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REALISTIC PORTRAIT
BLACK & GREY

Sit with Charly Ávila through a full tattoo session, no cuts. He breaks down every step, every technique and every decision so you internalize his method. This isn't theory — it's the real process, explained as it happens.

143 US$239 US$One-time payment · VAT incl.
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Duration
11 h 50 min
Lessons
26
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From inside · What you'll see, step by step

  • Portrait reading
  • Stencil & prep
  • Workspace & dilutions
  • Initial structure
  • Re-applying the stencil
  • Layer-by-layer build
  • Detail & whites
  • Finished tattoo

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If any of these sound familiar

We solve the common problems.

The five problems Charly sees every day in opaque-grey micro-realism portraits. How we solve them in this session, in order.

  1. My blacks look flat once they heal

    Diluted black in Black & Grey isn't blacker: it's more layers, more control and less saturation up front. You learn to read the piece and lay tones in order.

    Solved inM1.5Layers and saturationsM2.10Face IM3.1Final analysis

  2. I lose the likeness on the face

    Likeness lives in the eye-nose-mouth triangle. You learn to build it before adding detail, not after.

    Solved inM1.3Design studyM2.10Face I

  3. The skin oversaturates and the piece comes out smudged

    Depth and speed dialed in for Black & Grey. Heals without trauma, without smudges, with volume.

    Solved inM1.6Needles for each areaM2.4Neck

  4. Hair and textures look fake

    Direction, wave and a dark base layer. Hair isn't filled in, it's built.

    Solved inM2.7Parchment and hairM2.13Hair and ear

  5. My portraits lose volume after healing

    It's not that you put the black in wrong: you put it in too hard, all at once. We work thin, diluted layers that go in without traumatizing the skin, so the contrast survives healing instead of flattening out.

    Solved inM1.5Layers and saturationsM1.7MarginM2.11Face II

Why this is not just another course

You watch the real session. Not an edit without mistakes.

Real session, no cuts

You see the tattoo from the first line to the final highlight. No edit covers up mistakes.

Live commentary

Charly explains what he's doing and why, while doing it.

Same technique as with clients

The method and materials he uses on real clients.

Open questions in every lesson

You comment below the video. Charly and the team reply personally. No AI.

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.

  1. 01

    Anatomical analysis and design

    Reading the face, planes and composition before touching the machine.

  2. 02

    Stencil and ink set

    Clean stencil and a palette of diluted blacks ready for every layer.

  3. 03

    Base structures

    First tonal structure on the skin so it heals evenly.

  4. 04

    Focal triangle

    Eye-nose-mouth: the likeness is built here, before any detail goes in.

  5. 05

    Building by layers

    Volume through layers of diluted black, dark to light, no oversaturation.

  6. 06

    Whites and details

    Highlights and final detail. The touch that separates without covering.

Full curriculum

4 modules · 26 lessons · 11 h 50 min

    • Viewing recommendations
    • Introduction1:01
    • Anatomical analysis11:15
    • Design study10:19
    • Making the transfer11:30
    • Layers and Saturations7:07
    • Needles for each area5:18
    • Workstation14:17
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

Generated with the realism engine. Untouched.

Stencil Generator

6 months of access

Valued at

216 $

Today, with your course

Included

It 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 Black & Grey realistic portrait masterclass, you get three months of reviews with Charly, Q&A sessions, the Stencil Generator and material to practise. Everything you need to move from watching realism to tattooing it with judgement.

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302 $

Black & Grey Realism Masterclass

Twelve hours with Charly tattooing a portrait from start to finish, no cuts. Every decision — reading the face, voltages, needles, layers, shading — explained as it happens.

324 $
Top rated

3 months of reviews with Charly

Every month you can send Charly a photo of a tattoo or practice. He breaks it down privately and tells you: what to change, what to refine, where to go next. Direct feedback. Three months with his eye on your work.

119 $

Charly Answers · Sessions every 1-2 months

Send in questions about technique, clients, business, anything… and every 1-2 months we record a session answering them. You also get access to past sessions.

49 $

100-image practice pack

We put together a pack of 100 images for you to use in your designs or portrait practice: eyes, profiles, expressions, full portraits. So you never run out of good material to train on.

31 $

Masterink certificate when you complete the masterclass

When you finish each course, we instantly generate a digital certificate issued by Masterink with a unique ID. If you're in the European Union you can request a physical copy for an extra fee.

216 $

Stencil Generator · 6 months of access

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.

What you get today

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Platform

Your learning platform includes

Not just videos. A platform built so you learn without getting lost.

Tattoo HUD on screen

While he tattoos and narrates, you see the voltage, ink and exact settings he's using on screen at every moment. So you don't miss a detail.

Notes anchored per lesson

Take notes inside the video. Every note stays anchored to the exact minute and you can always come back to it from your account.

Charly and his team reply on every lesson

Ask questions under the video like on YouTube. Direct reply from Charly or the team by text or audio. Not a bot.

Downloadable material to your account

Sheets, stencils, references and course PDFs one click away. Take them offline or print them.

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

Pro tattoo artist. Realism specialist.

  • +30
    Awards and conventions
  • Realism
    Speciality

Charly has tattooed

Rels BLenny TavárezBlessdOvy on the DrumsMoraOtamendiCeci ArmyMoise KeanCamínReinier

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Will you be next?

Hundreds of tattoo artists are already applying our methods to grow their careers.

Before you join

Who it's for. And who it's not.

This is for you if…

  • You've been tattooing 1-3 years and want to make the jump to realistic Black & Grey portraits.
  • You work color or realism but Black & Grey heals flat on you.
  • You want to see a full session with real dilutions, no shortcuts.
  • You're starting to master tattoo technique and want to push your career into realism.

Not for you if…

  • You've never touched a machine. Start with the beginner seminar first.
  • You're not really into realism.
  • You expect to tattoo perfectly the moment you finish. This is method: it sinks in by practicing and going back to the lessons whenever a detail slips.

Diploma on completion

Finish the course and this is yours. Try typing your name.

When you complete 100% you unlock your digital diploma. Optional physical copy, available for now only in Europe.

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  • Digital diploma when you complete the course.
  • Printed and framed physical copy (optional).

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Black & Grey Realistic Portrait

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Courses

  • Black & Grey Realism Masterclass

Included bonuses

  • 3 months of reviews with Charly
  • Charly Answers · Sessions every 1-2 months
  • 100-image practice pack
  • Masterink certificate when you complete the masterclass
  • Stencil Generator · 6 months of access
You pay today143 US$
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  • Lifetime access · no renewals
  • One-time payment · VAT included
  • Subtitles in Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French and German
  • Web and mobile platform · downloads included

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Common questions

What people ask before joining

Any level, as long as you have the basic technique of line, shading and gradients (what's covered in the beginner seminar). With that base, this session shows you how to build a realistic Black & Grey portrait with method.
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