The Tattoo Bible is a rich and provocative pictorial survey of an ancient art form that, until recently, remained hidden in our society cultural underground. Tracing a global journey through the history and culture of tattoo art, Chris Wroblewski new book is a stunning visual document. Above all, it is a book about people and personalitiesere skinheads, circus freaks, Buddhist monks, tattoo fetishists, and slightly more ordinary individuals all reveal their obsessions with and dedication to the ritual of ink and pain. Chris Wroblewski is considered to be the foremost photographer of tattoo art. He is the author of more than 15 books on the subject, including Pigments of Imagination.

In this DVD, a professional tatto artist takes you through the steps necessary to create a color tattoo. he demonstrates how to map out an area of skin for the tattoo to prepare for the design stage. He shows how to design a tattoo using pencil and pen drawings that are scanned into a computer and finalized using Photoshop and Illustrator. then he explains how to properly set up a sanitary tattoo station, gives an in-depth overview of all the equipment needed for the tattoo procedure, and shows how to set up and mix different shades of color. Starting the outline process, he covers a variety of line work such as gray line, basic outlining and sculpting lines from thick to thin. He then moves into his techniques for black shading and color blending to give the work a smooth airbrushed look. This informative DVD is packed full of information that will help get beginning tattoo artists over the hurdles that they often face in their first color tattoos.

This package contains disk 1 to 4 of basic work & advance work disk 10 and 11, covering the following subjects: Introduction to Tattooing, Introduction to Machine Maintenance and Tuning, Black and Grey Shading, Tattoo Restoring and Cover up's, Making and Using Magnum Shaders, Advanced class's on Outlining, Shading and Coloring.
Introduction to Tattooing

This package contains disk 1 to 4 of basic work & advance work disk 10 and 11, covering the following subjects: Introduction to Tattooing, Introduction to Machine Maintenance and Tuning, Black and Grey Shading, Tattoo Restoring and Cover up's, Making and Using Magnum Shaders, Advanced class's on Outlining, Shading and Coloring.
Introduction to Tattooing
This is a thourough look at the very basics. Everything from the equipment used to Tattoo (Tubes, Needles, Inks, etc.) on to sterilazation, and the entire creation process of a tattoo. Suggestions on how to practice and loads of practical examples.

Rather than being a simple A-Z guide, Reinventing The Tattoo taps into Guy's unique vision and his 20 years in the tattoo profession to provide an inside look into what it takes to improve your overall artistic ability and to put these skills to work on skin to get the results that you want

Everything you need to know about selecting, getting and caring for a tattoo.
1.1 Does it hurt?
1.2 What about anaesthetics?

American photographer Sandi Fellman used a rare large size Polaroid camera to create these photos of Irezumi Japanese men and women who wear elaborate full-body tattoos. Fellman treats the tattoos as artworks and their creators as artists. Her text touches on the tattooing process, common motifs, the sociology of the tattoo, and relationships between the tattoo masters and their clients. Author D.M. Thomas has contributed two pages of his reactions to these unusual and even disturbing images. The 46 color plates in this volume, most of them whole body nudes, should prove provocative, fascinating, or repellant to a wide variety of library patrons.

Guy Aitchison's book Organica covers the last 18 years of his career and focuses in particular on the abstract, free-form imagery that he is known for. Showing tattoos and paintings side by side, the book aims to emphasize the strong connection that Guy has experienced between these two very different art media, and the wide variety of mutant offspring that have resulted from this innovative artist working between these two classic art forms. Organica is a high-quality, large-format glossy hardcover art book that will entertain and inspire artists and art collectors from all walks of life

Welcome to the Tattoo E-Book. In here you will find everything you ever wanted to know about the process of getting "inked" -- from how to choose a design, to choosing a tattoo artist to post-operative care. We have included a chapter on what to expect when you visit a tattoo studio, what questions you should ask of the tattoo artist with regards to hygiene and safety as well as the top ten signs that you are in the right place.