Artist Handbook · Printing
Printing
NeedlePrint Guide
Paper sizes, split pages, overlap, registration, cut guides and physical print.
Paper sizes
Choose paper that matches your printer and stencil paper — commonly A4 and A3, portrait or landscape.
Split pages
Large pieces divide across pages with intentional overlap so you can tape a continuous stencil.
Overlap
Overlap is a shared band between pages — not a random gap. Keep it consistent across the set.
Registration marks & alignment tabs
Marks and paired tabs help pages meet on skin the way they met on screen.
Cut guides
Guides show where to trim without guessing into the artwork.
Verification
On-screen confidence is not the same as a measured physical print. Trust the ruler on paper.
Physical printing
Print at actual size / 100%. Turn Fit to Page off. If the OS scales the PDF, the tattoo scales too.
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