Quality Tattoo Books To Help With Your Body Art
This article is here to help you find some quality tattoo books so that you can plan your body art successfully. Many people want to be inspired and have their tattoo be meaningful so they try to come up with something all on their own. I recommend looking at a couple tattoo books to help you with this because there will be ideas and tattoos in there that you never would have though of.
Three Tattoo Books That Will Help You
The first of the tattoo books to look at is Total Tattoo Book by Amy Krakow. Amy is a self professed tattoo lover from a young age and wrote this book describing her love affair with tattoos. This book takes a comprehensive look at tattoos from what they actually are, to the history of them and their use as modern art and post-modern expression.
This book goes through the tattoo from every possible angle looking at celebrities and criminals alike. It discussed the implications that a tattoo will have on your everyday life as well as hitting on points for what makes and does not make a good tattoo. One of the last chapters contains a comprehensive list of worldwide tattoo shops and I highly recommend this book if you are considering getting some body art.
Next up is the book titled Tattoo written by Dale Rio. This book is a straightforward look at the tattoo and its place in history. This book is much more of a pictorial documentation of the tattoo and takes a look at hundreds of different styles from different cultures. This book is a journey through the tattoo art world presented in picture form. It offers no opinions only images for you to decide. A great read if you are looking for inspiration or just curious about what tattoo art is our there.
Last on our list is probably one of the best and most used books you will find, Great Book of Tattoo Designs: More than 500 Body Art Designs by Lora S. Irish. This book is exactly what the title says it is. A huge collection of different body art designs for you to look through. Thumb though and page after page has new and unique designs to inspire you.
When you put all three of these tattoo books together you have a very good base to build your tattoo around. You have the history, the real world application and the design methods all in front of you to guide you on your way. Good luck in your journey.
