NewMasterclass with Charly Ávila
Painterly colour portrait
From painting to skin: composition, colour mixing and volume in a real tattoo with Charly Ávila.
28 lessons · 15 h 45 min · Lifetime access
139.95 $View course
+2000 students118 joined last week
Tattooing is easy
with the right
method
Real uncut sessions, every decision explained and the tutor answering your questions right to the end. Realism training with Charly Ávila and lifetime access.
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Getting started
Beginner training
Start from scratch or bring structure to what you have learnt on your own.
- Set up your equipment and workstation
- Practise linework, shading and solid fills
- Prepare and transfer your stencil
- Follow a complete session, step by step
The seminar includes practice designs, a certificate and lifetime access.
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Seminar · From 0 to PRO
From your equipment to your first session: understand, practise and build solid foundations.
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Realism techniques
Your next step towards a deeper understanding of realism. Not available yet.
Specialisation
Tattoo masterclasses
Already tattooing? Choose the technique you want to master and watch Charly work through a real piece.
- From the design to the finished tattoo
- Needles, mixes and decisions explained
- Volume, texture and contrast on skin
- Apply what you learn to your own work
Full sessions · Questions in every lesson · 3 months of reviews with Charly
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Realistic Black & Grey portrait
Build volume in layers with diluted black ink, following the portrait from start to finish.
Sculpture in Opaque Greys
Bring stone textures to skin, shaping light and volume with opaque greys.
Micro realism in greys
Keep facial features and contrast clear in a small-scale portrait.
Nano realism in colour
Work with colour and readability in a piece just 3 cm tall.
Choose your
starting point
Initiation seminar
Tattoo Beginners Seminar - From Zero to PRO
349.95 $From 0 to PRO with the method proven in the studio: machines, needles, stencil and a full session with commentary.
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Results, not promises.
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Daniele M.
Seminar From 0 to PRO
By far the best online course, no contest: nobody explains like Charly. He has an incredible level of knowledge and explains it in a simple, direct way. I recommend it 1000%.
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Alexander M.
Micro-Realism Opaque Greys
Worth every euro, highly recommended.
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Javier G.
Nano-Realism in Color
He clearly explains how to adapt complex designs to very small sizes without losing definition or durability. The part on color, saturation and needle choice especially stands out, with practical tips you can apply from the very first moment.
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Juan H.
Micro-Realism Opaque Greys
A very well explained masterclass: the concepts and techniques are really easy to understand. I find it super complete and it covers the different parts of tattooing. Highly recommended.
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Sergio
Realistic Black & Grey Portrait
Super well explained.
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Nello L.
Sculpture Opaque Greys
Great course, he explains everything down to the smallest detail.
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Jose S.
Sculpture Opaque Greys
Amazing. The filming method and explanations are perfect, really easy to follow for anyone who wants to improve and take their work up a level.
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Oscar G.
Academy student
A beast with the machine, he explains calmly and takes his time. I wish I had the money to buy every masterclass, because I'm opening a tattoo studio and it would come in really handy. A beast, seriously. I hope I get to meet you in person one day.
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Adrian M.
Seminar From 0 to PRO
The course is really worth it. Little by little, with Charly's tips, I'm polishing my skills and making increasingly realistic pieces. Very happy with the course.
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David E.
Realistic Portrait Masterclass
Thanks, I really liked it, well explained. Keep making more.
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Javier D.
Academy student
I haven't finished the course yet, but in the little I've done I've already learned some really interesting things.
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You learn to tattoo by watching someone tattoo,
not from YouTube tips.
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Daniele Mattia
Seminar From 0 to PRO
By far the best online course, no contest: nobody explains like Charly. He has an incredible level of knowledge and explains it in a simple, direct way. I recommend it 1000%.
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- No more testing needles and voltages blind
- Forget learning at your clients' expense
- Enough of contradictory tutorials
- Stop copying references without understanding them
- Goodbye to the flat portfolio
- Get answers from the tutor teaching you
+160lessons published, recorded in real sessions
4.7average rating across +250 verified reviews
+50 hof training with technical superzoom
Why learn at Masterink?
Real sessions, no cuts
You watch the whole piece from start to finish, with every decision explained as it is made.
The tutor answers you
Questions under every lesson, answered by the person who teaches, not by a support desk.
A method you can repeat
Stencil, densities, layers and finishes in a clear order you can apply in your studio the next day.
Lifetime access
Buy once and come back to any lesson whenever you need it, from any device.
Understand the technique. Make it yours.
See the full process, understand every decision and know who to ask when you apply it to your own work.
There’s a reason behind every step.
See how Charly prepares a piece, works through it and brings out the final details.
Inside the training
The technique, up close.
Full sessions and close-ups reveal what the needle, the ink and the hand are doing.
Charly ÁvilaTattoo artist and course tutorA place for every question.
Ask beneath the lesson. The tutor teaching it replies with the context of what you’re watching.
In the lessonBuilding volume
Ask about this step…
Your tutor repliesIn the same lesson thread
Come back whenever you need.
Refresh a technique before an appointment or pick up where you left off. Access is yours for life.
- Replay lessons as often as you like.
- On your phone, tablet or computer.
See your training through.
When you complete your training, download your digital Masterink diploma.
Certificate of completionStart with free lessons
from every masterclass
One real lesson from each of Charly Ávila's masterclasses. The same platform and the same videos students watch. Uncut and no card needed.
Included with your course
How the stencil generator works
From photo to stencil in a minute. In the browser, nothing to install.
01 / 04Upload your reference
Drop your reference hereJPG or PNG · High-quality image
Reference uploaded
Drag your reference into the generator.
Make the move you've been
putting off for years
Train as a professional tattoo artist. Free lessons to start, no card needed.
Frequently asked questions
The exact questions people ask us before buying.
Forever. You pay once and the course is yours: come back whenever you want, rewatch as many times as you need, and keep it on hand every time a client asks for exactly that piece.
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