Tattoo books are not only informative reference guides, but also inspiring sources for artistic creativity. They offer a variety of styles, techniques, and motifs that inspire tattoo artists to develop new ideas and further enhance their skills.
From traditional designs to modern artworks, tattoo books provide a diverse selection of motifs and styles that appeal to every taste and preference.
108 exquisite illustrations all in one volume: to discover the secrets and stories of the Suikoden, legendary heroes from the Eastern tradition. A must for enthusiasts of Japanese culture, this book merges oriental artwork from the past with modern interpretations, through the images of those ancient and legendary heroes/outlaws known as the Suikoden: the108 good bandits. Their bodies were covered in showy tattoos and their exploits have been narrated time and time again through the centuries, so much so that they became the main subject of one of the oldest and greatest illustrated novels in East Asian history. This editorial project was created to celebrate the art of design and tattoos with 108 illustrations: 78 antique originals and 30 new and original works, which were realized by some of the greatest interpreters of contemporary tattoo art. Each illustration – a unique source of inspiration for artists, tattooists and art fans in general – is accompanied by a complete description, which is the result of meticulous comparative research carried out by Rossella Menegazzo (Associate Professor of the History of East Asian Art at the Università degli Studi di Milano).
Koi Sketchbook: A fine quality sketchbook, filled with koi and Japanese flowers. Beautiful drawings keeping the movement of the original sketches. Perfect reference for those who do many Japanese images. Printed on fine quality thick paper.37 Pages
Revisiting the Oriental II: A fantastic second volume of Beppe Shiro's revisited oriental sketches. As before with a high amount of dynamism and style these predominantly Japanese sketches really shine. Great examples of Hannya, Tibetan Skulls, Koi, Flowers, water, Dragons and Snakes this book has a little of all and gives a great reference or starting point for large scale Japanese work. The sketches are in the main finished with some soft shading, printed in Sepia tones and very easy to work from. A really great sketchbook!46 Pages
Beppe Shiro - Revisiting the Oriental IIIAnother very good, useable sketchbook from the talented Beppe Shiro. Once again the sketchbook is packed with drawings in the Japanese style with Beppes own twist added to them. The drawings are dynamic, strong, flowing and simply great tattoo reference! Subjects included are Dragons, Hannya, Oni, Koi, Flowers, Birds and Tigers.Ringbound, DIN A4
Sketchbook Volume 1: A lovely line drawing book from Claudia De Sabe (Claudia De Rossi), the book has that great Victorian Neo-Trad feel and is packed with classic designs. The designs included range from Girls, Pistols, Roses, Keys, Hearts, Owls and much more. Perfect inspiration!27 Pages
Sketchbook Volume 2: The second sketchbook from Claudia De Sabe and this one really is amazing, beautiful girls, birds, jewellery, animals and more grace the pages of this sketchbook and the drawings have a great feel of that London victorian style. Very very nice!!26 Pages
This breathtaking volume presents 42 of the world?s best tattoo artists for Comics, Cartoon, Pin-Up, Manga and New School. Many of the impressive tattoos are shown full page. In addition you will find a rich selection of scetches, paintings and artwork.Author: Marisa KakoulasISBN 978-3-934020-93-1large format 24,5 x 31,5 cm496 pagestexts in D, E, FRabout 580 images printed in full colorhard cover
How to draw Killer Zombies: A great how to book on drawing zombies by Cool-Aid. The book goes through sections on body proportions, tools, eyes, ears, hands, the mouth, and shows 15 different examples from start to finish accompanied with words to explain how it is built up. Specifically aimed at tattooers this is a great learning book. Drawn mainly in a comic tattoo style.81 Pages
Japanese Vol.1: A great Japanese sketchbook from Daan, the book is filled with useable reference for creating Japanese tattoos. All sketches are finished in coloured pencil and are near to completion with good light and shade. A wonderful reference tool and one of my personal favourite sketchbooks.31 Pages
Japanese Volume 2: The second installment of amazing Japanese sketches from Daan Verbruggen. This volume runs along the same lines as the first but included along with those beautiful red sketches are full colour Body suits, and some great line drawings. Featured this time are dynamic Dragons, Demons, Hannya, Koi, Flowers and more. As with the first volume this edition comes very Highly Recommended!33 Pages
This book represents a veritable compendium of skulls and Catrinas with impressive artistic scope, and a valuable source of inspiration for contemporary tattoo artwork.Author: Edgar HoillISBN 978-3-943105-25-4Large format 24.5 x 31.5 cm144 pages texts in Englisch, Germanmore than 200 images and illustrationshardcover thread bound
Volume 2: A brilliant sketchbook from the very talented Felipe Andrade. The book is packed with superbly detailed designs mainly from Neo-Trad and Japanese. Full of skulls, flowers, Tibetan skulls, dragons, Koi, girls heads and so much more. This is one of those classic must have sketchbooks! Amazing! Ringbound Softcover A4.106 Pages
Felipe Andrade - Vol.3A truly superb sketchbook from the incredibly talented Felipe Andrade. The book is packed of graphically perfect tattoo sketches with themes ranging from Skulls, Japanese, Girls, Animals, Birds and much more. This is a sketchbook that you can definitely learn and be inspired by! Fantastic!
Ringbound, DIN A4
Freako Rodriguez - Vol.2A fantastic sketchbook of monochromatic sketches from Freako Rodriguez, the designs are predominantly Japanese with many hannyas, snakes, flowers, oni, dragons and also a little bit of neo-trad thrown in. Great sketches, with good movement. Super Inspiration!Ringbound, DIN A4
This book celebrates 30 years of Henning Jørgensen’s Royal Tattoo studio in two parts. The first part illustrates Henning's famous Japanese path in a fine collection of 67 sheets produced from 1998 to 2014. In the second part 92 masters of tattoo art created their flash to extend the echo which Henning has generated in the world of tattooing, in the most varied and beautiful tattoo-style interpretations today.Works by: Scott Sylvia, Jason Grace, Robert Atkinson, Federico Ferroni, Vlady, Trevor McStay, Juan Puente, Grime, Daniel Novais, Ami James, Erik Rieth, Mo Coppoletta, Valerie Vargas, Aaron Bell, Rose Hardy, Jason Kundell, Theo Jak, Dan Sinnes, Manuel Valenzuela, Chad Koeplinger, Paul Dobleman, Mike Rubendall, Luke Atkinson, Alex Reinke, Kevin LeBlanc and many more...Published by Mediafriends (2015)240 colour pagesPerfect bound volumeFormat: cm 38x29,7cm
Volume 3: Another great volume from Ron of Iron Cross Tattoo, the sketches are mainly neo-trad mixed with a little comic hot-rod style. Really nice sketches with a lot of information and knowledge in the drawings, very nice inspiration!47 Pages
Volume 4: This is more a finished line drawing book than sketches. The designs are graphically perfect and super clean. Nice drawings with lots of information, and the style is a cross between Neo-Trad and Comic. Designs include skulls, roses, girls, birds and much more. A few full colour plates at the end make it a great volume!45 Pages
Japanese Drawings: A very nice book of Japanese drawings from Jason Birks. The drawings are clean, strong and very useable for all those into Japanese tattooing. This is a great all round sketchbook filled with Oni, Hannya, Koi, Dragons, Samurai and flowers, good inspiration and sure to help make money in any studio! A4 Ringbound.55 Pages