Gone are the days when tattoos were done exclusively by hand. That is not to say that the whole process of making a tattoo is done by a machine, but machines have replaced traditional needles as the instrument of choice of professionals around the world.

Because these tattoo machines are in such high demand many companies have begun manufacturing them, giving us a wide range of machines to choose from. There are machines that are more or less just more advanced versions of the traditional tattoo needle and then there are machines that are so advanced that they can penetrate the skin 3000-4000 times a minute. However, even with these machines being so readily available a good professional tattoo artists should still be able to do a completely manual tattoo and before you decide on who will do your tattoo for you, you should make sure that whoever you choose can still do a manual tattoo as using a machine requires less skill and it is a risk if your chosen artist cannot still do a manual one.

Going to back to how popular tattoo machines are, the primary reason for their popularity is their consistency. They are guaranteed to be more consistent and even than any manual needle regardless of how skilled to artist is. Even the best professional tattoo artist cannot be 100% certain about the consistency of his needle, and this is a risk that you should not have to take, and that the artist simply shouldnt take. To make the job easier, tattoo machines were created.

We mentioned earlier about the different types of tattoo machines and that some are more advanced than others and have special features like electric pulses. These machines run at around 3-4000 strokes a minute, meaning that the tattoo comes out in great detail, almost like a photograph on a high mega-pixel camera. Also, it is much quieter than the older tattoo machines which buzz quite considerable.

While a great deal of tattoo shops all over the world do now use these advanced tattoo machines that work with electrical pulses, it is not so uncommon to see tattoos still being done in the traditional manual way that has been around for many many centuries.

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