Design & Pricing
Every tattoo begins with a design and a budget. The gap between what a client imagines and what it actually costs is where most studio friction lives. These design and pricing tools close that gap with data, not guesswork.
Tattoo Price EstimatorUpdated · V2
Get a realistic price range for your tattoo from its size and style, and know what to ask before you book.
- Price range by size and complexity
- What studios charge and why deposits exist
- Printable consultation worksheet
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Open Tattoo Price Estimator →Ink Coverage Calculator
Plan needle coverage, session time, ink use and price for a piece in one place.
- Session time and ink usage estimates
- Ink inventory and efficiency dashboard
- CSV export and shareable results
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Open Ink Coverage Calculator →Stencil Calculator
Size a stencil for body curvature and place it straight on any part of the body.
- Curvature compensation with print-at %
- Placement and twist guide
- Stencil linework converter and templates
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Open Stencil Calculator →Tattoo Font PreviewerUpdated · V2
Type your text and see it in 107 real tattoo typefaces, stencil-ready.
- 107 fonts with A/B compare
- Thermal stencil outline and print sizing
- Kanji and hanzi meaning check
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Open Tattoo Font Previewer →Flash Sheet BuilderUpdated · V2
Build, price and print professional flash sheets and track what sells.
- Drag-to-arrange designs with prices and sizes
- Multiple sheets and table view
- Print-ready sheets and backup export
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Open Flash Sheet Builder →Needle & Machine
Needle and machine are one system, not two separate choices. Mismatch them and you are fighting your own equipment while the client's skin pays the price.
Needle SelectorUpdated · V2
Pick the right needle configuration for the job and decode any cartridge code.
- Quick selector by technique
- Needle code decoder
- Side-by-side comparator and taper view
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Open Needle Selector →Machine Voltage ConfiguratorUpdated · V2
Set voltage and stroke for lining, shading, packing and dotwork, machine by machine.
- Voltage and stroke by technique
- Printable "My Machines" reference card
- Connection and supply checker
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Open Machine Voltage Configurator →Ink & Pigment
Pigment is a chemical suspension that your body will hold for decades. Knowing what is in your ink, and how it will look on your client's specific skin, is not optional.
Pigment Ink MixerUpdated · V2
Mix, solve and save custom tattoo ink colours with exact ratios.
- Colour solver: pick a target, get the ratio
- Gray wash series and diluent formulator
- Saved formulas with printable sheets
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Open Pigment Ink Mixer →Skin Tone Pigment MatcherUpdated · V2
See how nine ink families read on each Fitzpatrick skin type before you commit.
- Fitzpatrick I to VI
- Contrast and fade notes for 9 ink families
- Practical consultation notes
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Open Skin Tone Pigment Matcher →See also: Tattoo Engineering -- Deep Dive Guide Full-length pillar guide: 5-part deep dive into needle geometry, machine voltage, pigment coverage, stencil physics, and client workflow -- with professional FAQs and key takeaways.
See also: Ink Ingredient Decoder Part of the Material & Safety suite. Decode ink SDS data, extract CAS numbers, and flag REACH-restricted and SVHC substances before a health inspection does.
Client Workflow
The procedure does not end when the machine stops. Touch-ups, removal estimates, and healing timelines are all part of the professional relationship.
Healing Tracker (Touch-Up tab)Updated · V2
Follow a piercing or tattoo day by day and spot early signs something is wrong.
- Symptom check that flags worsening
- Milestone photos with comparison slider
- Printable health report
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Open Healing Tracker (Touch-Up tab) →Tattoo Removal EstimatorUpdated · V2
Estimate how many laser sessions a tattoo needs, the spacing and the budget.
- Kirby-Desai session assessment
- Clinic spacing, budget and calendar export
- Before/after session photo compare
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Open Tattoo Removal Estimator →Frequently Asked Questions
Which tool should a new tattoo artist learn first?
The Ink Coverage Calculator. Understanding pigment economics, how much ink a design consumes, how coverage percentage affects session time, and how saturation density relates to healing outcomes, is the foundation every other technical decision builds on. Once you know your coverage numbers, needle selection and voltage configuration become decisions with a measurable target rather than an aesthetic guess.
How do needle geometry and machine voltage interact?
They are one system. The taper length of your needle determines the entry wound size and ink flow coefficient. Your machine voltage, translated to hertz or strikes per second, determines how fast the needle cycles. If your voltage is too high for your hand speed, you over-work the skin. If your needle taper is too long for your stroke length, the cartridge will not refill between strikes. The Needle Selector, Needle Taper Visualizer, and Machine Voltage Configurator work together to map these three variables, taper, stroke, and speed, into a single harmonised setting for each technique.
What is the difference between stencil calculation and flash sheet building?
Stencil calculation is per-design sizing: it addresses the geometry of a single image on a specific anatomical site, accounting for curvature, skin elasticity, and kinetic distortion. Flash sheet building is the catalogue system: it manages a collection of pre-drawn, pre-priced designs, their availability status, and their presentation for walk-in conversion. One tool sizes the work; the other organises the business.