This book contains 25+ years of professional Tattooing experience. Erick Alayon has been Tattoo professionally since 1988, no other tattooing instruction author can say that This new volume contains Erick Alayon's three previous best selling tattooing books plus a whole lot more Most of Erick's famous (or infamous ) typos have been corrected Old info has been updated and new info has been added along with many additional explanations and insights. New topics include: photography, frame geometry, sterilization and more While no book on tattooing is truly complete, this book has to be the most comprehensive one to date The Complete Craft of Tattooing will be a great addition to your tattoo library (notice: The sanitary guidelines explained in this book are in compliance with Suffolk County, NY Dept. of Health procedures at the time of writing. Please check with your local and state Dept. of Health office for guidelines specific to your area.)