Tools for tattoo stencils
Each tool does a single job with the same engine as the full tool, and keeps its settings separately.
Full toolEvery step in one: design, clean-up, style, adjustments, effects, body and print.Open the tool →Remove backgroundRemove the background from a drawing or a photo of a sketch (beige paper, shadows, uneven light) and download it clean: as a 1-bit stencil or as a PNG with transparency. Free and in your browser.Use the tool →Fills and outlineTurn the large blacks of a tribal, engraving or blackwork design into a firm outline with light marks inside (lines, cross or dots): the fill stays recognisable and the stencil doesn’t overload with ink.Use the tool →Shading screensTurn greys and gradients into a 1-bit screen a thermal printer can actually print: engraving hatch, crosshatch or wavy lines, dots, stipple, dither or mezzotint, with the density under control.Use the tool →Arm and legWarp the stencil to the circumference of the arm, forearm, calf or thigh so that, wrapped around the skin, the design looks like the original from the front.Use the tool →Copy sheetPlace one or more copies of the stencil on A4, Letter, A5, A3 or a custom sheet, at real size and with a 10 mm ruler to check the scale. With a negative gap, copies overlap for borders and patterns.Use the tool →Moving photocopySimulate photocopying with the lid open: a bar moves down the glass and you move the drawing with your finger or mouse. The stretched, squashed or skewed result downloads as a stencil or as a design.Use the tool →Analog effectsGive a clean drawing the look of a linocut, a rubber stamp, a photocopy, a risograph or an analog TV, with warps such as arc, S-curve, waves or melt. All exportable as a stencil.Use the tool →