The Big Book of Small Tattoos vol.3 - Old School
250+ small Old School tattoos
The underlying idea of the "Big Book of Small Tattoos" project, which is shared throughout the whole work of our artists, is that small tattoos can be highly meaningful and original despite their small size: body art doesn't have to shout to be noticed. Every line can tell a deep personal story through minimalist icons.
This fourth volume was inspired by the iconic designs of American Traditional tattoos, popularized by artists like Norman Keith Collins (Sailor Jerry) or Don Ed Hardy.
Each small design is a statement, a tribute to an era where tattoos were seen as a rejection of mainstream culture, a statement, a claim to a new identity and individuality.
Decades later, the true power of Old School tattoos lies in its stubborn refusal to change.
While other body art trends come and go, the vintage flash sheets of the early 20th century remain virtually untouched as you'll see in this book:
- Swallows
- Anchors
- Hearts & Banners
- Knives & Daggers
- Snakes
- Sharks
- Eagles
- Flowers
- Skulls, Grim Reaper
- Lucky Charms
- Pinups & Mermaids
- Panthers & Tigers
- Ships & Nautical
- Hawaii
- Butterflies
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all of them and more found their way into this book as a tribute to the counterculture of early 1900s, which shaped the history or American Traditional tattoos.