what are your top reference books ??? Entry posted by Louisgoodwin February 8, 2011 1,665 views Share More sharing options... Followers 0 Im always looking for reference and tattoo books ? what are your favourite books? ross nagle 1
Louisgoodwin 10 Posted February 8, 2011 UKIYO-E gian carlo calza, traditional japanese art . bj bets lettering T. hoopers ,book of skulls Quote Link to comment
Draltattoo 41 Posted February 8, 2011 tattooing the invisble man, tattooing from east to west tattoos of the floating world. bobs new book just added. eye tattooed america Quote Link to comment
Lochlan 17 Posted February 8, 2011 I enjoy looking through tattooers reference books and have seen ones I would never imagine so have asked and the answers always impress me. Below are some other threads where books have been suggested: Tattoo Books Collecting Reference Tattoo Fonts, Tattoo Lettering & Tattoo Script Tattoo Archive Artist Sketch Books Tattooer's Reference Libraries Tattoo Book Reviews Quote Link to comment
kylegrey 62 Posted February 8, 2011 We are Tattoo -Put out by tattoo burst magazine Underway is the only way Tattoo flash D.E.Hardy Dragons Filip Leu Traditional folder -Miki Vialetto Greg Irons Retrospective 108 Heroes of the Suikoden Lowrider tattoo flash Quote Link to comment
Dan Martin 2 Posted February 10, 2011 TAM, state of grace books, art of the mark Oh, and of course, Tattoo times! Ive used it so many times, it fell apart so I had to get another! Quote Link to comment
Petri Aspvik 35 Posted February 13, 2011 Robert Ryan told me that 99% of his reference books arent tattoo related. That doesnt really help... Sorry :) Or does it... Quote Link to comment
Louisgoodwin 10 Posted February 23, 2011 Robert Ryan told me that 99% of his reference books arent tattoo related.That doesnt really help... Sorry :) Or does it... yea i agree i use all sorts of books Quote Link to comment
billyvon 11 Posted March 2, 2011 MY RULE OF THUMB WHEN I BUY OR LOOK AT WOULD BE REFRENCE BOOKS IS, IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING TO TATTOO OR APPLY TO A TATTOO IN THE FIRST 15 SECONDS I WILL BUY IT, IF NOT I SET IT DOWN, THE BARGAIN SHELF IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO START. I HAVE A NICE COLLECTION I STARTED BUYING BOOK WHEN I WORKED THE VENICE BEACH TATTOO SCENE IN 96. Quote Link to comment
tattoosbyfox 14 Posted April 5, 2011 I think its nice to have a lot of books around of tattoo related artwork just for tips on how to do certain things if you get stuck on something or simply for inspiration. But honestly like Petri said, the best ones arent tattoo related. I try and use photographs a lot. If your doing a tattoo of a flower of some sort, dont look at a tattoo of it or flash... look at an actual photo of that type of flower and draw your interpretation of it. I buy all sorts of book, but most are photography and clipart books. I find myself looking at those more than anything tattoo related. Or the ultimate free reference of all time... google images. But keep in mind how many other tattooers probably use that as well, so try not to jock anyone elses stuff. My advice bottom line... find an actual photo and make it your own. Quote Link to comment
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