Tattooing A to Z: A Guide to Successful Tattooing/Guide to Sterile Tattooing Techniques (Hardcover)

by Huck Spaulding (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Spaulding & Rogers Manufacturing; Bk&Guide edition (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 092971900X
• ISBN-13: 978-0929719009
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #678,418 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, A Must For Beginners and Seasoned Artists, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This book outlines everything from how to choose the correct equipment for you, to how to actually do a tattoo on somebody. Very detailed instructions and very informative. This book is definately a must for anybody and everybody who is wanting to learn how to tattoo. Even if you already know how to tattoo and have been doing so for years, you can't afford to be without this book. A definate must for anybody in the industry as well as those who are wanting to break into the industry and become successfull.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, February 28, 2003

By	Reader (NY United States) - See all my reviews

...--This book is geared to the beginner that has no expierance in Tattooing. It gives a lot of information that would otherwise take you a while to figure out. However a book does not take the place of a good insructor, find someone who is willing to give you hands on expieriance in the art of Tattooing. Also if you have been Tattooing for a while, and never had any real or formal training, you will find this book very helpful. But remember Tattooing is Medic-classified as Minor Skin Surgery, and you can really hurt somone if it is done incorrectly. Check out moderntattooscience.com for some info on tattooing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are even considering doing a tattoo, get this book., July 18, 1998

By A Customer

This is a comprehensive guide to doing tattoos, written by a legend in the business. I did my first tattoo in 1986, and it was terrible! I figured out how to do it on my own and the results confirmed that. To do a good tattoo, you must have a good base of knowledge on the subject. You must know about the equipment, about sterilization, and technique. It is difficult to learn the right way on your own. There are literally hundreds of little secrets revealed in this book that you just aren't going to find anywhere else. It's not as if you can just go down to the shop on the corner and say "Excuse me, but I would like to become a tattoo artist". You can try, but I have actually been laughed at on more than one occasion for similar words. Usually, to become a tattoo artist, you must apprentice to a shop owner, "pay your dues", and spend a lot of time doing everything but tattoos. This book will really save a lot of floor sweeping.