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Tattoo Set-Up: Power Supply Parts, Setting Voltage, Workstation Set-Up, Stencil Appication

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 I. Power Supply     A. Safety First: Read the manufacture's manual     B. Parts          1. Power Switch          2. Voltage Dial          3. Voltage Display          4. Dual Switch (certain models allow for more than one machine to be connected)          5. Duty Cycle (ideal setting: 50%)               1) It is the percentage of time that the machine is on               2) It  determines how long the needle is in the skin               3) With coil machines it is the percentage of time that the contact screw touches the front spring          C. Setting up the Power Supply          1. Plug clip cord and foot pedal into the correct jacks        ...
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Modern Tattoo Styles

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 I. Traditional Style      A. "Old School", "American Traditional", "Classic Tattoo Style", "Western Traditional",             "Classic Americana"     B. Trademarks:           1.  Bold Lines, Bright Colors, Limited Color Schemes          2. Roses, Anchors, Sexy Ladies          3. Age well, well-known popular style          4. Dates back to 1700s               a. Captain James Cook               b. sailors got tattoos (inspired by China, Japan, Pacific Islands)     C. Artists: Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, Don Ed Hardy, Bert Grimm, Lyle Tuttle II. Realism/Realistic     A. Like classic Fine Art Realism, only on skin          1. Origin: Japan             ...
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