The Flash Book: Tattoo Designs to Color

F

K

H B S OO A L THE

CHRIS GARVER

Tattoo Designs to Color

F

K

H B S OO A L THE

CHRIS GARVER

Tattoo Designs to Color

Get Creative 6

Introduction New York City, where I’ve lived for a total of 25 years, is considered to be the birthplace of modern tattoos. New York is home to the first known professional tattoo shop; it’s where the electric rotary tattoo machine was invented; and, shockingly, it even banned tattooing from the early 1960s through the mid-1990s. Its long and interesting history with the art form is one of the many reasons I love the city.

In the early 1900s, many tattooists, including those in New York City, began putting handfuls of small drawings on single pages that came to be known as flash sheets. Hanging these in their shops made it easier for people to spot tattoos they’d like to get. After more than 100 years, flash sheets continue to be used in tattoo shops, and many of the same images and motifs have been drawn over and over again by countless tattoo artists. These classic images have been subtly adapted to suit the time in which the tattooist worked, but even though the artwork has evolved over the years, you can still recognize its origins.

This coloring book is a celebration of flash, a tradition and useful tool among tattoo artists today. In this book, I’ve included some of my favorite tattoos, which are a mix of the modern and traditional combined with my own artistic style. You’ll find pages with a single large image and pages with several smaller drawings paired together, just like what you’d find on actual flash pages in a tattoo shop. After coloring these pages, maybe you’ll recognize some of the classic drawings when you see them on your friends, family, and others you meet.

— CHRIS GARVER

About the Author Well known and respected throughout the tattoo community, Chris Garver garnered mainstream attention after appearing as a regular on the reality TV show Miami Ink. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attended the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School and, later, New York’s School of Visual Arts.

An avid traveler and aficionado of all styles of tattoos, Chris has visited and worked in such locales as Japan, Singapore, England, and the Netherlands. He currently resides in New York City with his daughter, where he owns a tattoo shop called Five Points Tattoo.

Get Creative 6 is an imprint of Mixed Media Resources 19 W 21st St, Suite 601 New York, NY 10010 Editor JACOB SEIFERT Creative Director IRENE LEDWITH Senior Designer JENNIFER MARKSON Chief Executive Officer CAROLINE KILMER President ART JOINNIDES Chairman JAY STEIN

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage-and-retrieval systems—without written permission of the publisher.

Copyright © 2024 Chris Garver Tattoo photos by Chris Garver Still life photos by Jack Deutsch

The designs in this book are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of the retail purchaser and are under federal copyright laws; they are not to be reproduced in any form for commercial use. Permission is granted to photocopy content for the personal use of the retail purchaser.

ISBN: 978-1-68462-077-7 Printed in China

GAMES & ACTIVITIES • COLORING BOOKS

Renowned tattoo artist Chris Garver presents a new collection of handdrawn tattoos that combines the vintage with the modern. Inspired by traditional Japanese and Americana styles and themes, these illustrations feature skulls, animals, flowers, and more. Many pages have multiple images, just like the flash pages found in tattoo shops, so there’s even more artwork to color and enjoy. Single-singled perforated pages and high-quality paper make this a premium coloring experience and the perfect keepsake for tattoo lovers and coloring enthusiasts alike.

Spine is .48”

Flash Coloring in the Tattoo style

Flash

Coloring in the Tattoo style Chris Garver

Chris Garver

·

US $ 16 . 9 5 C A N 8 -1 - 9 4 2 0 21 -5 2 -0

Get Creative 6 2/22/17 3:28 PM

ganic and the fantastic in

ssey, a collection of his

ve illustrations for coloring.

ng is designed to ignite

imagination as you let your

creativity lead the way on a colorful journey.

Embark on a New Journey...

Renowned tattoo artist and illustrator

A C r e At i v e C O L O r i N G J O u r NChris e yGarver returns to guide us on the Chris GarvEr

ultimate visual safari. From the rare, to the imaginary, to the everyday, this unique and intriguing menagerie is rendered in his exquisite, distinctive style. Each graceful illustration will stimulate your imagination and spark your creativity.

4.95 uS • $16.95 CANADA

$14.95 US • $16.95 CANADA

SBN: 978-1-942021-97-1

ISBN: 978-1- 942021-56-8

4/7/16 2:53 PM

GARVER

Animal Odyssey C O L O R I N G F R O M T H E FA M I L I A R T O T H E FA N TA S T I C

The journey continues...

Celebrated illustrator and tattoo artist Chris Garver is back to take you on a tour of the wonders of the natural world. From

Nature Odyssey A WILD COLORING JOURNEY Chris GarvEr

$ 1 6 .9 9 U S • $ 2 2 .9 9 C A N ISBN: 978-1-68462-077-7 ISBN: 9 7 8 -1-68 4 62-07 7-7 51699

intimate close-ups of flowers, to majestic portraits of animals, to stunning visions of bold landscapes, Chris’s distinctive drawings will inspire a new appreciation of magnificent

$14.95 US • $19.95 CANADA ISBN: 978-1-68462-003-6

creatures and their habitats and ignite your creativity.

CVR_Nature_Odyssey_FinalPassCX.indd 1

12/15/16 9:07 AM

Get Creative 6

Get Creative 6

Get Creative 6 AO_Cover&BackCover.indd 1

A R T • Te c h n i q u e s • C o C l oH r RIS

NATURE OdyssEy • A W I L D C O L O R I N G J O U R N E Y • G A R v E R

in Chris in an exploration

Color Odyssey

A R T • Te c h n i q u e s • C o l o r

ANIMAL ODYSSEY • C O L O R I N G F R O M T H E FA M I L I A R T O T H E FA N TA S T I C • GARVER

or, and former star of tLC’s

COlOr Odyssey • A C r e At i v e C O L O r i N G J O u r N e y • G A r v e r

he world of

—renowned tattoo artist,

9 781684 620777 1/14/20 2:51 PM