With the expanded design options, more people can
relate to tattooing, and find, or create, a design that
resonates with them. Therefore the demographic of
tattooinghasexpanded.Withunlimiteddesignchoices,
thetattooclientelehasalsobecomeunlimited.Goneare
thedaysofpointingatadesignonthewallandsaying,
“I’ll take that one!” Custom tattooing is now the norm.
Anything and everything can be adapted as tattoo
imagery.Butwhateveritis,therearecertainprinciples
thatalwaysapply.Doingartworkasatattooonahuman
body is different than working in any othermedium.
Thereisnodefinedbordertoyour“canvas”perse.And
thesurfaceyou’reworkingonvariesinchbyinchasfar
as contour, and even texture. It’s very important to
considertheplacementofthetattoo,theflowoftheart
withthebody,eventhecolorsandhowthey’lllookon
theskinyou’reworkingwith.Howwillageaffectthe
lookofthetattoo?Howdetailedshouldthedesignbe?Is
thepersonin thesunoften?There’sa lotto consider
when applying art to skin.
Inthisbook,Ihopetohelpyoulearntocreatemasterful
tattoo-orienteddesignswiththeknowledgeI’ve gained
withthirtyplusyearsoftattooing.Iwon’tbegoinginto
howtoactuallyapplyatattoo.Thatiswaytooinvolved
a process to coverin any book. To properlylearn to