Design your tattoo

Try on a design

Tattoo try on shows a tattoo design on your own skin before you commit to it. Add a photo of the spot, choose the design, from Tattoonic or your tattoo artist, and pick Small, Medium or Large: you see it as a healed tattoo that follows your body, your skin and the light of your photo.

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Free · 3 designs a day · Every tool and style

An arm before the design is tried on
A tattoo design tried on an arm by Tattoonic
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How it works

  1. Add a photo of the spot
  2. Choose the design
  3. Size
  4. See the result, then save it or keep going

Every choice, before you start

Pick here and Tattoonic opens with your choices made.

Size

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Examples

BeforeMade with AIA howling wolf design tried on an inner forearm at Medium size, keeping the arm's hair and the kitchen light.Made with AI
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A howling wolf design tried on an inner forearm at Medium size, keeping the arm's hair and the kitchen light.
BeforeMade with AIA traditional swallow and rose tried on the back of a hand at Small size.Made with AI
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A traditional swallow and rose tried on the back of a hand at Small size.
BeforeMade with AIA Japanese koi among waves and cherry blossoms tried on a calf at Large size, in color on dark skin.Made with AI
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A Japanese koi among waves and cherry blossoms tried on a calf at Large size, in color on dark skin.
BeforeMade with AIA dotwork lotus mandala tried on an upper arm and shoulder at Medium size.Made with AI
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A dotwork lotus mandala tried on an upper arm and shoulder at Medium size.

What it is good for

It is for the moment before you book: you have a design, or a few, and want to see it on you. People try a design they made in Tattoonic or a drawing their tattoo artist sent, and compare spots and sizes, such as Small on the back of a hand or Large on a calf. Seeing it on your own body, in your own light, makes the choice easier to talk through with your artist.

Tips for your two photos

For the spot, use daylight or bright, even light, hold the camera straight on to the skin and keep the whole spot in the frame with some skin around it. Move clothes and hair out of the way and skip filters. For the design, photograph it flat and straight on, all of it in the frame, with no shadow or glare from glossy paper or a screen. The paper or background is left out, so a plain one works best.

What it does not do

It makes a picture, not a tattoo: a reference to take to your tattoo artist, who will adapt the lines, size and placement to your body. It does not predict how your skin heals or how the ink fades, and it gives no medical advice. It keeps your photo as it is, with the same body, pose, clothes, light and framing, and changes only the skin where the design goes.

Questions and answers

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Can I see a tattoo on me before I get it?

Yes. Add a photo of the spot, choose the design and a size, and Tattoonic shows it as a healed tattoo on your skin, keeping the rest of your photo as it is.

Can I try on a design from my tattoo artist?

Yes. Save the image they sent you, or take a sharp photo of the drawing flat and straight on, then choose it as the design. The tool copies its lines, colors and any words.

Where on my body can I try a tattoo?

Anywhere you can photograph clearly: a forearm, a hand, a calf, a shoulder or your upper back. Keep the whole spot in the frame, with some skin around it.

Is tattoo try on free?

Yes. The free plan makes 3 designs a day, each with a watermark, and Pro makes up to 50 a day without it. Each try-on counts as one design.

Try on a design: try it on your photo

Take the photo of the spot where you stand. Your designs follow you between phone and computer.

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