Dragon is a digital tattoo design book featuring original dragon tattoo flash by George Bardadim, created between 2000 and 2012.

This collection presents hand-drawn dragon designs originally made for real tattoo work: sleeves, backpieces, and full compositions, not decorative illustrations.

The book documents a period when tattoo flash art was still a working language, forming the backbone of traditional and modern Irezumi tattoo design.

Japanese Dragon Tattoo Meaning and Symbolism

In Japanese tattoo tradition, the dragon symbolizes balance rather than aggression. It represents the harmony between water and sky, discipline and freedom, strength and restraint.

Because of this, Japanese dragon tattoos remain one of the most versatile motifs for large-scale body compositions.

Every dragon in this book was designed with:

- Natural body flow

- Clear negative space

- Expansion into sleeves or back tattoos

These are not fixed images, but adaptable tattoo structures.

Traditional Tattoo Flash as a Design Foundation

All designs in Dragon were created as traditional tattoo flash, grouped into coherent flash sets. Flash, when properly constructed, provides clarity, rhythm, and compositional logic.

This approach allows both artist and client to:

- Start from a solid visual base

- Preserve traditional structure

- Develop a fully custom tattoo over time

The book reflects a working method that values longevity over speed.