How to make custom tattoos for FiveM: artwork, export and integration

Choose the target tattoo system before exporting

Write down the appearance or tattoo script already installed on your server and the character models you intend to support. The artwork, streamed tattoo asset, menu entry and saved selection are different pieces. Choose the supported integration route before assuming an exported file can be pasted into any appearance menu.

rcore’s Add-on tattoos documentation links its Addon Generator and Durty Cloth Tool as creation routes. Use those original tools and their current documentation. This guide reviews the public workflow and proposes checks; Magnate has not uploaded artwork, generated a pack or tested a tattoo in gameplay.

Prepare the artwork and placement brief

Use an original design or material you have permission to adapt and deploy. Keep the editable source alongside a named export so future corrections do not depend on an unknown screenshot or a compressed chat attachment. Define the intended body area and the models to support before adjusting placement.

Inspect fine lines, lettering and the edge of the image at the scale players will actually see. A design that is readable in a full-screen editor can become unclear on a small area of a moving character. Treat those as design checks, not measured engine limits.

rcore Addon Generator: image, model placement and export

The Addon Tattoos site currently advertises PNG, JPG and WebP input, a 3D placement preview, male and female model configuration, and export of a structured FiveM tattoo resource. Those are the tool’s published capabilities, not results Magnate has validated. Follow the current creator instructions for your account and export.

Keep position, scale and rotation with the design record. rcore’s add-on FAQ describes predefined or community positions and editable male/female position fields. It identifies X as horizontal and Y as vertical. Check each intended model rather than assuming one placement transfers unchanged.

For a missing shop entry, the same FAQ routes readers to its tattoo configuration troubleshooting. An asset existing in an exported resource and the shop knowing how to list it are separate conditions. Keep the generated configuration with the matching package version.

Durty Cloth Tool: generate configuration for the intended script

Durty Cloth Tool’s Dynamic Config Builders page lists target configurations for rcore_tattoos, xnTattoos, qb-tattooshop, ESX-TattooShop and illenium-appearance. It describes selecting the relevant builder in Build Options before building the project.

The maintainer explicitly distinguishes generating configuration from guaranteeing structural correctness or optimization. It also notes that generated data may need merging or references in the existing target configuration. Preserve the installed configuration and follow the script creator’s integration instructions rather than replacing it blindly.

Install and register one small test design first

Use an isolated staging copy and the smallest useful test pack. Retain the creator’s resource structure and record which file belongs in which resource. If the generated configuration references identifiers, preserve those exact identifiers rather than renaming files without updating their consumers.

Add the target-script configuration through its documented route, then inspect the first relevant error. Verify that the design appears in the intended list, that selecting it produces the expected preview and that the normal completion action saves it. A successful preview alone should not close the acceptance task.

Run a placement and persistence acceptance check

The table below is an original proposed test plan. Define the expected result before each attempt and record the actual model, package version and target script. Keep failures as well as passes so a maintainer can reproduce the issue.

Check placement with a neutral view and the clothing combinations your project actually uses. When a garment covers the design, distinguish intended occlusion from a missing tattoo. Do not alter several appearance resources at once merely to make a single screenshot look right.

Diagnose the failing layer

If no entry appears, inspect registration and category configuration before changing the artwork. If the entry exists but the preview is wrong, retain the identifier and placement evidence. If preview works but reconnect loses it, investigate the target appearance system’s save and restore route.

Use the Illenium appearance guide for that system’s configuration boundaries and the clothing packs guide for asset-versus-menu distinctions. Include the tool version, generated package, target script and smallest reproduction when asking the appropriate maintainer for help.

Scope and handoff

Deliver the editable artwork, permitted-use information, exported resource, integration notes and acceptance record together. Describe the exact supported setup rather than marketing the result as compatible with every FiveM framework.

Magnate reviewed the linked creator documentation on November 7, 2026. No tool account was created, artwork uploaded, software installed or runtime test performed. These are GTA V/FiveM workflows and do not establish GTA VI tattoo or mod support.

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