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TatMash: Add Tattoos to your Photos without Photoshop

TatMash is an online tool that allows you to add any tattoo on any photo without the help of Photoshop. If you’re planning on getting a tattoo, you can try it online using your photo before getting the real stuff.

Using the service is very simple. You can select from their collection of tattoo designs that you want to try out. If you don’t see anything that you like, you can also upload your own design. Just make sure your design has a white background and Tatmash will automatically handle the rest so your design to come out great.

After the tattoo design has been selected, weather from TatMash or from your computer, the next step is to upload your photo. You can upload your photo from your computer, use your webcam to take your photo or grab a link from somewhere else (e.g. Flickr).

The application will allow you to see how a tattoo will look on you before actually getting the real deal. You can also use the TatMash to decorate your photos with different tattoos to share with your friends. If you’re not actually into real life tattoos, you can at least get to wear them online.

Tags: Photos, Tatmash, tattoo, Tattoo Design

Photoshop: Add Realistic Tattoos on your Photos

This Photoshop video tutorial explains a technique on how to place a realistic looking tattoo on any image.

This method involves placing an Illustrator file (the tattoo source image) as a Smart Object, using the Free Transform/Warp Tool, adding a Gaussian Blur (to adjust the ‘Focus’) and then finishing it all off with a lighting effect created from a Channel Pull.

Make sure you also visit the written version of the tutorial from PSDTuts.

Tags: Free Transform, Gaussian Blur, Lighting Effect, Photoshop, tattoo, Warp Tool

CheckOutMyInk : Social Tattoo Sharing Site

CheckOutMyInk is a social networking site for tattoo artists, tattoo lovers and for those who are planning to get their bodies inked. The service was created by a group of tattoo lovers who wanted to build a community based on tattoos without charging a fee. This is a great place for people looking for tattoo inspiration or for passers by who just wants to check out the inks on others. Tattoo artists will also be given the chance to showcase their art and gain exposure through the site.

The service offers a growing database of tattoo art neatly categorized for the user’s convenience. Some of the categories in CheckOutMyInk include traditional, Asian/Chinese, Tribal, Biomechanical, Fantasy and a lot more. Users can also search through a tag cloud based on inspiration and location of the tattoos. Registration is not required if you just want to browse the site and check out the designs, commenting and uploading photos will however require you to sign up.I browsed around the site and found some very interesting body ink showcased on the site. Check some of them below.

Spiderman Tattoo uploaded by TKNY

Biomech Tattoo uploaded by Dreadu

Face Tribal Ink Tattoo uploaded by MrSteve

If you are planning to get a tattoo, CheckOutMyInk would be a good place to start looking for inspiration and asking the experts on where to place your tattoo. It will also give you an idea on where the most and least painful part of the body to get inked. Doesn’t hurt to do a little research and get some inspiration from other artists. A tattoo is permanent and you don’t want to get a mistranslated Chinese tat on your body or one that sucks.

Tags: body ink, checkoutmyink, social networking site, social newtorking, tattoo, tattoo lovers, web service