Our courses
At the Jay Hutton Tattoo Academy, we offer a range of specialist tattoo courses designed to help you build confidence, develop professional techniques, and refine your artistic style. Whether you’re a complete beginner looking to start your tattooing journey or an experienced artist wanting to enhance your skills, our hands-on courses provide expert guidance in a professional learning environment.
Choose the course that suits your level and take the first step towards becoming a professional tattoo artist.
7 Day Beginners Course
Our immersive 7-day beginner tattoo course is designed to kickstart your artistic journey. This course is perfect for artists with no prior tattoo experience, looking to transform their creative skills and learn the fundamentals of tattooing. This involves daily practical lessons, on fake skin, guided by Jay and Dan.
What to Expect
Over the 7 days, you’ll learn directly from renowned tattoo artists, Jay Hutton and his brother Dan Hutton, who have over 30 years of tattooing experience combined.
Each day, you’ll develop hands-on skills under the professional guidance of Jay and his team.
With daily practical lessons where you will tattoo on fake skin, this course focuses on the following;
- Building foundational techniques
- Tattoo machine handling
- Understanding tattoo equipment
- Health and Hygiene safety protocol
- Developing precision
- Understanding needle techniques
- Overcoming initial fears of tattooing
- Building confidence as a new artist
- Helping you find your style
- Learning how to create detailed artwork
- Understanding the importance of persistence and practice
Safety
On this course, you’ll learn how to safely maintain a sterile environment, protect both yourself and your clients, and adhere to industry best practices. From understanding proper sanitation protocols to mastering techniques that prevent cross-contamination, we’ll equip you with the expertise needed to uphold the highest standards of safety in your tattooing career.
Course Highlights
- Comprehensive training for aspiring tattoo artists
- Daily practical sessions on professional fake skin with one to one guidance directly from tattoo experts Jay and his brother Dan
- Perfect for complete beginners with no prior experience
Next Steps
Upon course completion, advanced courses are available for booking, to help you continue developing and refine your tattooing techniques on your journey towards becoming a professional tattoo artist.
Price
Course Price: £2,995
Non-refundable Deposit: £1,500
Outstanding payment to be paid in full 1 month prior to course date.
7 Day Beginners 2.0 Course
This course is 7 days of practical training on fake skin and mastering your skills. The beginners 2.0 course introduces several advanced skills that build on the foundational knowledge gained in the first course. These advanced skills are crucial to becoming a well rounded professional tattoo artist in future.
Price
Course Price: £2,995
Non refundable Deposit: £1,500
Outstanding payment to be paid in full 1 month prior to course date.
* Beginners course Special Offer *
If you book the ‘Beginners 7 day course’ and the ‘Beginners 2.0′ 7 day course’ at the same time, you will receive both courses at a discounted rate of £4,490 instead of £5,990 saving you £1,500!
3 Day Intermediate Course
This Course is 3 days of solid tattooing on fake skin, under the guidance of Jay and Dan and is for advancing and honing in on the style you want to develop most.
These styles may be;
- Black and grey realism
- Freehand
- Portraits
- Scripts
- Fine line
Price
Course Price: £1,500
Non-refundable Deposit: £750
Outstanding payment to be paid in full 1 month prior to course date.
1 Day Advanced / Professional Course – For Working Tattoo Artists
This is a 1 day course for working tattoo artists looking to improve a particular style of their choice from the following list:
- Black and grey realism
- Portraits (Black and Grey)
- Freehand
- Scripts
- Fine line
Price
Course Price: £500
Non-refundable Deposit: £250
Outstanding payment to be paid in full 1 month prior to course date.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must Demonstrate strong drawing abilities, with a portfolio showcasing artistic talent
Additional Requirements
- Passion for art and tattooing
- Basic understanding of artistic techniques
- Creative potential
- Good attitude with a willingness to learn and develop professional tattooing skills