/r/sticknpokes

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The do-it-yourself, machine-free tattoo community dedicated to the education of and participation in the art of stick’n’poke tattoos.

Welcome to r/SticknPokes! A subreddit for DIY ink.


Tattooing carries serious risks for getting infections and scars. This subreddit is not a source of professional medical or tattoo-artist advice. If you decide to try your hand at this, please research how to tattoo safely or don't tattoo at all.


F.A.Q's

Why stick and poke?

For some it's all about the DIY mindset. For some people the person giving the tattoo is just as important as what the tattoo is and they would rather have a close friend do it or do it themselves instead of a professional.

Techniques and tips

http://sticknpoke.com/ - a website by redditors for redditors

Fuck yeah, stick'n poke! FAQ

Instructions and ideas from stickandpoketattookit.com (PDF)


Blogs and other places to submit work:

In no particular order

http://grimycharms.com/

http://fuckyeahstickandpoke.tumblr.com/

http://fuckyeah-sticknpoke.tumblr.com/

http://sticknpokeart.tumblr.com/

http://stickandpoke.tumblr.com/

http://manualtattoos.tumblr.com/


Facebook

Dotwork Tattoo

Heavy Blackwork

Traditional and Hand Poked Tattoos

Machine-Free Tattoos

Hand Poing Symposium

Tattoo Unplugged

Ethnic Tattoo


Inspiration

stickandpoke flickr pool

Hand Poked section of BME

Stick and Poke Inspiration on pinterest

Elio interview on BME, DIY human experimentation


Artists that do hand poked tattoos:

http://maxharrisart.com/ -make sure you check out his self done colorful chest piece.

Grace Neutral on Instagram

Boff Konkerz interview on BME

Bryan Thomas

slower black on instagram

Colin Dale


Materials:

Tattoo Needles on amazon

Autoclave Info

Green Soap

Use sterile gloves

http://stickandpoketattookit.com/


Safety:

Sterilization

Blood Borne Pathogens information

Red Cross Bloodborne Pathogens for Tattoo Artist Online Course It's online and only $25 so if you've got it in your head to S&P others TAKE THE FUCKING COURSE!!!

Centers for Disease Control section on body art


Reddit

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7

That Giddy Feeling You Get When Setting Up

I can’t be the only one that loves the process of setting up before starting a session.

0 Comments
2024/12/04
11:48 UTC

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My 5th SNP and my favorite!! (Knee)

Small and shitty but still cute

0 Comments
2024/12/04
06:37 UTC

37

dog poke

flash for my friend :P

3 Comments
2024/12/04
00:30 UTC

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Fried E(ye)gg

2 Comments
2024/12/03
23:39 UTC

114

Pile o’ skulls based on the British Library’s public domain images - 11RL

The stencil refused to be wiped away! The British library has so many cool public domain images and I was so excited to tat this one - almost_tattoos thanks for looking

5 Comments
2024/12/03
23:09 UTC

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First Tattoo - Two Week Follow-up

My SnP wedding band with our initials in Morse code. It's been 2 weeks since the final touch-up. It's just a touch faded, and looks completely healed. I've read that it takes months to heal. Is that just an urban legend or is there anything else I should expect as part of the healing process?

Edit: I forgot to post a picture. Lol. 🥴 The follow-up picture can be found in my next post.

2 Comments
2024/12/03
16:40 UTC

1

Hi! Looking for an advice on what to buy

I really want to learn how to stick and poke but I have zero experience and not sure what I should buy to start with. I’m in UK. Any advice ?

7 Comments
2024/12/03
16:35 UTC

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Super proud of my boob snp!

Really happy with how these came out! Only took about 2 hours and I did them myself! Not as painful as I thought it was going to be:)

54 Comments
2024/12/03
12:44 UTC

47

Fish Skelly

Healed ish, too. About a week old! Not the greatest, but I love his wonky little self. Will need another pass over more than likely

4 Comments
2024/12/03
00:16 UTC

4

Advice snp

14 Comments
2024/12/02
23:10 UTC

37

Kewpie

Healed-ish. It's a week or so old!

2 Comments
2024/12/02
22:22 UTC

66

Comeback tattoo, it’s been almost 3 years

Feels so good to hankpoke again 🧙‍♂️!! Tricky part to auto tattoo haha

3 Comments
2024/12/02
15:36 UTC

7

2+ week update on my finger tattoos

As promised, here's an updated picture of how the snp on my fingers healed. This is after about 18days. It's held up more than I expected and not sure yet if I'll go over them.

5 Comments
2024/12/02
09:00 UTC

33

Little lizard boi

0 Comments
2024/12/02
03:20 UTC

0

Safest/most ideal markers for tracing?

Hey guys, I hope this isn’t a silly question … I’m obviously new to stick and poking but I just ordered some supplies and am excited to get started :) I was curious as to if there are any types of markers youse would recommend for drawing (sharpies, fountain pens etc) my designs on tracing paper or if it matters at all. Thank you!

1 Comment
2024/12/01
22:55 UTC

179

first s&p!

my first stick and poke tattoo on my ankle! took like 1 hour and did about 3 passes :) the first pass hardly stuck bc I wasn't going deep enough lol. any tips/ advice welcome and appreciated !

7 Comments
2024/12/01
18:41 UTC

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