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Tattoo Growth Lab

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For Tattoo Artists who want better clients, stronger work, and a more profitable career. Focused on style, marketing & real-world growth.

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Good morning everyone! 🙂
I've started adding short lessons to the new Tattoo 101 course. This course is designed for artists who are taking their first steps into the tattoo industry, covering the foundations I wish I'd known when I started. I've also added a new discussion tab called Tattoo 101 Q&A. That's the place to: • Ask questions about the lessons • Share your challenge progress • Discuss the course topics with the community I'll be adding new lessons regularly, and if there's something you'd like me to cover, let me know. I'm building this community around what will help you most. You can find the course here: https://www.skool.com/tattoo-super-powers-7643/classroom/e3e0ba55
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Nice work Matt. Is dot shading something you're looking to mix in to your work, or just trying different techniques right now?
Weekly Wins! 🏆
Ok, so my wins this week are a little different! If you follow my social media & have seen my portfolio you'll know I'm a big Marvel & Super Hero fan. I just had one of my best nights of the year. I just took my wife & two daughters to the new Spiderman movie. We had an amazing night, some great downtime & saw an epic movie! It was one of the best Spiderman movies ever in my opinion! I'd love to hear a personal win. Something thats going good in life, outside of tattooing!
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Start Here – Introduce Yourself
Welcome to the community! To kick things off, please create your own post introducing yourself. This helps everyone connect and keeps the space active from day one. In your intro post, include: 1️⃣ Where you’re from (city / country) 2️⃣ The style you're doing, or would love to do 3️⃣ One thing you’re working to improve or change right now 4️⃣ 1–3 images of your artwork or tattoos (or a link to your Instagram/portfolio) Then please engage with at least one other intro post after you share yours. A few guidelines: This space is about making positive connections. I want to keep it light & fun to be a part of. I’ll be reading every intro and jumping into the conversations. If you want to stay engaged easily, download the Skool app and turn on notifications for this community. Looking forward to getting to know you. – Steve
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@Matt Standafer thanks for sharing Matt! Ok step one, don't call yourself a scratcher. You're obviously serious, looking to work on your skills & progress, so you're not a scratcher. When you say blend shading into colour, are you talking about using black before you add colour? So you're trying to get a smooth transition? I'm happy to talk about colour techniques as I've gone heavily into bold colour realism the past few years. There are lots of useful techniques, but they do start to get into advanced tattooing.
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@Daniel Edore Thanks for sharing, Daniel! Are you working from a tattoo studio already, or is that your next step? I love talking about goals in here. One of the best things about this community is having people to keep you accountable, so we can all make sure we're moving in the right direction. Looking forward to following your journey!
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Thanks for jumping in & sharing your practices Matt! With dots its all about finding that consistent spacing to keep it looking smooth. I actually don't use dots in my work, unless I'm adding realistic textures. It can be a great effect if it matches the style you're into. I did use dots for some walk-ins when I first started, but found myself changing it to smoother mag shading over time. It's one of those decision that will start to give your work a more consistent look, which eventually will become your chosen style.
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I’m a realistic Tattoo Artist (+10yrs), here to help professional artists find success in their careers. Also a lover of Hiphop & Superheroes!

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