Seminars are a great way to expand your knowledge of various fields of body modification. You can sign up for any seminar you wish to take right at the convention! See the Admissions Counter upon arrival at Hell City for info on seminars and times, or simply show up at Hell City seminar room 30 minutes prior to the seminar starting time. You must pay general admission to be able to take any seminars, attendees will be checked for official HC wrist bands prior to taking seminar. Seminar payments will be accepted as money orders or cash $ only payable to the educator prior to taking the seminar! Take your educational seminars at this years Hell City Tattoo Fest! Learn from today's industry leaders & possess your mind with tattoo knowledge! SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THIS YEARS SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS
SEMINARS - PHOENIX 2011 SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THIS YEARS SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS & TIMES
*Thursday*
12 pm - 4 pm - Health Educators -“Bloodborne Pathogens” Seminar - See details below
* This seminar is required for artists @ Hell City who are not already certified *
*Friday*
2 pm - 4pm - TBA Seminar- See details below
4 pm - 6 pm -TBA Seminar- See details below
6 pm - 7 pm - TBA Seminar- See details below
7 pm - 10 pm - TBA Seminar- See details below
*Saturday*
1 pm - 3 pm -TattooNOW - "Drive customers to your chair using TattooNOW"- *FREE SEMINAR!*- Details below
3 pm - 5 pm -
5 pm - 7 pm -
8 pm - 10 pm -
*Sunday*
1 pm - 4 pm - TBA Seminar - See details below
4 pm - 5 pm -TBA Seminar- See details below
5 pm - 6 pm - TBA Seminar- See details below
6 pm - 7 pm - TBA Seminar- See details below
* 2010 SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS & TIMES *
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The correct care, operation, and daily use of your tattoo
machines
The correct care, operation, and daily use of your tattoo machines. increasing your productivity and income. They should serve you faithfully day in and day out with the proper maintenance.
This seminar is a complete study of all the component parts of a tattoo machine, their interaction and the theory behind the overall operation.
From different spring setups, contact points, pro and con. Right handed, left handed. tattoo machine, Tips on how to find the materials that you’ll need to build, replace and maintain your equipment.
Good tattooing is based based around your machines .
Course Includes:
A CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION (suitable for framing) is awarded for each
seminar that counts as advanced education credits with most Health
Departments. Each seminar is built around a digital presentation and
with hands on demonstration.
Course Length: 2 hours
Cost: $150
Lyle Tuttle - Seminar # 2
Designing and building a tattoo machine from start to finish
DESIGNING and BUILDING a tattoo machine from start to
finish: Learn about casting, fabricated or making bent frame machines.
You can even build and use “frameless machines, if weight is a problem.”
Learn to build a coil winder from parts you could have stole from your
mother and see how wire size, core size and number of raps effect the machines operation.
Learn the short cuts and easy methods of building all the placement parts for your machine using the best raw materials and how to find them.
It's totally a JOY to build your own tattoo machines with a minimum amount
costly equipment.
I've always loved tattooing and now love to share what learned.
Course Includes:
A CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION (suitable for framing) is awarded for each
seminar that counts as advanced education credits with most Health
Departments. Each seminar is built around a digital presentation and
with hands on demonstration.
Course Length: 2 hours
Cost: $150
HEALTH EDUCATORS SEMINARS
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
"Bloodborne Pathogens For Body Modification Practitioners" is by far the most comprehensive INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC bloodborne pathogens training course available for traditional tattoo artists and body piercers. This course is compliant with the federal Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030). You will be provided with comprehensive updates on the very latest changes in OSHA health & safety regulations as they apply to the modification industry, with training in solid, industry-specific solutions for maintaining compliance within a professional studio environment.
The cost is $75 per person. Price includes all course materials, free product samples, and a certificate of training valid for one year. COURSE SPACE IS LIMITED - PRE-REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY!! Pre-registered attendees are guaranteed course space & materials; all others are welcome on a first-come-first-serve basis, as availability allows. Lodging & meals are not included.
Course Includes:
OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, all instructional and reference materials, and a certificate of completion
Thursday, 8/26 - 12-4pm, registration begins at 11:30
This seminar will be a complete breakdown of my theories on the importance of light and how it works when falling over anatomical and biomechanical forms. The major topics will include a brief history of lighting effects applied in art, as well as discussing value theory and reference development. The goal of this seminar is to help the student better understand the reasons why I make the decisions with color and value, and how those decisions work on the form I am illustrating and tattooing.
The seminar covers my theory of light and how it responds to form, inventing light sources, building form, and how to discern the shape of a value. It will be heavily based on value theories. This seminar will also based on drawing techniques that can be applied to any medium.
Main forms to be studied are the eye, the face, and the hand to better understand their anatomy and importance in illustrating figures. I will also cover a heavy study of a few common biomechanical forms.
Every student will receive a study packet with notes and illustrations about topics covered. Also, students will be encouraged to take notes, so bring a sketchbook,
some pencils and erasers to participate in the lesson and be able to get more hands on knowledge, and one-on-one feedback.
Course Length: 2 hours
Cost $150
NATHAN KOSTECHKO
"HAND TATTOOS"
The seminar will be based on 'Hand Tattoos' rather than a specific technique or style. Hands have seem to be this elusive object in tattooing, also sacred at the same time. I feel that i have had some good luck with hands, and bad... but I have learned how to get them in there proper, so I want to teach the rest of the tattoo community what I know... I will be doing everything from how I go about preparing for and designing the tattoo, placement, set up from my machines, needles, ink, why I use these items specifically and how I use them, photographing the tattoo, healing tricks for hands, basically anything and everything I know about hand tattoos. This will be about an hour to hour and half long, each attendee will receive an informational packet with everything I cover from the seminar. Also, after the seminar I will be tattooing a hand tattoo at my booth, allowing anyone and everyone to come by and see the techniques first hand.
Course Length: 2 hours
Cost $100
CHRIS DINGWELL
"KIDS DON'T DO THIS AT HOME"SEMINAR
In his brand new, never before offered seminar, Chris Dingwell will talk about his fifteen odd years of tattooing experience, as well as his paintings and his artistic background, and how it has made him the artist that he is today.Chris Dingwell is a unique figure in the tattoo community. He has a graduate degree in Fine Arts from Ohio State University, and has taught college level art courses for several years before diving headlong into the tattoo world. He began tattooing in 1993 in Columbus Ohio. He has travelled extensively and worked with many great figures in the tattoo industry, including Guy Aitchison, Corey Kruger, Julie Moon, and many more.
This seminar will present a pre-view of the forthcoming book about acrylic painting techniques that Chris Dingwell and Cory Kruger are co-writing. The book will be published later in the year by Guy Aitchison's Proton Press. This seminar is for anyone who is at all interested in painting, from first timers looking for a place to start to the seasoned veteran who is looking to expand in new directions. Chris has a distinct and very personal, non-traditional approach to painting. He will encourage you to experiment and challenge yourself with acrylics in ways that will be able to give you a wide path to follow, with lots of possibilities to explore.
He will debunk the myths about the medium and discuss the advantages of acrylic paint and how it can work for you. He will discuss a wide variety of materials, techniques, and approaches to the medium that are available today; showing examples through slides and live demonstration. Covering everything from composition and color to layering, glazing, and working with mixed materials, he will discuss various approaches to painting and art making with a strong focus on experimentation and working WAY outside the box. He will be discussing ideas that can be applied to help improve any kind of art making, including your tattooing.
Participants are encouraged to contribute their thoughts and questions to this lively discussion about the ins and outs of acrylic painting. This should be an entertaining as well as informative event for any artist, no matter how new or old.
For a better look at his work, both as a painter and tattoo artist, youcan find him at www.chrisdingwell.com
Course Length: 3 hours
Unlimited seating!
Cost $100
" In- Depth Techniques On Black & Gray-Workshop"
Josh Carlton & Monte
This is an In-Depth seminar on Black & Gray tattooing! Only 6 artists will be accepted to aide in tattooing, from Start-to- Finish, two completed tattoos with Josh & Monte.
You MUST contact Josh or Monte for a PORTFOLIO REVIEW to be eligible to participate in this HANDS-ON experience.- (Only 6 artists will be Accepted)
Cost - $600 per person to "participate" in the hands-on workshop (ONLY 6 people will be accepted to tattoo/participate during this workshop)
The Velvet Panther Insurance Program is an important seminar you don't want to miss! This fast moving seminar will focus on insurance do’s and don’ts, and what to avoid at all costs! Points Include – 1) Common Insurance Terms, What they mean and how do they apply to you. 2) What is actually covered and what is NOT. 3) What to look for in your current policy, and what to look for in your future policy. 4) What questions you need to be asking your current agent or broker. 5) Claims – what happens if something happens? 6) Pricing and payment options for insurance. It’s more affordable than you think. 7) 15 minutes of questions and answers.
This new seminar at Hell City is taught by Kimberly Zem, owner of Zem Insurance Solutions. Kim has been active in the body art community for many years. Shop experience and many years of Insurance Industry Knowledge has encouraged her to investigate the current shop insurance coverage trends, discussing insurance with many shop owners, and reviewing the policies that are being sold right now.
You will keep all the information provided in the seminar in a folder for future review. No PowerPoint presentation involved, just old school learning. This seminar will help you steer clear of the policies currently being sold to artists everywhere. You have worked hard to get where you are, you need to know the insurance portion of your business and how to NOT waste your money on poor coverage.
Course Includes:
Seminar folder for future review
Course Length: 1 hour
*FREE SEMINAR*
TATTOO NOW
"High traffic websites for the tattoo world: how TattooNOW powered websites make your life easier and put more money in your pocket at the same time!"
*FREE SEMINAR*
New & Improved!
TattooNOW's network of websites attract over 2.2 million unique tattoo fans each month, and wont stop growing! In this seminar you will learn how we use the internet and computers to attract the right traffic from the search engines to our websites, deliver the vital information the visitors are looking for quickly, and turn them into perfect clients. With more than 10 years experience building clienteles for tattooers, we know how to structure and update websites for Search Engine Optimization. Indeed, the traffic we get from TattooNOW has powered the startup and success of our studio, Off the Map Tattoo, and our tattoo convention, Paradise Tattoo Gathering. All attendees of this seminar will receive a free 30 day trail membership to TattooNOW's community website. In addition our staff will walk you through the user friendly and quick process for uploading search engine friendly images into the TattooNOW galleries. Learn how to drive new customers to your studio and how having a well marketed website with TattooNOW can make a difference! Attendees can have their website critiques by a search engine expert, explaining the good, bad, and the ugly of website optimization. This seminar can also be helpful to current clients of TattooNOW, as well as new artists interested in trying it out.
Bring a usb jump drive with some images of your tattoos, and walk away with a FREE 30 DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP with TattooNOW without paying a dime! Website specials will be offered for deposits taken at Hell City.
Contact Gabe at (413) 585-9134 or gabe@TattooNOW.com for more info.
Course Includes: Every seminar attendee gets a FREE 30 day membership to TattooNOW!
SATURDAY / 1PM - 3PM
Course Length: 2 hours
*FREE SEMINAR*
Steve Haworth - #1
SUCCESSFUL SURFACE TO SURFACE PIERCING
$75 pre-paid online / $100 door
As the creator of the surface to surface barbell in 1993 and with his experience piercing for over 15 years, Steve offers a comprehensive seminar touching on every critical aspect of surface to surface piercing. His seminar will be presented in power point with over 60 slides including in-depth computer created 3-D diagrams. The seminar will last one hour, and will focus on placement, proper jewelry design, techniques, and methods to dramatically increase the success of surface to surface piercing. At the end of the seminar, attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and Steve will provide a list of suppliers who have replicated his surface to surface barbell designs.
Steve performed his first genital beading in 1992 and since then has created tools and techniques to achieve better success with this modification. His power point presentation includes step-by-step photography and computer created 3-D diagrams. The Successful Genital Bead Placement Seminar will last one hour. This seminar will focus on proper placement, various beading materials, and specialized tools, as well as technique and methods. Steve will provide every attendee with a set of his specially designed genital beading tools, 10 silicone beads (a retail value of $65.00) and a certificate of attendance.
Hell City Phoenix: August 29th, 6 pm
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Steve Haworth - #3
MAGNETIC FINGER JEWELRY: THEORY AND PRACTICE
$175 pre-paid online / $200 door
In February of 2004, after several years of research and development, Steve Haworth and Jesse Jarrell collaborated to create the first magnetic finger jewelry. The first subject was placed in the finger of Todd Huffman. This seminar goes over the history of magnetic finger jewelry, including its successes and failures. In this power point seminar there will be many images showing the multiple techniques for placing magnetic finger jewelry as well as aftercare. It will also include how to improve success of this modification that modern science is now calling Magnetic Vision or the Sixth Sense. Steve will go over the many ways that magnetic finger jewelry has enhanced his and many others’ ability to perceive the world around them with demonstrations that can actually be felt by the observer with both static and oscillating magnetic fields. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.
In 1994, Steve created the concept of “laser” branding using electro-cautery tools. What was only meant for the medical community as a functional device, electro-cautery branding has made its way to the body modification community as a means to decorate ourselves. There is much functionality to electro-cautery branding that will be covered besides just branding. The Successful Techniques for Laser Branding Seminar will last 1 to 1.5 hours. Steve will discuss the difference between laser branding, strike branding and thermo branding. He will show the various techniques for incorporating scarification with laser branding and he will also explain the different kind of tools and how they are used to create this unique form of branding. A certificate of attendance is provided.
Hell City Phoenix: August 29th, 8 pm
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