Diploma
Tattoo Course

One of the most career-oriented tattoo courses that will equip you with basic to advance level Tattoo techniques. Unlike any other Tattoo Training Courses, it is a 360° training program designed to help aspiring artists like you to become a Pro Tattoo Artist.

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Curriculum

Success Mindset Workshop

A workshop conducted by Sunny Bhanushali on mind, body, & soul focuses on how to build a success mindset. This workshop will cover in-depth study of mind and body and help you reprogram your sub-conscious mind to take control of your involuntary actions which dictate your life and tweak it to become successful in your life. You will learn how to learn fast & absorb as much information as possible.

Few highlights of this workshop as follows:

Sync between Mind-Body and Soul.
How to build a success mindset.
How to become a fast learner.
Re-programming your sub-conscious mind.
Artists mindset vs Business owners mindset.
Concept of money and power.
Become a better human.

Fundamentals of Drawing

Fundamentals of drawing will focus on building a foundation in art to help you cope up with the advance section of this course. This module will not only build your foundation in drawing and sketching, but also help you build the razor-sharp focus and patience which is required to be come a successful Pro Tattoo artist.

Below are a few highlights of this module:

Intense drawing and sketching
practice which covers lining, shading, texturing, understanding of lights and shadows, etc.
Building mind-muscle coordination to build a stable hand movement.
Drawing complex sketches using fundamentals of drawing.
Photo-realistic sketching, still-life sketching, composition and understanding lights & shadows, etc.

Foundation in Tattoo Art

This module will introduce you to the world of tattoo art. The focus of this module if to firstly pass on the tattoo culture and help you understand how the tattoo industry works/operates. You will have an hands-on experience working with various tattoo making tools. You will understand and learn fundamental processes involved in tattooing.

Below are a few highlights of this module:

The origin, history and the culture of tattooing.
Introduction to tattoo art and its equipment.
Fundamentals of tattooing.
Introduction to tattoo machines, needles, tattoo stencils, tattoo station set-up, etc. and general processes related to it.
Getting started with basic tattoos on synthetic & real skin.
Intense practice of basic drawing elements to strengthen muscle-mind coordination.

Introduction to Digital Art

With the whole world going digital, the future of art & designing has transitioned from traditional art mediums to digital art. For tattoo artists, designing is crucial & something that could help them stand out. This module focuses on how to use digital art softwares. Students are provided free access to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to thoroughly learn digital art.

A few highlights of this module are as follows:

Introduction to digital art softwares to enhance design skills and fasten the designing process.
Custom tattoo designing using digital softwares like Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.
Design composition, photo-manipulation, digital mock-ups, full-sleeve designing.
Designing as per body anatomy & adding flow.
Tattoo photo processing.

Business Management 101

Tattoo industry is one of the most rapidly growing industries in India and worldwide, and business development, undoubtedly, plays an integral part. In order to make the most out of the career as a tattoo artist, one must master the art of business with the art of tattooing. This module covers different mediums of marketing & sales, customer management, etc.

Few highlights of this module are as follows:

Marketing Strategies - Online & Offline Marketing.
Learn Why Investing in Marketing is Essential for a Successful Business.
Importance & Best Practices of Customer Service and Data/Lead Management.
Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc. to boost your business.
Step-by-step strategies for a successful tattoo studio.
Teamwork and People Management.

Advance Level of Tattoo Art

This module is the most important one and covers advanced tattoo techniques like shading, texturing, etc. Advanced tattoo styles like photo-realism, sculpture, watercolour, animal & human portraits that make you a Pro Tattoo Artist are covered in this module. Students get to practice on synthetic as well as real skin and build their portfolio.

Here are a few highlights of this module:

Advanced level tattoo stencils & application on various body parts.
Creating various textures such as beard, hair, fur and leather etc.
Introduction to Black & Grey Realism tattoos like sculptures, portraits, animals, etc.
Introduction to watercolour tattoos.
Making realism tattoos using different needles on synthetic skin and real skin.

Live Tattoo Demonstration

Observational Learning is one of the most effective ways of learning and we try to make the most of it by live tattoo demonstration lectures. Mentors demonstrate various full length tattoos during these live lectures, share their techniques & insights from their experience. These live lectures are interactive followed by a Q&A session.

Here are a few highlights of these lectures:

Interactive Sessions - Witness the actual process of tattooing.
Watch senior artists work on intermediate to advanced level tattoos.
Implement whatever you have learned from observation sessions in the daily practice sessions.

Collaborative
Projects

We believe in evolved learning and collaborative projects are one of the ways we adapt to for the same. It’s one of the most popular and effective ways for students to learn more and achieve more. This encourages students to work with each other and bring in their diverse cultures and perspectives on art to the table.

A few collaborative projects that we assign are:

Outdoor still life sketching where they go out in groups on railways stations, gardens etc.
Collaborative photography, where they go out and click creative photos.
Team projects where students do a presentation on a specific topic of tattooing.

Grading System/Progress

Here are a few highlights of these lectures:

Interactive Sessions - Witness the actual process of tattooing.
Watch senior artists work on intermediate to advanced level tattoos.
Implement whatever you have learned from observation sessions in the daily practice sessions.

Online/Offline Workshops

We conduct Tattoo Workshops which are focused on advanced tattooing, designing & business management. These workshops are interactive and highly focused on delivering maximum knowledge on tattoo techniques. Pioneered by Aliens Tattoo in the Indian Tattoo Industry, these are a great addition to our student's journey.

A few highlights of this workshop are as follows:

Exclusive Tattoo Workshops conducted by the industry experts & award winning mentors.
Live demonstration sessions with hands-on tattoo practice.
While these workshops are all interactive, they also have a Q&A session at the end of the workshop.

Weekly/Monthly Feedback 101

We give utmost importance to the Feedback sessions and make changes to improvise and make the learning experience better for our students. Mentors run anonymous feedback/survey forms regularly after every lecture. One-on-one feedback sessions are also conducted every month to understand the challenges faced by students.

Few highlights of these sessions are as follows:

Feedback collected from students after every lecture.
Students too are given feedback based on their progress & are guided further.
If a particular student is facing challenges, mentors personally look into their development.

Building Online Portfolio

For an artist, their Portfolio is an essential part of their journey. We help our students build a strong Portfolio that consists of different styles and level from Small Tattoos to big Hyper-Realistic tattoos. This Portfolio is created during the course and promoted online by us and spread within the tattoo industry. This gives a great head start to our students to start their career as a tattoo artist.

Few are the highlights of this module:

Our students do small to large sized tattoos on real skin during the course.
By the end of the course, their portfolio consists of Small Script Tattoos, Medium Sized Line-Art & Neo Traditional Tattoos and Large Sized Sculpture, Animal & Human Portraits.
We also help our students to learn how to build an online portfolio.

Alumni Support

Convention Sponsorship

Tattoo Conventions/Festivals act as a platform for all tattoo artists to showcase their talent & participate in a healthy competition amongst nationwide tattoo artists. This is a great opportunity for all the artists to build their network & get an exposure to world famous tattoo artists & companies. At Aliens Tattoo School, we provide an opportunity to our students to participate through us and sponsor their participation.

Aliens Internship Program

Our tattoo internship programme is an exclusive paid internship opportunity that is offered to the top performing 10% students of Aliens Tattoo Art School based on their holistic progress.

This is a perfect chance for our students to learn how to manage and work in an established studio. In addition, it gives them a broad understanding of the trade, enabling them to take on any role within the industry.

Access to LILA at
50% Discount

Learn It Like Aliens (LILA) is an online tattoo learning platform, designed to help aspiring tattoo artists across the globe, elevate their tattoo and design art skills, and help them become a Pro Tattoo Artist. The learning platform is designed with an approach that aims to customise learning for each student's strengths, needs, skills, and interests and focuses on self-improvement.

Provision of Equipment

Every student gets their own stationery that includes all the materials required during the sketching phase of the course. The students are also provided with a tattoo kit that includes all the important tattoo equipment required to learn tattoo art like the tattoo machine, the power supply, tattoo ink, artificial/silicon skins for tattoo practice etc. during the course.

Diploma Tattoo Course