Fireside Articles

Fashion Based Tattoo Design | Ryan Ashley | EP 203

Dan Pushcarich

Published on: 04/11/2025

New Blog Post DRyan Ashley sits down to break apart the creative process behind fashion-influenced tattoo design, and this conversation is packed with gold for anyone trying to level up their work. She walks through everything from her healing protocols to how her fashion design background completely transformed the way she approaches fitting tattoos to the human body.escription

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Why Line With a Shader? | Fireside Technique | EP 29

Dan Pushcarich

Published on: 28/03/2025

As tattooers sometimes we forget that a tattoo machine is simply a tool which can make a variety of interesting marks. In this episode, instead of following the convention and using a regular liner to pull lines, we explore the idea of using a magnum to create lines. Trying this approach for a tattoo provides a much different look as well as adding new possibilities and tricks to your existing toolkit.

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