TAMPA BAYS 9th ANNUAL TATTOOFEST MARCH 27

General Info: Thursday, Thursday, March 27, 2007 from
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Convention Opens to the Public

REGISTRATION IS ONSITE TWO (2) HOURS BEFORE CLASS BEGINS
All classes are on a First come / First served basis

Thursday - 12noon - 3pm
Lyle Tuttle SEMINAR #1
Started tattooing professionally in 1949 and he likes to says, “That tattoo machines are his daytime passion.”
He is well known for his innovative frame design, such as Start Struck, the Frisco Flyer, the 4X4 and Lyle Tuttle circle frame.
˜CERTIFICATE of COMPLETIONˇ (suitable for framing) is awarded for each seminar that will counts for advanced education credits
with most Health Departments. Each seminar is accompanied with a digital slide show and hands on workshop.
Bring your tattoo machines for identification, appraisal and repair.
I buy, sell and/or trade antique and unique tattoo machines for my collections.
SEMINAR #1 - The care, maintained and FINE TUNING of your tattoo machines should be, but second nature to you.
In this way you can apply 100% of your shop time to tattooing.
This is a complete study of all component parts of the tattoo machine and their interaction to one another.
Demonstrations and hands on work shop dealing with cutting springs; contact points; needle bars with bent eyes;
needles, choose of sizes and configuration for different tattooing effects; needles soldering.
Tips on how to find the raw materials that you’ll need to build, replace and maintain the equipment in your studio.
The basics of all good tattooing starts with your machine. .
$150.00 - approx. 3 hours.

NOTICE DIFFERENT DAY FOR SEMINAR #2
Friday 12Noon-3pm
Lyle Tuttle SEMINAR #2
DESIGN and BUILD your own tattooing machines from start to finish:
Cast, fabricated or bent frames, even “frameless.” COILS;
How wire and core size effect the finished machine operation, outliner or shader?
Build you own coil winder from parts you could have stole from your mother.
Short cuts in building all the parts needed; the best raw materials and where to find them.
Learn the JOYS of building your own Tattoo Machines and accessories; power supplies,
tubes and needle bars, etc.,etc. everything needed in plying your trade. Know the real joys of self-sufficiency.
$150.00 - approx. 3 hours. Attend both seminars $275.00

Thursday - 4PM- 6PM
Chris Blinston
"101 Lost Fundamentals and Applications to Improve Your Tattooing Techniques"
Throughout this period of instruction I will provide you with 101 specific fundamentals
and applications that have been overlooked and forgotten in your technique.
I will cover all aspects of our industry from machines, hardware and pigments to blending, texture and extreme color saturation.
This course is designed for two purposes.
For the novice artist it is extremely effective in helping to prevent future miscalculations and improper technique.
For the intermediate artist this course is perfect in helping to correct years of bad applications
and give an internal boost to lift you to the next echelon.
* As a bonus I will give you a tool that will absolutely improve your tattoos…I GUARANTEE IT! *
Part 2- Will include advance techniques such as saturation, color choices, point of focus, and equipment.
$125.00 - 2 hours

THURSDAY 2pm - 3:30pm
"Piercing Certification Class" with Mike Conner
Florida State Certification
$75.00

THURSDAY 4pm - 6pm
David Nestler Pinup Artist, “From Pencil to Paint”:
A comprehensive class covering Tips, Techniques, and Troubleshooting for both mediums.
A sketch demonstration will include; “Choosing proper photo reference”, “Tracing”, “Materials”, and Pencil techniques.
The paint portion focuses on “Working with Acrylics”. “Materials”, “Setting up a working color palette”, and “Brush technique”.
$200 - 2 hours
For Info contact Marc Draven Dravens City Limits Tattoos www.dravenstattoos.com

THURSDAY 6pm - 8pm
Shane O’Neill “PHOTO REALISM TATTOOING”
Learn where to start, on your B/W Portraits. This class covers Techniques, Making stencils To what needles to use.
$125.00

SUNDAY 2pm -3:30pm
"Piercing Certification Class" with Mike Conner
Florida State Certification
$75.00

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008
ADMISSION $20 OR $45 FOR THE WEEKEND
12 NOON
Doors Open To The Public

10:00pm
Tattoo Of The Day - Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place for Color and Black & Grey on the main stage

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2008
ADMISSION $20 OR $35 FOR THE WEEKEND
12 NOON
Convention Opens

6:00pm - 11:00pm
98 Rock will be broadcasting live from the 9th Annual Convention

10:00pm
Tattoo Of The Day - Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place for Color and Black & Grey

2pm
Piercing Certification Class with Mike Conner - Cost $75
Miss Tattoofest starts judging at the main stage in the ballroom Registration at Gypsy Queens Booth

6:00pm
Tattoo Of The Day - Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place for Color and Black & Grey