Zed Ryan

I'm Zed Ryan, owner and founder of ZEDink. I've been tattooing for five years and it was immediately a second nature for me. before I picked up my first tattoo machine I was an independent comic book artist. I've published a few titles but they never really recieved much recognition. Being a husband and a father of two amazing daughters, I found myself in a real tough position. I could either give up on art and get a monotonous desk job or find a way to bring in revenue being artistic, really quickly. I started researching and studying the craft from the ground up. I took a blood borne pathogens training course and recieved my certification, registered with my county, learned how to use an autoclave, learned how to solder my own needles ( a practice not used much but important to know), learned all of the ins and outs of the coil machine (and I mean everything), various methods on implanting a tattoo, and honing in on my artistic abilities. After many different fruits and practice skins, I had a close friend of mine that was awesome enough to be my walking canvas. Let's just say there aren't many places on his body that aren't covered in ink. Eventually, I moved on to my first paying client and that client multiplied by two, and they multiplied by four, and so on. The tattoo industry is extremely cut throat and rightly so. I don't recommend learning in the fashion that I did. yet if it's what you want to do and no one will give you a shot to apprentice, do what you have to do. I was very adamant about practicing safety and sterilization from the very beginning. If you don't think that your self motivated enough to apply proper sterilization and safety, do not pursue learning the way I did. If you do not follow osha's rules for sterilization and blood borne pathogens handling for disease control, you can be brought up on criminal charges if a client suffers from a blood borne disease after recieving a tattoo from you. I triple check all of my needles. grips, and tips for the eo gas indicator, I document inventory upon every use, dispose of all contaminated instruments (all disposable) in a sharps container then through an EPA disposal center, and provide all the necessary documents to each client eg. consent form, before procedure preparation form, and after care informational documents. I also verify age via photo copy of their state identification. For booking, email me at dethfabmedia@gmail.com or call 714-678-8469. scratcher (urban definition)- a newbie tattoo artist that hasn't been trained by a professional thus not implementing correct depth and not reaching the dermis when placing ink into the skin. Scratching will usually result in most of the tattoo falling out once healed. digger- a tattoo artist that is not paying attention to how far he or she hangs their needles and is surpassing the dermis layer while tattooing. This will usually result in a blurry ( blown out) tattoo. kitchen magician- a tattoo artist that creates magic on the skin while in a kitchen. Typically percieved as an appropriate place to deliver a tattoo because of a kitchen's floor usually being a surface that can be mopped. So does a bathroom usually (just saying. probably not the most important aspect to look at while thinking of an appropriate place to tattoo. )