The Tattoo Textbook: Escape the Grind, Do What You Love, and Launch Your Kick-Ass Tattoo Career

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As a graduate of Garden of Ink and a practicing tattoo artist, I found this book to be both engaging and informative, providing an intensive overview of practical tattooing and what it takes to begin a career in the field. Shelly's years of experience are imbued in every page of this text, making it an important read for both folks interested in entering into tattooing and more veteran artists. This book is a great resource of collective wisdom and information so the up-and-coming tattoo artist can get all the necessary information about launching their career in one place without having to endlessly scour the internet. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in tattooing who are unsure where to start. Purchasing this book means that you can benefit from the years of experience of an accomplished tattoo artist and gain the knowledge that Shelly has accrued over her long-standing career. Get that ink!

All the art in this book is absolutely terrible, however, all the information more than makes up for it.

My boyfriend is in prison and when he gets out he wants to pursue a career in tattooing he asked me to find him a good informational book. he said this book is great he is very impressed and he loves that He definitely Recommends this book

This textbook is a great resource for those in training and those currently in the tattoo industry! This book touches on many important aspects in tattooing. The visual aides, student photos, fun illustrations and noteworthy famous quotes are all such a pleasant addition to this well rounded text book. I look forward to referring back to it throughout my career whenever I need a refresher. We all need a reminder from time to time, and good tattoo procedure reference material is hard to come by. In addition, the forms included at the back of the book are very generous and helpful. Very nice touch!

You know a lot of time has gone into this textbook by how well it was put together. I LOVE the personal touches Shelly Dax put in the book with her side notes and artwork. You can tell that she absolutely loves tattooing. This is a great textbook to get for anyone looking to get into the tattoo industry. It has a lot of information that helped me study for my licensing exam and great photos. It even has a tattoo shopping list and examples of paperwork you’d need in a shop. I would recommend this book to anyone I know!

I've been in the tattoo industry for a while myself, and have been through an apprenticeship of sorts, was a little skeptical about a book on tattooing when, "knowledge has always been taught from a tattoo master." I will have to admit, this book is GREAT!! There is tons of info from main diseases tattoo artists face like HBV (Hepatitis B), or simple things like applying stencils, proper handwashing techniques, set up, skin types, to even some help finding your own tattoo style. You name it. Its probably in there!! Times are changing, and though you still need to go through an apprenticeship, or tattoo school! I give the author props for helping the new generation, and making such an informative Book on tattooing!! 👏👏👏

This book is written in a very “easy to digest” way with lots of examples and photos so it’s perfect for a beginner like me. There are a lot of resources piled into one book and I wasn’t expecting to get so much practical art advice along side the tattoo advice. I’m so happy that I got this book because it is really informative and makes me feel so much more confident on my journey entering the tattoo industry.

Shelly has achieved that delicate balance of providing serious professional information in an engaging and fun way. Her infectious enthusiasm and professionalism are evident on every page of this introductory text. A must read for any aspiring tattoo artists and essential support material for apprentices. Top marks!

This book is absolute trash, do not waste your money. I’ve worked in the industry and have friends that are professional tattoo artists and this book is a complete joke. I would highly recommend looking at the authors “work” before buying this dumpster fire.