Tattoo stencil maker for working artists

Turn your reference into a tattoo stencil

Upload a photo, sketch, or artwork you already chose, crop it, choose the detail level, generate a stencil draft, and download the PNG. One completed web stencil is free per account, with no card required.

Start without an account. Sign in only when you press Generate. This AI tattoo stencil generator starts from your reference rather than inventing a new tattoo from a text prompt.

See a real photo-to-stencil example

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How it works

  1. 1. Upload. Choose a JPG, PNG, or WebP reference up to 20 MB.
  2. 2. Crop. Position, resize, zoom, and rotate the reference before generation.
  3. 3. Choose detail. Pick Simple, Standard, or Detailed based on how much source information you want to keep.
  4. 4. Generate and review. Create the stencil, compare the important structure with your reference, then download the PNG.

What you get

A downloadable stencil PNG built from the reference you prepared. AI can simplify or interpret unclear source detail, so check likeness, lettering, small landmarks, and line density against the original before print or transfer.

Continue the workflow

Learn the full stencil-prep workflowIf the draft still needs judgment about structure, line hierarchy, detail, size, or orientation, use the end-to-end preparation guide.Check a difficult referenceCheck sharpness, tonal separation, crop coverage, and final-size detail before generation when the source is borderline.See the photo-to-stencil workflowCompare real references and stencil results to see where simplification helps and where important structure needs attention.Set exact size and create a 1:1 PDFAfter downloading the PNG, set the final physical width or height and create a true-size print layout.

FAQ

Yes. Each account can complete one web stencil free, with no card required. If generation hits a technical error before it finishes, StencilStudio can retry the job automatically.

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Need more generations or the full mobile workflow? Continue in the iPhone app for Max Quality, Fit to Body, mirror, and additional StencilStudio tools.