USEFUL ITEMS FOR NOMAD TATTOO ARTISTS

When you're traveling, whether it's for conventions or as an occasional guest, you're going to need a whole lot of tattoo supplies to be able to work with maximum comfort. You'll need everything you're used to using in your studio but in a more convenient, compact and easily transportable form. And how do you make all the essential supplies - such as liner and shader cartridges, needles, grips, tips and tubes, power supplies, tattoo ink, cups and cup holders, stencil sheets, stencil printer, thermal printer, (thermal) printer paper, surgical markers, tattoo protection films, tattoo creams and post-tattoo creams - fit into the briefcases you can take with you on your travels? We will try to solve this problem with some unique solutions aimed at making the life of the traveling tattoo artists as hassle-free and easy as possible.
What are the best tools for a tattoo artist who is traveling? Do all the basic products in the store come in a convenient travel size? Are there better alternatives to traditional supplies for traveling tattoo artists? The answer is yes. Below we will introduce you to a list of the best items to organize to take on your next trip.

HEAVY DUTY HARD SHELL TRAVEL CASE.

If you are going to travel to a convention, you will most likely have to take not only the tattoo machine but also ink and many more accessories and you will have to organize everything inside your briefcase. Although the conventions are full of tattoo equipment companies that have almost everything you need to tattoo in case you forget something or if you run out of something in the middle of the conversation, it is uncomfortable to look for missing equipment if you are in the middle of work while your client is lying in an uncomfortable position on the bed waiting to finish the tattoo. The point is that it is better to be perfectly organized to have everything you need with you and for that, among other things, you will need a good means of transport.
Special backpacks with several compartments to organize everything you need, or another option could be a heavy-duty case with a hard shell.

HOW TO PACK AND ORGANIZE YOUR EQUIPMENT.

Now that we have chosen the means of transport, we can proceed with the packing. To begin with, make a list of the essential products. It is most practical to choose travel size whenever possible. Make sure you have enough material for all the jobs you are going to do and a little extra.

Below you will leave a list of products to take with you:

• A comfortable travel furniture (e.g. travel table, portable armrest, good work chair, etc.)

• A backup tattoo machine - It is always a good idea to bring a backup machine with you. Also if you prefer to use different machines for line and shadow, be sure to bring both.

• Spare tattoo machine parts - If you know of any parts of your machine that tend to "wear out", take these with you as spares.

• Cartridges and needles - Take with you a variety of needle configurations.

• Nipples/Grommets

• Power supplies and various accessories (footswitch, clip cord, etc.)

• Permanent markers - If you usually transfer the design onto the skin free-hand or make corrections by hand of the stencil already transferred onto the skin.

• Transfer gel - These are available in travel size if you don't want to carry a large bottle.

• Disposable material - Reusable material is not the most convenient when going to a convention since you would have to carry the autoclave with you, so it is more practical to carry disposable material.

• Cohesive bandage

• All kinds of covers - clip cord covers, tattoo machine covers, sleeve covers, etc.

• Gloves

• Cartridge trays

• Cups

• Ink - Make sure you have enough black, grey wash and any other colors you are going to use for a particular work.

• Hand and vortex mixer - Don't forget the batteries.

• Disposable drinking cups

• Cleaning products - Clean Ink, surface disinfectant, green soap, disinfectant soap.

• Cleaning between tattoos - Foam cleansing, spray bottle, boxer bottle.

• Pads - A freshly done tattoo needs insulation from external aggressions and the pads serve very well to isolate it and also absorb all kinds of fluids released by the tattoo during the first hours.

• Healing creams - Tattoo healing products are an inexpensive details you can have with your customers and they will appreciate it for sure. It is best to have sample creams in small sizes.

• Merchandising - Stickers, T-shirts, prints, posters.

• Practice skin- Not that we're telling you to tattoo on fake skin in the middle of the convention but when it comes to displaying a synthetic arm or synthetic hand tattoo it could get a lot of attention and you could even sell it as part of your art.

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