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Tattoo Book Reviews

22 articles

Latest publications and must-have on the art of tattoing

Tattoo book reviews and inspiration for your own personal reference library.

Alison Balsham, ph by Dona-Lisa Healy
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Alison Belsham: dial “Tattoo” for murder

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Thomas Hooper, Rock of Ages Tattooing, Austin, Texas
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INWARD by Thomas Hooper

  • 3 weeks ago
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INWARD is a stunning collection of 120 flash and paintings – and as many textures – produced by Thomas Hooper and inspired by all manner of things. Inward is now…
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Lacrime e Sangue by Rudy Fritsch, Traditional Classic Designs
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Lacrime e Sangue by Rudy Fritsch: Traditional Classic Designs

  • 4 weeks ago
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With a career that spans over twenty years, Rudy Fritsch has become one of the benchmarks in the international panorama of contemporary tattooing. With is book, LACRIME E SANGUE, he…
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Tattooing, Ask Here, a book by Felix Leu
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“Tattooing, Ask Here”, a book by Felix Leu

  • 4 months ago
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«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…
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Meeting the MasterS-Horiyoshi III
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“Meeting the Master(s)” is the new photographic book by Zozios

  • 4 months ago
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“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…
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New tattoo book: “LACRIME e SANGUE” by Rudy Fritsch

  • 1 year ago
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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…
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100 Paintings vol. 1 by Joe Spaven
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100 Paintings vol. 1 by Joe Spaven

  • 2 years ago
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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…
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Japanese Flora
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Japanese Flora: a Book by Sören Sangkuhl

  • 2 years ago
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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…
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Chad Koeplinger 50 States
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50 States: a book by Chad Koeplinger

  • 2 years ago
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“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…
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Filip Leu, The Leu Family's Family Iron, Ste-croix, Switzerland
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Skulls by Filip Leu

  • 2 years ago
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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…
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Claudia De Sabe, Drawings of an Autumn Garden
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Claudia De Sabe: Drawings of an Autumn Garden

  • 2 years ago
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“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…
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Vintage Tattoo Flash Volume 2
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Vintage Tattoo Flash Volume 2

  • 2 years ago
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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,…
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Alt tattoo model / singer Leah Jung photographed by Christian Saint
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Tattoo Super Models: a book by Christian Saint

  • 2 years ago
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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,…
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Felix and Loretta Leu with Khiatya Batash a tattooist they met on their journey to morocco in 1988
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Berber Tattooing by Felix and Loretta Leu

  • 2 years ago
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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…
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Mystical and magical books | Tattoo Life
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July Special Promotion: Mystical and Magical Books!

  • 2 years ago
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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…
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Skulls Snakes & The Flower Of Death by Joao Bosco
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Skulls Snakes & The Flower Of Death by Joao Bosco

  • 2 years ago
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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…
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Tattoo Lal Hardy
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Tattoo: an Illustrated Miscellany by Lal Hardy

  • 3 years ago
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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…
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Oriental and Japanese tattoo: the essential books in our collection!

  • 3 years ago
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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…
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5 Tati Compton Sang Blue
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TATI by Tati Compton

  • 3 years ago
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Tati Compton’s debut book release is published by Sang Bleu and it features 192 pages of over 800 of her most intricate illustrations: from whimsical psychedelia, to powerful silhouettes of…
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Book of Pattern Volume II by Thomas Hooper
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Book of Patterns Volume II by Thomas Hooper

  • 3 years ago
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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…
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Tattooing's Guide to Symbolism
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Tattooing’s Guide To Symbolism: Cor Mysterium Volume I

  • 3 years ago
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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…
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Ryuki Mysterious Dragons by Horiyoshi III
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Horiyoshi III: Ryuki Mysterious Dragons

  • 3 years ago
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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…
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