01 Sketch
Keep a reusable planning layer under the artwork
PNG gives you a simple raster reference layer. SVG keeps the outline editable in vector-capable software. Neither file is calibrated to a real client.
Free tattoo artist planning tool
Free Tattoo Body Templates for Artists
Start a placement sketch on a clean generic body map instead of rebuilding the same figure every time. Choose a neutral, female, or male profile, switch front or back, add optional planning guides, then export PNG, SVG, or a printable front-and-back PDF.
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Body template controls
Choose a planning surface, then export it.
These are generic composition maps for sketching and client presentation. They do not model an individual client's anatomy, circumference, muscle movement, or final stencil scale.
What each file is for
PNG: easy reference layer for raster drawing apps, including Procreate.
SVG: editable vector outline for vector-capable design software.
PDF: two-page front/back planning sheet for paper or project files.
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Neutral profile · front · centerline
Original StencilStudio planning template. Free, no account, no watermark. PDF includes both front and back views.
Use the right abstraction
A body template is for composition before the placement becomes client-specific.
A generic map is useful when the job is sketching visual balance, rough placement, or presentation. It becomes the wrong tool as soon as the decision depends on the actual client's proportions, curvature, landmarks, or physical size.
02 Present
Show a rough body-area relationship without pretending it is a mockup
A generic front or back view can clarify where the concept belongs while keeping the conversation separate from final body fitting.
03 Print
Keep front and back together in one project artifact
The PDF exports both views on separate A4 or US Letter pages so the map can live in a consultation folder or physical planning file.
04 Fit later
Move to real anatomy before final placement
Use the template early. Use a body photo, real measurements, and the final stencil only when those details actually become part of the decision.
Keep the owners separate
Body map, sleeve composition, real-body fit, and measurements are different jobs.
The fastest workflow is to use the least specific tool that can answer the current question, then move to real client geometry only when the design is ready for it.
Planning an arm collection?
Use the Patchwork Sleeve Planner
When the job is arranging multiple pieces across outer, inner, and transition arm views, the Patchwork Sleeve Planner owns that composition problem.
Need the actual client?
Fit the stencil to a real body photo
Use Fit to Body when curvature, taper, body line, and the actual photographed placement matter.
Need real dimensions?
Record the chosen placement measurements
The Placement Measurement Sheet stores artist-recorded size, orientation, and landmark distances after the placement is understood.
Deliberately generic
Do not treat a stock body outline as measured anatomy.
The profiles are original generic planning silhouettes. Female, male, and neutral are composition choices, not biometric models or claims about how any client's body is shaped.
The tool does not estimate pain, healing, skin behavior, distortion, circumference, muscle movement, or the physical size of a tattoo. It also does not turn the body map into a transfer-ready stencil.
If the artwork itself is ready and you need real-world output dimensions, move to the Tattoo Stencil Size & Print tool. If you still need a stencil from artwork or a reference, use the generator instead of drawing over a generic body map.
Ready to prepare the actual artwork?