Watch the below video for an introduction to the online class:
What is this tattoo training?
Our training is skill-focused online tattoo training course that also covers all the knowledge you need to know to start tattooing. It is the most constructive, detailed, and in depth tattoo course you can ever find, both online and offline.
Unlike other online courses, this
course is developed from our actual
apprenticeship program in
Los Angeles.
$599 $399
What our students say about this tattoo course:
"Patch Tattoo Therapy Training is the only resource that I've found that is 100% comprehensive. My tattoos have improved considerably since I started Patch Tattoo Therapy Training" - Kelley Van Dilla
"The quality of the instruction, combined with the ability to revisit the material at any time, makes it worth far more than the cost" - Tamil Volk
This course includes 37 tattoo lessons, divided into 3 parts
Part 1:
18 lessons to cover all the basic knowledge you need to know about tattooing starting from what machine and supplies to buy, how to get a tattoo license, etc. including a thorough introduction to all tattoo styles and what techniques you'll need to learn to tattoo each style.
Part 2:
10 Operation Details which are necessary good habits for real skin tattooing.
If you had a traditional tattoo apprenticeship, you would get yelled at those little things if you did them wrong, but would not be explained why.
We explain in detail why things need to be done in the certain way.
Part 3:
15 lessons on all the liner skills + 3 skin lessons.
Everything that need to be understood including tattoo bold line, fine line, stipple and whip shading.
Carefully structured step by step for students to build up complicated skills, how to tattoo each skill, what to pay attention to, how to practice and how to avoid bad habits.
What sets our training course apart from the others:
Patch Tattoo Course | Other Online Courses | |
---|---|---|
Content | 37 lessons | 8-10 lessons |
Focus | Skill-Oriented | Basic introduction to tattoo industry, sanitization-focused |
Lessons Organized | Constructive | Not constructive |
Tattoo Techniques | 12 Lessons | 2-3 Lessons |
Operation Details | 12 Lessons | N/A |
Teaching Style | Dense with Information | Videos are often very long but lacking substance |
Common Skill Mistakes | Included | None or Underwhelming |
Dos and Don'ts | Included | N/A |
Clarity | Each tattoo skill is visually showed, then explained in depth. | Each tattoo skill is visually showed "This is how we do it", doesn't explain much |
Practice | Well-designed practices for each tattoo skill | "Copy me" |
Your mentor Jing:
8 years experienced high profile tattoo artist. 5 years experience of training tattoo apprentices. She is currently focus on Asian style tattoos but used to specialize in geometric fine line tattoos. See her work.
"When Jing teaches, she does not simply show the students how she makes tattoos. She explains why these ways are the best. Her teaching is super clear and easy to understand" - Hana Okada
Previous Student's Tattoo Works
Class of 2023
Class of 2022
Class of 2021
Frequently Asked Questions
Watch as often as you like and as many times as you like for almost 3 years (999 days).
No need! You can access the training videos at your own convenience. All videos and Q&A sessions will be posted on the education platform.
We are pllanning to make the shading online course in 2025. It took us more than 6 months to record the liner lesson so it will take a while.
No need. This course focus on pure tattoo skills, and encourage students to understand tattooing from a technical perspective. Art skills can sometimes be an obstacle and Jing talks about it in one of the lessons.
Our in-person training offers in time feedback on every single tattoo skill. We check for potential bad habits and wrong-understandings for the tattoo skills, as well as challenge the students to combine all their liner skills in advanced-level tattoos.
Unfortunately this is not something we could offer for online students.
Note that in the online lessons, we show how common mistakes are made, which should cover 90% of the problems.
This class has no headcount limit which means that anyone can join at anytime. The in-person classes all have limited seats and are therefore very competitive to enroll.
ALL Purchases are considered ‘final sale’, and are non-refundable.
We are considering a live seminar in person for a certain price but that is in discussion
Sorry no payment plans are offered as we don't have an efficient way of collecting partial payments
We accept Credit Card or Paypal payments
Yes, after we've created all lessons and you completed all courses, we will provide a certificate of participation.
Yes, the online courses will be a pre-requisite to join the in-person course and when we evaluate candidates for the in-person course, we will take special notice to artists who have already taken the course.
This is an introduction course separate from the apprenticeship which is pretty competitive to get into and requires all students to take both this Tattoo Lining Skills online course and the In-person Beginner's Course to be considered.
If you are interested in the apprenticeship, first take this online course then email us at training@patchtattootherapy.com to get added to the notification mailing list where we will email you once the apprenticeship application process is open again.
This course teaches tattoo fundamentals and that includes how tattoo ink can have better longevity. We talk about tattoo skills at a dermatology level and with that being said, the tattoo skills work for any skin.
Absolutely! It doesn't matter when you sign up as all videos and content will be uploaded to the education system for user access.
We recommend people to tattoo in a licensed environment, and under supervision. That is being responsible for your client and also to prevent yourself from doing things wrong but not notice it. You'll find this course super helpful and teach you much more useful things than most apprenticeships, but it cannot replace the supervision and in time feedback. We suggest you see the online course as a supplement to the apprenticeship.
Definitely! This course may sound like a beginner course, but it's super detailed and in depth, to a very advanced level. Actually, our best reviews are all from experienced artists, because they have their own apprenticeship to compare and so they know how much valuable content we're providing in this course.
Watch for there winter holidays. There might be surprises. Other than that we don't offer any discount.
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