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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.More than 300 stunning color photos combine with tattoo artists’ insights on why they love to work in the traditional style, and the artistic challenges that it poses.
This book focuses on the traditional (old school) style of tattooing and its ongoing impact on todays tattoo art. More than 300 stunning color photos are combined with tattoo artists personal explanations of why they love to work in the traditional style, and the artistic challenges that it poses today.
For the fifteen tattoo artists in this book, the essence of real and true tattooing is the traditional one: bold lines, simple motifs, black and red colorstattoos built to last on the skin. From the early beginnings in the late 19th century among sailors, traditional tattoos have been developed further by todays tattoo artists. Neo-traditional, Americana, new school, old schoolthe names are many, but all have that single common heritage: they are based on the simple lines created on the sailors skins many years ago.[AuthorName]By Jakob Schultz and Photographs by Peter Booker Nielsen[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]When journalist Jakob Schultz became the editor for a tattoo convention he met the best old school and neo-traditional tattoo artists from around the world. He joined forces with photographer Peter Booker Nielsen to document this current in tattooing.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]317 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Exploring the Modern Renaissance of Old School & Neo-Traditional Tattooing[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]317 color photos[/ColorPattern]
