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Free printable stencil · Animals
Fox tattoo stencil
This fox tattoo stencil is a red fox sitting upright and facing you, head tilted slightly, with tall pointed ears, a tufted white chest ruff and a bushy tail curled around its front paws. The outlines are clean and the fur is drawn as short tufts along the edges, and the tall, compact pose suits a forearm, calf or ribs piece.
Print it at true size
Type the width you want on skin and print. In the print dialog choose 100 % or “Actual size” — “Fit to page” rescales it.
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What to trace, what to simplify
The face holds the design: transfer the almond eyes with their pupils, the small nose and the short mouth line exactly, along with the two tall ears and the cheek tufts that widen the head. Next come the outer silhouette of the back and tail and the straight lines of the two front legs. The tufted strokes on the chest and inside the tail are texture — follow them at large sizes, thin them out at small ones. The whiskers are the first detail to drop, below about 10 cm (4 in) tall; the fur inside the ears goes next.
Size and placement
The sitting pose is tall and narrow, about one and a half times as tall as it is wide. At 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tall it sits well on the inner or outer forearm, the calf or the side of the ribs. Under 9 cm (3.5 in), keep the silhouette, ears, eyes and nose, and reduce the chest ruff and the tail to a few tufts along their outlines.
From print to skin
Print
Thermal stencil paper through a stencil printer, or plain paper you trace onto hectograph paper by hand.
Prep the skin
Clean, shave and dry the area, then apply a thin, even coat of stencil transfer solution.
Transfer
Press the stencil flat, hold it for a few seconds, and peel it off in one move. Let it dry before you start.
Frequently asked questions
How do I keep the fox from looking like a dog once it is small?
Protect the three things that say fox: the tall, pointed ears, the narrow muzzle and the slanted eyes. Shrinking a design tends to round those off, and a fox with soft ears and a wide snout reads as a small dog. Keep them sharp even when the fur has to go.
Can this fox be turned into a fine-line tattoo?
Yes, by leaving lines out rather than thinning them. Keep one continuous outline around the ears, head, back and tail, plus the eyes, nose and front legs, and drop the chest tufts, the tail strokes and the whiskers. At 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tall that leaves open skin between every line.
