How to Draw Tattoo Style

A really lovely book - with history, origins, meanings, different styles and step-by-step process for a range of different designs.

I spent a fun hour flipping through this galley. I would buy a finished product and try some of the designs. The format it came through on my KIndle was just awful, but I didn't hold that against the book. It would make a nice gift for a friend.

This amazing book, with well over two hundred pages, contains projects by real tattoo artists as well as information on the history of tattoos, guidance on the drawing basics, classic and alternative styles of tattoo and a gallery of examples. It contains lots of historical facts and step by step guidance on how to draw a wide range of tattoo designs. There are even pages giving suggestions for websites and other books to look at to find more examples, inspiration and information about tattoos and tattoo art.

This is a great guide and one that may help inspire people to have a go at designing and drawing their own tattoo style art - who knows, it could inspire someone to become a tattoo design artists! You don’t need to be an artist or to want a tattoo to appreciate the examples and guidance given in this book which is also an interesting read. I learnt a lot from it about the global history of tattoos and had fun having a go at my own designs, too.

Thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley, too, for letting me read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

While not turning me into a master tattooist this book did expand my understanding of what it takes to design and create them. The steps are clearly displayed and the artwork shown in its component parts enough that I was able to create some simpler pieces on my own. It was interesting and enjoyable instruction with a wide enough array of art that it would appeal to beginners and likely competent artists as well. Finding the proper medium to read it on was a bit difficult. After trying on my Kindle voyage and tablet with limited success I read it on my laptop which was the only way to view the images as a whole.

I had the opportunity to review this through netgalley. As always, this is my honest opinion.

I think this is a great book for beginners to this art style. It has a lot of history and facts throughout the book that discusses different tattoo styles. I was happy with this added dimension in the book. There are many photos, which is great for an art book, especially a how-to book. The tutorials which are clear and easy to understand.

I wouldn't really recommend this for people who already know about this art style or who have experience. This seems more focused on beginners, in my opinion. i would recommend it for someone less knowledgeable in the subject.

Good description of the history and practice.