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Tattoosandtattooartworkhavebecomepartofmainstreamculture,andmoresooverthelastfewyearswithpopularTVshowstakingtheviewerinsidethetattoostudioforthefirsttime.Manytattooistsarealsohighlyskilledartistsintheirownright,andhavemovedbeyondtheartworktheytattooontoskintocreatingbodiesofpersonalartworkmorelikelytobeviewedinagallerythanatattoostudio.ArtbyTattooistsisthefirstbooktoshowcasethisart.Thebookfeaturestwenty-sixinternationalartistswhouseavarietyofmedia,fromink,watercolour,acrylicpaintandoiltolinoprinting,paintingonwoodandboard,andevenexamplesoftattoo-styleskateboardgraphics.Manyoftheartistsareheavilyinfluencedbytheimagerytheyuseastattooistsroses,hearts,skulls,scrolls,birds,pin-ups,etc.andcarrythisintotheirpersonalwork.Otherworkfeaturescolours,themesorsubjectmatterthatismoresubtlyrelatedtotattooing.
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JoWaterhouseisafreelancewriterinterestedinmanyareasofart,includinglowbrow,street,skateboarding,andtattooart.SheistheauthorofConcretetoCanvas:Skateboarders''Art2005,Concrete2Canvas:MoreSkateboarders''Art2007,ArtbyTattooists:BeyondFlash2009,andIndieCraft2010.
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