Synopses & Reviews
Woodworkers, quilters, glass painters, and other artisans will welcome this awe-inspiring collection of motifs. Thousands of choicesall suitable for reducing or enlargingrange from simple interlacings, braidings, and basket weaves to intricate tartan, paisley, art deco, and arabesque patterns. Varied and beautiful, they also take inspiration from a variety of cultures and historical periods, including ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Gothic, and Chinese, as well as contemporary Islamic, African, Asian, Indian, Native American, and Aboriginal. A special topical index makes it quick and easy to locate a desired mood or difficulty level from all the available designs. Author Graham McCallums fine draftsmanship makes this large resource an essential addition to the library of every designer and crafter.
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Immerse yourself in the wonders of complex, stunning patternsandmdash;and feel the tension ease from your body and mind. From spellbinding grids and Art Nouveau florals to Japanese waves and medieval motifs, these images await your personal touchandmdash;the hues you love, the medium (pen, pencil, paint) you prefer.
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Colouring is a terrific tool for staying relaxed and present in a demanding and hectic world. Requiring focus on a small scale, colouring in is a refreshing way to practice mindful attentiveness while reigniting your creative side.
Approaching colouring slowly and carefully, giving your full attention to the movement of pen on page, creates the perfect escape from all those worries buzzing around your head.
Here, over 80 hand-drawn illustrations - from grids to Art Nouveau florals, from Japanese waves to Medieval motifs - are just waiting for a touch of colour from pens, pencils, felt tips or paints.
Whether you've got ten minutes to spare at lunch or a few lazy hours on a Sunday, losing yourself in a colouring book is a simple, enjoyable and undemanding path to inner peace.
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Savvy crafters and designers in search of exciting new ideas know they can find them in the bestselling 4000 Motifs sourcebooks. Now, the unique series that includes 4000 Flower and Plant Motifs and 4000 Animal, Bird and Fish Motifs offers a new selection of stunning copyright-free designs: a lavish treasury of elegantly rendered typographic and calligraphic alphabets from the familiar Roman letters to scripts inspired by Runic and Cyrillic writingand#151;along with numerals, music, and other symbols. Workers in every craft can photocopy, trace, and reproduce these designs in materials from paper to ceramics, wood inlay to decorative needlework.
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Color them in psychedelic neons, in tasteful tones, in shiny metallics! Add your personal creative touch to these fabulously whimsical postcards, created by a successful textile designer. The six designs include flowers, birds, butterflies, and animals, with 24 postcards in all. Experiment with color combinations and different mediaandmdash;even paint. A brief introduction provides tips, but go as wild as you want!
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With its graceful and elegant lines, Art Deco has always been one of the most popular artistic styles. Now, thanks to this handy collection of 400 beautiful motifs, every crafter-from quilters and embroiderers to woodworkers and painters-can easily add Art Deco flair to their work.
The designs range from stylized animals to stunning flowers-including roses, daisies, and ferns-along with gorgeous patterns, both simple and elaborate. All these magnificent motifs are also on an accompanying CD, which make them easy to use.
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This extensive collection showcases one of the most elegant genres of illustration, with art that's ideal for all types of creative work. Four hundred Japanese-style motifs cover animals, from cranes to Koi to dragons; plants, such as cherry blossom and bamboo, and many other stunning patterns. The designs range from simple to exotic, and all are on an accompanying CD for easy use.
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With more than 5000 floral and plant motifs to choose from, this resource is a perfect source of inspiration for all kinds of creative workers-graphic designers, stitchers, woodworkers, ceramists, or tattooists. Artist Graham McCallum's hand-drawn designs include many historical styles, border motifs, and simple and elaborate plant compositions. All are available on an accompanying CD.
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Pandas, dragons, flowers, lotus leaves, jasmine, and Asian trees: from the simple to the supremely exotic, this handbook provides crafters with 400 Chinese-style hand-drawn motifs to use in every kind of work, from garments to paintings to sculpture in ceramic or wood.
In addition to appearing on the page, all the designs are included on the accompanying CD, which gives artisans great flexibility in applying the motifs to their creations.
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Artists, designers, craftspeople, and embroiderers will find endless inspiration in this rich sourcebook, filled with 4,000 beautiful images of flowers and plants in a range of styles and from a variety of historical periods. All the high-quality, beautifully drafted pictures can easily be enlarged and photocopied, and the organization makes it easy to find just what's wanted. The choice is simply astounding. Pore through Egyptian, Greek, Romanesque, Byzantine, Folk, Medieval, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco motifs, blossoming in profusion on the pages. In addition to floral favorites, such as lilies, roses, and tulips, other featured plants include vegetables, a cornucopia of fruits, and trees, from firs to palms. An introductory design class helps readers make the most of this bounty.
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With the same hallmarks of the author's successful
4,000 Flower and Plant Motifs, this unique source of zoomorphic motifs will thrill animal-loving crafters everywhere. The images in this sourcebook--presented in a variety of artistic styles and from a range of cultures--are organized around specific types of animal, as well as historical periods, for easy reference. All the high-quality and original illustrations are displayed so they can be enlarged, scanned, or photocopied for work in any creative pursuit, whether it's woodworking, embroidery, quilting, graphic design, or other fields. Finally, an introductory design class by the author shows readers how to get the most out of the artwork and make their projects come to vivid life.
About the Author
Graham McCallum is an artist, designer, and craftsperson. He is the author of 4000 Flower and Plant Motifs, 4000 Animal, Bird and Fish Motifs, and 4000 Alphabet and Letter Motifs, as well as Pattern Motifs (all Batsford). He teaches and writes on design and lives in Durban, South Africa.