DIY: Temp Tattoos for FREE!

Huh. That does give a pretty convincing effect of an older, faded tat. Good job on figuring this out.

Awesome! How long does it last for? I would assume not very long. Thanks!

I haven't "field tested" it yet, but I imagine if it's on a place that doesn't experience constant friction that it would last the day fine. Also, if you're using water soluble ink (such as used by most refill companies) it wouldn't last as long as if using name-brand cartridges (which tend to be more water resistant).

Oh, alright! Thanks!

Also, try to set it with a light dusting (or several) of hairspray. It may or may not work.

The other way to do this is to take a piece of paper any kind will do, and very lightly coat it with deodorant, the stick kind, not the spray. You want a film coat on the paper. Run it through your inkjet printer, and press the design to you. Make sure the image is flipped by the way. And Robert is right, use hair spray and lightly dust the surface.
It's pretty much the same as having a tattoo airbrushed on, just not as perfect.

i am going to try this, dream up some other cool stuff lol

Great idea, Indy.
I shall have to try it

i use to do this to try out tattoos i was thinking about getting.
the best method i found was using vinyl (the kind you'd get for shelving) cutting it to printer paper size and running it through the printer on medium ink quality (high actually put too much and caused puddles). clean the skin thoughly and dry, place the vinyl down and lift away. if placement is wrong quicky wipe away with water if its right seal with hairspray or mat board adhesive for that semi gloss coat and itll look like a new tattoo.

I got a whole lot of people not believing they werent tattoos and i use to play a game of guess which one is the real tattoo with people at bars.

They actually make temporary tattoo sheets for Inkjet Printers