What you'll learn

Tattooing ABCs

  • All about Tattooing Machines

    You often hear confusing terminology like 'cam' or 'stroke lenght' and this ocurse will solve that mystery. You'll lean about needle hang, about machine saturation, and how your machine choice can work with you or against you

  • All about Needle Cartridges

    Did you know that some cartridges are better suited for shading and others for line work? What makes a good cartridge and how to not fall for all the marketing you see in our industry. When is the problem created by your technique or the needle you're using?

  • Hand & Body positioning

    And how to hold the machine to make the job easier. How to test your hand pressure and how to practise all the shading techniques commonly used in our industry as well as my famous ZigZag Shading technique. Magnums and how to use them. Lots of 'aha!' moments that will give you a solid foundation of basic knowledge all of us should have

Course curriculum

    1. Terms & Conditions

    1. Meet Your Educator - Alexandra

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. 2.1. -- Permanent or Semi-permanent?

    2. 2.2. -- What can make it permanent?

    1. 3.2. -- Strokes or Cams. Short Stroke vs Long Stroke

    2. 3.1. -- All about machines

    3. 3.3. -- When to Use: Short Stroke vs Long Stroke

    4. 3.4. -- Hit of the machine

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. 3.5. -- Short Long Super-Long Stroke

    6. 3.6.. -- Wireless batteries

    1. 4.1 -- Needle Cartridges

    2. 4.2. -- Alternative Needles (Acupuncture)

    3. 4.3. -- Needle Count

    4. 4.4. -- Diametres and Tapers

    5. 4.5. -- MAGNUM Needles

    6. 4.6. -- My Faves

    7. 4.7. -- Needle TIP

    8. Chapter 4 -- Highlights

    1. Intro

    2. 5.1. -- Shading on Paper

    3. 5.2. -- Shading techniques

    4. 5.3. -- Let's 'dive in'

    5. 5.4. -- Magnum Shading

    6. 5.5. -- Saturation

    7. 5.6. -- Blending

    8. 5.7. -- Why ZIGZAG Shading

    9. 5.8. -- Skin Trauma

    10. 5.9. -- The Depth

About this course

  • £325.00
  • 32 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content