November 9, 2026
Phoenix firefighter Stephen Salasek works 24-hour shifts, raises three kids, and trains to tattoo. Here’s how he fits it all in.
November 9, 2026
Tattoo course or tattoo apprenticeship? See which one actually gets you licensed, with real state requirements, supervised hours and how long each path takes.
November 9, 2026
Boneface knew he was a terrible Tattoo Artist when he started. So he hired Tattoo Artists better than him and learned by watching. Here’s how.
November 9, 2026
Master Mentor Jordi Pla trains apprentices at Black Flamingo Collective with seminars, paper stencils, and Instagram from day one. Here’s his approach.
November 9, 2026
Master Mentor Liz Cook’s go-getter loop: set goals, get feedback, grow, reflect, and repeat. Here’s how Tattoo Artists can use it to keep growing.
November 9, 2026
Job coach Emma Huff Hoffman shares what Phase One is really like, from Mentor feedback to passing her first tattoo history quiz on the first try.
November 6, 2026
Solana Blantz is halfway through Phase Two. She shares how she went from heavy-handed lines to clean, single-pass work on practice pads.
November 6, 2026
After a month on practice pads, Edward Cuff still couldn’t get saturated lines. Here’s how daily practice changed his Phase Two progress.
November 6, 2026
Ashley Pietkiewicz worked through every Phase One style, from bold American traditional to Japanese color. Here’s what each one taught her.