TATTOO ACADEMY · ONLINE · Mexico
One-to-one online tattoo training in Jesus Maria
Learn tattooing at your own pace, with a mentor who reviews your practice.
Training is fully remote. Lessons and feedback happen online; no studio visit is required.
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TEAM: STUDIO & EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE02 / One-to-one training
One-to-one online tattoo course
A named physical certificate after course completion, sent by post. Confirm international address eligibility, postage cost and available payment methods with the team before paying. Ask how materials access and study records are handled when enrolling.
Before paying, ask the team to confirm international certificate delivery and payment options available in your country.
Before paying, request individual terms and the agreement/offer: curriculum, lesson and feedback access, duration, fee and payment process. Ask which options are available (online card payment, QR code or bank transfer), how receipts are issued, and the agreement’s transfer and refund terms. Outcomes depend on your practice; employment and income are not guaranteed. No prior education is required. The course includes a career checklist covering first clients, starting a studio and applying for employed work.
Offer dates and fees
69,000 RUB · through November 30, 2026
84,000 RUB · from December 1, 2026
Explore the 21-part course
Start with the stage that matches your experience. Your mentor reviews your individual work.
1. Foundations
- Skin structure and pigmentation
- Styles and genres
- Tools and materials
- Safety at the workstation
- Contraindications
Compare your first equipment list with the mentor.
2. Planning
- Stages of a tattoo session
- Placement considerations
- Sketches and composition
- Preparation recommendations
- What to observe when working with skin
- Transfer and stencil preparation
Review two sketch sizes and choose a readable composition.
3. Practice
- Working positions and closing a session
- Client aftercare precautions
- Session and healing complications
- Healing
- Corrections
- Pain management
- Removal: course overview
- Tattoo techniques
Prepare a training-skin practice sample for individual feedback.
4. Client care
- Artist responsibilities and safe practice
Discuss example client questions and what to refer to a specialist.
5. Professional practice
- Marketing and working with clients
Choose portfolio pieces for a first client, a studio application or an independent practice.
03 / Your first step into tattooing
Your first step into tattooing
Choose two options to tailor a starting point to your time zone and experience.
Begin with an introductory session and foundational technique, then agree with your mentor on a time for your first practice review.
Your selected city-time slot converts to Moscow time: 19:00 (Moscow)
The team will coordinate online sessions with you directly, taking the time difference from Moscow into account. Exact availability is confirmed when you enquire.
Ask about the course ↗04 / Three possible routes · Jesus Maria, Jalisco, Mexico
Three possible routes
Choose a goal to compare a first step, demand evidence and a useful mentor discussion.
Review active studios and services on the map; compare portfolios, reviews and booking methods. This is a starting point for your own research, not a market-size estimate.
Planning for your city · Jesus Maria, Jalisco, Mexico
Practice with thoughtful feedback
Your mentor helps sequence exercises and reviews your work from photos or video. You agree on pace and next steps together, based on your experience, available study time and time zone.
Geography and local time help plan communication and independent practice. We do not assume local legal, medical or licensing requirements; check those with the competent authorities in your country.
Local market workshop
Jesus Maria: where to start your market research
For a small settlement, check whether clients would travel from nearby communities. Compare referrals, travel costs and confirmed enquiries before considering a studio lease.
Nearby places you can compare are listed below. Distances are straight-line estimates from the mapped centre, not evidence of client demand.
- Cocula · ≈ 14 km
- Ameca · ≈ 22 km
- Ahualulco de Mercado · ≈ 37 km
Bring three studio or artist offers and one market-entry question to your review. We can focus on finding a first client, negotiating an employed position or planning your own studio.
Compare three local studios · Jesus Maria
Record what the studio publishes or confirms. With your mentor, compare who brings clients, what a rental fee or commission includes, and which portfolio the studio expects. These notes stay with you and are not sent to the academy.
Inside the studio · Sharya
Inside Mama, Prosti.
Step inside the studio. Choose a photo of the workspace, the team or a session, then tap it to visit the studio website.
The team draws on experience opening and running a tattoo studio in Miami and working as employed artists. Together we compare those two routes with the market in your city. The photos show the Sharya studio.
Visit the studio website
Photographed at the studio in Sharya
Graduate stories
Meet our graduates
Ten graduates, ten different paths into tattooing. Choose a name to read their story.
Anna Kudryavtseva
Anna Kudryavtseva
After passing her final assessment, Anna opened her own tattoo studio in Manturovo, Kostroma Region.
Full story in Russian ↗Polina Smirnova
Polina Smirnova
A teacher-training student from Uren, Polina wanted to work at the Mama, Prosti studio in Sharya after her course.
Full story in Russian ↗Melitina Shatrova
Melitina Shatrova
Melitina graduated from the academy at eighteen and planned to continue her tattoo practice in Kirov.
Full story in Russian ↗Roman Fadeev
Roman Fadeev
Roman was the first male graduate of the academy’s Tattoo God course.
Full story in Russian ↗Olesya Ganapieva
Olesya Ganapieva
Olesya completed Tattoo God after a month and a half of training. Her next goal was to work at Mama, Prosti.
Full story in Russian ↗Kseniya Vinogradova
Kseniya Vinogradova
After completing Tattoo God, Kseniya joined the team of tattoo artists at Mama, Prosti.
Full story in Russian ↗Aleksey Busygin
Aleksey Busygin
Aleksey took Tattoo Junior, progressing from first sketches to practicing controlled, straight lines.
Full story in Russian ↗Sergey Kuznetsov
Sergey Kuznetsov
Sergey began taking tattoo bookings immediately after finishing the Tattoo Junior foundation course.
Full story in Russian ↗Alyona Kudryavtseva
Alyona Kudryavtseva
Alyona completed Tattoo God and became part of the Mama, Prosti tattoo studio team.
Full story in Russian ↗Ilya Aleshkov
Ilya Aleshkov
An academy graduate, Ilya joined Mama, Prosti as a tattoo artist.
Full story in Russian ↗YOUR PRACTICE STARTS HERE
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