Why us
Why train at London Tattoo College
Anyone can hand you a machine. We teach you to use it safely and well, in small groups, on real skin, with artists who tattoo for a living. If you are weighing this up against a tattoo apprenticeship, we have written that comparison out honestly.
Real teaching
Taught by working artists
Every tutor here tattoos professionally. You learn current technique, real studio practice and honest feedback, not textbook theory read from a slide. Because we keep groups small, a tutor watches your hands the whole way through.
The difference
What sets us apart
Small groups
We cap every course at a handful of students so a tutor watches your work, not a lecture hall. You get real bench time, not a seat at the back.
Real skin and live models
Artificial skin is where you start, not where you finish. Every course ends with a supervised tattoo on a live model, because that is the only way to be ready.
Taught by working artists
Your tutors tattoo professionally. You learn how the craft actually works today, from technique to how a studio really runs.
Hygiene done right
Cross-contamination control and blood-borne pathogen safety run through every course, to the standards UK studios and clients expect.
A certificate and a portfolio
You finish with a London Tattoo College Certificate of Competence and a folder of supervised work you can put in front of any studio.
Support after you finish
Your questions do not stop on the last day. We help with your portfolio, finding work, and the steps to setting up on your own.
An honest comparison
A college, not a crash course
What you get here
- Small groups, with real bench time
- Supervised tattoos on artificial skin and live models
- Full hygiene and blood-borne pathogen training
- A Certificate of Competence and a portfolio to show studios
- Ongoing support and studio-startup guidance
What cheaper options skip
- Large classes with little one-to-one time
- Practice on fake skin only, never a real person
- Thin or missing hygiene instruction
- A certificate with no portfolio behind it
- No support once the course ends
Students
“I arrived never having held a machine and left tattooing a live model with confidence. The structure is what set it apart.”
Your student portal
Every student gets the app
From the day you book, you get your own secure login to the London Tattoo College app. It holds your whole training in one place, on any device, so nothing about your course gets lost in an inbox. Add it to your home screen and it opens like any other app.
- See your bookings, dates and joining details at a glance
- Pay your balance in full, or spread it with Klarna, any time before you start
- Download your certificate and course materials the day you finish
- Keep your own contact details up to date
- One secure login that works on any device
