🔥 Fireside Foundations

Build Confidence In Your Mark Making. Find Your Voice as a Tattoo Artist.

Are you ready to move beyond copying flash and learn to design tattoos that flow with the body, stand the test of time, and show your unique artistic voice?

Welcome to Fireside Foundations — the core training program from the Fireside Tattoo Network, created to help you master the fundamental design principles every great tattooer relies on.

Whether you’re an apprentice or a seasoned tattoo artist simply stuck in your creative process, Fireside Foundations will give you the structure, tools, and confidence to design tattoos that read beautifully both on paper and on skin.

🎨 What You’ll Learn

Fireside Foundations is built around the Fireside Method of Tattoo Design — a proven, step-by-step system for solving tattoo design problems and developing your own unique mark-making style.

You’ll learn how to:

✅ Break Down and Rebuild Reference Images Turn complex subjects into simple, powerful shapes that fit the body perfectly.

✅ Master Light and Shadow Create depth, mood, and readability by controlling your light source and value structure.

✅ Design with Edges, Not Just Outlines Use hard, soft, and lost edges to guide the eye, create dimension, and bring your work to life.

✅ Understand Color Harmony Make confident color choices that enhance your design and keep tattoos clear and vibrant over time.

Each lesson builds on the last, helping you strengthen your fundamentals and immediately apply what you’ve learned to your next tattoo design.

🔥 The Fireside Method: Shape. Value. Edge. Color.

At the heart of this course is the Fireside Method — the design framework used by top tattooers to create powerful, timeless tattoos.

By mastering these four pillars, you’ll be able to design with intention instead of guesswork:

• Shape — Build strong compositions that flow naturally with the human body.

• Value — Use light and shadow to create clarity and impact that lasts for years.

• Edge — Learn how edges replace outlines to add realism, softness, and movement.

• Color — Choose palettes that enhance contrast and unity across your piece.

This method transforms the way you see your art — from static images to living, breathing designs that belong on skin.

💡 Why Artists Love Fireside Foundations

“This course changed me as an artist. It completely shifted how I think about tattooing.” — Alex Asad

“I was stuck. I lacked a solid foundation. After joining, I rebuilt my entire design process.” — Riz Yiu

Students consistently say that Fireside Foundations gave them the breakthrough they’d been missing — a structured, repeatable process for building tattoos that feel both authentic and professional.

🧰 What You’ll Need

You don’t need expensive tools or years of experience — just:

• Pencil and paper (or your favorite drawing tablet)

• Colored pencils or markers (optional)

• A willingness to practice and apply each week’s lesson

💪 Why Fireside Foundations Works

• Designed for Tattooers, by Tattooers — Everything is tailored to real-world tattoo design challenges, not generic art lessons.

• Problem-Solving Focused — Learn how to think through design decisions that make or break a tattoo.

• Build Your Own Style — Stop mimicking others and start developing a voice that’s uniquely yours.

• Affordable and Accessible — At around $49, it’s one of the most impactful investments you can make in your tattoo career.

🎯 Is This Course for You?

Fireside Foundations is perfect for:

• Tattoo apprentices or new artists who want to build a strong design foundation.

• Artists feeling creatively stuck or struggling to translate drawings onto skin.

• Anyone who wants a structured, proven process to design better, faster, and more confidently.

If you already have a strong grasp of design principles and want to refine your workflow even further, this course also sets you up perfectly for Fireside Simplify, our advanced program.

🔥 Start Building Stronger Tattoos Today

Don’t waste another year fighting your designs or wondering why they don’t translate to skin the way you imagined.

Fireside Foundations will teach you to think, see, and design like a professional tattooer — so you can create tattoos that flow with the body, hold up over time, and express your artistic voice with confidence.

👉 Enroll Now and start mastering the Fireside Method today.