A chat with tattoo artist Darrin McDaniel, Sr.
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2018/05/26
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: When did you first discover a talent in body inking, tattooing?
Darrin McDaniel, Sr.: It was during a state gave vacation, I was drawing portraits then other individuals on vacation asked me to draw up pictures for them to have tattooed.
Jacobsen: How did you begin to develop this talent and make a living off it? Many people cannot do it. Fewer can make a living off it.
McDaniel, Sr.: My first tattoo was requested because no tattooist felt they could duplicate my drawing provided to them. I cannot say that I am able to rely on tattooing alone. There are still some areas of shading I would like to perfect so I have been seeking apprenticeship programs.
Jacobsen: What is involved in the technique of tattooing? What is the general process of inking?
McDaniel, Sr.: Moist important technique, I feel, is eliminating infections and using new equipment to lessen risk of an infected tattoo damaging the quality of the ink layed.
Jacobsen: How do you go about color choice to better match the desired image of the person asking for a tattoo?
McDaniel, Sr.: I have not been requested to do a color portrait or face images. I have been exposed mostly black and grey.
That can always vary; the details and shading change the cost and materials used.
Jacobsen: Thank you for the opportunity and your time, Mr. McDaniel.
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