THE ART OF MODERN DAY TATTOO

Geometric tattoo style: Geometric tattoos typically involve clean lines, shapes, and patterns arranged in intricate and symmetrical designs. They often incorporate sacred geometry, such as circles, triangles, and mandalas, which are believed to hold symbolic or mystical meanings. Geometric tattoos can be minimalistic or highly detailed, but they usually emphasize precision and balanced compositions. Some common techniques used in geometric tattooing include dotwork, linework, shading, and negative space.

Blackwork tattoo style: Blackwork tattoos usually feature bold and solid black ink, often covering large areas of the skin. They tend to rely on contrasting black and skin tones to create graphic and dramatic imagery. Blackwork tattoos can be abstract or realistic, but they often depict macabre or occult themes, such as skulls, skeletons, animals, or occult symbols. Some popular techniques used in blackwork tattooing include stippling, hatching, solid fill, and negative space. Overall, the geometric tattoo style and blackwork tattoo style share some similarities in terms of precision, composition, and symbolism. However, they differ in terms of their aesthetic goals and thematic focuses. Geometric tattoos aim for intricate and harmonious designs, while blackwork tattoos aim for bold and striking imagery.

The meaning of a tattoo can vary depending on the individual and the design of the tattoo. Some people get tattoos as a form of self-expression, to commemorate a meaningful event or person, or to represent their beliefs or values. Others may get tattoos purely for aesthetic reasons or as a way to show their affiliation with a certain group or culture. Ultimately, the meaning of a tattoo is personal to the individual who has it.

The idea of this book is to show the evolution of tattoos. How they have become more intricate pieces of work that everyone wants to get nowadays. The premise is to also show that tattoos are now becoming more socially acceptable, people use to and still do look at people with tattoos as the bad guy but times have changed.

The dimensions of this book are 8” x 12” opening to be 16”. It is a 20-spread book with fold-outs, tip-ins, and various spots for a varnished detail. There are five sections of tattoos introduced in this book Geometric, Blackwork, Traditional, Anime, and Fineline.

The traditional section of this book goes into the history of the style, and how it was very popular amongst sailors. Like “Sailor Jerry” a prominent American tattoo artist in Hawaii who was well known for his sailor tattoos, individuals wanted his work done on their bodies. This is also the first introduction to the fold-outs in the book, here a flash wall opens from the middle of the book to the right to mimic the idea of being in a tattoo shop.

Fine line tattoos for one, of these tattoos tend to be less painful than traditional tattoos due to the smaller needles that are used. They also heal more quickly and have less risk of infection. In addition, fine-line tattoos tend to look more polished and professional than their bolder counterparts. You would think that with such a fine design there wouldn’t be room for detail but that is where you are wrong, with the style being so small and intricate there are a lot of opportunities to add small details that bring the tattoo to life.

Once an anime lover always and anime lover, while this style didn’t see a lot of growth until the 2010s, people fell in love with it. The artist has a lot of fun doing these tattoos for many reasons, they can keep it in its original style, they can go crazy with colors or they can make these characters look realistic.