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Tattoos are in demand as never before. These permanent works of body art are an expression of what is important to the bearer. Tattoo artists must adhere to high standards of hygiene and cleanliness to ensure the health and safety of their customers. Our free tattoo courses are the perfect grounding whether you want to enter a career in tattooing, would like to turn your hand to creating tattoo designs or are interested in many other...…Read More
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Advanced Tattoo Workshop
- Explain why a tattoo artist should prioritize equipment
- Discuss why an artist should never blame his or her equi...
- Identify the most important equipment a tattoo artist ne...
- Describe why it is important for an artist to... Read More

The Art of Tattooing: Dotwork
- Explain how to successfully perform dotwork tattooing
- Describe the different pieces of equipment required to s...
- Discuss the various needles and inks used to apply tatto...
- Recall the proper hygiene management used to ... Read More

The Art of Tattooing: Mixing Big Stencil and Freehand Styles
- Explain how to work effectively with clients
- Discuss how to set the layout design on various body par...
- Highlight the best approach to stencil placem... Read More

Blackwork Tattoos - Masterclass
- Define ‘blackwork tattooing’
- Identify various techniques used to create blackwork tat...
- Analyse and evaluate various styles used to create black...
- Recall how to apply knowledge of skin types, ... Read More

Tattoo Basics for Beginners
- Explain the basics of tattooing
- List the equipment a tattoo artist needs for tattooing
- Illustrate how to set up an effective tattooing workspac...
- Explain why it is necessary to know your clie... Read More

Tattoo Workshop for Beginners
- Compare professional and cheap tattoo equipment
- Describe the parts of a tattoo machine and explain how t...
- Identify the various types of needles and inks used for ...
- Discuss proper hygiene practices that protect... Read More

Traditional Handpoke Tattooing
- Discuss the techniques and basic expected outcomes of tr...
- Outline the application of various tools of handpoking
- Analyze the application of a liner, shader, filler and m...
- Outline the procedures for creating and conve... Read More

Abstract Tattoo Workshop
- Analyze the different types of needles and inks used in ...
- Distinguish between a rotary tattoo machine and a tradit...
- Evaluate the importance of cleaning and aftercare in mai...
- Identify the various pieces of tattoo equipme... Read More

Fundamentals of Tattoo Machine Optimization
- Explain the basics of optimising the tattoo machine
- Describe how the analogue power supply can be used for t...
- Identify the important parts of tattooing and... Read More

Essentials of Pattern Construction for Tattoo Art
- Outline the types and methods of drawing patterns
- Analyze the rudiments of vectors, dots and lines in patt...
- Analyze various patterns and resolutions usin... Read More

Introduction to Abstract Motif Sketches
- Identify the best methods to design abstract tattoo desi...
- List the two main sources of reference pictures
- Explain basic design ideas to make your paint... Read More

Creating Quality Thumbnails Using CorelDRAW
- Use the freehand and intersection toola to cut thumbnail...
- Export thumbnails to JPEG
- Use pictures to create thumbnails Read More

Basics of CorelDRAW for Tattoo Art
- Define what vectors are
- Explain three sections of CorelDRAW
- Distinguish between vectors and pixels Read More

Flower Drawing With CorelDRAW for Tattoo Art
- Identify some of the tools needed for drawing flowers
- Explain three uses of a light board
- Define helping lines/guides Read More
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