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Dotwork Tattoo / Basic + Advanced Workshop / INK MASTERCLASS
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Dotwork Tattoo / Basic + Advanced Workshop / INK MASTERCLASS

Learn tattooing from scratch / Mandalas, Geometric Pattern
Created byLily Lu
Last updated 12/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • The full basic of tattooing
  • All Dotwork tattoo techniques
  • When you can draw you can Tattoo
  • what equipment you need and where to get it
  • Hygienic standarts and fundamentals
  • How to set up a workspace, machines and get ready to start
  • Different needles and differtrent techniques
  • Aftercare and how to take care of a client
  • Tips and Hacks specific for Dotwork Tattoos

Course content

1 section14 lectures4h 29m total length
  • Introduction3:10
  • Equipment30:17
  • Needles and Ink40:19

    Master dot work by using tight, round liner groups to create solid, clean dots, and select needle configurations and ink with strong contrast for precise outlines and shading.

  • Hygiene17:26
  • Workspace Set-up24:21
  • Work with a Client18:17
  • Placement11:08

    Plan stencil placement and color layout with the flower centered on the calf; let the pattern fade behind the script to balance composition.

  • Stencil Making20:25
  • Basic Tattooing12:27

    Learn the basics of dot work tattooing by practicing with pen-like dots, mastering dot density, pace, and fading to create even fields, outlines, and patterns through stencils.

  • Outlines Tattooing27:11
  • Filling Tattooing16:29

    Master dot-based shading for tattoo filling by building even dot fields, starting with darkest areas, then layering lighter dots to achieve balanced texture and dark gradients while minimizing client pain.

  • Shading Tattooing19:27

    Explore dotwork shading by blending true dots with gray shade fades to create smooth, hovering transitions. Start light, build with black and gray dots, and avoid heavy outlines for depth.

  • Cleaning + Aftercare25:54

    Clean dot work tattoos with thorough cleaning and careful wrapping. Practice dry healing to prevent cross contamination and consider needle size to minimize blow outs.

  • Outro2:25

Requirements

  • No prior knowledge is necessary

Description

This is a full Course dedicated to the Art of Dotwork Tattooing.

We dive very deep into the genre and i will explane you everything you need to know to either start tattooing directly with Dotwork or for any Tattoo Artist who wants to learn another skill. This is more a advanced Course but we will cover the basics of everything as well and give you everything to start as a beginner too.

You ever wanted to make a tattoo by yourself or you already playing around with a machine. This will be the perfect start.

This is not a course from a untattooed 'artist' with almost no experience. Befor i retired from tattooing (to become a filmmaker) i was a worldwide known tattoo artist. I invented my own style of tattooing, made a few world record tattoo pieces, build one of the most crazy and biggest 'tattoo studios' in the world and teached a handfull of students my craft and art ad made them to worldwide known tattoo aretist themself.

By the end of this course, you will have a basic understandment of how to set up and start tattooing.

This course will not replace the 'Beginner Tattoo Course' but it will give you all information and knowledge you need to know to start Dotworktattooing. Set up a machine, workplace, hygiene and everything fundamental of the basic of tattooing.

For advanced Tattoo Artist we created the Lessons in a way you can easy skipp over the aditional basic tattooing steps and extract easy and fast all the importend lessons to know everything about dotwork.

What makes me qualified to teach you?

My work as tattoo artist got published in hundrets of books, magazines and onnline publications around the world. I made my way into the history books of tattooing and progressed and ifluenced the modern tattoo world. Make yourself a picture and find me on google (little swastika). On our homepage (psyland25)  you find also many of the magazin artikels and other information

Is this course for you?

You dont need any experience and you can fully start to learn a new skill with me. All what it needs is a tattoo kit for 35 euro (or something better). This also can just be a information for you to get more information how tattooing works and if your 'tattoo artist' is doing a save and good job.

This course will cover everything you need to know to to start tattooing, including:

  • Equipment and where to get it

  • Different needles (specific for dotwork)

  • Ink and colors

  • Hygiene & medical tips

  • Set up a workspace

  • Prepair a design & make a stencil

  • Tattoo placement

  • Basic of Dot tattooing

  • Outlines, filling & shading ( all with dotwork)

  • Real client and what to do

  • Aftercare

Who this course is for:

  • Tattoo Artist
  • All the people interested in getting started in the art of tattooing
  • Tattoo