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What is Irezumi?
Irezumi is more than a motif or visual style. It is an approach to building a composition around the body, where subject, background, placement and time work together.
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Journal
Notes on Japanese tattooing, composition and the long process behind the work.
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Designing for the body
A successful large-scale tattoo is not a flat illustration transferred to skin. The drawing must respond to muscle, joints, movement and the way the body is seen from different angles.
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Tebori and machine
Machine and tebori can serve the same composition in different ways. The choice of tool follows the desired texture, rhythm and working process rather than becoming the subject itself.
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