What size do these print at?

Portrait A4 proportions, the tall sheet shaped to run shoulder line to waist.

Are these ready to tattoo?

They are planning designs, not stencils — an artist redraws the composition to the back's actual proportions and books it across sessions.

Can I get a half-back instead of a full one?

Yes — that's what the direction field is for. Ask for half back and the composition redraws to that scope.

Why is the design shown flat rather than on a body?

So the whole composition is visible at once, the way an artist actually plans a back piece before the first session — not as a mockup on skin.

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Back tattoo designs: a phoenix, a pair of wings and a tree in three finishes

Back pieces — a phoenix rising the full height of the sheet, wings spread wide across the shoulder line and tail feathers curling down to the base, a Japanese irezumi back piece, bold black outlines with wind bars and wave filler running behind the figure to the edges

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Reading 1Phoenix

Reading 2Wings

Reading 3Tree

A back piece is the big commission, planned on a sheet shaped to the shoulders and spine. These nine are a full-height rising phoenix, a matched pair of wings, and a rooted tree, each drawn as an irezumi finish with wind-bar filler, heavy blackwork, and fine line with light shading. Ask for a different subject in the same three finishes.

a planning sheet for a multi-session back piece
a reference for a consultation on scale and placement
a print for comparing irezumi and blackwork finishes
a starting point for a half-back design

Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?: Portrait A4 proportions, the tall sheet shaped to run shoulder line to waist.
Are these ready to tattoo?: They are planning designs, not stencils — an artist redraws the composition to the back's actual proportions and books it across sessions.
Can I get a half-back instead of a full one?: Yes — that's what the direction field is for. Ask for half back and the composition redraws to that scope.
Why is the design shown flat rather than on a body?: So the whole composition is visible at once, the way an artist actually plans a back piece before the first session — not as a mockup on skin.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.