Tattoo books are a very helpful and informative source of ideas. With the help of tattoo books you will be able to decide what may be the right tattoo for you personally. There are literally hundreds of tattoos available on the market so finding a good one will not be a problem. When you go into a licensed parlor you will often find that they have tattoo books available for you to take a look at with many different tattoo designs. Everything from Chinese symbols and more risqué designs, to traditional tattoos can be found in tattoo books. Some of these books will also show depictions of these tattoos on an individual so that you can see what they would look like on someone else.
Some people opt for very extravagant tattoos, whereas others go for more simple aesthetic designs. Regardless, a tattoo book will help you in your search and you will find designs jump out at you from the page giving you new ideas for what tattoo design you finally decide upon, or it may even give you inspiration to modify a design, make it unique and call it your own.
If you find a tattoo design you like in a tattoo book, then the best thing you can do is consult your recommended tattoo artist at the parlor and let him/her view it so they can give you advice on whether the design is possible and the right one for you. They may even have some other ideas for you to consider before you take the plunge.
Above all, you want that vision of design transferred from a lifeless piece of paper onto you in the most perfect way possible as you will have to live with it for a long time. Make sure everything about the design and artist you choose is spot on before you commit to having it done.