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Chapter 2 – Fundamentals of Laser Tattoo Removal v1.0
Rotary machines generally do not have the same punch as coil devices, which suits artists who prefer a slower approach to line work, and/or smaller needle groups. As a consequence of their application, line work tends to be deeper and more concentrated than shaded areas – making them more difficult to clear with a laser.
Shading
Shading may be applied using both the rotary and the coil machines. Depending on the tattoo artist’s preference, they may tune a coil device to run in any combination of ‘soft or hard’ and ‘slow or fast’. Likewise, a rotary device may be set up in a similar fashion. In addition, the correct needle grouping is important for the shading style.
A more traditional style of shading is known as ‘whip shading’. This involves creating a ‘peppered dot’ effect in the skin using black ink and fast hand movements. The dots are ‘dragged’ out over an area to generate the shading effect, with dark shading arising from higher densities of dots. Typically, this style results in the ink being deposited at roughly the same depth in the dermis.
Figure 6: Tattoo colours are ‘deceptive’. The colours we perceive may not be the colours we think they are!! (Click here for an animation of the above).
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