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Thursday, August 23, 2012

[CONTEST] "Skullface" Book Giveaway

This contest is over.  Thanks to everyone who participated and left a comment.

Heads up, skull lovers, IT'S CONTEST TIME AGAIN!  This week we have an overly awesome compilation of some of the best skull art in the world that has been bound into a book titled "Skullface".  Compiled by Yak El-Droubie, and available at Korero Books, "Skullface" contains almost 200 pages with over 70 contributing artists, including some who have been featured on Skull-A-Day as well.  This mind blowing collection has some of everything and is sure to have something everyone will love.  Just take a look at this sampling.....





"Skullface" is a beautiful hard cover book that measures almost 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" (215mm x 266mm).  That means that each piece of skull art is in amazing color, or black and gray, and large enough to genuinely appreciate.  The winner of this contest will receive one of the books for their very own!   


To be entered in this free contest you are being asked to leave a comment stating your favorite skull artist. There are so many out there these days that we should get a heaping helping of creativity to check out.   Naming one of the Skull-A-Day editors won't increase your chances of winning, but we always appreciate the kind words.

[NOTE: If you're reading this on Facebook or Google+ then be sure to leave your comment on the original Skull-A-Day.com post if you want to be officially entered in the contest.]

IMPORTANT: Don't forget to include a way of contacting you(either an email in the post OR BE SURE your blogger profile has a working email link for you). Entries are only valid with this information.

You have until Midnight Eastern time on August 30th to be entered. 

Note: Yak has agreed to ship to our winner anywhere in the world so here's a global good luck to you all.


Of course you don't have to wait until the end of our contest to ensure that you're a winner.  You can purchase your own copy(or more for friends) here.  Be sure to check out all of the interesting art books they have to offer at Korero Books.  GOOD LUCK!!!
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64 comments:

  1. Dr. MAugust 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Ooh, want. I have so many favorite skull artists, but since you are making me choose, I'll say Madame Ashley Talbot because her Mutter Museum poster is one of my favorite things.

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  2. MedicalArtMofoAugust 23, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    Maskull Lasserre. Love his skull sculptures from books or wood!

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  3. ReidAugust 23, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Dan Springer!

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  4. Deanna "plushyskull"August 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    I love love love this!! I don't have one favorite artist but I would have to say the sugar skulls and Dia de Muerte style is my favorite!!
    I love skulls. I even call my mom Skull face (as a term of endearment)!

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  5. PugsleyAugust 23, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    craftyladyabby, of course. pugslemcgooatsbcglobaldotnet

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  6. Philippe DebongnieAugust 23, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    I'll go for Jeral Tidwell, he is even in the book, cool :-)

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  7. Natazcha - Artsy FartsyAugust 23, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    I just love crafty lady abby univers!
    mail: natazcha @ gmail . com

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  8. Lil_RabbitfootAugust 23, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Tom Spencer from Tattooglass in London, amazing work!!

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  9. KimAugust 23, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Jim Skull

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  10. AudioMassTransitAugust 23, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Madame Talbot and that guy Noah Scalin...

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  11. Lil_RabbitfootAugust 23, 2012 at 12:24 PM

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  12. DzynmkrAugust 23, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    There are too many incredible artists to pick a favorite, but I'm really digging on Paul Alexander Thornton's work right now.

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  13. UnknownAugust 23, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    KAWS.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    KAWS

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  15. AmandaAugust 23, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    oh squee! This is right up my alley. My favorite skull artist is Leila from Illustrated Ink. I love her pinup, tattoo-ey sugar skull art.

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  16. UnknownAugust 23, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    Love it! Abril Andrade Griffith would be my favorite skull artist; I love how she makes skull characters wistful.

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  17. UnknownAugust 23, 2012 at 6:06 PM

    Tom French. These samples rock, by the way!

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  18. Heather RenfroAugust 23, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Charles Allan Gilbert. I love All Is Vanity.

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  19. AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    I would say my favorite would be Laurie Lipton. What amazes me with her artwork is not only the details and realistic feel, but the media she chooses to work with is the very basic pencil&charcoal on paper.

    email: Camstarrry@hotmail.com

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  20. seaswirlAugust 24, 2012 at 1:16 AM

    Laurie Lipton.
    cheyenneswirl@yahoo.ca

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  21. CinAugust 24, 2012 at 1:57 AM

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  22. CinAugust 24, 2012 at 1:58 AM

    Zurburan's St. Francis has to be my favorite skull in art ever. I used to spend hours in front of it at the museum as a teenager - I've done drawings of it, animations of it and more...
    -cindy, cin@riseup.net

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  23. Philip H.August 24, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    If I would have to chose one, it'd be John Dyer Baizley. There are so many other great artists working with the vanitas-motive, but Baizley's obvious Pushead-influences always dig up some old memories.

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  24. UnknownAugust 24, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    Jeral Tidwell is my favorite !

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  25. keroseneAugust 24, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    What a great book!
    I love Mike Egan's work ... and Ali Gulec.

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  26. UnknownAugust 24, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    I'm gonna go with Kris Kuksi. I'd love to have an entire home done by him.

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  27. ELIZABETH VALDESAugust 25, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    Shawn Barber!!!...
    diafragma125@hotmail.com

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  28. LeannAugust 25, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    OMG!! I just found your blog.. I LOVE IT!!!!! I honestly don't have a favorite artist, I just know I love skulls. This would be an awesome book to have. I NEED IT!! :) chefl@swbell.net

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  29. AmandaAugust 25, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    (I left this earlier, but it didn't seem Google wants to let my email be viewable)
    Amanda said...

    oh squee! This is right up my alley. My favorite skull artist is Leila from Illustrated Ink. I love her pinup, tattoo-ey sugar skull art.

    plasticlachesis(at)gmail.com

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  30. UnknownAugust 25, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    I would say Leila from Illustrated Ink.. the way she uses colour in her artwork of skeletons and skulls is simply amazing... awesome stuff !!

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  31. KerenAugust 26, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    mine is definitely Pushead.

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  32. Tommy AAugust 26, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    I guess of all the skull artists out there im going to have to say I love my own work the best or I would quit doing it. Also It would be very hard to pick a favorite, theyre all unique in there own way.

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  33. Tommy AAugust 26, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    Opppps forgot. skelebike@sbcglobaldotnet

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  34. Tommy AAugust 26, 2012 at 11:21 AM

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  35. spooky_nineAugust 26, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Kris Kuksi is absolutely one of my favorite skull artists. I love the Rococo style, and his art is so dark and beautiful.

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  36. Joe.OuelletAugust 26, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    I am a tattoo artist and I love to tattoo skulls, but there are some artists that have done these amazing skull tattoos that I love:
    Jeff Gogue
    Henry Mrdist Tattoo
    Betty Nico
    They are not specifically "skull" artists but they have definitely done their share!!

    Joe.Ouellet@gmail.com

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  37. AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Keith Haring would be my favorite skull artist. (http://iznabandey.blogspot.com/2012/01/keith-haring.html)

    If I win (fingers crossed) you can contact me at Phenzyart@gmail.com

    Thanks!

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  38. xoredsAugust 26, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    i love pretty much any skull but I have say as a nail art junkie TokoDoki really makes me happy

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  39. MeezerCatMomAugust 27, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    My favorite skull artist is the talented Noah Scalin!

    *AlianAlways@aol.com*

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  40. UnknownAugust 27, 2012 at 1:27 AM

    Dan Springer!
    apoorvgpt9@gmail.com

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  41. DeftonesGirlyAugust 27, 2012 at 5:22 AM

    Frank Maddocks..all though I wouldn't say he's particularly a "skull artist", he did do my favorite skull piece - the cover to Deftones self titled album. Besides him, I'd say Alton Kelley & Stanley Mouse.

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  42. DeftonesGirlyAugust 27, 2012 at 5:22 AM

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  43. DeftonesGirlyAugust 27, 2012 at 5:24 AM

    oh..email is deftones girly at g mail dot com :)

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  44. Scott SchluterAugust 27, 2012 at 5:40 AM

    Gotta gold old skool on this one and say pushead

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  45. Auntie KarenAugust 27, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    I'll go back to the classics, the amazing men & women of Oaxaca Mexico and their Dia de Los Moertos folk art. I have loved their work for a long time and am lucky to own some great pieces. The joy and sense of humor is great.

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  46. UnknownAugust 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    One of my favourites is Paul Alexander Thornton, awesome ballpen artist.

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  47. UnknownAugust 27, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Damien Hirst :3
    smexydead at gmail dot com

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  48. AnonymousAugust 27, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    usugrow && jim-skullgallery
    beautiful!!

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  49. AnnAugust 27, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    ..it has to be my husband...who,at the request of my son,drew the most fabulous set of skulls for a tattoo down his back...my hubands art on his son,for life!

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  50. UnknownAugust 27, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    Definitely my boyfriend, Hetch or Hetch666 as he's sometimes known. The sickest, scariest skulls!!

    email: gemkr@hotmail.com

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  51. UnknownAugust 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    terokaino@gmail.com

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  52. AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    http://www.planetperplex.com/nl/creator/alan-m-clark/

    alan m clark :-)

    jenneke

    http://creaties-jenneke.blogspot.nl/

    email - nir-vana@live.nl

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  53. BriScryeAugust 29, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    Noah Scalin, of course!

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  54. BEXAugust 30, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    I've just found your site and I haven't had much time to look through it so apologies to the artists I have not yet seen, but I love the steampunk style skulls of Gabriel Dishaw, My other favourite would be my daughteer's sugar skulls which are brilliant (but then I am biased). I'd love to win - rebecca.mclean@gmail.com

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  55. Guzz69August 30, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    I still love Derek Riggs works for early Iron Maiden album covers. Cheers!

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  56. Melissa SiskAugust 30, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    I love Jason Freeny's skeletal toys as well as Shawn Barber (who's in the book!)

    msisk2 @ uic . edu to reach me. Thanks!

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  57. AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    I adore Joshua Harker. His skull art is so beautiful.
    annie318rn@optonline.net

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  58. UnknownAugust 30, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    my favourite skull artists are the nameless masters behind my collection of crystal skulls! i only wish that i knew who they were...

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  59. UnknownAugust 30, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    I have no real idea who my favourite is but I love my Tatty Devine skull necklace, my sugar skulls and my tattoo done by Paul Naylor of Powerhouse Tattoo so I guess he gets my vote :-) samanthaself@yahoo.co.uk

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  60. -mg-August 30, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    Is it fair to suggest that Tibetan tantric art - such as fiery protectors and dancing skeleton figures used with Chod practices - would represent the most beautiful "skull art"?

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  61. -mg-August 30, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    Oh, and as a flashback - Rick Griffin, the artist who did cover for Grateful Dead's AOXOMOXOA.

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  62. Marcos Miranda sou designer gráficoAugust 30, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    there are 2 skull artists that I love right now...because they are easy to get in touch
    E not some unreachable super star artist!
    they are for real, and love to get in touch with their audience!
    DAVID LOZEAU
    and
    JESSICA JOSLIN

    im from Brasil!
    im an begginner skull artist as welll...and that book would be my source for the next years!!!

    Thank you!

    Marcos Miranda
    inkaddicteds@gmail.com

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  63. zyg0naAugust 30, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    I would haft to say one of my favorite artist is Brittany Jackson, shes an all around amazing artist. Could use to do a few more pieces with skulls but the ones she does have are amazing.

    zyg0na@yahoo.com

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  64. VoodooChildAugust 31, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    chris parks (pale horse)!! (email: caroline.sineau@gmail.com)
    Hope I'll win!!

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