{"product_id":"book-of-skoals","title":"Book of Skoals","description":"\u003ch4\u003eArtist: John Henry Gloyne\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePage Count and Book Size:  150 pages | 8 1\/8\" x 5\" \/ 21 x 13cm\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eType: Book (double-sided softcover)\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eA few years ago, I bought a sketchbook with the sole purpose of making the time to draw. I also didn’t want to spend anytime debating with myself about what to draw so I committed to skulls and stuck with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eThen practicing some discipline to fill the sketchbook up. Not worrying if something is cool or even original, just draw. I think I filled the first book up in about 6 months. All pencil sketches and ink. I didn’t want to stop once I was done so I bought another identical sketchbook and decided to do these skulls with color. Which basically turned into mini paintings, but they all start with a drawing straight to the paper. No transfer of ideas from outside the book. No iPads. It took me a year to complete the color skulls.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Skoals\u003c\/em\u003e is both sketchbooks, just as I painted them and in the same size as the originals.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eI feel the ability to illustrate is important to finding any originality in tattooing. I don’t know if it’s a must, but I honestly don’t give a shit about that debate. Draw everyday or become one of them. \"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e- John Henry Gloyne\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Henry Gloyne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42452734181458,"sku":"978-1-7370721-8-8","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9381\/files\/IMG_3576_clipped_rev_1_1.jpg?v=1781805909","url":"https:\/\/rakinglightprojects.com\/products\/book-of-skoals","provider":"Raking Light Projects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}