Importance of Stencils for Tattoos

By the Editors of TattooFinder.com

One of the major advantages of single tattoo design sale websites like TattooFinder.com is that all designs are Tattoo Friendly™ and come with the stencil your tattooist will need to apply them. But what are stencils, exactly, and why are they important?

Stencils (also known as “line drawings” or “liners”) are created from the original artwork and serve as a “blueprint” for your tattooist. They contain the basic structure of the tattoo design and will be temporarily applied to your skin as a template before anything becomes permanent. Well-drawn stencils are full of subtle communication from the flash artists to the tattooist about how the design should be created on skin. Line thicknesses, nuances in shading and techniques for creating depth and perspective are all essential parts of your tattoo and these elements are all communicated through quality stencils.

Most tattooists love it when you come to them prepared with good design reference and stencils in hand because it makes the design process quick and your communication easy. Although a big part of their job is to help you prepare and rework artwork, most professional tattooists are in the business because they love to tattoo. They might not be particularly invested in thorough design collaboration. Providing your tattooist with Tattoo Friendly™ artwork will help to communicate your tattoo vision, and quality stencils help insure that your vision is efficiently and accurately translated to your skin.

Getting a tattoo shouldn’t be unnecessarily stressful. Start off on the right foot — with Tattoo Friendly design reference that includes the corresponding design stencils and a good working knowledge about what to expect — and you’re tattoo experience will be more comfortable and result in the beautiful artwork you expected.

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