Design approval
← All featuresSettle the design before the chair.
The worst time to find out you and a client pictured different things is when the stencil is already on. Patron lets you mark up their references and agree on the plan up front, so the session starts with everyone looking at the same tattoo.
Mark up the references they send
Draw and make notes directly on a client's reference images. Show where a line should change, how the placement sits, or which parts of a reference you are actually using. The idea comes across on the image instead of in a wall of text trying to describe it.
Agree on the details in writing
Placement, size, and the idea are captured as part of the request, so the plan is written down instead of scattered across a chat. When the client books, that agreement rides along with the booking.
Nothing extra to open
The markup canvas is built in, so you annotate references next to the rest of the request. There is no separate sketching app to launch and no files to shuffle back and forth.
No renegotiating in the chair
By the time a client sits down, the design conversation already happened. You spend the session tattooing, not working out what they meant.
Straight answers
Common questions.
Can I draw on a client's reference photos?
Yes. Patron gives you a canvas to mark up the references a client sends, so you can show placement, changes, and which parts you are using right on the image.
Where does the agreed plan live?
It is captured with the booking request: placement, size, and the idea in writing, plus your marked-up references. When the client books, that plan stays attached.
Do I need a separate app to sketch?
No. The markup canvas is part of Patron, so you annotate references inside the request itself. There is nothing else to open or attach.
How is this different from sorting it out in DMs?
A DM thread scatters the plan across dozens of messages. Here the references, the markups, and the agreed placement and size sit together on one request, so nothing gets lost before the session.