TATTOO COURSE by LAURA SONO

Welcome to TATTIES: a Tattoo Mentorship program created especially for those just beginning their tattoo journeys. Get a friendly introduction to the world of tattooing while learning how to work with safety, technique, passion, and empathy. Connect with others who are experiencing this exciting moment alongside you.

What you’ll get

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    Learning how to tattoo with safety, technique, empathy and consent

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    Professional orientation in the first steps of your tattoo career

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    Being part of a group where you feel comfortable to explore and experiment

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    How to deal with the insecurities of being a beginner tattooer

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    4 separate learning Modules that will make you ready for your tattoo journey

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    Possibility of online learning for the theory parts (also available in person)

Apprentice group in 2023, during a line work practice class, at SóLaura Studio. :-)

What’s inside

  • One day of theory: needles, machines, body anatomy, consent practices, tattoo industry and a brief history of tattooing throughout the millennia.

    One day of practice: biosafety, hygiene protocols and practice on fake skin: learn the safe practices of tattooing according to hygiene protocols, learn how to assemble your work station and make some exercises of line work and different types of shading on fake sin.

  • For this module, you will spend the whole day with me and a costumer. I will walk you through my process of tattoo consultation, drawing, placing and making the tattoo. This is a one hour tattoo design and you get to ask all the question along the way and practice the drawing part with me if you want.

  • In this Module, I will observe you tattooing from the beginning (placement) of the tattoo session until the end (aftercare recommendations, etc), give you my inputs and you can ask your questions. This needs to be a two hour maximum tattoo design.

  • A consultation session to help you chose the next steps: putting together a portfolio to join a tattoo shop or assembling your own private studio. Anything you need to make your tattoo career going. If we have time we go over a bit of social media as well.

  • When you do TATTIES workshops, you will enter our whatsapp group. There you can participate on the network, make friends and exchange with tattooers who are going through the same beginning journey. :-) You will have lifetime access to this group.

I’m ready!
I want to join! :-)

Limited Enrollment

Limited Enrollment

Each Module has a maximum of just 5 spots. Smaller groups mean Laura can give individual attention to each person and their unique journey.

Spots tend to fill up quickly, so don’t miss the registration deadlines!


If you’d like to receive exclusive updates about the TATTIES Course and be the first to know when new Modules open, make sure to fill out the form using the button below – I’ll add you to the TATTIES mailing list.


*P.S. This form is just so I can get to know you better – your tattoo level, practices, contacts, etc. Filling it out doesn’t mean you're committing to the program. ;-)

Meet Laura

Laura Sono has been a tattooer since 2014 and is also a multidisciplinary artist. She mostly worked from shared private studios until opening her own space, an art and tattoo shop named SóLauraStudio, in 2022. In 2024, she moved into a more collective setup and co-founded The Sweetspot with four other artists, where she currently works.

Laura began offering tattoo workshops in 2017 for beginners and curious artists, hosting them in both Berlin and Vienna. In 2023, she mentored five tattoo apprentices at her studio, one of whom is now a resident tattooer at The Sweetspot. :-)

After all the studio transitions and celebrating 10 years in tattooing in 2024, Laura decided to return to teaching, now with a new (and improved!) format: a four-part mentorship program.

If you want to know more about her, check out the “about me” section; or you might just bump into her somewhere in Berlin, São Paulo, Vienna, or wherever the wind takes her.

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • No worries! I offer a 20 minute video chat so we can get to know each other and I can give some insight for your decision. Send me a message requesting the 20 minute video chat.

  • Sure! But if you want to attend Modules 2, 3 or 4 (in whichever order you prefer), you have to do Module 1 first. Then you can choose the other ones.

  • I am still not doing one full price for the 4 Modules as they are currently paid separated on demand, but if you are interested in doing all of them, send me a message and we will make a plan.

    In the future there will be a price for all of them.

  • All the Modules are in groups of maximum 5 people, but if you wish for a 1-1 mentorship, individually, just you and me, I will be happy to do so. Send me a message and I’ll reply with the conditions.

  • You need to have your tattoo machine to attend TATTIES, but if you don’t and still want to register, there is a possibility of renting one. Send me a message for more info.

  • No, you can come as fresh as the first autumn winds! ;-) Everyone needs to do Module 1 to be able to move on to the next ones, so you will learn the basics before.
    Module 1 is for the people who never tattooed before and for the beginners who are just starting.

  • The 4 Modules are for the people who are starting in their tattoo journeys.

    From the beginner tattooers who made a few tattoos already to the people who know absolutely nothing about, you are all welcome to TATTIES.

    Everyone needs to go through Module 1 to be able to move on to the next ones, so everyone will go over the basics first.

  • Tattooing is a profession that takes time to happen. You need to take your time to develop your skills and be ready for constant practice.

    Learning how to tattoo takes a long time (specially because part of the learning process is to see your tattoos healed throughout time and that takes… well, time).

    This mentorship is intended to help beginner tattooers to get more knowledge in the very first steps of their journey. Take this course as a very complete introduction to professional tattooing.

    And you have to bring your own discipline and love for tattooing to complete the practice. As I say all the time: if you want to become a good tattooer, you need to practice every day, live and breathe tattooing. ;-)