Graphic art of tattoo lettering

A groundbreaking reference covering the key styles and schools in contemporary tattoo lettering. This book includes step-by-step guides to lettering design from a wide range of leading tattoo artists.

Covering the history and context of tattoo design, as well as offering comprehensive instruction on hand lettering, this guide is packed with enough detail to fascinate anyone interested in tattoo design.

Learn how to recreate all the most commonly used techniques, from embellishing West Coast letterforms to mastering the calligraphic style, with guidance from one of today's most influential tattoo artists. Each chapter also includes a description of the histories, intricacies and relevant sub-styles of the individual styles, along with interviews highlighting leading practitioners and galleries of innovative tattoo designs.

The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering is both a technical manual for professional tattoo artists and an introduction to how tattoo styles inform other graphic arts. Fans of typography, calligraphy and graphic design are sure to learn techniques they can apply to their own projects. And for those aspiring to design tattoos or already working with them, this book is an indispensable guide. Guaranteed to instruct and inspire, it is an essential resource for anyone interested in the art of tattooing.

Publisher: Thames and Hudson