UK Top Tatto Artist Sketchbook: Number Two Almost Here!
[header image by Jamie Greaves] The second installment of the UK Top Tattoo Artists Sketchbook is due to come out really soon, and it’s looking really awesome. This sketchbook, which will be in aid of the Jo and Mya Foundation, has already announced some really talented tattooers as part of the book, and it’s shaping … Read more
Robert Aalbers: Clean Solid Tattoo Flash
One of my all time favourite publishers, Kintaro Publishing, sent me a fantastic new release this week that I couldn’t wait to share with you guys. Clean Solid Tattoo Flash, by Robert Aalbers, is their newest book, and it’s one of the best flash books I’ve seen for a long time. Robert is a great … Read more
Ladies & Ink’s Female Tattooists: Out Now
A new book called Female Tattooists has just been published by a community called Ladies & Ink, and it looks like a nice little read. The book is up now on Lulu, and features over 100 tattooers. Inside, there are paintings, drawings, embroidery, and of course tattoos. From the page, here’s a list of great … Read more
Book Alert: ElevenFourteen and The Great Unknown
Two really cool new books are coming out really soon, and you simply must keep an eye on them. I’ve seen some work from both, and they look really unbelievable! The first, ElevenFourteen, is a flash book containing work from some amazing tattooers. The guys at King’s Avenue, Inksmith & Rogers, Black Heart, Frith Street, … Read more
2012′s Most Popular Posts
Well, we had a bit of a mad year last year. Today I thought it would be a cool idea to take a look through some of those posts that you guys loved the most and may want to re-visit. In all honesty, I was kind of surprised at some of the results. Perhaps you … Read more
It’s Here: Electric Pick’s Red Box!
I’m sorry if I sound biased in my excitement over this, but Electric Pick is one of my favourite ever tattooers, so this is awesome! His first in his epic series of books is finally here! Brilliant! The book is of fantastic hardback quality, and features over 200 pages of artwork. There are also extra … Read more
Update: The Tattoo Project’s Documentary!
After the review we put out of the fantastic new book by Vince Hemingson this week, he’s been in touch with some really cool news. The Tattoo Project is also going to be made into a documentary. Awesome! The documentary looks like it is going to be really cool, and it will focus on how … Read more
With The Light Of Truth.
I must say I love a good flash book, and when I first saw the Spider Murphy Flashbook, I thought it might just be the best book I would ever see. It turns out I was wrong. I recently got the chance too look through a new book called “With The Light Of Truth”, published … Read more
Review: The Woodcut Portraits, by Alex Binnie
The guys over at Kintaro Publishing were very generous and offered to send me Alex Binnie’s new book recently. Naturally, I didn’t have to think about whether to take up their offer. This new book by Alex is a series of woodcut portraits, which are absolutely beautiful and technically brilliant. You may have read about … Read more
King of Tattooists: the Life and Works of George Burchett
Some highly anticipated news from Solid State Publishing comes in the form of a new book, “King of Tattooists: the Life and Works of George Burchett”. The book, available for pre-order now and released in early September, includes his flash work, photographs, and documents the life of one of England’s best known tattooists. In case you aren’t … Read more
Coming Soon: Ian Parkin’s Sketchbooks
If you’re surprised this hasn’t happened sooner, I don’t think you’ll be alone. Ian Parkin, of Inkslingers Tattoo in Newcastle, has teamed up with Gentleman’s Tattoo Flash to put out his first published sketchbooks. The first book will go on sale in a couple of weeks, with the second one following a fortnight later. If … Read more
Alex Binnie: The Woodcut Portraits
I know we’ve been a bit heavy on books lately, but there are some really cool ones out right now, a lot more than usual. This week we’ve got word of a fantastic book by tattooer Alex Binnie. Alex has been putting together woodcuts for this book, of many tattooers he’s friends with. I think … Read more
COLIN JONES SKETCHBOOKS!
Stained Class tattoo extraordinaire Colin Jones has not one, but TWO amazing new sketchbooks on sale. Colin is a really fantastic tattooer, so this is something we would all encourage you to take a look at. The two sketchbooks are worlds apart, one in Neo-Traditional style in the other of arguably Colin’s best Japanese work. … Read more
Book Review: Art By Tattooists
This is my second piece for Tattoosday UK, so far I love the idea of being able to share my thoughts and views with every reader! So here it is, Art by Tattooists, created by Jo Waterhouse and with a foreword provided by model Jesse Lee Dennin. This book is by no means new. It … Read more
AN UPDATE ON THE MILTON ZEIS BOOK
Hey guys, sorry but I’ve had a hellish day, so this is more of an update than a proper blog post today. Yellow Beak Press sent an email out today that cheered me up, though. Here’s the full info: Greetings from Yellow Beak Press! We just wanted to give you an update on the status … Read more
