Tinted™

Tinted ™ is a downloadable video workshop serving as an educational resource for tattooers to build on their existing skill set, experience, and knowledge in tattooing to learn how to create more effective color tattoos on more melanated skin tones. In addition, it strives to help tattooers open up their thinking and break existing barriers by dispelling out dated, biased, discriminatory and racist thought processes relating to skin tone within the tattoo industry

Watercolor Painting & Color Harmony

This crash course will give you all the theoretical tools you need to start painting, even if you never touched a brush. For those more experienced it will deepen your techniques, enabling to expand your vision with a newly acquired structure.

Trauma-Informed Tattooing Online Workshop

Workshop Link

This two-hour online workshop discusses trauma and PTSD, how it exists within the practice of tattooing, and practices to facilitate a safer and more empowering experience for clients. Narrated by tattoo artist Tamara Santibañez, this presentation covers communication methods, building trust with clientele, and considering needs beyond basic client care. It situates our practices within a larger political imperative and emphasizes sharing power towards collective agency, elaborating on the liberatory potential of tattooing.

Compassion Fatigue, Boundaries & Burnout

Workshop Link

This workshop discusses the ways that tattooing as a service and profession can impact the emotional and mental well-being of its practitioners. It discusses burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization, their effects, and recovery and support strategies artists can employ for long-term career longevity. Approximately one hour long, this presentation is narrated by tattoo artist Tamara Santibañez.