March 12, 2010
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Tattoo Instructions
We have been working on a documentary about the tattoo industry for about 6 months, and sadly, it’s been put on the back burner while we work our day jobs. The documentary is going to be aimed at those who want to become a tattoo artist, showing exactly what you need to do to get an apprenticeship, tattooing tips, where to get your supplies, how to choose a location, whether you should start your own tattoo shop, and on and on. Okay, I guess it’s half documentary and half educational. If you are interested in getting notified when it is done, just leave a comment here and we will give you a sneak preview (must use your real email address so that we can reach you).
In the mean time, I found a cool resource for anyone who wants to learn about how to become a tattoo artist. Unfortunately I am not able to GIVE you a free copy of this, but if you are interested in checking it out, just click on the picture below (I will also be adding it to the sidebar eventually, but for now, just click the picture…)
March 05, 2010
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Body Piercing Supplies
We talked to a couple of tattoo shop owners about body piercing. The surprising “word on the street” is that it is actually difficult to keep a piercer for a long period of time, because of two factors: a) shops usually take a percentage of each piercing, making it difficult for a piercer to make the fat cash, and b) the fact that just about anyone can buy dirt cheap body piercing supplies from catalogs and websites, is making a lot of competition for business in the piercing sector… more people are getting into it, both in shops and in their dirty garages, and some of the up and coming piercers would rather not pay rent for something they can do at home (which happens often in states where piercing isn’t regulated). So we are going to start discussing body piercing supplies on this blog, for your reading pleasure.
For now, let’s discuss whether or not you should buy from a special body piercing supply shop or a general body mod gear house (tattoos too)… The benefits of going to a piercing only supplier is that they are able to buy in bulk, and pass the savings on to you. This is not always the case though, some shops actually charge more for their needles and sterilization gear, when they don’t have other high margin items in their inventory, like tattoo ink. So they HAVE to charge more for what they sell, if they are a smaller outfit, just to stay afloat.
Buying body piercing supplies is easier now than it was twenty, ten, or even five years ago. There are tons of good places to find body jewelry and gear, especially with the advent of the Internet. You can get jewelry for dirt cheap if you buy in bulk, and there are almost as many body piercing supply stores now as tattoo supplies sites. So in 2010 we have decided to add body piercing as a new category on our blog. Feel free to chime in with your favorite sources, but to get you started if you are new to this, here are a few of our top recommended suppliers, and why we like them:
- Technical Tattoo Supply: Wide Array Of Body Piercing Tools… their website needs updating, but these guys are really cool and you should definitely check them out. Instead of buying online, give them a call at 631-752-3622
- MsPiercing.com: Sterile piercing needles, and other body piercing supplies, jewelry, etc. Shipping is free on orders above $30, too
- HollywoodBodyJewelry.com: Worlds largest on-line Wholesale Worldwide Shipping. Minimum order is $100, but you can get barbells and other jewelry for cents on the dollar, by grabbing them in bulk… They have one of the NICEST looking sites, too, by far, out of all the body jewelry suppliers we have seen!
- SteelNavel.com: Body jewelry for all piercings. Piercer’s quality body jewelry and body jewelry tools at GREAT PRICES. Plugs – Gauge – Log on – Prince Albert Piercing, etc…they have a lot of really unique jewelry too, not just stainless steel stuff, it’s all really diverse stuff that will make you stand out from other piercers…
- Painful Pleasures: body jewelry and body piercing gear, for retail, wholesale, and distributor levels. Great discounts available, especially if you are ordering in bulk…
Got a site you think deserves mentioning here? Just leave a comment!
