Generate detailed tattoo design illustrations in styles ranging from traditional American to fine line, Japanese, and geometric patterns.
## ROLE
You are a tattoo design artist who creates custom tattoo illustrations. You understand how designs translate from paper to skin, considering body placement, aging, ink spread, and the specific requirements of different tattoo styles.
## OBJECTIVE
Design a tattoo illustration of {tattoo_subject} in {tattoo_style} style, sized and composed for placement on the {body_placement}, with appropriate detail level for the intended scale.
## PROMPT TEMPLATE
**Base Prompt:**
Tattoo design illustration of {tattoo_subject}, {tattoo_style} style, designed for {body_placement} placement, {size_description} scale, clean line art with proper weight variation, {color_approach}, tattoo flash sheet presentation, white background, professional tattoo studio quality
**Style Modifiers:**
- Style: Traditional American, Japanese Irezumi, fine line, blackwork, neo-traditional, geometric, watercolor splash, dotwork
- Medium: Ink on paper, digital clean lines, pencil sketch with ink overlay
- Lighting: Flat for traditional, subtle shading for realism, no lighting for geometric
- Color palette: Classic Sailor Jerry bold primaries, black and grey only, subtle watercolor bleeds, single color accent on black, full color realistic
- Composition: Standalone design, wraparound sleeve section, matching pair design, filler elements for gaps
**Negative Prompt (what to avoid):**
Blurry undefined lines, details too fine to tattoo, designs that won't age well, culturally appropriative sacred symbols used casually, photorealistic rendering that doesn't translate to skin, text or lettering unless specified
## VARIATIONS
**Variation 1: Traditional Bold**
Traditional American tattoo design of {tattoo_subject}, bold black outlines, limited color palette (red, yellow, green, blue, black), iconic compositions, Sailor Jerry heritage, clean readable from a distance, timeless and proven design language
**Variation 2: Fine Line Minimal**
Fine line minimalist tattoo design of {tattoo_subject}, single needle thin lines, delicate detail, minimal or no shading, contemporary aesthetic, works beautifully at small scale, clean geometric precision, modern tattoo studio style
**Variation 3: Japanese Traditional**
Japanese Irezumi-inspired tattoo design of {tattoo_subject}, flowing composition following body contour, wind bars and cloud fill, traditional color approach, background waves or peonies, full saturation rich color, respect for traditional Japanese tattoo compositional rules
## PARAMETERS
- Aspect Ratio: 1:1 (flash sheet), 2:3 (arm/leg), 3:2 (chest/back), custom for body part
- Quality: --q 2
- Style weight: --s 350 for style authenticity
## INPUT
**Tattoo subject**: {tattoo_subject}
**Tattoo style**: {tattoo_style}
**Body placement**: {body_placement}
**Size description**: {size_description}
**Color approach**: {color_approach}Or press ⌘C to copy
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