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AI Tattoo Generator — for professional artists

Your idea becomes a tattoo design in seconds.

Type the idea your client just described. Get a clean, original design — in 9 curated styles, tuned by a working professional tattoo artist. Mix up to 3 styles at once.

Generate a design →How it works
Design in seconds, not hoursFree credits to startBuilt by a tattoo artist
Dotwork peony tattoo design generated by StenGenBlack and grey tattoo design of an angel child sleeping on a crescent moon, generated by StenGenBlack and grey tattoo design of a cracked skull with beetles and flowers, generated by StenGenDotwork butterfly tattoo design generated by StenGenRealistic black and grey tattoo design of a viking warrior, generated by StenGen
Realism~4s generation
Fine lineBlackworkGeometricTraditionalIllustrativeOrnamentalDark realismMinimalistDotworkCartoonmix up to 3 stylesFine lineBlackworkGeometricTraditionalIllustrativeOrnamentalDark realismMinimalistDotworkCartoonmix up to 3 styles
AI Stencil Extractor — for professional artists

Any photo becomes a clean, tattoo-ready stencil in seconds.

Stop hand-tracing after a full day of tattooing. Upload the reference — get linework that transfers straight to skin.

  • AI tonal extraction — captures depth, contrast and fine detail, not just brightness
  • Clean lines optimized for transfer — no muddy shading, no guesswork
  • Under 5 seconds of processing per image
  • Custom ink-color previews to match your stencil paper
  • Private by design — images never used for training, deleted after processing
Make a stencil →How it works
Original black and grey tattoo render of a valkyrie warrior
Clean tattoo-ready stencil linework extracted by StenGen
PhotoStencil
Ink preview:
Drag the slider — this is a live preview of the output
How it works

Three steps. Either tool.

01

Describe the idea

A phrase, a concept, the thing your client just mumbled in the chair — type it as-is.

02

Pick a style

9 curated tattoo styles, from fine line to dark realism. Mix up to 3 for a signature look.

03

Get the design

Clean, original, tattoo-ready linework in seconds.

Share in one tap — built to go viral on socials
Gallery — made with StenGen

What artists generate here.

Every design below came straight out of the generator — no retouching. This is the level you start at.

Howling wolf with full moon and forest tattoo sleeve design
Dark realism
Neo-traditional Medusa tattoo design with black and gold snakes
Neo-traditional
Dark realism skull tattoo design with beetles and rotten flowers
Dark realism
Fine line fox with floral details tattoo sketch
Fine line
Realistic black and grey viking warrior in armor tattoo design
Realism
Peony flower tattoo design with soft shading
Floral
Dotwork Japanese hannya mask tattoo design
Dotwork
Chicano girl with glasses and gold jewelry tattoo sketch
Chicano
Realistic black and grey phoenix tattoo design with spread wings
Black & grey
Realistic witch portrait with raven and moonlight tattoo design
Dark realism
Cyberpunk samurai skull tattoo design with neon circuits
Color
Realistic black and white rose tattoo flash design
Realism
Greek statue with laurel leaves black and grey tattoo design
Black & grey
Dark realism
Neo-traditional
Dark realism
Fine line
Realism
Floral
Dotwork
Chicano
Black & grey
Dark realism
Color
Realism
Black & grey
Black and grey owl perched on a human skull tattoo design
Black & grey
Color Medusa tattoo design with purple and blue snakes
Color
Female face morphing with butterflies fine line tattoo design
Fine line
Ultra realistic spartan warrior helmet tattoo design
Realism
Neo-traditional wolf with roses tattoo design
Neo-traditional
Black and grey Jesus Christ with crown of thorns tattoo sketch
Realism
Dotwork gothic demonic cat tattoo design
Dotwork
Hyper-realistic black and grey valkyrie warrior tattoo design
Realism
Chicano lettering La Vida Loca with pitbull tattoo design
Chicano
Wolf portrait with moon and forest double exposure tattoo design
Black & grey
Black and grey Virgin Mary tattoo design
Black & grey
Dark witch with ancient grimoire and candlelight tattoo design
Dark realism
Black and grey pitbull dog tattoo design
Black & grey
Black & grey
Color
Fine line
Realism
Neo-traditional
Realism
Dotwork
Realism
Chicano
Black & grey
Black & grey
Dark realism
Black & grey
See all designs →3.6M+ monthly views on our Pinterest
Who built this

Built in a tattoo studio, not an AI lab.

Igor — founder of StenGen, tattoo artist and owner of Sorry Mom StudioSorryMom Studio · Portugal
“I tattooed clients all day — then lost hours after every shift hand-redrawing stencils and refining sketches for the next session. I built StenGen because I was tired of losing that time. Every style in here was tuned against real tattoo references by someone who still has to trace the result onto skin the next morning.”
IgorFounder & tattoo artist
Sorry Mom Studio, Portugal
From working artists

Hours saved, every single week.

“A walk-in described 'something with a snake and geometry' and I had three clean concepts on the iPad before she finished her coffee. She booked on the spot.”

MRMarta R.Tattoo artist · Lisbon

“The stencil tool is the real deal. It picks up tonal depth my old tracing app flattened completely. I stopped redrawing portraits by hand — that's 2–3 hours back after every shift.”

DKDaniel K.Realism artist · Berlin

“You can tell an actual tattooer tuned these styles. The fine line output doesn't do that AI-art wobble — lines actually hold when you size them down to wrist scale.”

SOSofia O.Fine line specialist · Porto

“We put it on the shop iPad for consults. Clients see their idea as real linework in a minute, deposits went up, and my artists prep stencils in minutes instead of evenings.”

JMJoão M.Shop owner · Coimbra

“Mixing ornamental with blackwork gave me a flash sheet direction I'd never have sketched myself. I pin the results and booking requests keep coming back.”

AVAlina V.Illustrator & tattooer · Kraków

“Deleted-after-processing was what sold me — client references never leave my control. And the ink preview against actual stencil paper tones saves real misprints.”

TBTiago B.Blackwork artist · Braga

“A walk-in described 'something with a snake and geometry' and I had three clean concepts on the iPad before she finished her coffee. She booked on the spot.”

MRMarta R.Tattoo artist · Lisbon

“The stencil tool is the real deal. It picks up tonal depth my old tracing app flattened completely. I stopped redrawing portraits by hand — that's 2–3 hours back after every shift.”

DKDaniel K.Realism artist · Berlin

“You can tell an actual tattooer tuned these styles. The fine line output doesn't do that AI-art wobble — lines actually hold when you size them down to wrist scale.”

SOSofia O.Fine line specialist · Porto

“We put it on the shop iPad for consults. Clients see their idea as real linework in a minute, deposits went up, and my artists prep stencils in minutes instead of evenings.”

JMJoão M.Shop owner · Coimbra

“Mixing ornamental with blackwork gave me a flash sheet direction I'd never have sketched myself. I pin the results and booking requests keep coming back.”

AVAlina V.Illustrator & tattooer · Kraków

“Deleted-after-processing was what sold me — client references never leave my control. And the ink preview against actual stencil paper tones saves real misprints.”

TBTiago B.Blackwork artist · Braga
Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when it pays for itself.

Start with 5 one-time credits — no credit card. Upgrade when you need more.

The next client is already describing their idea.

Turn it into skin-ready linework before they finish the sentence.

Start generating — it's free →
No credit card needed · free credits on signup