About the academy
A small studio devoted to fine line
We're a London academy with one obsession: teaching fine line tattooing the right way. Small groups, real skin, and tutors who still work the chair, so what you learn is exactly how the craft is practised in the capital today.
Our story
Built by artists, for the next generation of artists
London Fine Line Tattoo Academy began with a simple frustration about how tattoo training is usually run: too many students to a room, too little time on the needle, and not enough attention to the precision that fine line work lives or dies by. We built the opposite, a London studio where every student gets real time, honest feedback, and the chance to actually tattoo before they leave.
Everything we teach comes from current, working practice. The techniques, the hygiene standards, the way we set up a machine. It's exactly how we work on paying clients today.
We're proud to be London's go-to for fine line training, and prouder still of the artists who've started their careers here.
What we believe
Three principles behind every course
Small & personal
Tiny groups mean you're seen, heard and corrected in real time. No one learns fine line from the back of a room.
Honest & current
We teach what genuinely works on clients now, including the unglamorous parts: hygiene, healing and licensing.
Hands-on, always
Theory only goes so far. You'll practise relentlessly and, on the flagship course, tattoo a real model.
Come and learn with us
Browse the courses or book your place. We can't wait to see what you'll create.