AutoTatt 2005 LT

Problem - Tattoo customers get cold feet because they aren't sure exactly how the tattoo will look. Tattoo artists lose the opportunity to practice their art.

Solution - AutoTatt tattoo imaging software, which allows the customer to perfect his tattoo on the computer screen, before he ever commits to it on his body.

AutoTatt has a library of tattoos, and a library of 3-D virtual mannequins. Pick the mannequin that looks most like you. Then pick a collection of tattoos you like and a set of spots on the body where you might put a tattoo. The software will swiftly generate realistic previews of each tattoo in each position, using texture map technology. Resize and recolor the tattoos right on the virtual mannequin's body, as many times as you like, until you get exactly the look you want. Rotate and reposition too.

The tattoo artist can use the printout as a guide, or go direct-to-skin with a CAD CAM tattoo machine (see link).