Tattoo Book Reviews

«How I got into tattooing is really quite a strange story. You see, I never went looking for tattooing consciously. It was more like life itself, fate or destiny threw…

“Meeting the Master(s)” is the new leading title for 2019 in the series “The Great Books on The Art of Tattooing”, published by Tattoo Life: an amazing photographic book by…

Did you get the chance to take a look at the new book in the series The Great Book on the Art of Tattooing? “Lacrime e Sangue” is a collection…

100 Paintings vol. 1 is a book by Joe Spaven, from Scarlet Rose Tattoo. It showcases 100 amazing Japanese paintings of all sorts of subject matter! Joe Spaven has been…

Gentle, light, and detailed line drawings that seem to float from the pages and out into the world. Sören Sangkuhl depicts masterful representations of Japanese Flora in this beautifully bound…

“50 States” is a 352 page travelogue documenting Chad Koeplinger’s epic solo tattoo adventure through all 50 US states in 2016. Tattooing in one shop per state for a single…

This book – published in the series The Great Books on The Art of Tattooing – showcases a striking and vast range of skull drawings by the Swiss master tattoo…

“Drawings of an Autumn Garden” by Claudia De Sabe is a precious hand made book, printed on hand made Japanese paper with a Gold embossed covers. A personal representation of…

In Vintage Tattoo Flash: Volume 2, Jonathan Shaw unearths more gems from his extensive and world-renowned collection of traditional American tattoo art. Comprised entirely of previously unseen and unpublished work,…

Highly stylized, classy and sensually sexy images of inked models, shot by Christian Saint, a leader in the world of tattoo photography. Using light masterly to caress a woman’s skin,…

Berber Tattooing by Felix and Loretta Leu: illustrations by Aia Leu “Berber Tattooing” is a unique and tender record of the tribal skin art of Morocco’s Middle Atlas. The result…

Mystical and magical: the essential books in our collection! The Great Books on the Art of Tattooing is a series from Tattoo Life. For a number of years now we…

Tiger Sword Publishing proudly presents Skulls Snakes & The Flower Of Death by Joao Bosco. Over 140 drawings distributed on 120 pages: this is a essential item for collectors. A…

London tattoo legend Lal Hardy reveals the fascinating hidden world of tattoo, past and present. This book showcases the history of tattooing featuring items and memorabilia from Lal’s amazing private…

The essential volumes on Japanese and Oriental tattoo in the series The Great Books on the Art of Tattooing For years now Tattoo Life has published a collection of marvellous…

Book of Patterns Volume II by Thomas Hooper: 694 pages of patterns based on the hexahedron repetition. This precious book was made for use with discretion within tattooing, personal illustration…

The Cor Mysterium series will be a multi-volume encyclopedia of tattoo symbolism. Each volume will feature a diverse selection of artwork from the world’s best tattooers and will define the…

For fans of tattooing and oriental art, master Horiyoshi III certainly has no need for introductions. Born in 1946 in Japan, he has been tattooing, painting, and drawing for over…