How InkFreakz Works
InkFreakz is the world's premier platform for tattoo design contests, connecting people who want custom tattoo designs with verified professional tattoo artists from around the globe. Our platform makes it easy to get multiple unique design concepts for your tattoo idea through a competitive process that ensures quality and creativity.
The Contest Process
Step 1: Create Your Contest You start by creating a detailed contest brief describing your tattoo vision. Include information about style preferences, size, placement on your body, symbolic meaning, color preferences, and any reference images that inspire you.
Step 2: Set Your Prize Choose from our Bronze ($299), Silver ($499), Gold ($799), or Platinum ($1299) contest packages. Higher prizes attract more artists and typically result in more design submissions and higher quality work.
Step 3: Artists Submit Designs Once your contest goes live, verified tattoo artists from our global community begin creating original designs based on your brief. Artists can submit multiple concepts and revisions throughout the contest period.
Step 4: Provide Feedback Review submissions as they come in and provide feedback to guide artists toward your vision. Rate designs, leave comments, and request specific changes to help artists refine their concepts.
Step 5: Select Your Winner At the end of your contest period (typically 7 days), choose the design that best captures your vision. The winning artist receives the full prize amount, and you get all the files needed for your tattoo.
What Makes InkFreakz Different
Verified Artists Only: Every artist on our platform is manually verified for their tattoo design skills and professional experience. This ensures you receive high-quality, tattoo-ready designs.
Tattoo-Specific Expertise: Unlike generic design platforms, our artists specialize in tattoo art and understand the unique requirements of designs that will be permanently inked on skin.
Complete File Package: Winners provide you with multiple file formats including high-resolution images, vector files for scaling, and stencil-ready formats that any tattoo artist can use.
Escrow Protection: Your contest prize is held in secure escrow from the moment you fund your contest until you select a winner, protecting both you and the participating artists.
Contest Outcomes
Multiple Design Options: Most contests receive 15-30 unique design concepts, giving you a wide variety of creative interpretations to choose from.
Professional Quality: All designs are created by experienced tattoo artists who understand composition, line work, and how designs translate to skin.
Full Ownership: When you select a winner, you receive complete ownership rights to use the design for your tattoo, with no ongoing royalties or restrictions.
Tattoo Artist Ready: All winning designs come with the technical specifications and file formats that professional tattoo artists need to create perfect stencils.
Getting Started
Creating your first contest takes just a few minutes. Our guided contest creation process helps you write an effective brief, choose the right prize level, and set up your contest for success. Most contests begin receiving submissions within hours of going live.
Whether you're looking for traditional, neo-traditional, realistic, geometric, or any other tattoo style, InkFreakz connects you with artists who specialize in your preferred aesthetic and can bring your vision to life.