Here's a book that's inspired by the Mexican culture and history. Artist Tattoo Duke has gathered his collection of drawings, from fully rendered color images, to collages and unique hand sketches, and compiled them into this amazing reference source. Not only does this book feature artwork that could be described as "Gangsta" or "Street," but it also features Aztec warriors, Raza-style artwork, Graffiti Art, even American Indian themes. The key, as with all art, is the shading. When the shading is done correctly it changes the entire impact of the artwork, whether it's rendered in full color or simply sketched in black & grey. This book features everything from beautifully, fully-shaded intricate collages, to simple sketches showing the design process. Tattoo Duke's artwork is a must for any artist/client that celebrates Mexican culture through tattoo designs.

In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book shows how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Fenske suggests working within dominant discourse to represent and subvert oppressive gender and class evaluations.

Get creative with this Blank Storyboard Sketchbook Featuring 4:3 Thumbnail Panels 150 Bright White Pages by Tangie Marie and Cameron Purvis! This Storyboard Sketchbook has more than 150 pages that are made of high quality, heavy-weight white paper. Each page of this sketchbook has 3 blank 4:3 thumbnail panels with description lines for planing out each scene. This sketchbook also features 4 blank table of contents pages so you can keep all of your storyboards organized.This blank storyboard sketchbook is created by artists, for artists! We are Tangie Marie and Cameron Purvis, an artistic duo that have written, illustrated, and published successful children's books all over the world! We have used a variety of sketchbooks and journals throughout the years to bring our artwork and stories to life, and we believe that they are an essential part of any creative process. We feel that artists always need a space to express their creativity, create their own characters, and bring them to life in their own worlds, so we decided to create a line of our own sketchbooks and art journals that do just that!Get yours now and be amazing, be happy, and be an artist!

Tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance.

Get creative with The Blank Comic Sketchbook 150 Bright White Pages by Tangie Marie and Cameron Purvis. This Comic Sketchbook has more than 150 pages that are high quality heavy weight white paper. This sketchbook offers a variety of blank comic panels that encourage creativity in kids and adults along with featuring splash pages for creating comic book covers. You can be free to let your inner artist loose to sketch, draw, write, and color your original cartoon or comic. This sketchbook is created by artists for artists. Tangie Marie and Cameron Purvis are an artistic duo that have written, illustrated, and published successful children's books. They have used a variety of sketchbooks and journals throughout the years to bring their artwork and stories to life. They decided to create a line of sketchbooks and journals so that you can do the same. These Sketchbooks and journals are an essential part of any creative process. Buy yours today to begin your successful art journey!

"The idea of creating a book that would shed new light on the world of tattoo artists was first conceived about two years ago. Marco Bratt a tattoo-artist from The Netherlands, and his girlfriend Nancy Heimburger, a lifestyle photographer, did their utmost to contact eminent tattoo artists from all over the world with the request that they create a sketch for inclusion in this unique book. The authors' enthusiasm inspired a wide range of artists, who were able to express themselves in deeply personal ways, unrestrained by commercial demands. These artists are all well known for dedicating their lives to their profession, but the extent of their artistic versatility is frequently overlooked. This sketchbook of 80 exclusive designs has been produced with this in mind. Works by several of these artists have never been published in book form before." "The book is divided into two sections, the first comprises an introduction detailing how this collection was brought together along with a brief overview of the various styles and historical aspects of tattooing. Also included are photographs made by the authors during their extensive travels, reproduced here for the first time. The second section is devoted to the artists themselves, each sketch being accompanied by their individual biographies and favourite quote."--BOOK JACKET.

Tattoos are a highly visible social and cultural sight, from TV series that represent the lives of tattoo artists and their interactions with clients, to world-class sports stars and the social actors we meet on a daily basis who display visible tattoo designs. Whereas in the not-to-distant past tattoos were commonly culturally perceived to represent an outward sign of social non-conformity or even deviance, tattoos now increasingly transcend class, gender, and age boundaries and arguably are now more culturally acceptable than they have ever been. But why is this the case, and why do so many social actors elect to wear tattoos? Tattoo Culture explores these questions from historical, cultural and media perspectives, but also from the heart of the culture itself, from the dynamics of the tattoo studio, the work of the artist and the world of the tattoo convention, to the perspective of the social actors who bear designs to investigate the meanings which lie being the images. It critically examines the ways in which tattoos alter social actors’ sense of being and their relationship with time in the semiotic ways with which they communicate, to themselves or to the wider world, key elements of their bodily and personal identity and sense of being.