4 days · in person · small group · near Bishop's Stortford
Become a fine line tattoo artist. Properly.
Fine line tattoo training for complete beginners in the Essex countryside. Four days, in person, with a complete kit, real models, and support for as long as you need it.
300+ women trained in person & online · 500+ five-star reviews
The craft
The work you can go on to create.
This is fine line. Delicate, intentional, made to last. By the end of four days, you'll learn how work like this is created, on real skin, with Kayleigh beside you.
If you've been turning this over for a while
You already know you want to. You're just scared to start.
Scared of getting it wrong. Scared of wasting the money. Scared of investing in yourself and wondering whether you'll actually follow through. But if you've been coming back to this idea for months, or even years, that's probably telling you something.
The question isn't whether you're capable of doing it. It's whether you're ready to back yourself.
- The moment you book
- Theory portalBloodborne pathogens, machine & needle knowledge, and "first look" videos.
- The Petite Ink ManualThe entire manual, online and yours to keep.
- Procreate tutorialsLearn to design on an iPad, the easy way.
- Pricing guideKnow exactly what to charge from the start.
- Aftercare templateReady to give to every client you tattoo.
- Consultation form templateReady to add to your booking system, to safely book in clients.
- Day one · you walk in ready
The four days
What your four days actually look like.
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01Day one
Foundations
Before you tattoo real skin, you'll learn the ins and outs of your machine and needles, how to tattoo safely, how to make designing easy, and how we use fake skin to nail your line work.
- Machine & needle knowledge
- How to tattoo safely
- Designs made easy
- Linework on fake skin
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02Day two
Learning
Muscle memory and repetition are everything. We do as much as we can on fake skin, then Kayleigh runs a full start-to-finish live demo, so everything you've learnt starts to click into place.
- More reps on fake skin
- A start-to-finish live demo
- It starts to click
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03Day three
Live models
Your first model day. After a morning of more practising, you'll be tattooing your first real models that afternoon, with Kayleigh guiding every line.
- A morning of final practice
- Your first models, that afternoon
- Guided every line
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04Day fourthe day most academies don't give
Becoming an artist
Extra tattoo time, plus being shown exactly what to do to get started successfully in the industry, so you leave ready to begin, not just able to tattoo.
- Extra real tattoo time
- Getting started in the industry
- Pricing & first bookings
Meet your teacher
I've been exactly where you are.
For years, I thought tattooing was something other people did. People who were naturally artistic, more confident, younger, in an apprenticeship. I couldn't have been more wrong.
I started with no tattoo experience, two children at home and plenty of self-doubt. Today, I've trained more than 300 women to build skills, confidence and careers they never thought were possible for them either.
The question I'm asked most
“But I can't draw…”
You don't need to draw. You need to learn to tattoo.
Here's my honest answer: I can't really draw either, and I didn't do art at school. What I can do is tattoo, because tattooing is a skill you're taught, step by step. You'll design on an iPad in Procreate, where the app does the heavy lifting, then learn how to create the stencils and then tattoo them. If you have a steady hand and a keen eye for detail, then I believe you can learn to tattoo.
I'm not teaching you something I read about. I've lived it.
I built a fully booked tattoo diary that stayed fully booked for years. I went from worrying about money to earning £7–8k a month, from my own home studio, doing work I was proud of. That income didn't just change my life, it changed my family's. It's what let my husband retire. It's what lets us home educate our kids on our own terms, not somebody else's timetable.
I'm also pretty good at what I do. If there's one thing you need to look at when picking someone to learn from, it's how good their work is. Because if you can't see many quality examples, that should tell you everything you need to know.
Then I built the academy on top of that, because I wanted other women to get there faster than I did, without the years of guessing I went through.
So when I teach you, I'm not selling you a dream I read about in a course pack. I'm walking you down the exact path I walked myself, still walk, every month, in my own studio.
A teacher who's actually lived where you want to go
Not someone who trained artists as a side hustle, or teaches technique from theory. Someone who was fully booked for years and changed her family's life doing it. You're learning from someone who did the thing you're trying to do.
Support that doesn't have an end date
Most courses finish when the four days end. Ours doesn't. As long as you're asking, I'm answering. Whenever you need it, however long after you've trained.
A kit that respects what you're about to do
You won't leave with an unbranded machine you'll be replacing in four months. You leave with a proper, professional, industry recognised kit, the same standard I use in my own studio every week.
Three bonuses that, as far as I know, no one else gives you
£991 of business support, included as standard: your 1:1 Progression Session, your Business Launch Plan, your 30-Day Content Plan. Not padding, the exact things that decide whether you're working within weeks of training, or still wondering where your first client is coming from six months later. I built these because I needed them and nobody gave them to me.
After the training
Ordinary women, real careers.
Beginners. Mums. Career-changers. Women who weren't sure they could do it either. They started where you're sitting now.
- Left full-time work within a year of training
- Made their course fee back within three months
- Built calm, consistent client bases of their own
They backed themselves before they felt ready.
Real students. Real life.
Not just trained. Working.
Straight from their studios. These are graduates, months and years on, still in the chair, still booked, still building the career they came here for. Drag through and see for yourself.
The investment
Everything you need to begin. One investment.
Four days of training, your full professional kit and machine, the manual, the pre-course portal, and a community for life. Nothing else to buy to get started.
A £500 deposit secures your place. Your career call is free, and commits you to nothing.
The bonus package · included with every course
- Progression Session worth £497A 1:1 Zoom call three months after you've trained.
- Business Launch Plan worth £297Set up, started, and taking your first bookings within 30 days.
- 30-Day Content Plan worth £197Get visible and win new tattoo clients on social.
£991 of business support, included as standard. No other academy gives you this.
Before you book
The questions women actually ask.
Is now actually the right time?
Honestly, probably yes. Most women who ask me that have been asking themselves for two or three years. The right time rarely arrives on its own, it's usually decided. If you're reading this, you're further along than you think.
What if I invest and don't make the money back?
Students typically make their course fee back within three to six months of taking paying clients. It depends on what you do afterwards, not just what I teach, so we'll talk through your situation on the call and whether it's realistic for you.
Do I need experience, or to be good at drawing?
No to both. The honest truth is I can't really draw either, and I tattoo, because it's a skill you're taught. You'll design in Procreate on an iPad, then stencil and tattoo. Fine line is about steady hands, line control and patience more than artistic flair, all taught and practised, step by step.
Will I be able to tattoo legally afterwards?
In the UK, anyone tattooing for money registers with their local council and meets local hygiene standards. We cover exactly what you need to set up before your first paying client, and point you in the right direction for your area.
What happens after the four days?
You stay. You're part of the Petite Ink community for life, WhatsApp support, ongoing guidance, and first access to everything we run next.
Starting from zero? Read: how to become a tattoo artist with no experience
The decision
The version of you who does this isn't a fantasy. She's one conversation away.
A relaxed, no-pressure call. We'll talk it through, and you'll know if it's right for you.
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