Product Description

A complete reference guide for body artists, illustrating the essential techniques of tattoo art and providing stylish designs on a range of subjects, many of them accompanied by photographs showing how the design translates to the skin. The designs provided include classic tattoo motifs such as flowers, hearts, butterflies, stars and zodiac symbols alongside contemporary favourites such as Japanese kanji characters. The result is a complete guide to the art of tattooing as well as a rich source of over 200 designs suitable for tattoos. A must for anyone interested in the subject.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36758 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

About the Author
Vince Hemingson is a well-known writer on body art subjects, specialising in the history of tattoos around the world. He was co-writer and presenter of the National Geographic documentary on indigenous tattooing, The Vanishing Tattoo. His website receives hundreds of thousands of hits each month and is widely acknowledged as the largest and most comprehensive internet collection of tattoo-related material. Hemingson is a popular lecturer and media speaker on the subject of tattoos and body art in popular culture.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
I purchased this book on the strength of the reviews, hoping that it would provide some inspiration for my next piece. Unfortunately, all this book really does is provide details of common tattoo symbols and meanings, along with some information about the history of tattooing around the world. The main problems with this book are that it lacks good pictures and examples, and that most of the background information can be found out easily on the internet. I'm also fairly certain that some of the examples of larger tattoos at the top of the pages are simply pictures of models with imitation tattoos drawn on. I would therefore only recommend this book for people who want to know more about common styles and themes, and no those who wish to look at decent examples of work.

a must for all Tattoo fans
Not just for Tattoo artists! Plenty of inspiration for those of us that like to be on the other end of the needle too! Covers the whole spectrum of styles and beautifully presented. All my friends, even the ones without tattoos, spend ages looking through it. It may even have convinced some to take the plunge.
Great book!

Tattoo Design Directory
A well designed and informative book well worth the purchase price. A good guide to the whole subject of getting a tattoo be you novice or 'inked'.