10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course
Go from complete beginner to tattooing a live model in ten days. Our most complete course, taught in small groups in central Birmingham.
£1,899 from
West Midlands
Tattoo courses for Solihull students
Want to learn to tattoo but based in Solihull? Train at Birmingham Tattoo College, an accredited college that is an easy trip from Solihull. Small classes, real skin and live models, and a diploma to take anywhere.
11km
Solihull to Birmingham
~10 min
By train
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Birmingham
City centre
Learning to tattoo from Solihull
Train in Birmingham, easy to reach from Solihull
Solihull is a short train from central Birmingham, so you are only minutes from the studio. Birmingham Tattoo College trains new artists in small, supervised groups on real skin, and getting in from Solihull is quick by train or bus.
We welcome students from across Solihull, from Shirley and Olton to Knowle, Dorridge and Hall Green. Both the 10-day beginner diploma and the shorter fine line courses are within easy daily reach.
Getting here
Travelling from Solihull to Birmingham
By train or tram
around 10 minutes by train from Solihull into Birmingham Moor Street. Birmingham New Street is one of Birmingham's best-connected stations and the studio is a few minutes away.
By road
about 20-35 minutes by road via the A41 or M42 depending on traffic. In practice the Metro or a train is usually faster than driving into Birmingham.
By bus or coach
frequent bus routes connect Solihull with Birmingham city centre all day, dropping you close to the studio.
Solihull is close enough that no accommodation is needed; most students travel in each day for both the 10-day and the fine line courses.
Find us
Where you'll be training in Birmingham
Birmingham Tattoo College
Cambridge Street
Birmingham, B1 2NP
The studio is on Cambridge Street in central Birmingham (B1 2NP), by Centenary Square and Brindleyplace; a few minutes from Birmingham New Street, with West Midlands Metro tram stops nearby, and well served by local rail and city bus routes. We send full arrival directions when you book.
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Tattoo courses open to Solihull students
Every course is open to students travelling from Solihull and across West Midlands.
4-Day Fine Line Course
Start straight into the fine-line style clients ask for most. Four focused days on delicate single-needle line work, for beginners.
£999 from
2-Day Fine Line Course for experienced individuals
For SPMU, microblading and beauty professionals: add fine-line tattooing to your services in a focused two-day intensive.
£799 from
Why make the trip
Why Solihull students choose us
01
Small groups
We cap every course at a handful of students so a tutor watches your work, not a lecture hall. You get real bench time, not a seat at the back.
02
Real skin and live models
Artificial skin is where you start, not where you finish. Every course ends with a supervised tattoo on a live model, because that is the only way to be ready.
03
Taught by working artists
Your tutors tattoo professionally. You learn how the craft actually works today, from technique to how a studio really runs.
04
Hygiene done right
Cross-contamination control and blood-borne pathogen safety run through every course, to the standards UK studios and clients expect.
05
A diploma and a portfolio
You finish with a Birmingham Tattoo College diploma and a folder of supervised work you can put in front of any studio.
06
Support after you finish
Your questions do not stop on the last day. We help with your portfolio, finding work, and the steps to setting up on your own.
We regularly welcome students from across West Midlands, including Shirley, Olton, Knowle, Dorridge, Hall Green, Elmdon.
Reviews
What our students say
5.0 · Google Reviews
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★★★★★
I started the 10-day course never having held a machine and tattooed a live model by the end. The small group meant the tutor actually watched every line I did.
Aoife M.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
The 4-day fine line course was exactly what I wanted. I came out able to hold a clean single-needle line and I've been building a fine-line portfolio since.
Cian D.4-Day Fine Line Course -
★★★★★
I run a microblading studio and the 2-day course let me add fine-line tattoos to my services in a weekend. It assumed I already knew skin and hygiene, which saved so much time.
Niamh R.2-Day Fine Line Course -
★★★★★
Genuinely the most professional training I looked at in Birmingham. Real bench time, real feedback, and the hygiene side was taken seriously from day one. Worth every penny.
Seán O'B.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
Travelled in from Brighton for the beginner diploma and it was completely worth the trip. Small class, patient tutors, and I left with a portfolio I could actually show studios.
Méabh K.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
I'd done an online course before and learned almost nothing. This was the opposite. Hands on machines from the first morning, corrected in real time. I finally feel ready to guest.
Jack F.4-Day Fine Line Course -
★★★★★
The hygiene and blood-borne pathogen side was covered properly, which is exactly what studios asked me about at interview. I walked in with a certificate and a portfolio and got the spot.
Orla C.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
The small group meant I never felt lost or rushed. The tutors are working artists so the feedback is honest and current, not something read off a slide. Best decision I've made for my career.
Darragh L.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
As an SPMU artist the 2-day course was perfect. Focused, no filler, and it respected what I already knew. I was offering fine-line tattoos to my clients the following week.
Saoirse B.2-Day Fine Line Course
Questions
Coming from Solihull? Ask us anything
If you are travelling from Solihull and want to check dates, plan your stay, or ask about a course, we are happy to help. Read our FAQs or get in touch and we will reply within one working day. You can also see all the places we welcome students from on our locations page.
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