HGG Community Forums

Do I just draw it? I tried that but nothing shows up on the draw pad :( I want one so bad haha I love yours!

You get a template and you pick colors to draw it

Here are some basic instructions for drawing tattoos.

On the left side of the Tattoo Editor is the drawing pad. It is 25 pixels by 25 pixels. As you can see from these numbers, the image you draw needs to be fairly small and simple. Below the box you will find a button to reset the pad to blank (erasing everything in it at one click), a drop down box with some filters that can be applied, though I've never used any of them, so I can't tell you what they do. Then there is a small colored square. It's default color is black. Clicking on it will open up a tool that allows you to change colors.

On the right side are the drawing tools. The default selection is the brush. It will make one pixel marks on the drawing pad where you place your cursor and click. These marks will be the color that has been selected, and the range is enormous. The middle tool is the eraser, which will remove one pixel at a time from the drawing, allowing you to remove errors on spot at a time. On the right is a dropper, which will sample any color you select in your drawing so that you can add that color someplace where you haven't drawn yet. You can enlarge the area covered with one click by changing the number in the box on the left of the brush or eraser tool controls. The blue line gives an indication of the size you have selected. I pixel is the default (hence my size indications above). Entering 2 will allow you to color a square that is 2 pixels by 2 pixels, and so on.
Below are two buttons that allow you to change from a square brush to a circular brush. The circular brush will only work for brush sizes larger than 1.

Under the draw pad is a long box that allows you to see what your design will look like in its actual size, not the magnified pixel display of the drawing pad. On the left you will see the previously saved work. On the right you will see what you are currently working on. Save your work often by clicking on the Save Your Work button, even if you aren't done yet, so that nothing gets lost.

Large square tattoos in ultra-bright colors will look better in the corners of the horse image than they do on the horse. Designs that look more like traditional brands look better on the horses. At least that is the opinion of some of us, including me.