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review 2016-09-03 19:43
Marked in Ink: A Tattoo Coloring Book by Megan Masscre
Marked in Ink: A Tattoo Coloring Book - Megan Massacre

This has some really great designs to color. They are very unique. They, as the title suggests, are tattoo like in design. My favorite is a picture of a skeletal like bride and groom with the words "eternal love." I could see so many of the coloring pictures used as a tattoo design. 

This is of nice quality. It has just a little shy of 40 designs to color. My colored pencils, Prismacolor, work really well on the think paper. I imagine that this would work well with markers, gel pens, or whatever anyone would like to use. The pages are serrated and easily tear from the book for singular display. This also makes it nice so I can xerox a "practice copy" before making final decisions on color choices. The paper is bright white. The cover is gorgeous. The picture really pops and catches your eye. I also feel that I should applaud the use of a matte background for the cover choice. I really didn't imagine that it would ever even matter, but it makes it very easy to hold with no slipping like I get with so many other coloring books I have.


About the Author:

 

MEGAN MASSACRE is a tattoo artist, model, and reality TV star of TLC's NY Ink and tattoo cover-up series America's Worst Tattoos. Best known for her incredible attention to detail and vibrant use of color, Megan’s artwork has been exhibited at galleries both inside and outside of the tattoo world. Megan resides in New York, where she is a partner at Grit N Glory, the city's first rock ’n’ roll lifestyle boutique and tattoo studio. She enjoys traveling the world and hiking, and she is always aspiring to find that new, great challenge. This is her first adult coloring book.

 

Amazon US

 

I received a copy of this from Blogging for Books. I agreed to give an honest review.

 

 

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review 2016-09-01 06:38
Marked in Ink: A Tattoo Coloring Book - Megan Massacre

Tattoo artist Megan Massacre invites adult coloring book fans into her whimsical world of sugar skulls, sailing ships, mermaids, owls, and more. Now you can add your own bold, vibrant colors to her signature edgy and artistic tattoo designs--and tear each perforated page out for display!

 
What did I think of it:
five stars all the way:
just got it today ,was worried I wouldn't get it but I did, love the drawings , can't wait to see what they looking like when I color them, love how there's different ones to color, high quality, plus I love that all the art work is not on front and back which means I can use color makers if I want to, plus another thing I love is how whimsical each drawing is wither its sailing ships, mermaids , skulls or more, also love how if I want to I can tear out the pages and put them on my wall if I want to, so glad that I give this a change and will be adding it to my over growing adult coloring book library, Even though there is more drawings of skulls then any thing else I still think its great, one reason is now I have something to color in Oct for Halloween . Another reason I'm glad I get it is because it helps me to relax, With that said I would love to also say that I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest opinion and review and that these are 100 % my own thoughts to what is truly a great book , so if you love to color then you need to check this one out.

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review 2016-08-18 22:03
Marked in Ink Review
Marked in Ink: A Tattoo Coloring Book - Megan Massacre

Usually the only time I can find tattooed chicks and coloring books in the same place is when my meds wear off and I am committed to the state psychiatric facility go on vacation to parts unknown. I don't watch the reality show NY Ink, nor have I heard of America's Worst Tattoos, so I have no idea who Megan Massacre is, other than her parents gave her a wicked sweet name, yo. I did watch one or two episodes of that one tattoo show with with that chick that banged Jesse James (the biker who cheated on Sandra Bullock, not the train robber) while wearing a Nazi helmet. What's her name? Cat van Gonerrhea? Kitty von Chlamydia? Nazi vin Fuckstick?

(Great, now if my wife looks at my history, she's going to see that I Googled "Chlomedia" because I didn't know how to spell "Chlamydia." Wonderfail...)

It's no secret that I like to color. Well, I like to paint, and that's really the same thing, innit? It is now, because I said so. Anyway, I like adding color to things that lack color. Like toilet water. But I wasn't too thrilled with this one. Why? Well, I guess I'd have to say that, to me, the pictures were rather boring. I've flipped through dozens of adult coloring books and I think this is the most boring one I've come across. I don't know if you have to be a fan of Megan Massacre to "get" these images, but I can't see the draw of them.

I do, however, like the fact that the opposite side of each sheet is blank. So, if I ever do color any of these, which I doubt I will, I'd be able to rip it out and post it on the wall next to my Howard the Duck poster and my plaque for Bestest Cookbook Reviewer in All of Goodreads and Forever. But being able to tear out these pictures ends up being useless because I just don't give enough of a fuck for the images to actually color them.

In summation: If you like Dia de la Muerta skulls and pixies and sharp objects, this is the coloring book for you. If you like reality shows about tattoo artists (NY Ink) and people who make bad decisions when choosing tattoos (America's Worst Tattoos), you might dig coloring and ripping out these pages. But I can think of over a dozen coloring books with better designs, so this one only gets an "okay" from this reviewer.

By the way, thanks to Crown Publishing for the review copy. This one just wasn't for me, kids.

Final Judgment: Not my style.

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