Programs

IMT Weekend Lab

Professional tattoo education, built around a flexible schedule.

The IMT Weekend Lab is a complete educational pathway for those who want to study tattooing through a more flexible but demanding programme.

It covers the same core curriculum as IMT's standard Tattoo Programs, organised into an intensive monthly format that combines training at the IMT studio, systematic work at home and weekly guidance from the educator.

This is not a short workshop or a single masterclass. It is a long-term programme, designed for people who cannot attend classes twice a week but are ready to take personal responsibility for their progress.

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The Weekend Lab prospectus

Program Format

Each level of the programme runs for 6 months and includes:

Per level — Beginner or Advanced: 6 months12 required days + up to 6 optional · maximum 18 days / 72 hours including optional attendance
Full pathway — Beginner + Advanced: 12 months24 required days + up to 12 optional · maximum 36 days / 144 hours including optional attendance

Maximum hours include optional attendance and are not a compulsory total. Contact the IMT team for the detailed timetable, required hours and completion requirements before enrolment. Weekly online mentoring and compulsory assignments are listed separately below.

Totals per level

0112 required studio days + up to 6 optional (maximum 18)

02Up to 72 studio hours, including optional attendance

Each month at the studio

032 required studio days each month

04Up to 1 optional Lab Day each month

Each week

051 Live Online Mentoring Call each week

06Compulsory weekly assignments

07Systematic feedback and progress assessment

Beginner Weekend Lab

Programme length: 6 months
Studio days: 12 required + up to 6 optional
Maximum hours including optional attendance: 72

The Beginner Weekend Lab is addressed to students with no previous experience.

Over the six months it covers the basic principles of hygiene, skin and healing, tattoo equipment, needles, the mechanics of application, stencil, placement, ergonomics, tattoo design, body flow, consultation, consent, aftercare and the theoretical preparation for working on a model.

Particular emphasis is placed on Tattoo Drawing and on developing hand control through systematic work at home and weekly feedback.

Advanced Weekend Lab

Programme length: 6 months
Studio days: 12 required + up to 6 optional
Maximum hours including optional attendance: 72

The Advanced Weekend Lab is addressed to graduates of the Beginner Program and to practising tattoo artists who hold the required base level.

The programme covers healed tattoo analysis, skin trauma, shading, grey wash, values, texture, contrast, realism, colour theory, cover-up and rework assessment, large-scale composition, body flow, client psychology, pricing, professional protocol and multi-session project management.

Practice takes place systematically on synthetic skin, both during the Studio Days and through the weekly assignments. The programme concludes with a portfolio review and with the presentation and defence of the final project.

Entry Requirements

Entry to the Advanced Weekend Lab requires completion of the Beginner Tattoo Program or of the Beginner Weekend Lab.

Tattoo artists trained outside IMT may apply and go through a level assessment before enrolling.

Complete Professional Weekend Lab

Programme length: 12 months
Studio days: 24 required + up to 12 optional
Maximum hours including optional attendance: 144

Beginner: 6 months → Advanced: 6 months

Students can reserve their place for both semesters from the outset by choosing the Complete Professional Weekend Lab.

The full pathway runs for 12 months and includes:

0124 required studio days + up to 12 optional (maximum 36)

02Up to 144 studio hours, including optional attendance

03Beginner and Advanced Curriculum

04Weekly Online Mentoring

05Compulsory practice and assignments

06Progress Assessments

07Portfolio & Final Project Defence

By reserving both semesters from the start, the student secures their place for the entire educational pathway and receives a discount on the total tuition.

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