BambiBoi
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ORIGINAL: BambiBoi I will add that budding tattoo artists practice for depth on orange peel. Evidently its a decent analog for human skin. But everyone who has endorsed learning in person is spot on. There is another way.... Don't cut. Take a butter knife and swish it around in ice water (or hot water, but be careful about burns). Then drag the dull blade over the skin. The top should not be trying to cut, but the sensation is not entirely different from a real cut. This is, in part, how mock castrations are done. An orange peel is far thicker and a much different texture than human skin. It doesn't matter much for tattoo or branding practice, but cutting or needles is a whole other ball game. For that, you want to get a peach or another thin skinned fruit that is also soft on the inside. (Example, an apple will mislead you about how much pressure to use.) I'm from Florida, so I have thick skin and sweet soft oranges <3.
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