Fireside Tattoo Podcast
Jake Meeks' mostly weekly tattoo podcast answering viewer questions, interviewing artists and waxing philosophical to promote better tattooing and more informed collectors. He is often joined by fellow tattooers, artists of other mediums, professionals in other fields and collectors. We hope you enjoy!
Also, we offer courses from artists on the show at firesidetattoo.com if you are interested! Thanks for supporting our show!
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 288
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Tattoo Like a Painter | James Hall | EP 265
The traditional tattoo approach of lining, shading and coloring (in that order) never appealed much to James Hall (or Jake for that matter). James has spent the majority of his tattoo career moonligh…
REGULATORS...Tat Em! | Tattoo Regulations with Ben Shaw
We have all heard about new tattoo regulations coming down the pipeline. It's no longer a matter of if but when these new laws will affect tattooer's day to day lives. With this in mind, it's importa…
Power Supplies and Needle Depth | Aaron Williams | EP 262
Sharpen your pencils and get ready for this deep dive into tattoo gear and technology with Aaron Williams of Tattcom Keep up with Aaron and Tattcom at www.tattcom.us Support us while buying the stuff…
3D Modeling for Realistic Tattooing
Javi Antunez @Javi_TattooedTheory specializes in beautifully rendered illustrative realism in tattooing. He is very well versed in ZBrush and other 3D modeling software and often uses these methods i…
Smashing Mags | Mattlock Lopes | EP 260
This week we welcome Mattlock Lopes to the show. out of @inkredible_Tattoo_vb We cover a ton of topics in this episode that will surely be of interest to tattooers of all levels.
Pioneering Color Realism | Nikko Hurtado | EP 259
Fine Art Printing for Tattooers
Today's episode is all about the art of printing. As tattooers, we often print stickers, shirts, flash and fine art to sell at tattoo conventions, our shops and online. So we sat down with our friend…
Who Gives a Torque About Tat Guns?
Why should we care about torque when it comes to Rotary Tattoo Machines (aka Tat Guns)? Well, today we welcome Carson Hill of Neuma Tattoo back to the show to talk about the role that torque plays in…
Launching Your First NFT for Tattoo Artists Pt 3
In this 3rd and final episode of our Tattooing and NFT series, we dive deeper into the various NFt marketplaces and talk about the moving parts of both launching and buying NFTs. Thanks again to our …
Tattooing and NFT PT 2
Tattooing and NFT Pt. 1
Plein Air Painting with Pumas! | Renee Little | EP 256
Our final show from the ParadiseBYOB is also our final show of 2021. We sat down with the incredibly talented artist, Renee Little for a super fun conversation about everything from tattoo cover-ups …
Nick Mitchell Wants To Mess Your Face Up! | EP 255
This was a super fun conversation with the incredibly talented, Nick Mitchell (@nickmitchellhatesyou). We sat down with Nick at the recent ParadiseBYOB in Jiminy Peak, MA and discussed all things car…
2021: A Space Tattoo Odyssey with Haley Adams | EP 254
We had such a great conversation with Castro Tattoo owner, podcaster, seminar presenter and bad ass tattooer, Haley Adams, who quickly became one of our favorite new friends we met at the recent Para…
Invent Your Own Inspiration! | Jesse Smith | EP 253
We're back to one of our favorite series with one of our favorite artists, Jesse Smith! We filmed this after the recent Paradise BYOB, where Jesse gave his latest seminar (available at https://reinve…
Large Scale Like A Champion | Andy Chambers | EP 252
Our latest in the Illustrative Artist Series features one of our favorite tattooers, Andy Chambers! There is a ton of great info in this episode. We hope you enjoy it and pull some knowledge from And…
Can a Rotary Feel Like a Coil? | Carson Hill | EP 251
Carson Hill from Neuma Tattoo Machines returns! Put your thinking caps back on, its time for a little bit of a deep dive into the differences between rotary and coil machines and if you can bridge th…
3 Days to Smarter Tattooing...hint, it's a process! | Cooper | EP 250
We are really enjoying this illustrative series and hope that you are too! Today we have a real treat with some great knowledge drops from killer artist and good buddy of mine, Cooper. Coop is very m…
Creating Memorable Narratives | Adam Shaw | EP 249
Adam Shaw is not only an award-winning painter, illustrator, and comic creator; he's also a long-time friend of the show and even longer-time friend of Jakes. There are tons and tons of nuggets in th…
Keeping Recurring Themes Fresh | Rich Wren | EP 248
Continuing our Illustrative Tattooing Series this week we talk with one of our favorite and certainly one of the most prolific tattooers, Rich Wren. Rich puts out a lot of great work and always finds…