SKINGRAPHICA® Academy

Academy Courses.

Professional training for tattoo artists in skin science, tattoo preparation, healing and long-term care. Built so world-class work is matched by a world-class understanding of the skin.

Enrolment open to GRAPHICA members

Course access

Begin your training.

Enter the course PIN code you have been issued to begin your training module.

Course PIN

Course PINs are issued to GRAPHICA members on enrolment. Each PIN opens one training module and is linked to your membership. Lost your PIN? Contact the Concierge

The curriculum

4 modules, built around the life of a tattoo.

Each module follows a stage of the skin, from the weeks before the needle to the years after it. Your PIN opens the module you are enrolled in.

  1. 01

    Skin science.

    How skin is built, how it heals and why tattooed skin behaves differently.

    Module 01

  2. 02

    Preparation.

    Preparing the canvas in the 21 days before an appointment, and what to tell clients.

    Module 02

  3. 03

    Healing and recovery.

    The first 14 days, what to watch for and how to guide clients through them.

    Module 03

  4. 04

    Long-term care.

    Protecting and restoring healed work through the years that follow.

    Module 04

GRAPHICA members only

Courses are open to GRAPHICA members.

Not a member yet? Apply for GRAPHICA. Accepted members are issued a course PIN for each module they enrol in.

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