Advanced Tattoo Course for Experienced Artists in Ahmedabad

It is an 8 week advanced tattoo course at Black Poison Tattoo Academy in Ahmedabad for artists who already have experience. It improves technique, finishing and portfolio through shading, colour, design and placement work, a specialisation track and a supervised final project.

Tattoo artists who already have tattooing experience, are at least 18 and are 10th pass. If you have never tattooed before, the Professional Tattoo Artist Course is the right starting point, because this program is built for artists who already tattoo.

The program runs for 8 weeks, 4 days a week. Each week builds on the one before, from a skill assessment in week 1 to a final supervised project and assessment in week 8. Batch timings are shared when you enquire on WhatsApp.

70% of the program is practical training. The other 30% is demonstrations, theory and feedback. So most of your time is spent working on technique rather than watching, with feedback on your work along the way.

Yes, week 2 is dedicated to black and grey shading. It covers smooth gradients, whip shading, pepper shading, grey wash, balancing dark and light areas and planning designs with healed results in mind.

Yes, week 3 covers solid colour packing, colour blending and saturation, choosing colours for different skin tones and correcting common colour-work issues. You can also choose colour work as your specialisation track in week 5.

Realism and portrait work is one of four specialisation tracks in week 5. The others are fine line and micro-detail, cover-up planning and colour work. Each artist chooses one track for focused training, so you can build depth in the style that matters most to your portfolio.

These weeks are advanced project execution. You work on large-scale tattoo composition, sleeve planning, advanced detailing and professional workflow. Week 8 then closes the program with the final project and assessment.

It depends on your progress. Practice on synthetic skin comes first. If the mentor approves you after that, you may complete a supervised model session under studio protocols. Week 8 also includes a final supervised tattoo project. Ask on WhatsApp how model sessions are arranged for your batch.

Your starting work and your final work are compared. Assessment looks at line consistency, shading or colour quality, placement, hygiene and overall finish. Week 1 begins with a review of your current work, and week 8 ends with a review of your progress and a final assessment.

You receive a Certificate of Completion issued by Black Poison Tattoo Academy, together with photographs of your final project for your portfolio. The final project is the supervised tattoo work you complete in week 8.

You can ask for the fees on WhatsApp. Fees, batch timings and admission details arrive together in the same chat, so you have everything in writing. We explain payment options when you enquire.

We share start details for the next batch on WhatsApp, and a message from you means you hear first. Batch timings come with the reply to your enquiry.

The program is taught in English, Hindi and Gujarati. If you want to confirm which language your batch will use, ask us on WhatsApp when you enquire about batch timings and admission details.

Yes, the Academy is open to students from Ahmedabad, other cities in India and international students. Training is held at the studio in Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, 4 days a week for 8 weeks, so you would need to be in Ahmedabad for the program.

Lead trainers with 18 years in the tattoo industry teach the program, together with working artists from Black Poison Tattoo Studio. You can see the standard of the studio’s work in the Black Poison Tattoo Studio portfolio.

Hygiene is one of the areas assessed in the program, alongside line consistency, shading or colour quality, placement and overall finish.