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8 pages of photos and a worldwide directory.
This is the first fully comprehensive, illustrated guide to body art in all its forms.
This is the only reference source available that explores every step of the process.
This is the definitive guide for choosing style and placement, finding the right artist, ensuring safety and proper care, and even correcting or removing unwanted body art.
Includes: Tattoos € Piercings € Artists € Styles € Jewelry € Alternative Body Modification € Safety € Care € Selection € Placement € Procedures Healing Time € and More
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By Mark Landon
This book is acceptably written and edited, but it is extremely introductory. It says things like "There is potential danger of damaging your internal organs or bones, so read up on the subject before actually starting this process." It was certainly my assumption before buying this book that I was "reading up" about the topics covered, but as long as the reader is aware they are buying a shallow, introductory overview of the topics covered, they won't be too disappointed.
There are a handful of good color photos in the edition I purchased (2004) and some decent illustrations, but I would not recommend this book as a primary book to someone who has more than a passing interest. It may be a good book for parents or concerned family members of people who have gotten into piercing or body modification? I don't really know, I didn't have the patience to read through the whole book as I felt like skimming and skipping over most of the sections.
By V. Baldwin
This book knows its subjects. These topics are stated clearly and in good detail. If you want to learn the terminology and get a clue as to why some folk modify their bodies then this book is for you.
By Jerome Yontz (glendale,az)
this book was very disappointing. not alot of information and any information it had was very general. hardly any pictures or anything of value. skimmed the book did not even bother to read it. seemed to be made for people who are not even old enough to get pierced or tattooed.
By Rebekah Sue Harris (West Haven, CT USA)
"The Body Art Book" is billed as a "complete, illustrated guide," which it isn't. It highlights many topics, but none in depth. There are eight pages of color photos, and some black and white illustrations. However, for every thing I found wrong with this book, there was an equal and opposite reaction. For example:
Regarding latex gloves: "Every piercer MUST wear latex gloves when touching sterilized tools or jewelry." Should this read "Every BODY ARTIST?" (After all, NOT only piercers should be gloved!) Furthermore, what about artists or clients with latex allergies? However, pointing out that gloves should be changed if the [artist] picks up the phone was very important.
Regarding piercing guns: not enough emphasis, in my opinion, placed on the fact that professional piercers never use guns. However, the author DOES mention it, which is information that a lot of people don't know.
There were a few snide comments about people who get body modifications to be cool. While that wouldn't be my motivation, if I were the author I might have said something more to the effect of One's body is sacred, so one might want to take that into consideration before making permanent changes for the sake of fashion (in other words, perhaps less condescending).
I'm also not crazy about the layout of the book. Piercing and tattoo information is separated within chapters, instead of being in separate chapters. Also, I don't know why henna and scarification were in the same chapter!
The author seems to have fleshed out an outline, but doesn't seem to have gone much further. It's a shame, because there is a ton of information on the Internet that would have given a great deal of substance to this book.
There IS some incredibly valuable information in this book -- information that many people wouldn't have without doing some research AND information with which most people are not armed before walking into a studio.
(This book was a Wishlist purchase.)
By piercing pal (canada)
I can not believe that a publisher would agree to call this book 'complete' it is ANYTHING but complete. In fact, it is downright skimming. This shows some poorly drawn illustrations of completed facial piercings/ear piercings and that is about it - there is no 'guide' about it. It shows a few pages of colour tattoos, but clearly was not well thought out. I am returning mine and suggest that if you pay more than garage sale price, youve been taken. My opinion, thats all.
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