Zhang Xiaobai's luxurious paintings exist at a unique junction of fantasy art and tattoo culture. The !guresshe constructs are beautifully adorned with painted tattoos of traditional Chinese iconography and are juxtaposedagainst detailed, colorful background scenes. Beautiful tattooed female warriors prepare for battle,red riding hood-like girls venture dangerously near a forest, a dark queen takes o" a kabuki mask, and delicatelyadorned women repose on beds of bright orange leaves. Xiaobai's paintings incorporate traditionalthemes with a modern twist, and the book is split into cohesive sections: classic style paintings, dark artspaintings, fantasy paintings, and paintings in a modern style. Xiaobai is a famous Chinese manga illustratorand a key member of the Beijing Assassin Tattoo Organization; one of her mangas recently won the GoldMedal at the 2011 International Manga Competition in Japan. Fantasy Tattoo Art also includes an appendixof preliminary black and white sketches, which can be used as inspiration for illustrators or tattoo artists.