The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook Vol.2

Unpacking the five main Polynesian tattoo styles: Samoan, Marquesan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Maori tattoos. Presenting over 400 symbols and their meanings. Fully illustrated with more than 550 images, with 15 original tattoos deconstructed and explained. This book explains the main Polynesian styles of tattooing, presenting each of them with a

Practical guide to creating meaningful Polynesian tattoos: - traditional symbols and motifs - their meanings - positioning guidelines - quick reference to find the right symbols for the desired meanings - maorigrams creation explained - creation process and case studies in detail - 200+ images From TattooTribes' artists, the essential

This book will give you an insight on Polynesian tattoo motifs. It will help you understand them, their symbolism and their meanings. It will help you find the ideas for your own tattoo and help you creating it. Design creation process explained in detail with case studies - Polynesian Symbols

20 unpublished Polynesian style designs for tattoo artists. 20 freely resizable vector PDF designs and related stencils. Mantas are amazing animals usually associated to several different meanings, some depending on their nature and behaviour, some inherited from legends and stories. This book contains 20 unpublished flash designs of mantas along

Many tattoos from all Polynesian cultures often share a common trait: they include elements representing protection. It's easy to understand why: protection was often needed from enemies and environment, and tattoos, being a sacred connection to the gods, were the ideal way to channel protection upon men and women alike.