March 7th, 2010 
maskatat 
- ISBN13: 9781565233324
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Presenting appealing and high-quality designs, this collection of tattoo artwork includes an extensive breadth of styles—including fantasy, Celtic, pagan, gothic, sacred, oriental, and mythical. Whether used individually, in combination, or as inspiration for original designs, this resource provides designs ideal for personal expression. From dancing dragons and Aztec Indians to fairies and flowers, this guidebook is a perfect companion for anyone with an interest… More >>
Great Book of Tattoo Designs: More than 500 Body Art Designs
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This book is a totally waste of paper, time and money. Is one of the most awful books I have acquired. Is not really a tattoo book. It is more like a kindergarden “color the figures” books. I want my money back!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
This is a very mixed bag of a book and unevenly weighted in concepts. Too many of one thing and not enough of others. The animal section is a complete waste of time unless you like ducks and pheasant. Most of the four-legged animals are out of proportion. If you are looking for good representations of bison, big cats, wolves or elk, please look somewhere else. The Celtic section is very good, except, as has been noted above…way too many crosses. I realize that one person cannot anticipate what everyone else needs or wants, but I felt there could have been more of a balance in what was portrayed. I feel I wasted my money, and am still looking for a good book on tattoo line art.
Rating: 2 / 5
I acquired this book with the intent of getting leather crafting ideas for tooling. It has certainly meet that need. As tattoo as very two dimensional in application, it is difficult for this individual to visualize the impact of a 3-D relief. However, the designs offered vary significantly from traditional leather carving patterns. This will provide for some uniquely tooled projects.
Rating: 4 / 5
It is painfully obvious that Ms. Irish is not a tattoo artist. In fact, she is a wood carver, and has written many books about that. Well, I am here to tell you that woodcarving designs do NOT make for good tattoo designs. I have been a tattoo artist for ten years, and I can say this book contains some of the worst art I have seen in quite a while. The line drawings are poorly executed, with very thick lines, which look suspiciously like 14th century woodcuts. I wonder why.
The designs depicted in this book are poorly drawn and unrealistically shaded. If you want realism in your tattoo design, then this is the worst place to look.
I have no idea how this book actually found a publisher.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have some ink on me and am planning to have my back done. This book is full of some of the best designs I have seen!
It has a Celtic section that has some of the best designs. It also has a section of some good ole’ fashioned classic designs as well.
I recommend this book for the sheer art value alone!
Rating: 5 / 5