On-screen Tattoo HUD
As he tattoos and talks you through it, you see on screen the voltage, the ink and the exact settings he's using at each moment. So you don't miss a single detail.
During the session
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OPAQUE GREYS
WITH VOLUME
Build a portrait with sculptural volume. Learn to organise your greys, work in layers and preserve the highlights as you follow a full session with Charly, from the design to the finishing details.
$139.95One-time payment · VAT incl.
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- Duration
- 11 h 2 min
- Lessons
- 23
- Access
- Lifetime
From inside · What you'll see, step by step
- Anatomical reading
- Design study
- Workspace & stencil
- Opaque grey set
- Black exoskeleton
- Face greys
- Light greys & highlights
- Final result
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Inside this course
Correct the most common mistakes
Learn what to adjust and how to apply it to your next tattoo.
Why this is not just another course
Learn by seeing every decision.
How the piece is built
Six phases. A full session in real time.
What you'll see, in the order it happens. No loose clips without context. The whole piece from start to finish.
- 01
Anatomical analysis and design
Reading the area to be tattooed: lights, shadows and volume.
- 02
Clean stencil and value map
A clean stencil and a gradient map to break tones into sectors.
- 03
Exoskeleton in blacks
Silhouette and general volumes with pure black.
- 04
Base layers with room to spare
Round magnum from larger to smaller, applying margins.
- 05
Greys and the focal triangle
Shader: marks and effects. Focus on eye-nose-mouth.
- 06
Highlights, background and planes
Whites applied at the end and a hierarchy of planes.
Full curriculum
4 modules · 23 lessons · 11 h 2 min
- 01Viewing recommendations
- 02Introduction1m
- 03Anatomical analysis12m
- 04Design study11m
- 05Making the transfer8m
- 06Workstation19m
- 07Greys set14m
Tool included
Every tattoo's stencil, ready in a minute
This course comes with 6 months of access to the Stencil Generator: upload your reference and download a faithful stencil, value map included, ready to print and transfer.
Every tattoo you do starts with a stencil. That is why it is included: the slowest, most tedious part of every session, solved in under a minute.
Real engine
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Real engine
StencilDrag to compare
ReferenceStencilGenerated with the realism engine. Untouched.
Gradient mapTap a palette
Building the map...
Breaks your reference down into values instantly. Unlimited: it never spends credits.
Stencil Generator
6 months of accessValued at
216 $Today, with your course
IncludedIt activates on its own with your purchase: 30 stencils a month and unlimited gradient maps, nothing extra to pay.
True to your reference
The stencil does not move a single line or reshape a feature: same proportions, same face.
Detects tonal values
The gradient map translates your reference into light, midtone and shadow zones you can read at a glance.
Built-in retouching
Brush and eraser over the reference, with adjustable opacity, for the last 5% that is always yours.
In your browser
Phone, tablet or computer. Nothing to install, no extra subscription.
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Your bonuses for joining today
Everything you get today:
Alongside a complete opaque-grey sculpture masterclass, you get three months of reviews with Charly, Q&A sessions, the Stencil Generator and material to practise. Everything you need to build volume and portraits with a method you can repeat on every skin.
More than ten hours with Charly building a sculpture-style portrait from start to finish, skipping no part of the process. You'll see how grey is worked as a value and not as a shadow: the exoskeleton first, then the layers leaving room so the skin holds up, and the whites at the end. Every decision (anatomical reading, mixing the opaque greys set, needle sizes per plane, layers and highlights) explained at the exact moment it happens, so you internalise it and come back to it with every client in this style.
Declared value: 216 $Each month you can send Charly a photo of a tattoo or a practice piece. He analyses it privately and gives you an answer: what to change, what to refine, where to take it next. Direct feedback. Three months with his eye on your work.
Declared value: 324 $Send in doubts or questions about technique, clients, business, anything at all, and every 1-2 months we'll record a session working through them. You'll also get access to the past ones.
Declared value: 119 $A pack of 100 sculpture images and references for your designs and practice in opaque greys. To train your reading of volumes, planes and lights without ever running out of material to practise the style with.
Declared value: 49 $When you finish the training, we'll instantly generate a digital certificate issued by Masterink with a unique ID. If you're in the European Union you have the option to request a physical copy for an extra.
Declared value: 31 $Upload your reference and download a faithful stencil with its value map, ready to print and transfer. 30 stencils per month for the next 6 months, in your browser and with nothing extra to pay.
Declared value: 216 $Platform
Your learning platform includes
Not just videos. A platform built so you learn without getting lost.
Notes pinned by lesson
You take notes inside the video. Each note stays pinned to the exact minute and you always come back to it from your account.
Charly and his team answer you in every lesson
You ask under the video, like on YouTube. A direct answer from Charly or the team by text or audio. It's not a bot.
Downloadable material to your account
Sheets, stencils, references and PDFs from the training in one click. Take them away to work offline or print them.
Inside the academy
Your space to learn and practise
Open a lesson, prepare your next practice piece and track your progress. Take a look at the academy you’ll use.
Watch, take notes and ask
The video and curriculum side by side. Choose audio and subtitles, save timestamped notes and ask questions below the lesson.
Downloadable resources
Beyond the video, you also get this.
Everything that shows up in the session, packed into downloadable files so you can replicate the process in your studio.
Digital stencil
Ready to print at real scale.
Reference photos
The original image and its variants in high resolution.
Detailed materials
Everything used in the session, listed and available.
Result photos
The finished piece, healed and unfiltered.
Charly Ávila
Who's teaching
Charly Ávila
A specialist in realistic portraiture, micro realism and black & grey. At Masterink, he shares the way he works: the full session, the decisions and the details that shape every piece.
- +30Awards and conventions
- RealismSpeciality
Let his work speak
Charly has tattooed
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Jose S.
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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.
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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.
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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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Before you choose
Find your starting point.
A good fit if…
- You already tattoo with some grounding (line, shading and gradients) and you want to make the jump to realism in opaque greys.
- You work in colour or diluted blacks and you want to understand grey as a value to build real volume, with the piece landing from a distance.
- Your portraits heal dull or flat and you want to see the order of layers and how to manage your margin in a real session, no shortcuts.
- You're starting to get a handle on tattooing techniques and you want to move your career forward down the realism path.
Before you get started
- You've never touched a machine. Start with the beginner seminar first.
- Realism isn't the path you want to work on right now.
- You expect to tattoo perfectly the moment you finish. This is a method: you internalise it by practising and going back to the lessons every time you forget a detail.
Diploma on completion
Imagine what stands behind your name.
Digital diploma when you complete the course.
CertificateAwarded toYour nameFor completing the courseOpaque Grey Sculpture Masterclass
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Digital certificate included on course completion. A framed physical copy is available for an additional payment, with shipping within the European Union.
Bring sculptural volume to skin.
Opaque Greys Sculpture Masterclass
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Courses
- Sculpture Opaque Greys masterclass
Included bonuses
- 3 months of reviews with Charly
- Charly Responde · Sessions every 1-2 months
- Pack of 100 images to practise with
- Masterink certificate on completing the masterclass
- Stencil Generator · 6 months of access
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- Web and mobile platform · downloads included
“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.”
* Full refund within the first 30 days if you've watched less than 20% of the course content. Email team@masterink.art and we process the refund.
Common questions
What people ask before joining
For any level, as long as you have the minimum technique of line, shading and gradients (what you see in the beginner seminar). With that grounding, this session shows you how to build a sculpture-style portrait in opaque greys, with a method, from the exoskeleton to the highlights.
How do I preserve the base when adding another layer?