Musical Ink Jon Blacker Oversized Hardcover with Dust Jacket NEW Tattoos Music Author: Jon Blacker Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket Condition: New but there is curling to the top of the dust jacket, and small tear at the top of the dust jacket near the binder, as well as some marks on bottom external pages at corner from shelf wear. The book is in otherwise new, unread condition. Please see photographs for details as they are considered part of the description. Release Date: 2013 Weight: 3 lbs, 14.5 ozs. No. of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 12.5 x 12.5 x 1 inches Publisher: Schiffer Language: English **Smoke Free Home** SYNOPSIS: Musical Ink is a portrait project from Toronto-based photographer Jon Blacker that spotlights 62 musicians and their tattoos. This exciting volume of imagery not only has something for every musical taste ? featured artists range in genre from heavy metal to hip hop and opera ? the tattoo styles include elaborate sleeves, creative one points, and traditional Japanese themes. Each portrait is photographed in black and white using a special infrared camera, which allows the tattoos to truly stand out from the skin because while infrared light largely reflects off of skin, it is absorbed by the tattoo ink, creating a great deal of contrast between the almost glowing, ethereal appearance of the skin and the deep blacks and greys of the tattoos. But Musical Ink goes more than skin deep and focuses on the personal meanings of the artists? body art, be it a deep personal reflection or simply a great funny story. This outstanding collection of images, including artists like Dave Navarro, Chad Smith, and Sammy Hagar, is ideal for music lovers, tattoo aficionados and artists, and photographers.