Silhouette Media-Tattoo Temporary Tattoo Paper

I bought this because my kiddo loves both drawing and temporary tattoos, so then I was a little disappointed when all of the instructions were about using an inkjet printer. But we did some experiments, and the good news is that you can make your tattoos freehand with permanent markers, too! We found that you can just draw on the shiny side of the white paper, and then follow the directions as usual. Washable kid markers transferred to the tattoo material successfully, but then the ink came off the tattoo after (say) washing your hands a couple of times. So permanent markers seem to be the best bet. We just stayed away from any writing to avoid having to draw backwards letters. The kit’s instructions are geared toward making a full 8.5 x 11 sheet of tattoos at a time. We settled on holding the two sheets (the green and the white) together and cutting out very roughly 2” squares or rectangles—this way a kid can make just a couple of tattoos at a time, and at least in our house it helped to limit the artworks to a more “standard temporary tattoo” size. Drawing the tattoo in pencil on the white paper before switching to permanent markers can help avoid wasting any of the material. Otherwise we stuck to the instructions: design goes on the glossy side of the white paper, peel the clear plastic layer off of green backing, apply that sticky clear layer on top of your design, and then give a good firm press to rub out any bubbles. Once or twice we picked up a bit of the sticky layer when trying to remove the thin clear film just prior to applying a tattoo, and in those cases just rubbing the plastic firmly a bit more usually fixed it. When you’re about to apply the tattoo the film that comes off should be thin and a little brittle-feeling, just as usual with temporary tattoos. This morning my little one’s off to school with a custom tattoo for a friend (packed in a plastic snack bag), which is super fun!

OVERALL: Great product! Will last you well over a day, even through brushing against people and repeated movement. It was very simple to use. For all my future temporary tattoo needs, I would purchase this product again. PROS: The process to print out a tattoo was very straightforward. I recommend test printing on regular sheets of paper to make sure you know which side your printer will print the image. There is a glossy and a matte side, and you want to print your image on the glossy side. Print it with your printer's photo settings (I didn't and it turned out fine, but it is recommended by the manufacturer). Instructions recommend an inkjet printer, but I used an office laserjet printer and it worked just as well. Once you print your image, wait until the ink has dried and then very carefully apply the adhesive film to the sheet. This is how your tattoo will stick to your skin. With extra help, I was able to do it with minimal air bubbles. Application was a BREEZE. With a damp towel, I applied the tattoo and it transferred to my skin instantaneously. No slip and slide like with some other temporary tattoos. Just make sure your towel is generously soaked with water. Once applied, it was still a little sticky but after airdrying, it didn't budge! CONS: ONLY COMES WITH TWO SHEETS! I thought it came with at least four, which is what I needed, but I didn't read quite as closely as I should have before purchasing. Ended up working out fine for my situation, but for those looking to test print tattoos or have larger pieces they need to print, buy multiple! For a full sleeve application, the paper is stiff. Make sure either with your print or your cut that you account for the curve of your arm. Don't try to apply the full sheet to your arm. Otherwise, it may not apply straight-on. When printing with a laserjet, you may find that upon application, some of your ink will still peel up off the sheet. Spots of my black ink came up when I peeled the plastic film, but it wasn't that noticeable when I applied it to the skin. Also, this thing is really effective at staying put. After a full-day's wear, I went to shower and take it off. Like the directions said, I used warm water and soap. Since I had a full sleeve, I removed it in the shower and used a loofah. It hardly peeled. I had to scrub really hard to get it to start to come off, but since I had a full sleeve, it started to tug at my arm's peach fuzz (which was a little painful). At that point, my arm started to get red. It's been two days and there are still little bits and pieces remaining on my arm.

One quick note for those who are about to buy this: The blue/green sheets of paper are NOT supposed to go into your printer. They are the special adhesive bearing sheets. I somehow missed this bit of the instructions initially and ended up wasting a sheet. The confusion I had came from the white sheets (which DO go in the printer) blending in very well with the packaging. In any case I'm sure if I had read slightly more the mistake wouldn't have happened. Now - onto the product review! 1) You do not need any of this companies other products to make this tattoo paper work. No special photo editing software, not special cutting software, no special printers. In fact - the packaging recommends that you use your printers 'photo' setting but I have found best results on my default ink settings. 2) Applying the adhesive backing is REALLY easy! After I realized what the adhesive sheets were for my heart sank as I imagined the difficulty I would have lining up the pages perfectly - but it really was quite easy to do. 3) The tattoos are vibrant and easy to apply. 4) The tattoos do leave a slightly sticky residue when they are in the process of coming off. Rubbing alcohol helps. But its not a deal breaker. But.... 5) You only get 2 sheets of 8.5x11 tattoo paper for the cost, and at the time of writing this review the "2 pack" is more than 2x as much...odd. But if you want to demo a potential "real" tattoo, this is a much cheaper way to do it than alternatives : )

Good quality priduct. But I think its a bit too costly, might be coz its an american product. But otherwise very well satisfied with the product..

Très simple d’utilisation et explications clair. Utilisé avec mon imprimante Canon. Ne pas oublier de changer le programme « style de feuille » de votre imprimante afin d’avoir une meilleure résultat.

I used this for zarya from overwatch doing her industrial costume for the angel of death tattoo she has, the paper goes on a little weird if you’re not precise after the fact but it does stay on for a while after you put it on (I had to use some heavy duty remover to get it off me but my skin is weird and basically makes everything a part of it 😂) also if you’re wearing it tout in the sun be prepared for the tattoo to leave sun tan lines unless you use sunscreen over it lol 😂

Ich hatte mir die Tattoofolie gemeinsam mit einer Freundin bestellt, weil wir beide unabhängig voneinander unser erstes Tattoo planten. Mithilfe der Folie wollten wir unser jeweiliges Wunschmotiv einige Tage lang so realistisch wie möglich auf der Haut tragen, um herauszufinden, ob es uns wirklich gefällt und wir es ein Leben lang behalten wollen. Nachdem wir die Motive gedruckt hatten (Seite ruhig so voll wie möglich packen, man kann jeden Bogen nur einmal nutzen) und eine kurze Trockenzeit abwarteten, schnitten wir sie aus und platzierten sie sogleich auf der Haut. Der Vorgang selbst funktioniert ebenso gut, wie bei klassischen Klebetattoos: Folie abziehen, Motiv auf der Haut platzieren, mit einem feuchten Tuch abdecken, kurz warten und wenn alles gut durchfeuchtet ist, das Papier entfernen. Optisch hängt die Qualität natürlich grundsätzlich erstmal vom Können des Druckers ab. Ist diese aber gegeben, sieht das Tattoo täuschend echt aus. Nur im Licht erkennt man die glänzende Folie. Auch bei der Haltbarkeit kann man nicht meckern. Sogar Wasserkontakt hält die Folie in gewissem Rahmen aus. Nach einer ausgiebigen Dusche löst sie sich allerdings, bzw. klebt durch das Aufweichen sehr stark. Schützt man das Tattoo hingegen vor starker Feuchtigkeit, bleibt es tagelang ohne Probleme haften. Entfernen lässt sich die Folie grundsätzlich gut, ich würde das jedoch in trockenem Zustand empfehlen. Zieht man sie trocken ab, lässt sie sich ohne Mühe entfernen und hinterlässt keinerlei Reste auf der Haut. Wenn sie aber einmal ordentlich durchnässt wurde, kann man die Folie nicht mehr im Ganzen von der Haut abziehen. Zudem beginnt sie, wie bereits oben beschrieben, unangenehm zu kleben und es bleiben Kleber-/Motivrückstände auf der Haut zurück. Diese lassen sich mit Alkohol/Öl jedoch leicht entfernen. Insgesamt eignet sich die Folie für Klebetattoos sehr gut und man hat je nach Pflegeaufwand einige Tage Freude daran. Ein Tipp noch bei Schriftzügen: Unbedingt spiegelverkehrt ausdrucken, wenn man sie in lesbarer Form auf der Haut tragen möchte. Bei unseren Motiven war die spiegelverkehrte Variante auf der Haut allerdings Absicht ;)

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