Hand stitch / Stick and Poke Tattoo style
The process of hand poking originated with the first people, in different cultures and communities it was slightly different, but about it all You can read in detail in our section on the history of tattooing.
Before the invention of the tattoo machine, it was the only possible form of tattooing. The Stick and Poke technique was and is used to tattoo simple and stylized designs. The real originators of this style in the modern stick and threshing movement, can be found around 1970th year in the Punk subculture, where it was popular with a sewing needle and Indi ink from hand to make oneself a tattoo.
Hand-poke tattoo style can be defined as dot work, hand poked tattoo constitutes a considerable accumulation of dots close to each other, which form's design, shapes and lines.
Depth, detail and shadows are accomplished, using density and size of the dots.
Although the stick and threshing method is directly linked to the lack of accuracy, this simplicity often creates the appeal of using a single needle and ink, even though until photorealistic tattoo admirability and beauty is far away :) In the 21st century, the stick-and-poke technique now outpaces customary tattooing machinery. Not only that, this technique finds its place in many tattoo studios. Widely available and relatively inexpensive stick-and-poke kits have found a reference in the ranks of amateurs and, of course, give an opportunity to tattoo oneself without leaving the house.
Unfortunately, in this context, most often the most necessary hygiene measures are not observed. This can cause long-term damage and seriously undermine Your health.
On the other hand, the simplicity of the stick and threshing eliminates the question of high prices and finding a good master, it simply takes away all the complexities :) Regardless of the person who does the tattooing, as well as argumentation or motivation, what lies behind desire get a stick and stab, it's always a very personal experience. Receiving tattoo from hand is an individual practice.
These hand-pierced tattoos have a distant root with Japan, where this style of tattoo is known as Tebori, which translates as "hand-cutting". This Japanese method dates back to the pre-electric Edo period
(1603-1868) and uses a wooden or metal rod to gently impressed ink into the skin. Tebori is the Japanese equivalent of the hand poking technique. The special features of these tattoos are the use of very bright colors and large designs.
Generally speaking, tattooing in Japan is commonly called Irezumi. But from a traditional point of view, the Japanese tattoo style is called Wabori. Traditionally it was done by hands using needles attached to bamboo sticks and is called Tebori, which means hand-carved or engraved. Not to mislead You Irezumi - Tabori is one technique that is known by different names inside and outside Japan.
It is an original and traditional method of hand tattooing. Tattooist uses a slender instrument (sashibo) with needles attached to the end. Afterwards with a rhythmic movement ink is incorporated into the skin. Sashibo, needles and ink (sumi) u s u a l l y i s w e l l k e p t t a t t o o f a m i l y secret, and their length and material may vary. It is a real craft and takes more than 10 years to master.
C.o.m.p.a.r.i.s.o.n.''Machine shading results are like cotton fabric, while teboris are like velvet.''
Any Irezumi/Tabori master will confirm You that the all secret to a good tattoo is SUMI :) Each of them mixes the color themselves from dry ink pigments, and the ideal color (Sumi) proportions are kept secret. Even their disciples will search for their own sumi, creating new shades of color.
Lars | Horiyou 彫陽 has trained in Japan by Japanese Tebori master shodai Horikoi or Kisaragi, and has mastered the secrets of Tebori needle making, horimono by hand, and traditional ways of thinking, composition, and skill.
Lars | Horiyou 彫 陽 colors most of his Tebori works and f o r m s c o n t o u r s w i t h a machine, which he believes is the perfect compromise between tradition and efficiency. Machine work certainly has a place in contemporary Japanese t a t t o o i n g, h o w e v e r standardized machine work cannot compete with Tebori' traditions, authenticity and overall results.
However, Tebori and machines can work in unison to create beautiful, unique pieces, so Lars | Horiyou 彫 regularly optimizes both.
Lars | Horiyou - “The creatures I draw only come to life on someone's skin. That's why I never show my designs as so-called art. I draw just for fun and to have samples to show my clients so they can choose a new design. The depicted creatures take a person's breath away as soon as they are on their skin, and then the two begin to breathe together, in unison. Human history changes the appearance of the animals and plants I paint, and when the person wearing them dies, so do they'.
Tebori backgrounds and background shadows creation is definitely slower compared to machine work. To perfect beautiful gradients from solid black to soft light gray hand-polished sumi ink, is needed time and years of skill polishing. Speaking of colorful or black and gray shading, most traditional Japanese artists today still carve all tattoos by hand, while using modern machines to create tight, clean lines. While it may be true that tattoo artists can achieve more precise fine details with machines, the Tebori style offers very saturated, rich, vibrant colors and smooth gray tones that are very unique to traditional Japanese hand tattooing.
Professionals prove that hand poking also allows one to work very precisely and create very detailed tattoos. Of course, the level of the Japanese school is an unattainable dream, but even in our latitudes, hand-poking has its own contours, which in our opinion in certain pieces looks aesthetic.
In this technique most often are engraved small, free-standing motifs with simple outlines. With hand-poked tattoos look is unique. They look natural, organic and subtle. Connoisseur at first sight can notice the difference from machine-engraved tattoos.
Jonathan Whalen (known online as JonBoy), “If you know, that in this tattoo you've earned every little point, there's a sense of achievement," he says. "They take a lot longer than using an electric machine, so the tattooist's depth perception, attention to detail and concentration is very admirable if done correctly."
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The result is appropriate costs. This of all the styles reviewed, is the most economical and simplest type of tattoo that you can obtain for yourself. Would we advise you.... decisions You accept on your own :) As a plus for this type of tattooing, we will note the small size and the possibility of easily redrawing it to include it in a new composition.
Aaaah! We almost forgot to add. The pain threshold from a hand-pierced tattoo is by no means less than that created by a machine tattoo. It is very individual and different for each person. We have also compared it on ourselves - it's just a seeming :):):)
