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Body Art Learner's Guide is a technical manual through the optics of 21st-century tattoo and piercing apprentice. The author distinguishes himself from the ordinary craftsman. The very few tattoos and piercings that are around, are far from perfect, not surprising since he devoted himself more to studying than to draughtsmanship. Thus, he concentrated on writing this rather than on applied work.

Scholars suggest the Renaissance started with the first scientific study of perspective. It was introduced in a treatise named De pictura, published in 1435. The author was Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472). He was an Italian polymath.

Leaving a Mark is not just the name of this book, but a term meant to encapsulate a practice under a singular theme. Tattooing and piercing give new significance to arcane practices like bloodletting and megalithic stone technology. Pyramids and Obelisks have been essentially "pierced" into the ground to rid Earth of energetic blockages.