Online Mentorship
Become a Working Tattoo Artist
The information is everywhere now — and I'll be posting my techniques online for free anyway. What you can't get for free is the guidance: I'll show you in real time and guide you step by step, until you're at the level to work in a studio.
The Course
It's all about the guidance.
The techniques aren't a secret anymore. You can find them on YouTube, and I'll be posting mine online for free over time. Information has never been easier to get — and it's still not enough on its own, because nobody is watching your work and telling you what to fix.
That's what this is. A Massa Tattoo Social Club mentorship where I guide you step by step, in real time — you submit your work, on practice skin and later on real tattoos, and I show you exactly what to correct — until you're at the level to walk into a studio.
Sixteen years ago the only way in was an apprenticeship, if you could get one: three years sweeping floors hoping someone would let you near a machine. This is the guided path I wish I'd had — the same foundations I teach in person, structured into nine phases you can work through from anywhere, with me alongside you the whole way.
One payment. Lifetime access. No upsells.
Start Tattooing →The Curriculum
Nine phases. Zero guesswork.
The techniques are free to find. What's not free is the order, and someone guiding you through it — the same curriculum I teach in person, in the sequence it needs to be learned, with me steering you at every step. Each phase builds on the last.
Portfolio Audit
We start with an honest look at where your art actually stands — what's strong, what needs work, and what translates to skin.
Mindset
Thinking like a working artist, not a hobbyist. How professionals approach practice, criticism, clients and the long game.
Equipment & Setup
Machines, needles, cartridges, power — what you actually need, how to set it up, and how to cut through the kit confusion.
Core Techniques
The physics of tattooing — how the needle interacts with skin. Depth, angle, speed and stretch, and the why behind each one.
Application
Lines, shading and packing on practice skin — building consistency and control before anything touches a real client.
Hygiene & Safety
Studio-grade cross-contamination control, station setup and breakdown. Non-negotiable, and taught to professional standard.
Integration
Bringing your own art style into tattooing — turning what you already draw into designs that work on a body and age well.
Structured Practice
A practice system with direct feedback on your work — on practice skin and real tattoos — so mistakes get corrected, not repeated.
Studio Entry
Building a portfolio that gets you taken seriously, and the strategy for walking into a studio as a working artist.
How It Works
From enrolment to your first studio.
Self-paced curriculum, real mentorship around it.
Enrol
One payment, lifetime access. You get the full nine-phase curriculum from day one, plus every video added to the course after you join. No subscription, no upsells, and a 7-day money-back guarantee if you engage with the course and it's not for you.
Work the phases
Start with the portfolio audit and move through the phases in order — mindset, equipment, core techniques, application, hygiene. Each one builds on the last, on your schedule.
Submit work, get guided
This is the whole point — the part you can't get off YouTube. You submit your practice work, and later real tattoos, and I guide you in real time: exactly what to fix, exactly what to do next, so you always know your next step instead of guessing.
Walk into a studio ready
The final phase is studio entry: a portfolio built to professional standard and a clear strategy for getting your first seat — without three years of sweeping floors first.
Who It's For
You can draw. Nobody showed you the rest.
This mentorship is for artists — people with genuine drawing ability who are stuck in work that doesn't use it, and who want tattooing to be their profession, not a fantasy. Maybe you've been turned away from apprenticeships, burned time on YouTube tutorials that never add up to a system, or bought a cheap kit and realised nobody was going to tell you what you were doing wrong.
It's not a shortcut. The phases only work if you practise, submit your work and take the feedback. If you're looking for a quick badge rather than a craft, this isn't your course — and the portfolio audit in phase one will tell you honestly where you stand.
See the full course details →FAQ
Questions people ask before joining.
If yours isn't here, message me on Instagram and ask directly.
How much does the online tattoo mentorship cost?
The mentorship is €497 as a one-time payment. That covers the full 9-phase curriculum, group mentorship, direct feedback on your work and lifetime access — including new video content as it's added. There's no subscription and no upsells, and it's covered by a 7-day money-back guarantee for students who genuinely engage with the course.
Do I need tattooing experience to join?
No. The mentorship is built to take you from zero tattooing experience to portfolio-ready work. What matters is artistic ability and the willingness to practise — the course starts with an audit of where your art actually stands, then builds the tattooing on top of it phase by phase.
Is the course live or self-paced?
The curriculum is self-paced — you work through the nine phases on your own schedule, with lifetime access. Around it sits group mentorship: you submit your work, on practice skin and later on real tattoos, and get direct feedback so mistakes get corrected before they become habits.
How is this different from learning off YouTube?
The techniques themselves are free — on YouTube, and I'll be posting mine online for free too. But information alone is scattered, in no particular order, and nobody is watching your work. The mentorship is the guidance around it: a structured path in the right sequence, and me guiding you step by step in real time, giving direct feedback on your own work until you're studio-ready. That's the part you can't get for free.
Is this the same as the in-person courses at Massa Tattoo in Malta?
Same foundations, different format. The online mentorship covers the same 9-phase curriculum taught in person, delivered online so you can join from anywhere in the world. If you'd rather train hands-on at the studio in Birkirkara, Massa Tattoo also runs small-group in-person courses.
How long until I'm producing portfolio-ready work?
Students who follow the structured practice phases are typically producing portfolio-ready work within about 90 days. It depends on the time you put in — the phases are self-paced — but the path from first machine setup to studio-ready portfolio is mapped out for you.
Ready when you are
Start tattooing.
Nine phases, direct feedback, lifetime access — €497, one payment, backed by a 7-day money-back guarantee. Enrolment and full course details are on the Massa Tattoo Social Club page.
Join the Mentorship →