The Body Art Book: A Complete, Illustrated Guide to Tattoos, Piercings, and Other Body Modification
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Book Overview
The first fully comprehensive, illustrated guide to body art in all its forms. The Body Art Book is the only reference source available that takes you through every step of the process. From choosing style and placement, to finding the right artist, to ensuring safety and proper care (and even correcting or removing unwanted body art), this indispensable guide covers not only tattoos and piercings, but a variety of alternative body modifications such as scarring, branding, and more. Filled with inside secrets, hands-on advice, and a directory of services worldwide, it's the only body art book you'll ever need. Includes eight pages of color photographs and a worldwide directory of tattoo and piercing establishments.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0425197263
ISBN13:9780425197264
Release Date:July 2004
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
A definite help
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I read this before I got my first tattoo, and it was very informative. It didn't pretty-up anything, and was right to the point. I would definitely recommended it to anyone. I think the picture gallery could have been better though.
Very informative!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
After buying this book, I read it front to back, several times over. It explains just about every form of body art. Its a great book for the beginner to learn more about tattooing and piercing.
Extremely helpful when deciding to get body art done.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
In my case, I'm doing a school report on body piercing. This book gave my an extrodinary amount of information for my paper, and having a piercing myself, I found how to take care of it in cases that something goes wrong and I know that I have done everthing right in caring for it so far. I would reccomend it to anyone that is thinking about getting a body piercing or a tattoo It can really ease a person's mind and let them know whether or not it is a good idea for them to do any form of body art.
This book helps a lot
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I think this is the best book to get if you are planning on getting tattoos and or piercing. I was unsure of what to expect when I got my first tattoo so I waited until I had a little bit more information. I picked up this book at the book store and read the book. It had everything you needed to know about what to expect when getting a tattoo or piercing. Also, it talked about symbolism, history, and even the aftercare of tattoos and piercings. I was convinced after reading this book to get my first tattoo, a virgo symbol. This became addicting as I now have 4 tattoos in all with plans to get more work done. Also, until I read this book, I have never even considered body piercing. I now have my second earlobe holes, cartilage, tongue, navel, and a clit hood piercing. I am very satisfied with the results. I highly recommend this book.
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