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Skin Shows: The Tattoo Bible [Paperback]

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Paperback: 392 pages
Publisher: Collins & Brown; illustrated edition edition (26 Aug 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1843401673
ISBN-13: 978-1843401674
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 20 x 3.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 387,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#60 in Books > Art, Architecture & Photography > Print & Decorative Arts > Body Art & Tattoos

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This book is an appraisal of an ancient art form that until recently remained hidden in the cultural backwaters of our society.

About the Author

London-based Chris Wroblewski is acknowledged as the world's foremost photographer and publisher of tattoo art. He began documenting tattoos in 1976 and over 20 years later, he has had over 15 books on tattoos published. He even appeared on the 'David Letterman Show' while touring the States promoting 'Pigments of Imagination'.

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Tattooing by puncture probably found its origin in the deliberate intention of an unknown genius, who saw in it a way of making magical-religious colourings more permanent. Read the first page

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dated, very dated., 11 May 2008

By	Mr. J. Ford (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Skin Shows: The Tattoo Bible (Paperback)

I purchased this book several months ago, I can't remember too well what I was expecting, maybe inspiration for a tattoo, find a few ideas or styles I liked. I found nothing I liked but that's beside the point.

Since the Amazon synopsis doesn't illuminate what this book contains very well I will give you a brief summary. The book contains first, the history of tattooing, how it has evolved into what we know today. Various sections are also devoted to different tattooing locations around the world (China, Russia, Japan, Cuba, Santos, Hong Kong, Polynesia, England). There is also a section on How to get a good Tattoo and "Old School" Tattooing.

Now, how do these sections rank up? This history of tattooing is small, eight pages at the most. It's interesting, but don't buy this book if you really want to learn about tattoo history.

The "On the Road" sections are terrible. What you take away from reading them is to never get a tattoo in any of these locations. All the tattoos featured in this section (save Japan) are terrible. Very very bad, these pictures are accompanied by pictures of prison style tattoo machines and dirty studios.

How to get a Good Tattoo. Let me sum up the first two paragraphs for you, don't smoke and don't move around. And this "section" though I use the term loosely is barely a page long. Other such advice dished out is to stand in front of a mirror naked and "visualize" the tattoo on yourself".

It's not all bad news though folks! The book does deliver. PICTURES. What we all came here for, lots and lots of photos. Pictures of tattoos and studios, more pictures of studios than you would perhaps like to look at.

Here's where my main problem with this book lies though, a book about tattoos, has photographs of tattoos in but all that photos in this book are terribly dated. I mean really dated. The notes state this book was published first in 2004. This has to be a joke, there is not one photograph in here taken in the last ten years. Everything looks pre-95. Though the tattoos do look 'good', done with skill at the time, by modern standards they look average, just average. Did I mention they also look dated, so very dated?

Why buy this book, well there are no reasons to. You'd like to learn the history of tattoos, this book isn't for you. You'd like to learn about different tattoos and styles from around the globe. Not for you. Don't buy this book for inspiration because everything in this book you can find better examples of at your local studio in the flash book.

This book, doesn't know what it's trying to be, its got some terrible photos in (most notably the On the Road chapter, I am serious, some of these look like they have been drawn on with biro, a week ago and not been washed off. The book also contains a lot of filler, there is a whole chapter about head tattoos, what's next, arm tattoos, leg tattoos? Everything in this book can be found out online. Do yourself a favor, save your money, buy something else.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book - pictures are brilliant, 16 Mar 2007

By	Kit Kat ((UK)) - See all my reviews

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I would deffinately recommend this book to anyone. Although there isn't huge quantities of writing, their are some wonderful pictures which say so much themselves. The writing that is there gives you all you need to know if you just want a baseline understanding and abit of history. Im doing A-level art and got this book for my exam piece and have found it very useful and inspiring.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, 8 Jan 2008

By	G. Hamill "xdollfacexpiex" (Newcastle Upon tyne) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I seem to have waited for this book to be published for a long time. It was worth the wait.
A lot of the pictures in this book have appeared in Chris' previous books but it's still worth owning. The wide range of styles covered is fantastic and it's nice to see a tattoo book covering the different lifestyles of those whose choose to be tattooed.
The pictures are great and some of the work shown is amazing.
I have to admit I bought this book as I thought my dad might be featured in it (and he is, on pages 282-289) but I'm really pleased with the book as a whole and would be proud to own it whether he was or not.
Excellent.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good all rounder book...
This book is better than most for an all round insight into tattoos. The glossy photos are of an ok standard, and this would be my only criticism. Read more

Published on 24 Aug 2007 by E. Cooke

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