The many facets of the culture of the Rising Sun: samurais, geishas, koi carp, flowers and divinities, in the traditional colours of classical Japanese Irezumi and the more recent interpretation through a European lens. Here you’ll find some of its interpretations at the expert hands of the greatest tattooists on the international scene.
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Oriental
100 Dragons by Sieto
100 dragons: 100 different interpretations of a famous subject, much loved by all fans of Oriental tattoo. 100 plates, 100 unique artworks, 100 sinuous black outlines that celebrate a wonderful…
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Flash,… -
Oriental
101 Tattoo Ideas n’ designs by Mario Primario
Fine art, graffiti, comics, cartoons and traditional subjects from Japanese folklore – but also from the American traditional style – revisited with a super original twist…
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FlashPages
64 [pdf format]All images in…
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Oriental
50 Dragon Backpieces by Erik Rieth
Fifty plates devoted to dragons, one of the most beloved icons in the Oriental world. With its sinuous shape, this intriguing mythological subject can be tattooed anywhere on the body…
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Oriental
50 Hannya by Ben Lucas
The Hannya mask is one of the most famous icon of the Japanese tradition, and also the protagonist of this amazing digital eBook by Ben Lucas. Hannya is a jealous…
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Geometrical & Ornamental, Neo Traditional, Oriental
A Collection of Sketchbooks by Lucas Patterson
Lucas Patterson presents a new collection of 150 plates with a miscellany of subjects all done with bold outlines or shades…
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Flash, Sketches & OutlinesPages
150 [pdf format]All images in this ebook…
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Oriental
A poem of new seasons by Fiona Anna Maria and Yushi Horikichi
“A poem of new seasons” is a stunning collection of blue watercolour plates that combine the Oriental style of Yushi with the Neo Traditional one of Fiona, and celebrate oriental…
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Oriental
Black Book by Mauricio Teodoro
This flash by Mauricio Teodoro tells us about his personal way of interpreting the subjects so dear to Japanese tradition: “This book is a collection of varied techniques”…
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Flash, Line work,… -
Oriental
Broken by Oscar Hove
Oscar Hove is known for his versions and style of drawings based on the masks of Japanese Noh Theater, starting from the most popular Hannya And Tenga…
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Flash, Line workPages
62 [pdf… -
Oriental
Classic Japanese by Alessio Ventimiglia
This digital ebook is a collection of 50 plates of line drawings in oriental style by the Italian tattoo Artist Alessio Ventimiglia. The ebook presents a miscellany of the most…
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Oriental
Cui Tattoo by Cui Wenlong
The Oriental style lends itself to creative depiction. Its most iconic subjects can be given a new twist with endless imagination and a range of media: brushstrokes of black ink…
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Oriental
Danis Nguyen Art Book
From the classic subjects of the Oriental tradition, as carps, tigers, samurai and skulls typical of Irezumi, to the classic symbols of the Vietnamese cultural and artistic tradition – young…
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Oriental
Donga Book 2 by Jee Sayalero
In this new digital eBook, Spanish tattoo artist Jee Sayalero — known for his colourful Japanese cartoon style — has gathered a stunning collection of oriental flash focused on animals…
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New School, Oriental
Donga Book by Jee Sayalero
The incredible characters which inhabit the legends of the ancient traditions of the Orient are the focus of this digital eBook. Demons and mischievous spirits, divinities and animals, proud Samurai,…
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Oriental
Dragon by George Bardadim
George Bardadim created three sets of flash designs produced in a period of over ten years and drawn with different media: all of them are done in tattoo-friendly Black &…
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Oriental
Dragon Secrets by Jamie MacPherson
Jamie McPerson offers an amazing tool to study, create, reconstruct and reinterpret one of the most fascinating oriental tattoo subjects ever: the dragon. “Dragon secrets” is an anthology of visual…
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Flash,… -
Oriental
Dragons by Jordie Doubt
Dragons, peacable and good-natured or caught in action, ready to attack. Jaws wide, menacing claws, or sinuous and relaxed. Immortalised in flight or contorted in terrifying grimaces…
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Flash, Line work, SketchesPages
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Oriental
Dream Back to Tang Dynasty by Meng
The Tang Dynasty is considered the golden age of Chinese arts and culture, and it is from this period (618 to 907 A.D.) that Meng draws inspiration for this digital…
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Oriental, Other Styles
eBook 2020-1 by Jondix
Faces of women warriors, skulls, or parts of skulls with eyeballs sticking out. Samurai given a new twist with heraldic embellishments and imposing masks. These are the subjects which fill…
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Oriental, Other Styles
Flowers and Foliage by Kurt Wiscombe
Chrysanthemums, daisies, lilies, orchids, cherry blossom, ivy and much more: the idea behind this eBook was to create a collection of beautiful flower designs inspired by the Oriental style, specifically…
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Oriental
Garden Variety Flowers by Ben Lucas
Whether they are lotus flowers or cherry blossom rather than the more widely renowned chrysanthemums, the flowers of Oriental tradition are the perfect subjects…
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Flash, Line workPages
57 [pdf format]All images in…
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Oriental
Garden Variety Snakes by Ben Lucas
Flexible, sinuous, at once mysterious and mystical, the snakes of Ben Lucas are a constant source of inspiration for lovers of the Oriental style…
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Flash, Line workPages
55 [pdf format]All images in…
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Oriental
Garung Tattoo Sketchbook by Tan Vu
Oriental tradition is reinterpreted by Garung in an explosion of colours and a fair number of subjects in black. Dragons, divinities, warriors, samurai, cherry blossom, geishas, legendary beasts and many…
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Oriental, Other Styles
Golden Tattoo Flash Volume 1
Amazing volume 1 that can’t be found anywhere today, which tell the history of tattoo in that period now seen as the Renaissance of tattoo: the Nineties!
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FlashPages
68 [pdf format]All images…
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Oriental, Other Styles
Golden Tattoo Flash Volume 2
Exquisite volume 2 that can’t be found anywhere today, which tell the history of tattoo in that period now seen as the Renaissance of tattoo: the Nineties!
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FlashPages
68 [pdf format]All images…
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Oriental
Grimm’s Fairy Tales by En a.k.a. Horizaru
We are all familiar with the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm, but these interpretations by En are something truly fresh and surprising. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red…
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Oriental
Horichou – Seeing Red Vol. 2
James Bird, known as Horichou, is a Canadian tattoo artist who brings a personal twist to traditional Japanese style, infusing it with a comic-inspired touch typical of many artists from…
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Oriental, Other Styles
Illustration & Mecha by Daze
A collection of 77 plates with hundreds of drawings organized by subject makes up the eBook by Malaysian tattoo artist Daze from Singapore Electric Tattoo.
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FlashPages
77 [pdf format]All images in this…
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Oriental
Indian Flash by Filip Leu
With this eBook you can relive an incredible artistic heritage thanks to the passion and mastery of Filip Leu. The Swiss master presents here drawings of his own, the flash…
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Geometrical & Ornamental, Oriental
Ink a close up to Iñaki work by Iñaki
This digital sketchbook by Iñaki is a paeon to the Oriental style and the sheer elegance which has always made it so apt for skin and ink, not to mention…
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Oriental
Inside these Walls by Rob Thomas
103 illustrated plates (pdf format) bring together the classic subjects of 1990s tattoo, where demon masks, winged skulls, koi carp, snakes, felines, flowers find their true expression. And this is…
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Oriental
Japan by Gian Maurizio Fercioni
All that is best in Oriental iconography through the eyes of an Italian tattoo legend: Fercioni’s studies of subjects dear to lovers of Japanese tattoo are…
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Flash, Line workPages
54 [pdf format]All…
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Oriental
Japanese Blackwork Tattoo by BonBon
Warriors in armor, Samurai, Buddhist deities, darumas, koi carps, geishas and many other characters, balanced between ancient tradition and more pop/contemporary references…
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Line work, SketchesPages
51 [pdf format]All images in this ebook…
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Oriental
Japanese Designs by Horifuji
Demons and divinities, masks and geishas, chrysanthemums and cherry blossom, dragons, snakes, koi carp and dozens of other subjects belonging to an enchanting faraway culture…
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FlashPages
51 [pdf format]All images in this…
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Oriental
Japanese Flashset and Body Apply by Alessio Ventimiglia
With this digital eBook, Alessio Ventimiglia pays tribute to Japanese tattoo and all its great classics: dragons, koi carp, demons, tigers, warriors and much more…
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FlashPages
64 [pdf format]All images in this…
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Oriental
Japanese Sleeves by Ed Bodhi
Cherry blossom, mythological warriors, tigers and dragons, shishi and snakes, koi carp and stormy seas: this is what you will find in this digital eBook by Ed Bodhi along with…
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Oriental
Japanese tattoo designs and sketches by Aaron Bell
Aaron Bell brings together 98 plates in this digital eBook which illustrate all the main subjects in traditional Japanese: snakes, tigers, tengu, baku, dragons, flowers, Fudo Myoo, Koi carp, Hanny’a,…
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Oriental
Japanese Tattoo Sketchbook by Nick Tran
An extremely useful study tool for anyone looking for the lines for classic subjects of the Japanese tradition: samurai, koi carpt, tiger, phoenix, all presented in compositions filled with detail,…
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Oriental
Kiku by George Bardadim
George Bardadim created three sets of flash designs produced in a period of over ten years and drawn with different media: all of them are done in tattoo-friendly Black &…
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Oriental
Koi by Kris Magnotti
Koi fish are depicted in Japanese tattooing as symbols of overcoming adversity. Most often pictured swimming upstream against the current, these fish are said to reach the top of a…
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Oriental
Korean Tiger by Apro Lee
Tigers, tigers, tigers! This subject is one of the most beloved in the Oriental style, and for sure it is one of the favourites of the Korean tattoo artist Apro…
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Neo Traditional, Oriental
Line drawing by Claudia De Sabe
The unmistakeable style of Claudia De Sabe, feminine and extremely refined, is presented here in this collection of drawings. They parade before us, a procession of women’s faces – geishas,…
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Oriental
Lines & Edges by Pino Cafaro
Samurai, divinities, and demon’s heads are the protagonists of this digital eBook created by Pino Cafaro, an Italian by birth who has adopted Germany as his homeland. Anyone who’s devoted…
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Oriental
Lines and more by Gianluca di Cristofaro
Gianluca di Cristofaro uses black to trace the outlines of the inhabitants of the floating world: masks and samurai, snakes, dragons, koi carp, mythological creatures and many other subjects…
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Flash, Line… -
Oriental
Mikiri and elements in Japanese Tattoo Design by Jamie MacPherson
Mikiri is the Japanese background that spreads across the body like water or wind: it is a beautiful background pattern that is also an essential part of traditional Japanese tattoo…
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Oriental, Other Styles
Mixed Designs by Filip Leu
Fifty plates and over 500 drawings made by Filip Leu in the latest months, and previously unpublished: big little masterpieces which best represent his style and endless creativity…
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SketchesPages
51 [pdf format]All…
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Oriental
Mixed Sketches by YZ Tattoo Studio
In this sketchbook you’ll find lots of artworks by all the tattoo artists who work in YZ Tattoo Studio: some of the plates are naturally devoted to the iconography of…
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Oriental
My Own Japan by Gabbiano
Waves and swirling water, dragons, koi carp and cherry blossom, samurais and magical figures of legend are the protagonists of “My Own Japan”. Precise winding lines bring to life evocative…
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Oriental
One Point Tattoo Designs by Joe Spaven
A splendid collection of flash created one by one by Joe Spaven to design his own tattoos. A study in black and white on Oriental iconography: daruma, hannya, countless masks…
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Oriental
Oriental Design by Debora Visco
In these plates by Debora Visco the Orient is centre stage thanks to a parade of extremely inspirational characters: divinities and mystical symbols, wild animals and geishas, samurais and…
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FlashPages
61 [pdf… -
Oriental
Oriental Designs by Baki Orient
Dragons, demons, hannya, samurai, legendary creatures from Japanese mythology like the tsuchigumo spiders, foxes and frogs, monkeys and tigers, koi carp and flowers…
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Flash, Line work, SketchesPages
56 [pdf format]All images in…
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Oriental
Oriental Sketchbook by Hori-Yo
In this collection of over 50 sheets, we encounter some of the classic themes of the style with just outlines on sheets which combine a series of little sketches; the…
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Oriental
Orientalism by Augustine
Fifty illustrated plates to celebrate renowned icons of the Oriental styles through the purity of black. Augustine explores the infinite possibilities of the line, creating elegant, flowing outlines which are…
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Oriental
Orientalism Vol 2 by Augustine
With the second volume of “Orientalism”, Augustine continues his investigation into Oriental iconography. Another 50 illustrated plates in black dedicated to the best-loved and most frequently tattooed subjects…
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Flash, Line workPages
51… -
Oriental
Orientalism Vol 3 by Augustine
A collection of 51 plates in which Singapore tattooist Augustine of Give Me Love Tattoo presents a third study of tattoo. As his point of departure he takes pure sketches,…
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Oriental
Orientalism Vol 4 by Augustine
Orientalism Vol 4 collects the new 50 plates by Singaporean tattoo artist Augustin Nezumi, resident of Gimmie Love Tattoo, who interprets the most classic oriental style subjects such as carps,…
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Oriental
Orientalism Vol 5 by Augustine
This digital ebook features a variety of oriental-style tattoo designs for backpieces, arms, chest and legs. The subjects range from classic dragons to snakes, tigers, Hannya masks, koi carp and…
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Oriental
Paolo Esse Sketchbook
The digital ebook by Italian artist Paolo Esse is a collection of 51 plates entirely dedicated to linework inspired by Japanese aesthetics.
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LineworkPages
51 [pdf format]All images in this ebook are under…
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Oriental
Red Lines by Sergey Buslay
Plate after plate, the same red line outlines the characters and themes dearest to Oriental tradition: animals, samurai and warriors, willowy female characters, masks and dragons, flowers…
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Line workPages
58 [pdf format]All…
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Oriental
Seeing Red Vol 1 by Horichou
Discover this collection of flash and line drawing in red, that comes from personal art projects, flash sets and fun tattoo projects by Horichou…
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Flash, Line workPages
56 [pdf format]All images in…
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New School, Oriental
Sk123 Tattoo Drawing by Jee Sayalero
“These preliminary studies are of great utility when you want to focus or to imagine a more clear idea as well as allowing a good way of expression between tattooist…