Temporary tattoos can be a fun way to add a unique design to your body without damaging the skin. Temporary tattoos can be applied to any area of the body, and can look very professional if you use body paint or henna correctly.
Temporary tattoos can be a fun way to add a unique design to your body without damaging the skin. You can be as creative as you want to be with a variety of designs and colors, and enjoy the look of a real tattoo for a special occasion or event. Temporary tattoos can be applied to any area of the body, and can look very professional if you use body paint or henna correctly.
You can apply a basic tattoo transfer directly to the skin to serve as an outline for your design, and then fill it in with colored body paint or body ink. If you prefer to use a freehand design, you can sketch out a tattoo using henna paste that will leave behind a dark orange dye on the skin. Here’s what you need to know about creating the design for a temporary tattoo, and applying the tattoo using body paint or henna:
Creating the Design for Your Temporary Tattoo
Designing the tattoo is the first step towards making an eye-catching tattoo; you can either sketch out your own design, or use a pre-made design from a tattoo artist. There are hundreds of tattoo designs available for downloading online. You can print these out and use them as a blueprint, or use the design itself for the outline.
Designing tattoos with computer software: you can design your own tattoo using Paint, Picasa, PhotoShop or other drawing and painting programs. Create your designs and then save them as a .JPEG image. You can print them from your computer in exactly the size you want for your tattoo.
Downloading tattoos from the Internet: You’ll find dozens of websites that feature temporary tattoo designs; some of them can be printed off directly from the computer, or saved to a CD so you can manipulate them to create your own creative piece. Some popular websites for downloading tattoo designs include:
http://www.everytattoo.com/temporarytattoos.shtml
When you’ve selected the tattoo design you want, you will need to decide where you want to position the tattoo, then apply it using either body paint, body ink or henna.
Making Temporary Tattoos with Body Paint
Body paint is one of the easiest mediums to use when designing a temporary tattoo, and you can find a variety of colors at your local arts and crafts store. Body paint is used to paint directly onto the skin, but you will need a well-drawn design to follow if you want to create a professional-looking tattoo. Here’s how to make a temporary tattoo using body paint:
- Tattoo stencil or creative design
- Body paint
- Washcloth
To create the tattoo: apply the stencil design to the skin and allow it to set. If you are planning on drawing the tattoo freehand, you will need to use a very fine brush or paint pencil for the outline of your design. When the outline is dry, use the body paint to fill out the design of your tattoo and let it set for at least 1-2 hours before touching it. Body paints are usually washable, and will disappear after you take a bath or shower.
Making Temporary Tattoos with Henna
Henna tattoos have become a very popular option for people looking for creative and artistic tattoo styles. Henna tattoos are made with a fine paste that is left to dry on the skin; after the paste dries and cracks, the henna leaves behind some color on the skin which deepens after a few days. Henna ink actually comes from a plant, and the plant leaves are dried and then crushed to create a powder. The properties of the leaf are very potent, and the powder is often used to dye the hair.
Henna tattoos can be made with basic ingredients found in the kitchen, but the process of applying he paste can be messy. Here’s what you need to make your own henna tattoos:
- Henna powder
- Fresh lemon juice
- Fresh honey
- Plastic bowl
- Small squeeze bottle
- Plastic wrap
Some Middle Eastern stores sell premixed henna in cones; this can reduce your preparation time and ensure that the henna mix is prepared with exactly the right ratio of lemon juice, water and henna powder. You will need to cut the edge of the cone and use the edge as a tip.
To make your own henna paste: sift the Henna into the small bowl to remove extra clumps; then, mix the Henna with a few drops of lemon juice until you achieve a thick, paste-like consistency. Keep adding lemon juice until the Henna turns into a thin paste that has the texture of cake icing. Slowly stir in the honey, and let it rest in the bowl for 5-10 minutes.
Next, pour the mixture into the squeeze bottle; you can begin applying the Henna to the skin right away. Use the tip of the squeeze bottle as a pen to ‘draw’ the designs. The Henna will dry as you apply it to the skin, and may begin to crack within an hour. Avoid touching the Henna once it has been applied to the skin. When you have finished creating your henna design, wrap plastic wrap around the area to protect it, and leave the Henna to dry for at least 24 hours before washing off the dried powder. Once removed, you will see a very dark orange outline of your Henna tattoo! Henna temporary tattoos typically last between 1-3 weeks.
Designs for Henna Tattoos
There are many websites that feature henna tattoo designs and styles that can provide some inspiration for your own temporary tattoo. You can also download and print a stencil to copy more complex designs, or purchase stick-on henna tattoo stencils. Some stencils can be placed on the hand and covered entirely with henna paste; when the stencil is removed, the remaining henna is left behind in the form of the creative design.
Some websites that offer henna tattoo stencils and design ideas include:
Henna Mehndi: http://hennamehndi.com/pages-main/index.html
Henna Tattoo: http://www.hennatattoo.com/
Earth Henna: http://www.earthhenna.com/Mehndi-Tattoo-Stencils-c6.html
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