Synopses & Reviews
Filled with copyright-free, black-and-white line illustrations, this sourcebook offers general crafters and artists a broad range of transferable, fantasy-themed designs for easy, repeatable application onto various decorative pieces. The illustrations include figures such as witches, wizards, mermaids, goblins, and cherubs, and they can be traced or photocopied from the book or employed directly from the companion CD-ROM. Technical instruction for using the designs with a variety of mediaincluding clay, beads, parchment paper, and metal embossingis provided, as is an inspiring gallery of finished projects to keep artists busy in their imaginative enterprise.
Synopsis
A fantastic source or reference book for anyone seeking inspiration for Fantasy projects or ideas.
Brimming over with black and white line illustrations, this book offers craftspeople, textile and fine artists a host of ideas that can be used to create a wonderful range of decorative projects. Here you will discover witches, wizards, fairies, mermaids, unicorns, goblins, cherubs, and everything else in between You do not need artistic skills, just photocopy or trace the motifs, pictures and patterns, then transfer them on to your project pieces. You will soon discover how easy it is to make unique designs for yourself, or friends and family.
The first section of the book offers a gallery of finished pieces which show how the illustrations can be used to make such projects as a dragon plaque, a party mask, a spooky spell book box, a goblin treasure chest and a beaded phoenix book cover. The techniques vary from painting and clay modelling to beading, parchment craft and metal embossing.
This book uses material from the Design Source Book series, Halloween Designs, Mythical Creatures and Christmas Designs by Elaine Hill, and Angel & Fairy Designs by Rebecca Balchin.
Synopsis
A fantastic book for anyone seeking inspiration for fantasy projects and designs.
About the Author
Judy Balchin is a lettering artist for Adverkit International, Ltd. and the author of "Celtic Alphabets," "Decorative Painting," "Designs from the Book of Kells," "Greetings Cards to Make and Treasure," and "Peel-Off Greetings Cards." Rebecca Balchin is an art instructor and equine-portrait artist. She is the author of "Angel and Fairy Designs." Elaine Hamer is a professional illustrator, a jewelry designer, and the author of "Painting Angels in Watercolor."