com and www.pluribusunum.net
Question Hi - I have 7 tattoos, all had white ink used, and I take white ink very well (PH balance). I recently decided to get an all white tattoo after seeing many pictures of sucessful all white ink (look more like brands than tattoos) and had it done in a prominent place on my forearm. The artist used the normal, dark blue supposedly dissolvable stencil, and the tattoo turned out a horrible muddy blue color! After two months, it still didn't look healed (still looked very "wrinkley"), so he refilled it, this time with no stencil. It's been 6 days since, and it still looks blue! Has he screwed me up permanently? Thanks!
Answer Lisa,
This is exactely why white should only be used as a mixer or highlight and not a prominant color. Because tattoo pigment is applied darkest to lightest by the time white is applied the ginseng violet stencil as all but been wiped away. Tattoo pigment is translucent and darker colors always show through lighter colors. By tattooing over a fresh stencil the white picked up the violet color and changed its pigment consistency ie; a color (violet) was mixed with a nuetral (white) to create a new color. The tattoos that you may have seen that were all white all have the same thing in common; They won't last and they were done without using a ginseng violet stencil. You have a blue tattoo now and there is really not much that can be done about it except to have it removed with laser treatment or covered with another design.
I hope this has been of some help to you. If I can be of any further assistance please let me know.
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