Powderbrows Expert Academy
The gradation you once drew by instinct,
now engineered from principle
A curriculum built from 30,000+ procedures and published research. From the signature gradation to the eye that reads a face — passed on as is.
What you learn here isn't a technique — it's the eye to judge each face
You did it exactly as taught — so why are the results different?
If even one of the points below applies to you, you'll find the answer in a CYAN ACADEMY class.
My results are unstable after the scabs flake off
Once you precisely understand the principles of the touch and your client's skin condition, you can produce consistent results every time.
My gradation doesn't look natural
The problem where it won't hold whether you go dark or light — it's solved once you know the exact working principles.
I don't understand how my tools and hand speed affect the work
Once you precisely understand the difference between a floating touch and a pressing touch, the quality of your work changes.
I keep repeating the same design every time
Master a range of expressions suited to each client's face shape, and you'll create results that move people.
Mixing and choosing pigments is hard for me
Prevent complaints with precise pigment science built from over 30,000 multi-ethnic procedures.
I get anxious the moment a client arrives
Once you truly “understand” the principles of the work, your mind settles and the work becomes fun.
Where are you right now?
Same goal, different starting points — so the class you need differs. Choose your situation.
Not sure yet — I want to see first
Check the teaching style and video quality with the online course first.
Online course (VOD)View work photos →02I'm just starting out in PMU
Start with short courses that compress theory and pattern fundamentals into single days.
Shared during consultationCourse consultation & inquiries →03I did what I was taught, but results differ
The problem isn't your hands — it's the skipped principles. A course that turns instinct into criteria.
Shared during consultationCourse consultation & inquiries →04I want to seriously complete my skillsBEST
3 demos · 5 hands-on sessions · 1 year of feedback — the deepest course.
Shared during consultationCourse consultation & inquiries →05I'm preparing to open my own studio
All subjects — brows, lips, hairline — plus 10–12 live models.
Shared during consultationCourse consultation & inquiries →We don't clone technique — we build your standards
Two students can take the same class and walk away with different things. Anchored in knowledge verified across 30,000+ procedures and published research, CYAN trains specialists who judge each case for themselves — not technicians who only draw as taught.
Beyond just teaching techniques — we combine scientific knowledge from research papers with over 30,000 procedures of hands-on experience to nurture each student into a specialist with their own unique style.
Invited to train at Japanese medical institutions
The first Korean to teach Powder Brows and cover-up techniques at Japanese clinics. Conducted for over two years for doctors and nurses in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, extending to menu development and consulting on clinic environment setup.
Technical advisor to a Chinese machine factory
Invited to the China Import and Export Commodities Fair (Guangzhou). As the first artist to do so, took direct part in 0.1mm nano-milling at a GMP-certified factory to develop top-tier PMU needles.
Korea's first online course
Founded Korea's first Powder Brows online course combining manual-technique gradation with client psychology. Selected as a 2025 POPU ambassador.
Meet the Artist
CYAN Founder · CYAN Academy Director · Facial Impression Designer · Clinical Psychologist · Art Therapy Counselor · Global PMU Master Instructor
CYAN has performed 30,000+ procedures on profoundly different skin and faces around the world. That sheer count became the eye that chooses color and shapes form.
Holding national qualifications in clinical psychology and art therapy counseling, she brings a uniquely therapeutic approach to semi-permanent makeup, treating each session as a confidence-building experience rooted in perceptual psychology.
As the first Korean instructor to teach Powder Brow and Cover-up Brow techniques at Japanese clinics, she has shared her signature powder gradation technique with practitioners across Korea, Japan, China, and the USA.
Her philosophy of “Continuous Beauty” — enhancing one’s inherent beauty to reveal each individual’s radiant essence.
Same technique, different results
The difference isn't in the hands — it's in the eye. The standards of judgement refined over 30,000+ procedures, taught exactly as they're used.
Credentials you can verify
- ·National technical qualification as a clinical psychologist
- ·Certified art-therapy counselor
- ·Judge at ISO international-standard PMU competitions
- ·2021–2022 National Priority Talent selection
- ·Completed specialist programs in pigment science and cover-up
A track record the world sought out
- ·2023–2025 clinic training in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, Japan
- ·2024 host of the Innovation PMU Tokyo Conference
- ·2024 invited to the Guangzhou Import and Export Commodities Fair, China
- ·2025 appearance on Chilean TV (SIEMPRE HAY UN CHILENO)
- ·Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, USA, Poland and more
Years spent teaching
- ·Training consultancy for Japan's MA CLINIC
- ·PMU TOKYO SUMMIT SPEAKER
- ·Numerous appearances on Banban Store LIVE
- ·BUFF machine seminars
- ·Training for Japan's MEDICAL BROWS and more
One structure linking practice, manufacturing and education
- ·Customized PMU procedures (B2C)
- ·On-site consulting for clinics and salons (B2B)
- ·PMU product development (needles, pigments, tools)
- ·Advisory consulting for academies, clinics and manufacturers
- ·Support for participation in international exhibitions
Six things that shape the result.
Not a style to copy — a set of principles that travel with you to any client, any country.
Face reading
Balance, bone structure, brow muscle, eye shape, intended impression — read before a single line is drawn.
Universal color
Pigment read for each skin tone and undertone, so the healed color stays true across a wide range of complexions.
Gradient building
Seamless transition from the front of the brow to the tail. Depth and dimension in every brow, not one flat tone.
Pixelated powder
Ultra-fine pixel layering instead of solid saturation, so the brow heals soft and skin-like — no harsh, drawn-on edge.
Adaptable method
Built from work with clients across many countries. You learn to adjust for skin type and healing response, not lean on one fixed recipe.
Natural healed result
The aim isn't darker brows. It's brows that stay soft, elegant and natural once the healing is done.
From a one-day correction to a two-month build — six depths
Combine technique (machine or manual) and duration (from One-Day to the 2-Month course) to choose exactly the depth you need right now.
One-Day
1 day, 7 hours · includes a demonstration by the head director
Hand Powder Brows
Done in two days! Instructor demonstration plus your own live-model demo
Design
Manual technique · full course from basics to advanced
Powder Hairline
Manual technique · full course from basics to advanced
Cover-up
Every leftover trace of old work ends here
Powder Masterclass
Basics to advanced · all-in-one, including cover-up
Machine or manual — where do you start?
Machine
One-Day (7 hours) · Two-Day · Three-Day · 1-Month single-subject course · 2-Month single-subject course
Manual (hand) technique
One-Day (7 hours) · Two-Day · Three-Day · 1-Month single-subject course · 2-Month single-subject course
Masterclass (manual + machine learned together)
1-Month single-subject course (6h × 4 sessions)
2-Month single-subject course (4h × 6 sessions)
From before you enroll to after you graduate, one person sees you through
From pre-course assignments to post-graduation follow-up — a system you'll keep reaching for in real work.
Pre-class assignment handed out
A pre-class assignment to build understanding of gradation principles and the basics. The Masterclass has a separate advanced assignment.
1:1 tailored class
An individual curriculum. Systematically learn the differences, color payoff and texture across pigments, all the way to our signature gradation expression.
Demo, correction & practice
The head director personally guides everything from the touch to posture correction. Practice a variety of cases hands-on.
Graduation & follow-up
A consultation question-design template plus consultation skills grounded in clinical psychology. Unlimited questions after graduation.
8 weeks, and not a single one is wasted
From W1 to W8 — an 8-week design flowing through theory, gradation, pigment science, demo practice and a graduation ceremony.
Choose your depth.
Three private formats, taught one-to-one in Seoul. Pick by how far you want to go — from a focused correction to the full design process.
Intensive
For artists with PMU experience who want to fix one thing fast — design, retention or soft powder technique.
- Design correction
- Technique & machine check
- Pressure training
- Personalized feedback
You leave knowing exactly what was going wrong, and how to correct it.
Private
For artists who want the design logic and the chance to apply it directly on practice skin or a model.
- Face analysis & brow mapping
- Powder brow technique
- Pigment & depth theory
- Guided hands-on practice
You learn not just how to do brows, but why each choice is made.
Master
Our deepest format, for artists building a stronger style, stronger client trust and the full CYAN process.
- Full design theory
- Powder brow & correction logic
- Live model practice
- Consultation & branding feedback
A complete structure for design, technique, consultation and premium client experience.
Train with CYAN in Seoul.
Send a short message with the details below and you'll get the available dates and the full curriculum back.
What to send
- 01Preferred training dateAnd rough length of stay, if you have one.
- 02Course option1-Day Intensive · 2-Day Private · 3-Day Master.
- 03Your current PMU experienceHow long you've worked and what you mostly do now.
- 04What you want to improveDesign, retention, color, powder technique — be specific.
- 05Portfolio or recent workA few healed-result photos, if you have them.
More than a certificate — what stays with you after
- 01Complaint-handling and consultation know-how grounded in clinical psychology
- 02A full reveal of our cover-up formulas by type of leftover trace
- 03Small-group, individually tailored step-by-step lessons
- 04Textbook and design book gifted
- 05High-resolution work videos provided (single-subject course and above)
- 06Unlimited questions after graduation + consultation-skill lessons
- 07A consultation question-design template you can use from day one
- 08Career-launch consultation support
Frequently asked questions
To stand steady behind your own work,
learn the standards first
Teaching dates at home and abroad tend to fill up early. If you have a period in mind, get in touch ahead of time.
POWDERBROWS EXPERT · CYAN ACADEMY · SEOUL, KOREA