Each session is 3 weeks long with classes running from 11am to 6pm daily. The course includes 100 hours of instruction. There is a maximum registration of 5 students per class. This guarantees a great student/teacher ratio with very intimate sessions. As part of your tuition, all the equipment you require is provided.
Section 1: Art History of Tattoos
Objective: Expose the student to various styles, forms and methods of tattooing; including ways and traditions.
Ancient | Japan | Tribal | Traditional | Celtic | Macabre | Blackwork | Fantasy | Portrait | Wildlife | New Skool | Bio Mech | New Traditional | Lettering
Section 2: Equipment
Objective: Familiarize the student with the tools, parts, forms, and functions of tattoo equipment.
- Machine
- Tubes
- Needles
- Regulating
- Power supply
Section 3: Sterilization
Objective: Provide thorough knowledge of sterilization principals, practices and techniques for safe and error free tattoo application.
Solutions | Health Board Guide | Type and function | Use and warnings | Handling | Mixing | Storage | Quantities | Sources and prices | Shelf life - dating and rotation | Aftercare | Draping | Cross contamination | Infections Canada | Ultrasonic and Autoclave sterilizer | Sluicing tubes
Section 4: Techniques
Objective: To train the artist to provide a quality tattoo experience from selection to application.
- Knowing the skin and parts of the body (shaving/stencils/flash)
- Outline technquies
- Customer interaction
- Shading and wash techniques
- Colour theory / Colour techniques