The 3-Day Grey Wash Masterclass with Federico Galliani — 'Portrait KID'.
Dilution. Gradient control. Depth.
Master these and every tattoo you make — in any style — gets sharper and lasts.
Learn it as your specialty, or take the technique home to your own style.
Your portraits look incredible the day you post them.
A year later?
The blacks soften.
The contrast fades.
The details disappear.
Your healed work is your reputation — and your pricing.
There’s a reason Federico’s portraits still hold their depth and readability years later.
It’s built on true grey wash black ink diluted with water, not premixed grey ink, and on contrast intentionally designed to remain visible long after the tattoo has healed.
That’s not a gift.
It’s a repeatable system.
In just three days, you’ll master it.
Every layer of grey wash has a purpose.
Federico builds tonal density gradually creating depth that survives the healing process and preserves the portrait’s realism for years.
This isn’t about making it look good fresh. It’s about making it last.
Black & grey portrait realism is built dot by dot, thousands of intentional marks that create depth, form, and realism.
Keep scrolling and watch one of Federico’s portraits come to life, layer by layer, the same way it is built on the skin.
Millions of decisions. One portrait.
That level of control is what separates realism from imitation.
Not a seminar you watch. A system you execute — hands-on, under Federico’s direct supervision.
No audience. No monitor. You're at arm's length from every decision.
The Academy runs at SOL Studios — 11000 W Janesville Rd, Hales Corners, WI, an established Milwaukee-area studio that also provides the live model for Federico's Day-2 demo.
"A portrait isn’t finished when it’s fresh. It’s finished when it still reads years later."
Federico Galliani (Portrait KID), is an Italian black & grey portrait realism specialist and co-owner of White Label Tattoo.
12 years dedicated to realism, multiple first-place convention awards across the U.S., and nearly 20 U.S. conventions showcasing his signature approach.
Sponsored by Eclipse Tattoo Ink - FK Irons
Fresh is temporary. Longevity is the standard.
Federico creates realistic grey-wash portraits engineered to maintain depth, contrast, and readability years after they heal.
See the work on Instagram @federicogallianitattoo.
Federico’s black & grey realism, the level of precision that earns trust, recognition, and demand.
You’re not here to admire it. You’re here to learn how to build it.
Less than the value of a few portraits — a skillset that pays dividends for years.
The ten artists in this room are the founding cohort. That comes with two things nobody after you will get: lifetime priority on every future Academy date, and a 90-day healed-work review — send Federico your first healed portraits after the class and get his corrections, personally. Because the whole point is how your work heals.
$500 deposit reserves your spot · $1,500 balance due Sept 6 (secure link by email) · or pay in full today.
The money, plainly: not accepted → full refund. We cancel → full refund. Your plans change → transfer your spot or roll it to the next date.
You only pay $500 today. $500 holds your spot now — the $1,500 balance isn't due until Sept 6, a month before class. No interest, no fees, ever.
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The limit is physical. On Day 3, Federico corrects every artist at their station — dilution, angle, pressure — all day.
A room of fifty watches a screen.
A room of ten gets corrected, piece by piece.
Working tattoo artists at an intermediate or advanced level who want to specialize in black & grey portrait realism. It is taught in English.
A $500 deposit reserves one of the 6 spots still open (4 of 10 are already taken); the $1,500 balance is due one month before the class (by Sept 6, 2026) — we send you a secure link. So you never pay everything in one go: it's $500 now and $1,500 on Sept 6 — interest-free, no fees. You can also pay in full at any time. Pay by card, Apple/Google Pay, Venmo or Zelle at the payment step — or write us for cash or bank transfer. Apply or reserve directly above.
Only your own tattoo machine. Every student gets a full workstation, all working materials and ink supplied for the class.
On Day 2 you watch Federico tattoo a live model (provided by the host studio, SOL Studios). On Day 3 you do supervised hands-on practice on synthetic skin, with Federico beside you correcting your dilution, angle and pressure.
Yes — a certificate of completion is issued at the end of the three days.
Plainly: if your application isn't accepted, every cent back immediately. If we cancel the Academy, every cent back. If your plans change, the deposit isn't refundable — but you can transfer your spot to another artist or roll it to the next Academy date. And if the Sept 6 balance deadline is a problem, write us before the deadline — we'll work out a plan before we ever release your spot.
SOL Studios, 11000 W Janesville Rd, Hales Corners, WI 53130 — in the Milwaukee area, opening the weekend of the Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Convention (Oct 9–11). Many artists come for both. Doors open 9:00 AM each day; lunch and coffee are included. The full day-by-day schedule arrives with your logistics pack.