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This is a quick and dirty way to superimpose just about any digital image so as to look like a tattoo on a photo. Aka- how to know that the tattoo you want to get won't look terrible in the spot you want to get it.
I've personally done this for years for both friends and myself as a means for "previewing" tattoo ideas. You'd be surprised at the number of people who had never even considered it! It can also be done as a prank: I am currently awaiting my mother's response to my emailed pictures of the "new tattoo" that I supposedly got this week.
It only takes a few minutes and is easily done by even the Photoshop novice!
Tools:
*Image editing software such as Photoshop or Gimp (I used Photoshop 7.0)
*Have a digital camera or a photo of the subject you want to "tattoo"
*Image to be superimposed as a tattoo
I've personally done this for years for both friends and myself as a means for "previewing" tattoo ideas. You'd be surprised at the number of people who had never even considered it! It can also be done as a prank: I am currently awaiting my mother's response to my emailed pictures of the "new tattoo" that I supposedly got this week.
It only takes a few minutes and is easily done by even the Photoshop novice!
Tools:
*Image editing software such as Photoshop or Gimp (I used Photoshop 7.0)
*Have a digital camera or a photo of the subject you want to "tattoo"
*Image to be superimposed as a tattoo
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Signing UpStep 1Gather the images
First, choose (or draw) the digital image that you wish to put on the picture. Higher quality images will obviously look more realistic. Something with a white background works best.
I chose a piece of artwork gleaned from Mark Haddon's art blog of a toilet monster, something I deemed suitably shocking- yet not entirely unbelievable- to my mother and father.
Next, take a picture of the body part you wish to "modify" in your image editor.
I chose a piece of artwork gleaned from Mark Haddon's art blog of a toilet monster, something I deemed suitably shocking- yet not entirely unbelievable- to my mother and father.
Next, take a picture of the body part you wish to "modify" in your image editor.
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When my mother found out it was an April Fools joke, she decided to show it to all of her co-workers, while telling them how much she loved and got some chuckles as they awkwardly tried to find nice things to say about it. After all, who is going to make fun of a co-worker's kid?
Good 'ible' mate.
If you don't want to buy photoshop, there's a programe called PainttoolSAI. It's free and it has the 'multiply' and 'opasity' settings, but it's not as complicated as photoshop.
1. Create a new layer over the image
2. fill with a very dark grayish-blue
3. change layer transparency type to "screen"
4. Use opacity to adjust the amount of blue.
This adds realism since the when light reflects off the black ink, it is filtered by the pigments in our skin giving it a slightly bluish hue.
5. Flatten your art work.
Thanks, If it doesn't give my recipients a laugh........ I got a huge chuckle out of my creation !!
is it permanent or can it be removed