Situations · 10
Workflow situations
Specific problems with a real person behind them — an hour before a session, at a convention, on a first apprentice stencil. Each states plainly what the app cannot fix.
Client referenceClient Sent a Low Resolution Photo for a Tattoo: What to DoYour client sent a low resolution photo an hour before the session. How to measure the pixels, decide convert vs redraw, and reset expectations fast.- Planning a cover-upCover Up Tattoo Stencil: Measuring, Mapping and TransferringHow to plan a cover up tattoo stencil: photograph and measure the old tattoo, map its dark masses, size the new design, and work where transfers vanish.
Freehand on skinFreehand Tattoo Stencil Tracing on Skin: The Overlay WorkflowWorking freehand on skin with an on-screen reference overlay: when it beats a transferred stencil, and where symmetry and lettering still need a print.
Apprentice, first stencilHow to Make Your First Tattoo Stencil as an ApprenticeWhat a mentor actually checks on a first stencil: continuous lines, correct size for the placement, and no over-detail — plus how to prepare for review.
Ten minutes outHow to Resize a Tattoo Stencil Quickly Before a SessionThe client wants it 30% bigger with ten minutes left. Reset the print size in the file, check effective DPI survives the change, and reprint once.- Matching tattoosMatching Tattoo Stencils for Two Different-Sized Wrists or ArmsMatching tattoos rarely need identical centimeters. Decide what stays the same, print each stencil at a typed size, and protect the smaller copy's lines.
- From an old family photoMemorial Tattoo Stencil From an Old Photo: Scan, Repair, TraceTurning an old family print into a memorial tattoo stencil: how to scan it, what the face measures in pixels, and how to handle scratches and likeness.
At the conventionTattoo Convention Stencil Setup Without Thermal PrinterFour ways to run stencils at a tattoo convention with no thermal printer, ranked by speed: hand tracing, the print station, AirPrint, and pre-printing.
Minutes before the needleTattoo Stencil Smudged Before the Session: Clean and ReapplyYour tattoo stencil smudged minutes before the needle. The clean-and-reapply protocol, the four real causes, and drying times that hold.- When the client brings an AI imageTurn an AI Generated Image Into a Tattoo Stencil: A Triage GuideA client brought a design from an AI image generator. How to spot what will not tattoo, simplify it, redraw the broken parts and size it at true scale.