Class Course The Apprentice

Idea to Ink: Tattoo Design Essentials

By Eloise Cadilo
1 Session
May 19, 2026
5PM to 8PM
2F Comuna bldg, 238 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Ext, Makati City, 1203, Metro Manila

Learn how to transform your ideas into tattoo-ready designs with Eloise Cadilo. From concept development to clean line work, this class explores the fundamentals of tattoo design, including sizing, placement, and stencil preparation.

As Siningtinta Art Space’s curator and lead, Eloise shares insights on design sensitivity, originality, and the creative process to guide participants in refining their own visual style while understanding the ethics and nuances of tattooing as an art form.

This class may be taken at PHP 2000.

Eloise Cadilo

Eloise Cadilo is Siningtinta Art Space’s curator and lead. She graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a degree in Social Studies Secondary Education from which she derived much of Siningtinta’s conceptual motivations. She started tattooing in 2019 in a makeshift tattoo space in Kamuning. In 2020, she leased her first studio where Siningtinta emerged and grew as an all-women artists art space. Through guestings, invites and events, Eloise was able to tattoo in different locations and settings in the Philippines and in Bangkok, Thailand. She has also contributed to various media interviews, online articles, talks and features on women spaces and other aligned topics.
Eloise Cadilo

By the end of this session, you will...

Create a tattoo-ready design from concept to stencil

Apply basic principles of sizing, placement, and line work

Distinguish between custom and flash designs

Practice originality and ethical design in tattooing

This class is for…

  • Tattoo enthusiasts curious about the design process
  • Aspiring tattoo artists building foundational skills
  • Artists who want to create tattoo-ready designs
  • Creatives exploring line art and visual storytelling

Idea to Ink: Tattoo Design Essentials

Learn how to transform your ideas into tattoo-ready designs with Eloise Cadilo. From concept development to clean line work, this class explores the fundamentals of tattoo design, including sizing, placement, and stencil preparation.

As Siningtinta Art Space’s curator and lead, Eloise shares insights on design sensitivity, originality, and the creative process to guide participants in refining their own visual style while understanding the ethics and nuances of tattooing as an art form.

This class may be taken at PHP 2000.

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