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Great Book of Tattoo Designs: More than 500 Body Art Designs |  | Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 49540
Media: Paperback
Pages: 504
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1565233328
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.650222
EAN: 9781565233324
ASIN: 1565233328
Publication Date: May 28, 2007
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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 in tattoos.
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 A nice book, but.... October 6, 2008
quicksilverdragon (wisconsin)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I ordered this book thinking it would have tons of different tattoo ideas. While it does, it has a lot of the same thing. Like 40 pages of the "Green Man." I dont see many tattoos of the green man, and to have 40 pages of it...also they have lighthouses?...well, draw your own conclusions. The dragons are really cool, but so many of the wildlife ones are for painting, not really tattoo quality. And the symbols section leaves a lot to be desired. Lots of crosses, which is fine, but nothing for modern symbols.And lastly the floral section. Only one rose, which i really like roses, so i thought that kinda sucked. A nice book overall, but if you are looking for a lot of variaty, look someplace else.
 Good source of design ideas September 9, 2007
C. L. Henson
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Lora S. Irish is a talented artist and this plain book is a nice step-stone for designers and other artists to glean ideas, and not just for tattoos. As a matter of fact, I don't really think the designs in the book are very contemporary as far as body-art designs go today. While not the most complicated set of designs, she shows very well how to increase their complexity and interest. Her line-drawings are supplemented by shaded drawings which illustrate how the design can be embellished and come to life. As a reference or guide, this book is very useful. It is rather thick to be copied or scanned and you will have to either remove the pages or break the back to successfully do either, unless you are hand-copying with transfer paper.
I highly recommend it as an addition to your design-source library for pyrography (wood burning), carving, painting, and yes, even for a tattoo.
 What a waste. February 16, 2008
MJ
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I personally think this is a waste. I bought this from a Books-A-Million for about nine bucks. It was on sale and it was in plastic packaging,
I thought it would be worth it by looking at the size.
Most of the concepts, which are nothing special, look like they'd be in a child's colouring book. It was a huge let down as far as a concept book goes. The designs look the same with a few different details. It's not worth wasting your money on.
don't waste your money March 16, 2010
bunka girl (Wi)
I wish i would have read the reviews before i bought this book, its perfect if you wood burn but not tattooing
Still looking for better book March 5, 2010
C. Horen (Colorado Springs)
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.
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