Video summary
The video documents a tattoo artist's intense day dedicated to performing an "insane cover-up" for a client who has a tribal design on his arm that needs to be completely hidden. The narrative begins with the artist preparing for the job, which involves a rigorous schedule including working out at the gym, washing his car, and treating his partner to coffee before heading to the studio. Upon arriving at the shop, he introduces the specialized products he will use, specifically an ink set created by Dynamic Black and White designed for cover-ups, along with cleaning solutions like Jesus Juice. He also showcases a unique grip attachment for his tattoo machine, demonstrating how it fits perfectly on the client's arm before they begin the actual work.
The core of the video focuses on the technical process of creating the new design, which features a broken face with horns to replace the old tribal artwork. The artist explains that he starts by applying a first layer to establish shapes and texture rather than immediate details, emphasizing that the initial result may look messy but will improve as he progresses. He demonstrates his specific technique for mixing black and white inks to create various shades of gray, allowing him to transition smoothly from dark tones to light highlights. This method tricks the eye into perceiving a cohesive image that effectively conceals the previous tattoo, with the artist noting that the thick consistency of the white ink allows him to work quickly and achieve complete coverage.
As the session progresses over several hours, including a break for food and hydration, the cover-up begins to take shape, looking increasingly impressive despite the initial complexity. The artist reveals that while he initially planned to add horns to the design, he decided against it after testing them on the arm, as they did not look aesthetically pleasing. By the time they finish the main portion of the work around 3:00 PM, the client is visibly happy with the transformation and eager to return for a future session to complete the shoulder area with a cathedral window design. The video concludes with the artist reflecting on the successful completion of the project, hoping that tattoo artists learned valuable techniques from his process while entertaining enthusiasts with the behind-the-scenes look at such a demanding job.
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How's everybody doing? Welcome back to
my channel. Today it is my consultation
with my client. He's gaining an insane
cover up. He has a tribal in his arm.
We're going to meet at a restaurant
later on today. First thing I'm going to
do though, I'm going to go to the gym.
After the gym, I'm going to go wash my
car. Today, you're going to get clean.
Don't worry.
[music]
I was supposed to do triceps,
but you got to surprise the muscle. I
ended up doing leg day. And that [ __ ]
that [ __ ] suck, bro. Let's go wash the
car.
[music]
Done.
Next. Me and my beautiful queen about to
go do some errands, but we first stopped
by Starbucks to get her a coffee. What'
you get, baby?
>> I'm still ordering it. I my friend sent
it to me and I have to do a lot of
editing or a lot of [laughter]
>> I don't have to edit it.
>> I have to customize it.
>> Customize. Okay.
>> Is a vmenti with pumpkin pumpkin sauce.
>> Pumpkin sauce.
>> Yeah. And caramel. Oh, that's really
good. You have to go more because the
drinks on the bottom. It's just a sweet
cold foam.
>> All right, we made it back home. We're
about to cheat today.
>> Cheat together
[laughter]
>> right there. And we're going to watch
Dexter before I have to go to my
consultation. It is now 3:13. I'm about
to head to the restaurant so we can have
the consultation with my client, figure
out exactly what he wants to get done. I
know I'm doing a crazy cover up on his
arm. It's a tribal, super complicated.
Let me show you how hot how hot
[clears throat] it is right now. My car
is at 122, my dude. Let me put on a good
song so we can start driving.
That's why I was like, let's start with
the R.
>> I'm excited for the concept. It is a
broken face
with horns. Man, that tribal is dark,
man. So, I'm excited for tomorrow. Let's
go home, keep customizing, rest up for a
little bit, cuz tomorrow we're going to
meet at 8:30 a.m. and finish it the same
day. Look at this mess, my dude. Damn.
What the? And this is the idea. Super
dope, bro. Come on. The only thing I got
to do now. I want to add a horn here.
Another horn going this way. I'mma kill
it. I already know.
>> Good morning. Good morning. Good.
[clears throat]
Damn. It is 5:15 in the morning. We're
about to head to the gym before we go to
the shop so we can tattoo this crazy
tribal. And I'm meeting my client at
7:30 a.m. I'm going to get my client
some breakfast. Let's go.
Oh, you said bless you. Thank you. Woo.
[snorts]
I don't know why I'm glowing. That was a
good workout. Uh, I'm going to get
ready, get my breakfast, and head over
to the shop. We ready to go to the shop
now. I need a good song. [music]
[music]
>> All right, we made it at the shop. Yes,
sir. It's going to be a good day. These
are all the products that I'm going to
be using today. I have my coverup inks
set created by Dynamic Black and White.
I'm probably going to be dropping a
tutorial on how to use this inkset in
this video, too. You know what? Why not?
I'm also going to be using Jesus Juice.
Amazing product that allows me to shave
my client, but also clean them. This one
created by Dynamic. I've used Vasican in
the past. I used Bactine in the past.
But this [ __ ] right here, damn. And the
last product that I'm going to show you,
this one is insane. Usually it has the
metal grip on the bottom as you all
know. You take that out and this is
going to substitute the grip. Twist
until it clicks. Look at this.
You take out the little plastic thing.
And now
boom. Here it is.
Boom.
It might seem extremely huge, but it
fits perfect on his arm. I know I I know
I said yesterday we're going to add
horns. We tested it right now. It just
It just doesn't go. It just doesn't It
doesn't look nice.
[music]
[laughter]
>> They don't really have it.
Let me take a quick video of it. I might
be an influencer for like 15 seconds.
Good morning. Gracias.
Today we have a situation right here.
What is going on here? But we going to
fix it.
Can I do a smiley face on this [ __ ]
Hold on. Let me see.
>> Besides your family, does anybody else
know that you're getting tattooed today?
No.
>> Damn.
>> Well, no, actually, yes. Uh, a couple
co-workers.
>> Okay. Um, and some exco-orkers, too. We
still go to their house and do like
poker nights and [ __ ]
>> Oh, [ __ ]
>> Uh, they were all talking about tattoos
and I mentioned you.
>> Sick.
>> He chose you.
>> I know. I freaked you out.
>> This stencil is insane already.
>> That looks so dope.
>> Let's go. All right. I'm going have you
take a look at the mirror right here.
Like the placement. It's like after I
said
>> I want to be the greatest. Everybody
[music] on the fake [ __ ] I look around
and feel like everybody is the fake. I
make this every day and I'm impatient.
Hoping [music] one day I blow up from
the basement. Statement the top is so
vacant. I don't hear [ __ ] that I think
is amazing. Waiting for my day when I'm
playing. Sold out shows [music] a
thousand faces. Hey, give me that crown.
Get in my way and to be put down. It
ain't your place. All this my town. If I
want that [ __ ] then I'll get it right
now. I'm losing it. The news if it's
some lucious [ __ ] A stupid [music]
myth. You choose to live or choose to
dip. You choose to fight or lose your
grip and lose a gift on.
>> I feel like I'm losing [music] my mind.
Is everybody in the world blind?
Please Lord, [music] give me a sign. A
sign.
I feel like I'm losing my mind.
Is everybody [music]
in the world?
Please, Lord, give me a sign. A sh
>> [music]
>> Yeah, that's it. Okay, so this is what
we got so far. I added basically this is
my uh my first layer where I just want
to see shapes. I want to see the texture
a little bit. I'm not really going into
details right now. I just want to see
the whole thing just to figure out how
I'm going to move forward. Once I have
my contrast and my highlights where I
want them to be, I'm going to be adding
my gray tones and my white highlights to
really make it pop.
[music]
Oh, and I haven't even added my secret
sauce. It's only going to get better.
I'm sorry.
>> 2 hours in, 2 and 1/2 hours in. Looking
insane. How you feeling, bud?
[laughter]
[music]
>> There you go. We got about 2 and 1/2
hours here. And trust me, this is just
my first layer. It's only going to get
better. If you're attempting this uh
style, please be patient because at the
beginning, it is going to look messy. It
is not going to look clean, [music]
but trust the process. And on this part
of the video, I wanted to show you how
I'm mixing my inks. As you can see, my
first move it is dipping it on my black
and dipping it on my white about four
times. Sometimes I do five, sometimes I
do six. Um I just wanted to just kind of
see what tone I was going to get. And my
point uh the point of me doing this, it
is to match the gray [music] to the
trial so I can trick the eye and really
make it disappear. And as you can see, I
dipped it back on my white and I'm going
back into my white. And I keep creating
like a lighter gray so I can keep
transitioning from dark to light. And
I'm going to I really like this tone. So
that's why I decided to add a lot of
texture to it. [music] Going back to my
white. And you can see a drastic change
into my gray. [music]
I'm already over layering on my black.
Going back to my white. And there it is.
A super bright gray. It's maybe like a
60%
um gray.
And I'm going back. There it is. Two.
Now I'm just adding solid white [music]
just to kind of overlayer my grays and
really make everything match.
But this is definitely how I use my ink
set. Um, it's really beneficial. I move
very [music] quickly and it really
allows me to completely cover up
whatever I need just because that white
is super thick.
[music]
>> How you feeling?
>> Hell yeah.
>> We're going to take a break now. We
ordered some food.
>> Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
>> Oh [ __ ] Dang. Let a new camera. You
haven't replied to my text message. Why?
>> [ __ ]
>> No. No. No. It's too late.
>> You texted me.
>> I did. Oh,
>> we got the homie Reuben Dynamic pulling
up. El Mr. Reuben.
>> What's up from Dynamic?
>> Hell yeah.
>> Specifically have
>> the one and only Mr. Reyes cover up
black
>> and and
>> Mhm.
>> the Mr. Reyes cover up white. This thing
is ready to cover anything.
>> Damn.
>> Selling some
>> right now on hand. I only have these two
left.
>> Yes, sir.
>> I got to get some more from the storage,
but uh yeah, people have been trying
them out. People are liking them. So,
yeah, I got to I got I got to get some
more. So, if there's a van in your
state, make sure to get the mysterious
cover up in set right there. And if
you're an AZ, you already know he got
it.
>> We're from Dynamic.
>> We got about 5 hours in. 5 hours in
tattooing. I would say 4 hours and a
half. Yeah. 4 hours and a half. And um
we ate for 30 minutes. We got some in
and out. I I got a meal prep.
I got a meal prep.
Got to show it in everyone's face. I
drink water and
>> [music]
[music]
>> We are about to add the last couple
details. We're pretty much done.
Looks like he's there.
[music]
That's it. That's it. All right, man.
Wait for you. Let me know and then uh
we'll take
>> We finished fast, bro. It is 300 p.m.
right now. 300 p.m. I'm going to say
even 5 hours to complete this cover up.
That is insane, bro. Insane. My client
was really happy. He can't wait to come
back so we can finish the shoulder area.
We're going to do a cathedral window.
But with that being said, if you're a
tattoo artist, I hope you learned
something from this video. And if you're
a tattoo enthusiast, I hope you were
entertained. Thank you so much for
watching. I'll see you guys on the next
video. Peace.
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Yes.
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Heat. Heat. N.
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Heat.
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