Sergio & Naomi: Received quickly and in great condition. The contents of the book are very digestible and detailed! Being born and raised in Hawai’i - and dancing hula all of my life, it was important for me to understand more about my culture.
United States on Apr 06, 2023
Joaquin: I bought it to have an idea for my next tattoo. Very helpful 👏🏼
Australia on Dec 05, 2021
C.W: This is a must have for tattoo artist that plan on doing polynesian tattoos. You really need to know what the symbols mean before you put ink on anyone. Not to mention it's just plain respect for the history and art of tattooing. I bought the 2nd book but when it downloaded it was nothing but codes for printing the book or some weird crap . Waiting for the company to fix their info then I will buy it again. I was reimbursed for my book.
United States on Oct 26, 2021
Mikayla: I’m part Hawaiian, specifically 25%, which is a rather large hunk of my DNA. The only thing is, I’m as pale as paper with natural red hair. I want to show pride in my heritage, but living in Texas, there aren’t that many reliable Polynesian artists. I bought this book to get better insight on how to style my tattoo. If I can find inspiration on how I want my tattoo to look, I can sketch it out, so then all the tattoo artist will have to do is clean it up and help me adjust the design to fit my body. This book is informative, with specific details, and has the traditional bold Polynesian style. If these tattoos are your thing, I highly recommend a copy of this.
United States on Mar 01, 2018
Nati: Lange habe ich nach einem Buch gesucht, bei dem ich ein polynesisches Tattoo selbst designen kann. Mit diesem Handbuch trifft man definitiv die richtige Wahl. Im Buch sind viele Symbole und deren Bedeutung erklärt. Ebenso wie die Anordnung funktioniert und was diese bedeutet. Einziges Manko ist, dass es ausschließlich auf Englisch zu kaufen ist. Aber die Begriffe lassen sich einfach über einen Onlinetranslator übersetzen. Ich finde es wirklich sehr sehr gut und dazu auch noch relativ preisgünstig. Mittlerweile habe ich mein Tattoo entworfen, das Buch weiter verliehen und weiteren Anfragen von Freunden, die sich das Buch ebenfalls leihen möchten, um sich ein eigenes polynesisches Tattoo zu entwerfen. TOP, Daumen hoch!
Germany on Nov 10, 2017
Alcorro: Muy bien explicado. Símbolos, letras, dibujos. Todo lo que necesitas para hacerte tu tatuaje. Recomendado. 100%. Mola mazo. Lo aseguro.
Spain on Sep 12, 2017
Alina Hart: I'll be getting a poly-tat soon and was looking for some ideas to design my own. Some of my family is from the Melanesian islands, in particular Fiji and papua New guinea. As its hard to find traditional designs from these islands unless I go there, I am settling for some common oceanic tribal designs to create my tattoo. This book was extremely helpful and will guide me with creating my own unique life story telling tattoo.
United States on Nov 04, 2015
Gustavo Gouvea de Freitas: A good way to understand the polynesian tatoo , there meanings and try to find out how to make your own design
Brazil on Jan 06, 2015
Iasone: I don't know Phil nor Gemori personally, so I don't have any particular bias. I had a subscription to Phil's online dictionary (tahititataou) several years ago, and with all due respect to Phil, I disagree with his review that this book is simply a copy of his web site or that it is only for tourists.
There is information on Phil's website that is not in this book and vice versa. For the most relevant material, this book covers most of what Phil's website covers.
It explains the importance of tatau in polynesian culture, it explains the symbolism, it explains how one might go about selecting symbols, and it provides case studies.
The latter, case studies, shows example tataus and breaks them down into the individual symbols. Phil's site does this too but not as well in my opinion.
The one thing that Phil's site provides that is rather useful is a list of names and contact info for well known top polynesian tattooists around the world.
My only three criticisms for this ebook are:
1. Table of contents do not let you jump quickly to the chapters.
2. Although it describes how one might go about designing one's tatau it does not mention a more important...
United States on Jul 24, 2012
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| Total Reviews | 8 reviews | 31 reviews | 52 reviews |
| ISBN-13 | 978-8890601651 | ||
| Dimensions | 7.44 x 0.36 x 9.69 inches | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Publisher | TattooTribes | ||
| Art Encyclopedias | Art Encyclopedias | ||
| Customer Reviews | 4.7/5 stars of 647 ratings | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,094 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); }); | |
| ISBN-10 | 8890601655 | ||
| Item Weight | 10.4 ounces | ||
| Paperback | 156 pages | ||
| Body Art & Tattoo | Body Art & Tattoo | ||
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| Best Sellers Rank | #76 in Graffiti & Street Art#145 in Body Art & Tattoo#266 in Art Encyclopedias | #19 in How to Create Comics #37 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels #1,031 in Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels |
Canada on Oct 24, 2023