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Learn small tattoo design, placement, and technique in person in our Reno studio.
Reno · Feb 25–26, 2027 · $2,900
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4.9 ★ on Google · Read our reviews
In person only · Reno, Nevada · 6 students maximum · 2 trainers
2 days · February 25–26, 2027
Who it's for
Tiny Tattoo Foundation™ is your two-day, in-person starting point for fine-line, single-needle tiny tattoo work in Reno. Small work asks for a steady eye and deliberate choices, from the line itself to the placement and the conversation you have before you begin.
You will study how line weight, depth, hand speed, and skin tension work together. You will also look at design scale, placement strategy, and the client guidance that helps you turn a request into a workable plan.
Our belief is simple: “We don’t teach technique, we teach understanding.” You will practice the fundamentals with supervised real-skin model work, then connect that hands-on learning to consultation, marketing, pricing, and booking.
This is a focused foundation, not a shortcut. You leave with clearer next steps for practice, local licensing research, and building a service that fits the work you are ready to offer.
You already value precision, client conversation, and careful service habits. Tiny Tattoo Foundation™ gives you a dedicated place to study single-needle fundamentals, line weight, placement, and consultation for decorative fine-line work instead of assuming your current experience transfers unchanged. You will also explore how to present, photograph, price, and organize this service alongside your existing practice.
You want a more deliberate process for tiny, fine-line requests. This course slows down the choices behind depth, hand speed, skin stretch, body placement, and design suitability, so you can examine them with trainers during supervised practice. You will build a clearer way to assess a design, prepare for the work, and explain your recommendation to a client.
You can begin here without prior tattoo experience. Bring a steady hand, close observation, and care for people, then build from the technical and consultation topics in the curriculum. Training is your first step; county and state licensing rules, facility requirements, and other local conditions are yours to research and meet before you work.
Outcomes by day
Day 1
You will work with the core variables of fine-line practice: line weight, depth, hand speed, and skin stretch. Seeing how those choices affect one another gives you a useful language for noticing a line and adjusting during practice.
Day 1
You will study skin anatomy, skin types, and the course’s scar-science discussion as part of technical preparation. This helps you bring more observation to design, placement, and technique conversations before you begin.
Day 1
You will move from discussion into supervised real-skin model practice. Chaz and Tricia can give direct feedback on depth control, line weight, placement, and skin tension while you are working.
Day 1
You will look at which designs are workable at a tiny scale and which requests need a different conversation. Placement strategy sits beside the design itself, so you can guide clients with more clarity.
Day 2
You will use a consultation framework to guide a client toward a workable design rather than simply accepting every request. Practice how to explain your recommendation, say no when a request is not a fit, and speak about pricing with confidence.
Day 2
You will continue hands-on model work and feedback on day two. Pause to review line quality, depth, placement, and the design plan, then use what you notice in your next decision.
Day 2
You will work through marketing, social media, and portfolio-photography guidance. Leave with practical tasks for showing your work and thinking about how a local artist can be found online.
Day 2
You will explore pricing, service-menu planning, and a booking system for your own practice. Use the business segment to make a plan around your local rules, operating costs, experience, and the services you are prepared to offer.
What's included
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Join the February 25–26, 2027 Reno class for focused fine-line, single-needle training plus the consultation and business topics that support it. The course is in person only.
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You will practice with real-skin models under direct supervision. Use that time to receive feedback on depth control, line weight, placement, and skin tension.
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Your in-person course includes a professional kit valued at $1,500+. Kit contents are not itemized here.
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Day two includes marketing, social media, portfolio photography, pricing, and business-setup guidance. You can use those tools to organize your next steps after technical training.
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You receive a certificate of completion at graduation. It records that you completed the course; your local licensing requirements still apply.
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You join the private Olive N Sage alumni group with direct access to Chaz and Tricia for life. Keep the community connection as you continue practicing and planning your next steps.
Your investment, made simple
$2,900 tuition ÷ your service price = bookings to cover tuition in gross revenue.
For tuition planning, you can pay $2,900 in full, or choose three payments of $1,050 every two weeks for a $3,150 total. That is a clear example of your training investment, not a forecast of what you will earn. Your practice, local requirements, costs, and the service plan you build shape what happens next.
Planning example only. Gross revenue is before expenses; your prices, demand and results will vary.
Dates and prices
Review the full payment structure before enrolling. Every balance must be paid in full before class.
| City / format | Dates | Enrollment closes | Pay in full | Deposit | Payment plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno, NV | Feb 25–26, 2027 | Closes February 18 | $2,900 | No deposit | 3 payments of $1,050 ($3,150 total) · every 2 weeks | Enroll 4.9 ★ on Google · Read our reviews |
Pay in full by card or bank transfer, or choose a payment plan. Klarna available at checkout. All payments must be paid in full before class. Payment plans are not a cancellation option.
All course enrollments are final. We do not offer refunds, cancellations, or date transfers for any reason, including:
It is your sole responsibility to verify that the techniques taught are legally permitted in your state or jurisdiction before enrolling. Olive N Sage Academy does not issue refunds based on local licensing or regulatory restrictions.
By completing your purchase you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to this policy.
Questions before you enroll? Contact us at 775.593.5762 or email us — we are happy to help you choose the right course before you commit.
Your trainers
Chaz and Tricia lead the hands-on training and give direct, real-time feedback during supervised model work. With a maximum of six students and two trainers, you have room for focused questions about line weight, depth control, placement, and skin tension while those choices are happening. You are here to see the work more clearly, practice it with guidance, and take useful notes into your next sessions.
Their teaching connects the technical work with the service around it: listening in consultation, recommending a workable design, organizing a portfolio, and planning a booking process. Olive N Sage Academy brings 8 years of experience, 1,000+ cases, 450+ graduates, 5 surgeon referral partners, and a 4.9 Google rating to its wider training community. The focus here stays on your two-day Tiny Tattoo Foundation™: build the fundamentals, ask the questions, and make a grounded plan for practice.
I had a health scare. Chaz learned to help me, and that’s where this started. Now we teach you together in our working Reno studio — the technique, the consultation, and the business around it.
Course FAQ
Ready when you are
Tiny Tattoo Foundation™ is a place to slow down and build the habits behind fine-line, single-needle work. Over two focused days in Reno, you will practice, ask questions, and connect the technical work to design choices, client conversations, marketing, and service planning. A skill without clients is not a career. That is why the course includes business direction alongside technique, so you can make a plan that fits the services you are ready to offer. Before you enroll, make sure February 25–26, 2027 works for you, confirm that you can complete tuition before class, and research the local requirements for your next step. Then come ready to practice with intention and keep building from there.
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