A tattoo flash is a tattoo design that is usually printed. It can be printed or drawn on paper or cardboard. It is typically displayed on the walls of tattoo parlors and in binders to give walk-in customers ideas for tattoos. tattooflick.com has images that you can print out and take to your tattoo shop. Most traditional tattoo flash was designed for quick tattooing, and it was either drawn by the individual artist for display and use in his own shop, or traded and sold among artists. Hand-drawn art by local tattoo artists has largely been replaced by professional "flash artists" who produce prints of copyrighted flash and sell them at conventions or on the Internet. There is no standard size for tattoo flash, but it is commonly found on 8x11 and 11x14 inch prints. Tattoo flash can sometimes come with an outline, also known as a tattoo stencil. This outline is typically printed on a separate sheet. This is also the traditional tattooing convenient for the artist. He or she would otherwise have to draw the linework for themselves.