01
Static Line
Consistent line in any direction without rotating the client. You'll understand why a line heals patchy — and fix it.
Graphic Tattoo Techniques
BASE
28 lessons with mandatory assignments. 4 live-client workshops. For artists who want to level up their results or learn to tattoo.
Results
What you'll have by the end of the course
02
Dynamic Line Weight
A line with thick-to-thin variation. How to achieve volume and show light through line work alone.
03
Whipshading
Achieve an even gradient in any direction with three whipshading techniques. A machine setup tailored to you & movement correction for cleaner results.
04
Magnum
Crush the fear of large magnums. Techniques for confident mag work — smooth blends without streaks or bald spots. Build the skill of detailing with a mag.
This course doesn't promise you'll be a strong artist in 4 weeks. It gives you the mechanics to make your hand predictable. Growth in work quality takes anywhere from a few weeks to a few months of practice. Depends on how much you put in.
Format
How the course works
Step 01
Interactive Lesson
Every topic begins not with “do it like this,” but with an explanation of why a specific movement produces a specific result. We connect hand position to needle depth, and depth to line stability. Dmitrii demonstrates each exercise on camera — both in real time with voice commentary and in time-lapses — so you see the full dynamic process. You watch each technique on screen and immediately replicate it.
- Why an alternative grip doesn’t work
- What to watch in yourself while tattooing
- The exercise from start to finish
- Breakdown of common mistakes during the work
Step 02
Practice the Technique
Every lesson includes a structured assignment. First, pencil drills on paper or tablet to build muscle memory — no risk, no supplies needed. Then you transition to the same exercises on fake skin. Each step builds from simple to more complex, guiding you steadily toward a clean, confident result.
- Pencil drills on paper or tablet for each technique
- Replication on fake skin following the instructor in interactive mode
Step 03
Live-Client Workshop
At the end of each module you’ll find a full workshop. Dmitrii performs the technique on a live client — from stencil transfer to the final pass — so you can see how it comes together in real time.
- A demonstration of what tattoos you can execute after this block
- Working on someone else’s machine to prove the technique isn’t tied to specific equipment.
Step 04
Assignment Review & Moving to the Next Block
Until the assignment is submitted — the next lesson is locked. This isn’t gatekeeping for its own sake: in tattooing, skill builds strictly in order, and skipping a step breaks everything that follows. The assignment is either approved or sent back for revision with written feedback.
- Upload photos to your student account
- Written breakdown of mistakes and revision
- Next lesson unlocks after submission
Important
About Assignments
You can’t move to the next video until you’ve completed your previous assignment. This isn’t about holding you back — it’s a structured system for building real skills. YouTube gives you information; this course delivers progression.
About Equipment
The course works with any rotary machine. During live workshops, Dmitrii always works with the student’s equipment and demonstrates technique on it. If you have a machine, a tablet, or a pencil — you can start.
Platform
What the course looks like inside
Student dashboard: lessons, assignments, progress. All in one place.
Program
What’s inside: 28 lessons, 25 hours of video, 4 workshops
- How to transfer a stencil to fake skin: step-by-step demonstration
Lesson screenshots
- Hand positioning: anchor point, finger placement, how to stop the machine from floating up and down
- How to choose the right needle for the job
- Expanding stroke amplitude. How to pull a line longer than 3 inches in one pass
- First drill — practicing elbow-driven movement in all directions
- The “Octopus” exercise — working with needles of different sizes
- The “Snake” exercise — working with small amplitude and fine lines
- Workshop: static line on a live client
Lesson screenshots
What you'll understand after this module
Why one line works and another doesn’t. How hand position determines needle depth, and depth determines how a line heals.
- Lecture: how to control the viewer’s eye with line weight
- Two principles of volume in line work: cylindrical and light-source-based
- How to set aerial perspective through line thickness
- Tablet drill for weighted lines
- The dynamic stroke technique: entering and exiting the needle in motion
- Ghost line (greywash): what it’s for and how to build volume with it
- Dynamic stroke drill
- Learning to lay parallel lines without a stencil
- The “Koi” exercise — applying dynamic line weight in practice, inking a complex design, combining static and dynamic line work
- Workshop: dynamic line weight on a live client
Lesson screenshots
What you'll understand after this module
How a single outline builds volume without any shading. Why some pieces look flat and others three-dimensional. Understanding how to lay the foundation of a piece through line work alone. How the outline defines the character of your style.
- Whipshading techniques: which to use in each situation
- Why whipshading is directly tied to your pencil drawing ability
- Three drills for each technique: flower, sphere, large flower
- Stroke speed, pressure, circular motion — how to avoid getting a “fence” instead of a shadow
- Workshop: whipshading on a live client
Lesson screenshots
What you'll understand after this module
How to avoid common mistakes when laying a stroke. The order of tone application to simplify the work. Why some artists’ blends look smooth and others muddy.
- Lecture: rotating the mag, point work with the mag corner, how to change tone density without switching needles
- Why the mag isn’t “hard” — it’s just wide whipshading
- Order of tone layering to simplify the work. How to avoid gaps between tones
- Technique drills for mag work
- Tone layering in difficult areas
- Packing the koi — a breakdown of a complex, multi-layered piece from start to finish. Combining whipshading and mag work. Drilling all acquired skills on the final piece
- Workshop: mag work on a live client
Lesson screenshots
What you'll understand after this module
How to work with large mags without needing a set of five different needles. How to pack clean tone. How pendulum motion and the corner give different results — and when to use each.
Instructor
Who teaches the course
Dmitrii Uglyx
He specializes in black & grey graphic tattooing, with roots in graffiti — where his approach to hand positioning, elbow drive, dynamic line weight, and sharp corner work was developed.
Dmitrii is direct and honest in his teachings. He’ll point out mistakes clearly and show you how to work through them to get better results.
“I spent way more time finding my path than you will. Once you go through all of this — building your hand from the ground up — you’ll grow pretty fast.”
Dmitrii Uglyx, Lesson 1.1
Portfolio
Dmitrii’s Work
Scroll through the carousel. This is what happens when your tattooing technique is dialed in.
Proof
Same carp. Different hands.
The Module 4 final — drawn by students who completed the course.
Reviews
What students say
Maria Vasilkova
tatt.berryI've watched the first three lessons so far, and I wanted to share my thoughts and takeaways 😅 The lessons are really good and straight to the point, with no fluff. Huge thanks to Dima for explaining everything so clearly 🙏🏻🤝 After working for several years, I realized I'd been holding my machine the wrong way, and that's probably why my wrist sometimes hurts after a session 😅🫠 It honestly feels like a whole different world — I'm still sitting here shocked, trying to process that first lecture 🤯 Thank you, Dima, for the knowledge, and thank you, Oleg, for the great production and filming! 🙏🏻☺️ And once again, thank you for such a damn good course 🙏🏻
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Alex Zalman
zalman.tattooI want to give a huge shoutout to Dimon and Oleg. Thanks to the course, on top of gaining the actual skills, I landed a studio apprenticeship starting from absolute zero. Because of the piece I did during the course, I'm getting cleared to tattoo my own clients starting next month (and I literally just started). Meanwhile, there are dudes here who've been waiting 8 months just to get the green light to tattoo at the studio. Massive thanks, guys 🥹❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Can't wait for the new courses to keep leveling up my skills.
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Aleksandr
alex.inkframeStarted tattooing again this fall after a few years away from the machine. I originally started back in 2014 when we had zero fake skin, zero info, and definitely no Dimon with his insane charisma and ability to break things down so genuinely. Basically, if you've got experience and think going back to the fundamentals is fucking useless—drop that mindset right now and do what you gotta do 💯
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I just want to say thank you to Dima and Oleg for these awesome videos! Everything is super clear, there's no filler, and they're really easy to watch on repeat to soak up the info better 🧠
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Vlad
vladbginkThis course is honestly badass. I already understand how to do most of the stuff, now I just need to put in the reps 😎 I started showing my final pieces to friends, and I'm already lining up models. Back when I did a training at a regular studio… people kept making excuses and flaking on me. And I came here for the complete fundamentals 😄 My studio apprenticeship was 80% theory and 20% practice. They taught me the bare minimum and basically left me to figure the shit out on my own. The 'Base' course is a million times more effective than the so-called 'training' at tattoo shops. It's a night and day difference in results.
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Sergey Danilov
drakoshatattooJesus fuck, this nightmare is finally over) Jokes aside though, the course is super useful. Two thumbs up, absolute vibe. I'm tattooing 3 times faster now, and the end result looks way more solid too) Just my raw thoughts after finishing.
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Individual results may vary.
Students
Student Work
Results from students in Dmitrii’s previous courses.
The Difference
How this course differs from free content
YouTube
- You watch for 2 years. Lines still shake.
- One video says hold it this way, another says the opposite.
- Nobody locks the next lesson until you’ve actually done the previous one.
- Nobody checks whether you’re holding the machine correctly.
This Course
- 28 lessons in strict progression. Every exercise builds on the last.
- You move to the next video only after submitting your assignment.
- Explanations aren’t “do it like this” — they’re “why this specific movement produces this result.”
Online Course
Black & White Tattooing Mechanics
$490
Access immediately after purchase.
What’s included
- 28 video lessons with mandatory assignments
- 4 live-client workshops
- Lifetime access to course materials
- Assignment review for 12 months from purchase
- Next lesson unlocks after assignment submission
- Progression: from paper to skin, from simple to complex
Who It’s For
Who this course is — and isn’t — for
This course is for you if
- You’re already working but your lines shake or results are inconsistent
- You’re a beginner and want to build your hand correctly from day one without relearning later
- Your whipshading is muddy
- You’re scared to work with a mag
- You want to do black & white tattoos
This course is not for you if
- You want a quick hack with no practice. That’s not here.
- You’re not ready to put in serious work. Show up ready to train — welcome. If you’re waiting for it to just happen on its own, we’re probably not the right fit.
- You’re not open to change. You may need to look at the tattooing process in a new way. We give you everything you need — but it takes your openness and flexibility to apply it.
FAQ
Common questions before buying
The course starts with paper and pencil before you ever pick up a machine. The first assignments don’t require a needle — just a sheet of paper and a pencil. If you don’t have a machine at all, review the program before purchasing.
Many artists with years of experience rethink their grip after the first module. Try the self-check from lesson one. Pick up your machine, rest your hand on a table, press down on the machine with your other hand. If the needle touches the surface, you have no anchor.
No real-time feedback — that’s an honest limitation. What you do get: mandatory assignments with review, 4 live-client workshops, and a concrete progression. The skill-building system works online when there’s progression and mandatory assignments.
Yes. The course isn’t tied to any specific brand or model. The application mechanics are universal. Any modern rotary tattoo machine will work.
Primary feedback happens inside Thinkific — directly under the lesson and in the assignment discussion thread. That’s where I respond on substance: reviewing your work, explaining what to redo. Email (unstylers.support@gmail.com) is for organizational questions: payment, access, refunds, legal requests. For craft questions — use the platform.