
Pre Requisite — Drawing Capabilities & Bloodborne Pathogen Certification
You will learn concepts like aseptic technique, sterilization, autoclaving, blood barriers, and contamination. More importantly, you will learn to protect yourself and your clients from disease transmission. You will focus on sterilization and aseptic techniques, blood-borne pathogens with tattoo shop safety, tattoo inks, and color theory. It introduces the coil machine and rotary machine, equipment, and tools for those machines included. We also cover tattoo shop operations and management, pricing, and marketing techniques.
In-depth classroom prep
In-depth client instructional shadowing
Live model work with your supervising artist
1 year of training under your supervising artist
Certificate of Completion
Apprenticeship License through the state of Tennessee (after year completion signing off to obtain your Tattoo License)
Professional Tattoo Artist License (upon sign-off by your supervising artist at your local health department)
In this year-long course, you will work with your supervising licensed tattoo artist to build your own tattoo portfolio with advanced instruction in line work, shading, and introduction to advanced styles of the tattoo industry. We teach fundamental & advanced skills to get you ready to work as a professional tattoo artist in a shop when you are complete.
***You may work while under the apprenticeship license under your supervising tattoo artist.