MAPPING ON A RECLINING CLIENT
Every brow technique is its own pattern. Hair strokes by hand or machine, soft powder, graded ombre, strokes and shade combined, and advanced refinement for working artists. Compare all eight below, then choose the one that suits your hand and your goals.
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I — THE PATTERNS · A FIELD GUIDE TO BROW TECHNIQUE
Our courses fall into three families. Hair-stroke work (microblading, feathering and nano brows) builds individual lines that imitate natural hair. Shading work (powder and ombre brows) lays down soft density. Combination brows join the two, and advanced training sharpens all of them for artists who already tattoo brows. The Eyebrow Tattoo Course comes first, because it is where the groundwork for every other pattern begins.
The groundwork of cosmetic brow tattooing: reading the face, mapping the shape and understanding how pigment sits in skin. Choose this if you are starting out and want the principles before you specialise.
Hand-tool hair strokes, placed one by one. It suits artists who like direct control and want to learn stroke direction, depth and spacing through the hand itself.
Feathered, hair-stroke-style brows with a soft, natural texture. The focus is on building layered strokes that blend into the existing brow rather than sit on top of it.
Machine-made hair strokes, drawn with a fine needle. Choose it if you want crisp, consistent strokes and to learn machine handling alongside stroke design.
Soft, powder-shaded brows with an even, made-up finish. This course is about building density gradually and controlling how saturated the colour becomes.
Gradient shading that starts light at the front of the brow and deepens towards the tail. You learn to plan the fade so the brow reads as defined but never blocky.
Hair strokes and shading in a single design. It suits artists who want to offer texture at the front of the brow and structure through the body and tail.
For artists who already work on brows and want to take their skills further. The focus is on refining design, consistency and judgement across more demanding clients.
BROW MAPPING, REFERENCE IMAGE
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Whichever pattern you choose, every brow starts in the same place: measurement. Before any stroke or shade, the artist finds where the brow should begin, arch and end on this particular face.
Brow mapping turns a matter of taste into something that can be checked. It gives symmetry a reference, gives the client a shape to approve, and gives the tattoo a plan to follow.
III — CHOOSE YOUR CUT
IV — ENROL