Your first stencil is free
AI Tattoo Stencil Maker: turn tattoo photos into clean line art.
Photograph a tattoo on skin, or upload a sketch, a design or a reference picture. The AI removes the skin, glare and background and gives you black line art on white, ready for transfer paper or a stencil printer.
- Removes skin, shadows and background
- Flattens the design into clean, even lines
- Black on white, ready for thermal and inkjet printers
Made for tattoo artists, apprentices and anyone planning their next piece.
Make a stencil
See all three styles on one tattoo photo.
These three stencils came out of this tool from an AI-generated sample photo of a forearm tattoo, untouched. Pick a style and drag the slider to compare it with the photo. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is used up.
No sign-in needed
From photo to stencil
The pictures on the left are AI-generated samples. Each stencil on the right came out of this tool from the picture beside it, untouched.
Pencil sketch
Pet portrait
Less time tracing, more time tattooing.
Tracing a reference by hand takes twenty minutes. This takes about thirty seconds.
- Cleans up messy photos
- Skin, glare, shadows and background go. Only the lines you need stay.
- Three stencil styles
- Clean outline, detailed linework, or outlines with a shading guide.
- PNG, SVG and print-size PDF
- Pure black on white, as a PNG, a traced SVG, or a PDF at the exact width you type, so thermal printers and transfer paper pick up every line.
- About thirty seconds
- Upload, pick a style, download. No tracing, no software.
- Your account, your call
- Delete your account and every picture and stencil in it whenever you like.
- No subscription
- Buy a pack once and use it when you have clients. Packs last a full year.
From stencil to skin, at the right size
A good stencil is only useful if it prints at the size you planned. This is the routine that keeps the design the right width on paper and on skin.
Measure the spot
Measure the area on the body with a soft tape and decide how wide the tattoo should be. Width here means the drawn design, not the paper around it.
Make the stencil
Upload a tattoo photo, a sketch or a design and pick a style. Compare the lines with your picture and fix anything the AI changed before you go further.
Type the width and download
On your stencil’s page, type the width in centimetres or inches, choose A4 or US Letter and download the PDF. The height follows the width, so the design never stretches.
Print a test sheet
Print at 100% or Actual size, never Fit to page. Measure the 5 cm (or 2 in) check line on the sheet: if it is off, your printer settings are scaling the page.
Transfer it
Run the sheet through your thermal stencil printer or trace it onto transfer paper. If lettering reads backwards on the test, switch on Mirror and print again.
Working in Procreate, Cricut Design Space or Silhouette instead? Download the SVG from the same page and scale it there.
Your first stencil is free.
After that, buy a pack once. No monthly plan.
Free
Free
One free stencil, no account needed.
- No card needed
- Full-size download
- All three styles
Stencil packs
From $4.99
10 stencils for $4.99, paid once.
- No subscription
- Packs last a full year
Questions, answered
Can I turn a photo of a tattoo on skin into a stencil?
Yes. That is what it is built for. It removes the skin and background, straightens the design and gives you black lines on white. A sharp, well-lit photo taken straight on works best.
Will the stencil work with my stencil printer?
The stencil is pure black on white, which thermal stencil printers and inkjet printers with transfer paper handle well. Download it as a PNG, an SVG or a PDF at the width you need, and print a test sheet before you start on skin.
Which style should I pick?
Clean outline for bold traditional and simple pieces. Detailed linework for fine-line, realism references and pets. Shading guide when you want marks for where the shading goes.
Will the AI change my design?
It can. The AI redraws every line, so small details can move, merge or disappear: lettering can change, dotwork can be simplified and a pose can shift a little. Compare the stencil with your photo and fix anything before it goes on skin.
Can I print the stencil at an exact size?
Yes. On your stencil’s page, type how wide the design should be in centimetres or inches, pick A4 or US Letter and download a vector PDF or a 300 DPI PNG. The height follows the width, so nothing is stretched. Print at 100% or Actual size and measure the check line on the sheet.
Can I get an SVG for Procreate, Cricut or Silhouette?
Yes. The stencil’s page traces your stencil into an SVG right in your browser. Very fine lines and dots can come out a little thicker or thinner than in the PNG, so compare the two before you cut or print.
Should I mirror the stencil?
Only if your transfer method needs it. If lettering comes out backwards on a test print, switch on Mirror on the stencil’s page and print again.
Can I use someone else’s design?
Only if you have the right to. Many tattoo designs and artworks belong to the artist who made them, so ask before you copy their work.
How do packs work?
Every stencil uses one from your pack. Packs are a one-time payment and last a full year from purchase.
What happens to my pictures?
They are used only to make your stencil. Uploads are deleted within 24 hours. Free stencils are kept for 30 days; stencils from a pack stay with your account until you delete it.
Your next stencil, in thirty seconds.
Upload a picture, pick a style, print. The first one is free.