WHAT'S WRONG? - Slash across front cover. The book is still in plastic wrap and the damage is aesthetic. Content and images not compromised.
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ARTISTDave Gibson
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PAGES80
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BINDINGHardcover
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SIZE9.25" x 6.38"
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WEIGHT0.72 lbs
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CONTENTLettering
Dave Gibson - The Lettering Book grew out of the tattoo lettering seminars Gibson taught at conventions around the world. Still unfinished when he died in 2019, it was completed from his original manuscript by Geo Rogers and Patrick Kitzel, who kept to his words and page layouts.
The 80-page hardcover walks through how letters are built: stroke order and sequence, construction of individual characters, detailing, underlining and flourishes, and how letters flow together into script. It reads like having his class notes in hand, with the reasoning behind each step rather than just finished alphabets to copy.
Dave Gibson spent time around Bert Grimm's shop on the Long Beach Pike and became known for his lettering, which is why this tattoo lettering book carries weight. Apprentices will use it to build fundamentals; experienced tattooers will find ways to tighten their script.
