Tattoo artistry is a profession which has currently gained popularity. There are millions, who have selected this profession as this gives artists autonomy. It is a creative field where skin is like your canvas. However, it is not just the knowledge that will help you to succeed but you also need some equipment, including a tattoo machine and a tattoo foot pedal. The list is long; in the following article, we shall be exploring some equipment for your tattoo parlour.
Equipment that you need for your new tattoo parlour.
These are some must-have tattoo supplies for new shop owners to stock up on before they open their doors.
1. Tattoo machines
A tattoo parlour is incomplete without a tattoo machine. This machine is what dispenses the ink into the skin, allowing the artist to make use of the finished product. These machines come in rotary coils or pneumatic models. Needles on the tattoo machines are attached to the front of the machines. The artist tactfully inserts and carves the design on the client’s body and fills it using vibrant colours of choice.
2. Inks
The tattoo ink or ink tattoo are the colours of your painting on the canvas. It is necessary to choose sterile ink to make a tattoo or an artistic tattoo respectful of the epidermis of each customer who visits you.
3. Body piercing machines
A tattoo parlour is indeed an artist’s paradise. At the parlor not only tattoos, but one can also get body piercings and modifications done. This is a device which allows the artist to pierce any part of the body by driving a pointed starter stud through the designated part of the body.
4. Adjustable and comfortable furniture
At a tattoo parlour, comfort is utmost. Hence you need to install furniture like adjustable tattoo chairs and beds, which can take care of the comfort. By installing comfortable furniture, both the parties benefit at the same time. Often, tattooing involves moving the client’s arm for a specific design, with the help of these chairs and furniture, comfort at all levels can be ensured.
5. Reference books
An artist evolves every second, every minute, hence having sketchbooks and reference copies in your tattoo parlour is a must. Not every day you would have customers who come up with a design in mind. With these books, artists can take concepts chosen from the reference books and turn them into a design that their client wants.
6. Tattoo foot pedals
This machine is usually attached to the tattoo machine which is used for controlling the tattoo machine. A tattoo foot pedal allows hand-free control over the tattoo machine, allowing you seamless operations and enhanced precision. In addition, these are used to control machinery, actuate conveyor belts, and initiate specific operations in assembly lines.
7. The needles
During the tattoo artistry and the process of injecting it, in the skin, the tattoo artist uses a bundle of welded needles to create the tattoo. There are majorly two types of needles which you as a professional artist can invest in.
- Traditional needles: these are attached directly to the metal rod, of the tattoo machine. One need nozzles to operate the beams. These are made of stainless steel or disposable plastic. It is the nozzle that keeps the needle to stay in place, helping sifting the movement.
- Cartridges: these are placed in the plastic part and are synonymous with the rotary tattoo machine, this is for single use, and hygiene is better maintained with these needles.
8. Sterilization products
If you deem that a tattoo parlour would only be using inks, needles and colours, then hold your horses. To keep up with the hygiene of the customer, there should also be some unique sterilization products. Machines like Autoclave are widely used products.
The machine works by heating objects past their boiling point and well above the boiling point of water (100°C) to kill bacteria and viruses that may be living on the materials.
It is an investment, so do not cut cost on these. It is the health and hygiene maintenance that can help you to spread a name for yourself in the market competition. These products quickly pay for themselves by ensuring you have happy and healthy customers after each tattoo session.
9. Medical and cleaning products
Tattoo artistry involves deep penetration of needles, that might cause bleeding. So you need to have a medical toolkit ready for such dread cases, these can include:
Medical, masks and gloves.
Bandages and gauze.
Workstation and disinfectants
Sterilizing products
Conclusion
In the industry, it is not only the expertise, that matters, but the equipment’s equally important. Some of this equipment includes tattoo machines, tattoo foot pedals and sterilizing tools. To be more creative, and give credibility to your artist autonomy, you can give a shot to body piercing as well. For a successful business, these are the ones you need (at the preliminary stage), to kick-start your business.
