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Different Methods of tattooing Tattoo Machine It has become a wide spreading standard, especially throughout Western cultures, to use an industry made electric tattooing machine. The needles are placed inside a tube and the tattoo artist uses a foot peddle to operate the device that inserts the needle into the skin hundreds of times per second. Different needles are needed for outlining, coloring and shading, which vary in size and number. Using a machine is the quickest tattooing method, but requires a license to use and handle. Bamboo Handles Most commonly used for full body Japanese tattoos, the bamboo handle is a way to punt ink into the skin by hand. The handle has about two dozen needles embedded in its end and the tattoo artist stretches the skin with one hand while pushing the needles in and out multiple times to create the cohesive image. This tattooing technique can take hundreds of hours to complete a full body tattoo and m