Founder and Mentor
Fábio
Guerreiro
- Dark Realism
- Large Scale
- Black & Gray
- Tattooing since
- 2010
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Following
- +220k
The Legacy
Since 2010, Fábio Guerreiro has built a portfolio that speaks for itself. Check out your mentor's work.
Choose where you want to grow with Fábio
From anywhere. Any device.
Smooth Saturation 2.0
AdvancedSaturated shadows, timeless results
Stop fighting for clean shading. Follow the full process behind a real piece: smooth shadows, no needle marks, solid blacks, trauma-free healing. Everything a black & grey artist needs to master, in one course.
Revolution Tattoo
All levelsFrom beginner to advanced level
Twelve years in two modules. Strokes, inks, needles and technique, then contrast, blackout, mapping, and how to price and sell your work. The only course that covers the business too.
Mastering Shadows
All levelsSoft shading tattoo course
The full soft shading process: a dilution you mix yourself, four tones set by percentage, and the pendulum and X passes behind a shadow that heals smooth and saturated.
3RL Whip Shading
All levelsFine details & smooth texture
One needle type, three gauges. Learn the stroke, the needle protrusion and the two-direction pass behind a textured shadow that still reads once it heals.
The Journey
Fábio Guerreiro is a Portuguese artist whose journey began in the world of graffiti at just 12 years old. After studying graphic arts, he made a radical decision: to leave everything behind and dedicate himself entirely to tattooing. His first contact with the craft was in 2010, completely self-taught, practicing alone at home with no mentors, no shortcuts, and no guarantees.
He quickly realized that tattooing and graffiti were vastly different worlds. While graffiti allows for error and correction, tattooing is unforgiving. This realization completely shifted his approach. Determined to evolve, he sought guidance at studios in his hometown of Albufeira, Portugal. At the time, the industry was still a closed, almost secretive world, and every door was slammed shut. This period briefly pushed him away from tattooing until he finally found a small shop where he was taught the basics over the course of two months.