#poke-source

Submission from @angelofthecodeinescene!  Her first stick and pokes done on her and her friend!  I’m a sucker for tiny finger tattoos! 

A stick and poke I did a few months back-to-back- not my first and not my last lol it needs some touching up clearly, but I’m happy with it anyways

Submission from @drunkpeach!  Wow I love this!  Reminds me a lot of the Hannibal television series

Another submission from @itsaidanarreguin!  Did you do this one on yourself?  Either way awesome work

Submission from @itsaidanarreguin!  Love this one; I’m a sucker for hand-based tattoos

I just recently did this heartagram stick and poke on my leg. Took me 3 hours, but I’m happy with the final result!

Submission from @dopelessly-addicted!  I love how bold and black the lines are; what size needle did you use?

I feel ya on the lengthy time front, my last one took four hours, but they’re so worth it

Submission from @boonekat!  I love the simplistic aesthetic of it, especially the closed eye.  Keep it up!

I know they aren’t amazing but hey, first stick & pokes.

Submission from @kiwisarentasian! I like the aesthetics you chose; but I’m curious as to what ink/needles you used.  Once they’re healed, you could always go over them later with a good tattoo ink and needles if you want to improve the quality.  In any case; it’s not a bad start, what matters most is that you’re happy with them!

my really amazing friend ( @honeypilot ) tattooed this on me the other day, his name is douglas and he’s healing nicely !!

Submission from @possum-boy!  I don’t know if Douglas is a character from something or just a beautiful mindspawn; but either way he’s weird and I love him!

I love stick and poking, plus I’ve been really proud of my work lately. Just a little afraid of showing all of it. Here’s a recent one I did.

Submission from @donepromising (won’t let me properly tag you). I LOVE this piece!  Reminds me very much of the wendigo from the Hannibal Television Series.

Sorry my Roommate and I have been bingeing it lately

This was my first stick'n'poke. I did it back in December. It looks a little funny but I don’t think it was that bad for my first try.

Submission from @dominic-the-homestuck.  Everyone has to start somewhere; photo is a tad blurry but from what I can tell it’s a pretty solid line work!

My first attempt at stick and poke before I ever got into tattooing was with a SAFETY PIN(which I did not know at the time were BARBED) and india-ink from one of my art pens; I stopped fairly quickly when I realized that wasn’t working.  My young and dumb self was VERY lucky that I didn’t get an infection; what I do have is an EXTREMELY feint blue dotted line on my upper thigh; you wouldn’t know it was a tattoo or maybe even notice it at all without me pointing it out.  I get a laugh out of it lol Learn from my mistakes kiddos, use proper equipment!

a small semicolon on my wrist, done by me (as always), to remind myself that i matter and that its not worth anything to give myself up.

“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life.” - Project Semicolon

Submission from @deadinsides

I like it, that’s really crisp and bold-awesome to see in hand-poked work.  Beautiful message

another AM hours tattoo, it’s not as good as my others, but it fulfilled the purpose. (done by me, as always)

Submission from @deadinsides; I like it; reminds me of the American Old School Traditional style

Submission from @shanbamstrippin  Diggin’ this subtle piece

a moon and dagger, just freshly done (by me)! (ft. the bee i submitted about a week ago)

Another awesome submission from @deadinsides! Love the fine point on that dagger tip.

A combined 11 hours of sticking and pokingAnd it’s not even done yet lmao. 6RL on the line work and I think a 9 for shading and filling.

Wow!  Amazing submission from @leonardmccoyslongwindedmetaphor
This is all together awesome, great linework and nice use of color; can’t wait to see the finished piece!

I have a bunch more but these are my newest pokes ❤️

Wow I LOVE this!  Amazing submission from @kaideesumo That rat is the most adorable thing, and I love how clean the linework is on these!

I used to raise rats when I was a kid, cutest little things aren’t they?

All Bets Are Off

[My Newest Tattoo]

Who would have thought tattooing the inside of your fingers would hurt?  My mentor decided that since I didn’t think 3RL needles hurt, I needed to experience a 1Liner needle…my dumb ass chose the inside of my finger to test it on (I have plans for the free spaces on the outside of my fingers, and fingers are my favorite place for tiny tattoos).  I wussed out and switched to the 3RL(which still hurt like a sonofabitch on the inside of the finger), so now he gets to laugh at me.  Fucker <3

That said, I got two adorable tattoos out of the experience, so I won’t complain.

But yeah, placement kiddos.  Smaller needles hurt worse than larger groupings, and some areas are just naturally more sensitive than others; but it’s bearable. (I mean hell, my mentor tattooed his own dick for fucks sake...PS please don’t tattoo your own dick, he’s a professional with around a decade of experience under his belt)

[EQUIPMENT]
Needles: Pre-sterilized, single use, blister-pack 3Round-Liner and 7Round-Shader Tattoo Needles
Ink: Pre-sterilized Kokkai Sumi
Misc: Paper Towels, 91% Isopropyl Alcohol, disposable ink cups, Dial Gold Soap
Care: Dial Gold Soap, Tattoo Goo

“My first ever stick and poke! Did it last night and I’m super happy with how circular and neat it came out!”

Submission from @papergirl123!  That is very tight and neat, great job!  You’ve achieved a very solid line on a piece of skin that’s very difficult to get a good stretch on, that’s impressive!  Well Done.

Also, not to sound too overbearing here or anything but be meticulous with your aftercare!  A foot tattoo(especially bottom of the foot) CAN attract dirt more easily; make sure to clean it often and use a good aftercare ointment to avoid infection.  No worries though, just keep it clean and you should be fine!