Seminars
Progressive Piercing Techniques: Microdermals And Freehand
Exploring the recent advances in the body piercing industry from techniques to jewelry. Course will cover new developments in microdermal insertion and removal techniques, as well as advances in jewelry design. Course will also cover information on freehand piercing including healing benefits and alternate techniques. Class participation and questions will be welcome. Additional aspects of each procedure will be covered including aspetic technique and aftercare tips. Live demonstration will be used wherever possible.
Course instructor Ryan Ouellette has been piercing professionally for over ten years and is the owner of Precision Body Arts in Nashua, NH. He has instructed classes for the Association of Professional Piercers annual training conference, the Body Mod Exchange Network (BMXNET) conference in Germany, as well as here at the Boston Tattoo Convention.
Fri, Sep. 2nd, 7:00pm
Running Time: 90 minutes
Cost: $100
To pre-register email Ryan at: ryanpba@hotmail.com
The Basics of Tattoo Flash Style Watercolor
Topics Covered:
-Brushes
-Paper/wood/board
-Paint (watercolor verses liquid acrylic)
-Spit shading
-Staining
-Sealing
Everyone that attends this seminar will receive Myke’s new sketchbook, Eternally Bound Vol 2.
This is a hands-on seminar. Brushes, paint, and paper will be provided (supplies permitting). If you have brushes bring them with you or feel free to pick up brushes before hand KAERELL Raphael (or comparable) #5 & #1.
Price: $80
Space is limited and will fill up fast. Make sure to reserve your spot in advance by emailing mykechambers@gmail.com
Machine Maintenance, Tuning, & More With Paco Rollins
Join renowned tattoo artist and machine builder Paco Rollins for a hands-on, in-depth class on all the basics of machine tuning and maintenance.
Topics include: the tattoo artist’s essential toolkit, cleaning and inspecting, diagnosing and fixing
common problems, truing machines and a little machine theory.
Paco will provide working models for each participant for a truly hands-on experience. Participants will also receive a free copy of Paco’s machine manual.
Class is limited to 10 each day.
1:00-4:00 PM Saturday and Monday
$150 or $250 with tattoo machine to keep
Email paco@pacorollinsmachines.com or call 206-356-5298 to register in advance.
http://www.pacorollinsmachines.com
Horimasa Tebori Seminar
Traditional Japanese hand-poke tattooing.
Observation, lecture, Q&A.
Advanced registration available online or by phone.
Click here to register online.
Japanese Mythical Creatures
An exploration into some of the more obscure creatures of Japanese myth, including youkai (Japanese monsters).
Participants will receive a CD outlining the discussion, along with the visual data for future reference.
Sunday, September 4th
3:30 PM
$60 (Pre-register here to secure your spot in the course)
Dan Stewart Presents: Color Realism
Sunday, September 4th
at 5pm