Certified Tattoo Academy
Learn Tattooing With Real Standards
Certified Tattoo Academy is tattoo training for beginners, working tattooers, and shop owners. Licenses can be easy to get. Quality tattooing and business skill is not.
- Instructors with 50+ years of combined experience
- In-person training Wednesdays 6 to 8 PM
- Two real studios: Drennan and West Colfax
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Every program is taught to real studio standards by working Certified artists.
Beginner Program (Online)
Build the foundation, then level up with in-person training.
Start as a beginner
6 In-Person Training Sessions
Train in a real Certified studio. Choose your dates at checkout; seats are limited weekly.
Book 6 in-person trainingsThe curriculum
What you learn
The same fundamentals our own artists hold themselves to.
Tattoo equipment
Understanding and using tattoo machines, needles, and inks.
Design and art skills
Developing custom designs and mastering various artistic styles.
Skin anatomy
Learning how to work with different skin types and conditions.
Safety and hygiene
Proper sterilization techniques and client safety, studio standard.
Tattoo techniques
Mastering line work, shading, and coloring.
Aftercare
Educating clients on proper aftercare so work heals the way it should.
Not a classroom pretending to be a shop
Taught in real studios
Training happens on the floor at Certified, next to working artists.
Built by the people who run Certified
The Academy is run by Certified Tattoo Studios: working artists and studio owners with 50+ years of combined experience across four Colorado studios. You learn the way our own team is held to standard, from equipment and skin anatomy to the business of getting booked.
Not sure where to start? Book a free strategy call