This book covers all of Carlton's methods for achieving realistic tattoo effects. You will learn:
how to build and use giant magnum needles,
how to make stencils that let you map out the process and make your work look truly photographic,
how to tune and adjust your machines to get the exact desired effect, including the wet look,
exact needle set-up to hand motion as Carlton completes realistic, step-by-step portraiture.
Many color and B&W photos throughout to help you understand, through pictures, the techniques explained in the book. Also included in the back of the book are a few pages of Joshua Carlton's realistic flash.