Tattoo try on: see it on your skin first

Try on a design: arm, back and calf

Each starts from two images, the photo of the spot and a design from our AI tattoo generator, shown here as one picture with the design pinned in a corner.

A fine line rose on the forearm

Put the tattoo design from the second image on the inner forearm in the first image, as a real, healed black ink tattoo about as long as the forearm, following the curve of the arm. Keep the arm, the skin, the hand and the background exactly the same.

The rose along the inner forearm, following the curve of the arm and about as long as we asked. The arm, the hand and the table didn't move.

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A koi on the shoulder blade

Put the tattoo design from the second image on the right shoulder blade in the first image, as a real, healed color tattoo, following the shape of the shoulder. Keep the person, the tank top, the hair and the background exactly the same.

The koi on the right shoulder blade, next to the strap, with the texture of the skin showing through the color. Her hair, the tank top and the room are the photo's.

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A swallow on the calf

Put the tattoo design from the second image on the side of the calf in the first image, as a real, healed color tattoo about the size of a palm. Keep the leg, the shorts, the sneakers and the background exactly the same.

The swallow on the side of the calf at about palm size, in full color. The leg, the socks and the sidewalk are the photo's.

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No design yet? Describe it

One photo and a sentence: the tattoo is drawn from the words.

A tiny moon on the wrist

Add a tiny fine line tattoo of a crescent moon and three small stars on the inner wrist, in thin black ink, as a real, healed tattoo. Keep the hand, the skin and the background exactly the same.

A crescent moon and three small stars, thin enough to pass for a fine line tattoo. It sprinkled in a couple of extra dots.

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Tattoo cover-up: try it over the old one

A faded tattoo you'd rather not see, and what a bigger, darker design on top of it would look like.

A peony over an old star

Cover the old faded star tattoo with a new, larger black and gray tattoo of a peony with leaves, dark enough that the old tattoo no longer shows, as a real, healed tattoo. Keep the arm, the sleeve and the background exactly the same.

The old star is gone under a black and gray peony several times its size. That's how cover-ups tend to go: the new design has to be bigger and darker than the old one. An artist plans it around the old lines; this shows you the size you'd be signing up for.

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How to try on a tattoo from a photo

1. Photograph the spot. In daylight, straight on, with the whole area in the frame and no filter. Have someone else take it for your back.
2. Add the design as the second image. A clean design on white works best; ours came from the AI tattoo generator. No design yet? Skip it and describe the tattoo in the prompt.
3. Say where, how big, and black or color. "On the inner forearm, about as long as the forearm" or "the size of a palm", then "as a real, healed tattoo". Every prompt here ends by keeping the body and the background exactly the same.
4. Try it bigger and smaller. Change "about as long as the forearm" to "about half as long", run it again and put the two side by side. It's the cheapest way to settle how big it should be.

What a try-on can't show you

Every result here is a tattoo the day it looks its best: healed, crisp and evenly colored. Real skin stretches, fresh ink stays red and puffy for a while, and fine lines soften over the years. The model also guesses how a color will sit on your skin tone. Use the picture to decide where and how big, then let your artist tell you what will actually hold up.

What it costs

There's no free image: every try-on is paid with credits. One takes 1 credit at 1K, 2 at 2K and 3 at 4K (one more with 3 or 4 photos), and packs cost $4.90 for 20 credits or $9.90 for 70, with no subscription. Ours took 17 to 19 seconds each at 1K.