Tattoo Art Supplies
At Barber, we know great tattoos start with great designs. That's why we’ve got the tattoo art supplies you need to take your creativity to the next level. Whether you're perfecting your stencilling or diving into freehand work, we’ve got a range of top-notch pens, pencils, and drawing materials to help you get the job done. Practice makes perfect, so we also offer high-quality practice skin to test your skills before inking your clients. With practice skins from trusted brands like A Pound of Flesh and SKINZ, we’ve got you covered. Need a sketch pad or kneadable eraser? We've got those too. Whatever you need to bring your designs to life, Barber’s got the tools to make it happen.
Tattoo art supplies for sharpening your craft
Before a design hits real skin, it needs somewhere to stretch its legs. Tattoo art supplies, including practice skin, give artists and apprentices a low-pressure way to test lines, shading, colour packing, and stencil placement without a nervous client attached to the other end.
Our range covers flat sheets, strapped practice skin, and tattooable shapes from brands like SKINZ, PinUp, and A Pound of Flesh, plus creative extras such as erasers and tattoo sketch books for working up ideas before the machine comes out.
How to use tattoo practice skin
Using tattoo practice skin is pretty straightforward: stencil or draw your design onto the surface, set up your machine as usual, then work through the piece as if it were a real tattoo. It’s great for practising needle depth, hand speed, line confidence, and shading control, especially when you’re trying a new technique or machine.
From sketch to stencil to skin
A strong tattoo usually starts long before the needle hits anything. A tattoo sketch book gives you space to rough out ideas, build flash sheets and refine composition before moving onto practice skin.
Pair that with kneadable erasers, sketch pads, and shaped tattooable forms, and you’ve got a proper playground for developing your style.
Practice skins with personality
Flat sheets are brilliant for the basics, but tattooable objects bring a bit more fun to the table. Pumpkins, hearts, cats, coffins, and other shapes help artists practice on curves and awkward surfaces, making them ideal when you want to build confidence beyond a flat square. Great practice, and zero complaints from the canvas!