Construction of a Tattoo Needle
The needles drive the ink into the subcutaneous layer of the skin so that the tattoo becomes permanent. A tattoo needle
is a basic but very important piece of equipment as many sharp ends are
fixed into a single bar. Depending upon the need and choice of the
artist there can be as many as nine sharp ends on a single bar. The
needles are available in flat as well as round shape. Depending upon
their ease and mastery an artist can use different needles for lining
and shading. There are two different types of tattoo needle which are
used for specific tasks, a liner needle and a shading needle.
Liner Tattoo Needles
As the name suggests Liner means a tattoo needle that will be used to outline the shape of the tattoo. The liner tattoo needles
are round in shape and the professional tattoo artists prefer to have
at least three needles with sharp ends fixed on one bar. It is the bare
minimum number of needles used to general outlining and if the person
getting a tattoo wants a thicker outline of the tattoo then the artists
use up to nine needles simultaneously. All the liner tattoo needles used
by artists are rounded and these drive the ink into the skin. The other
type of tattoo needle is used for shading.
Shading Tattoo Needles
The tattoo artists commonly refer to these needles as magnum needles.
The shading and color filling part of a tattoo design is done using the
shading needles. The shading tattoo needles do not have a restriction
of nine needles as generally tattoo artists have been seen using more
than nine shading needles at a time. The shading tattoo needles are flat
in shape and several shading needles are stacked up in two rows. The
artists use it very effectively to blend different colors to impart
realistic touch to the tattoo designs.
Tattoos are a very attractive and fashionable addition to the body and
many of us can't resist its charm. But still certain mount of people
haven't got one as they still concerned about the pain of tattoo and the
health considerations during tattooing by tattoo needles. Full of pain,
blood diseases, infections, dirty needles, etc. But these are all
misconceptions regarding the tattoo process. Following is the truth
about tattoo needles. Tattoo needles can be divided
into two types: reusing needles and disposable ones. The former ones are
more often used in the past. Now almost all people used disposable
tattoo needles. In fact, reusing needles are also safe if correctly and
completely sterilized. Autoclave sterilization and ultrasonic cleaning
are two guaranteed ways which had been used by hospitals and doctors for
surgical equipment. While many skeptics believe HIV, AIDS and other
blood borne illnesses can be moved from one person to another with the
use of tattoo needles, disposable tattoo needles are more recommended
and common used.
