How to Draw Animal Tattoos is a step-by-step guide to mastering one of the most powerful and visually impactful genres in tattoo design. Focused on bold lines, strong forms, and timeless symbolism, this book introduces you to the visual language of animal tattooing through 40 iconic designs, including tigers, wolves, snakes, eagles, panthers, koi fish, ravens, and more.

Simon J. Curd is an illustrator based in the outer suburbs of Nottingham, UK. He's known for creating an ever-expanding world of curious creatures wandering through overgrown, abandoned places. His work celebrates nostalgia and the quiet beauty of forgotten things. Alongside his personal projects, Simon illustrates for bands, books, and businesses and regularly appears at markets and conventions across the Midlands and the North of England. 

Douglas de Castro is a Brazilian contemporary artist, illustrator, and co-founder of the acclaimed art and design collective, Bicicleta Sem Freio. Known for his large-scale murals and distinctive visual style, blending psychedelic art, comic book aesthetics, traditional tattoo motifs, and tropical surrealism, de Castro's work explores the tension between real life and dreamlike illusion.

Syadat Baihaqi, founder of Blasphemy Ink Studio, is an Indonesian illustrator whose immersive, complex, and compelling artwork draws inspiration from mythology, horror and sci-fi. He has made a name for himself in the metal scene, collaborating with bands worldwide to create posters, merchandise, and album visuals that are full of intensity and character. He's also the artist behind several titles in the Vault Editions 'How to Draw' series, including 'How to Draw Dragons', 'How to Draw Skulls', and the upcoming 'How to Draw Monsters and Beasts'. Whether working on commissions or developing his ideas, Syadat brings a unique combination of high-level technical artistry, boundless imagination and immersive atmosphere to everything he draws.

Tomo77 is a Costa Rica-based artist whose bold, graphic work explores human behaviour, capitalism, and pop culture, shaped by his immigrant experience. With over 30 years in design and art, his work has appeared in exhibitions at La Luz de Jesus, LA, Saatchi Gallery 1st London, Stolenspace, One Grand Gallery PDX, Mortal Machine NOLA, Mirus SF, Palazzo di Espozisioni di Roma, and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Costa Rica. It has been featured in Hi-Fructose and Juxtapoz. He's collaborated with Devo, Pearl Jam, Mastodon, Mike Doughty, Alien Ant Farm and Shepard Fairey, bringing a distinct visual voice to every project. His pandemic-era book Pandemonium acts as a graphic journal of life in crisis, urgent, raw, and reflective. Tomo77's work confronts the present moment with clarity and force, giving form to the stories that need telling.

Want to learn how to draw a skull step by step? Whether you're a complete beginner or just looking for an easy skull drawing tutorial, this guide will walk you through the process of sketching a human skull from the front view. You'll learn how to build the basic structure using simple shapes and draw accurate features, such as the eye sockets, nasal cavity, and teeth.

In the quiet corners of libraries, rare book rooms, and private collections, a few volumes hide a strange and unsettling secret. These innocent-looking, often beautiful books were bound with pigments so toxic they still pose a risk more than a century later. What was once considered tasteful design has become something closer to hazardous material. In this article, we're diving into the eerie history of arsenic-laced books—how they came to be, why they were so popular, and the modern-day conservators trying to track them down. Let's go!

James Jirat Patradoon's work draws from a rich mix of cultural references, from 80s aesthetics and 90s fashion to comic books, tattoo design, and the occult. James was an artist and commercial illustrator for nearly two decades, conjuring visions of a surreal, neon gothic paradise. Working across animated GIFs, murals, and paintings, his designs fused Japanese anime with pop-horror, channelling a bold, high-impact, captivating visual language. He has exhibited in Australia, the USA, and Asia and has collaborated with clients including Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Apple, UFC, Billie Eilish, and HBO. In 2020, James began tattooing under the alias Noirdealer, creating blackwork designs influenced by horror, abstract metal typography, and his signature 80s-inspired style. He runs a private tattoo studio in Sydney, Australia. Join Vault Editions in conversation with James as we learn more about his creative practice, process and plans for the future - let's go!

Are you searching for the best way to draw skulls or looking for an easy-to-follow skull drawing book that helps you master both anatomy and creative composition? Look no further. How to Draw Skulls is the definitive step-by-step skull drawing guide created for artists, tattoo apprentices, and illustrators who want to develop their technical precision while exploring the rich symbolism of the skull in art, design, and tattoo culture.