This tattoo workshop provides you with the fundamental skills and techniques required to kickstart your career as a tattoo artist. Lily Lu, a professional tattoo artist and filmmaker with over 17 years’ experience, presents the course. 

This course first explains how to acquire a beginner tattoo kit and compares professional and cheap tattoo equipment. We lay out the parts of a tattoo machine and demonstrate how they work. We examine the different types of tattoo needles and inks. We go through important health and safety practices used to maintain proper tattoo hygiene and protect both artist and client from potential risks such as infections or allergic reactions. The course shows you how to clean your workspace, equipment and other supplies to ensure good hygiene.

Working with a client in a tattoo parlour requires effective communication to understand their desired design and placement before you start inking. It also helps to manage their comfort and safety during the process. The course teaches you how to plan the design, create a stencil and transfer it onto the skin. We then study the processes involved in making tattoo lines before you fill them and add shading. This course suits aspiring professional tattoo artists so we cover subjects like cleaning, pricing, touch-ups and aftercare. Sign up to learn how to turn your passion for body art into a career as a tattoo artist.

Disclaimer: This course may contain visuals that some people might find uncomfortable. Viewer discretion is advised.