AI Tattoo Generator

Yes. Describe the subject, style, colour and placement, and the generator makes finished designs you can take to a tattoo artist as a reference. Say “tattoo design on white paper” to get clean flash rather than a photo, and name a tradition such as irezumi or American traditional to get its line weight and palette. Your artist still adapts the design to your skin.

Yes, to start. A new Kenerate account gets free starter credits on sign-up, and Flux 2 Dev is on the free plan for quick drafts. Seedream 5.0 Pro, which gave the cleanest linework in our tests, needs a one-time credit pack rather than a subscription, and credits never expire. Downloads have no watermark, so you can share designs with your artist.

For clean tattoo flash, Seedream 5.0 Pro gave the sharpest linework in our tests and also handles the try-on preview on a photo of your skin. GPT Image 2 is the better pick for lettering and script. For free drafts, use Flux 2 Dev on the free plan, then finish your favourite design on Seedream 5.0 Pro.

Yes. Upload a photo of the spot plus your design to Seedream 5.0 Pro and describe the placement, for example the inner forearm, following the skin's curve. The forearm preview on this page was made that way as a two-image edit. Treat it as a preview only; a professional artist should still finalise size and placement.

Any style you can name. This page shows fine line, American traditional, Japanese irezumi, geometric, watercolor, blackwork, minimalist and neo-traditional, and script works too; GPT Image 2 is best for lettering and script tattoos. Name the style first in the prompt, then the colour: black ink only, black and grey, or full colour.

Not a final one. Ask for “black linework only on white paper” to get a clean line drawing your artist can work from. Bold outlines and solid black hold up best, and fine line work needs space between lines. Your artist will still make the final stencil, sized and adapted for your skin and placement.

Yes. Ask for a “full sleeve tattoo design” or “half sleeve tattoo design”, name one theme and style, and list what goes on each part of the arm, for example a koi on the forearm, waves around the elbow and cherry blossoms on the shoulder. Asking for “separate panels on a flat sheet” gives your artist a layout they can map onto the arm, rather than one image that won't wrap.

A full sleeve covers the arm from shoulder to wrist, a half sleeve usually runs from the shoulder to the elbow, and a quarter sleeve stops partway down the upper arm so a short-sleeved shirt can hide it (Wikipedia, Sleeve tattoo). Say which one you want in the prompt so the design's proportions fit the space.

No. Artificial or fake tattoo sleeves are stretchy mesh sleeves printed with tattoo art that you wear over your arm. An AI sleeve design is artwork: you can use it as a reference for a real tattoo, or upload a photo of your arm and preview the sleeve on it before you commit. Kenerate makes the images; it does not print or sell sleeves.