What you’ll learn
An advanced course, taught in person at our East Tamaki academy.
Paramedical camouflage uses skin-tone pigments to blend scars and stretch marks into the surrounding skin. For many clients, it's the first thing that has ever made a difference to an area they've been self-conscious about for years, which makes it some of the most rewarding work in cosmetic tattooing.
This advanced course is for experienced cosmetic tattoo artists ready to take on corrective work. You'll learn how scars and stretch marks form and heal, how to assess whether an area is fully healed and mature enough to treat, and which clients must not be treated, including those prone to keloid scarring or with medical conditions that need a doctor's clearance first. You'll learn advanced colour theory for skin tones, how to match and mix skin-tone pigments, and why test patches matter. You'll also learn how skin-tone pigments can shift over time and with sun exposure, and how to explain that honestly to clients.
You'll learn safe numbing for scar tissue, then technique, depth and layering for camouflage work. Healing matters even more on scar tissue, so you'll learn how camouflage pigments heal and settle, aftercare, how to tell normal healing from infection or a reaction, and how to plan follow-up sessions. Model work is at the heart of this course: after lecturer demonstrations, you'll treat 3 live models under close guidance.
Prior cosmetic tattooing experience is required, along with a portfolio of your healed cosmetic tattoo work. Proof of prior skills required.
The 22 modules
Taught in order, with a tutor demonstration before every practical block.
Infection Control & Bloodborne Pathogens
How Scars & Stretch Marks Form
Scar Maturity Assessment
Client Suitability & Contraindications (incl. Keloid Scarring)
When to Require Medical Clearance
Consultation & Consent Forms
Numbing Agents: Safe Application on Scar Tissue & NZ Regulations
Advanced Colour Theory for Skin Tones
Skin-Tone Pigment Matching & Mixing
Test Patches
Pigment Shift & Sun Exposure
Camouflage Technique
Depth & Layering
How Camouflage Pigments Heal & Settle
Aftercare Methods & Client Education
Normal Healing vs Infection or Reaction
Follow-up Sessions
Managing Expectations
Troubleshooting
Before & After Photography
Pricing
NZ Health Protection Licence help
How you’ll benefit from our course
One-on-one or small classes
Train one-on-one or in a small group, so your tutor sees every step and corrects your technique as you go.
Certificates you’ll gain
- Paramedical Ink Cover (Scar & Stretch Mark Camouflage)
Hands-on from day one
Practical work starts on the first morning, with your tutor beside you, not after days of theory.
Learn from working professionals
Your educators still work with clients, so you learn the techniques and standards used in real salons.
What’s included
Products you’ll train with
Cosmetic tattoo machine, Needle cartridges, Skin-tone pigments, Pigment cups & rings, Practice skins, Barrier film, Cleanser, Aftercare balm, Disposable PPE.
Live models
3 x Models + Lecturer Demos, booked into your practical sessions so you finish having worked on real clients.
A year of tutor support
Technique and product troubleshooting for twelve months after you certify, plus help with your NZ Health Protection licence.
Paying for your course
Pay in full, or spread it over four or six weeks with invoices sent to you each week. Afterpay is also accepted.
A 20% deposit holds your dates with an expert educator. The balance is then split across your chosen plan. Need longer than six weeks? Ask us and we will try to accommodate you.
- Week 1 $599.80
- Week 2 $599.80
- Week 3 $599.80
- Week 4 $599.80
- Week 1 $399.86
- Week 2 $399.86
- Week 3 $399.86
- Week 4 $399.86
- Week 5 $399.86
- Week 6 $399.90
How enrolling works
Enrol
Pay in full or place your $599.80 deposit online.
Pick your dates
Our team calls you to lock in course dates that suit your schedule.
Train with us
3 Days - 18 Hours + Home Practice in East Tamaki, 10am - 5pm, with live models.
Get certified
Pass your assessments and take home your certificate.
Meet our tutors
Rupal Madaan
Kelly Aikins
Where this takes you
A certificate is the start of it. Here is what students actually do with the training.
Skill development
Practical, hands-on technique you can charge for the week after you finish.
Further study options
Add lip blushing or powder brows, or take the combined cosmetic tattooing course.
Career opportunities
Work in a salon, rent a chair, or start taking your own clients from home.
Student success
A year of tutor support after you certify, so you are never stuck on your own.