Inspired by trees, leaves, flowers, animals, and other natural forms, these paisley patterns offer a new slant on a traditional design and a fascinating coloring experience. Color them according to the easy instructions, and you can create hypnotic twisted teardrop patterns that will float right bef[...]
Recapture the historic grandeur of medieval art with these lovingly detailed reproductions of images from illuminated manuscripts. Thirty illustrations range from the creation of Eve to the Hundred Years' War. Sources for the sacred and secular scenes include breviaries and books of hours as well as[...]
More than 40 iron-on transfers feature elaborately decorated skulls, dancing skeletons, and other classic Day of the Dead motifs. Decorate pillows, jackets, placemats, handbags, and other clothing, accessories, and homewares with these exotic images -- all of them original interpretations of traditi[...]
An appealing and unique combination of mandala patterns and organic imagery offers hours of imaginative coloring. The symmetry of the mandala provides the background for 31 fanciful designs populated by dragonflies, daisies, seashells, and other natural motifs in arrangements of leaves, vines, and t[...]
Thirty ready-to-color mandalas reflect the old-fashioned charm of a traditional Christmas. Each of the circular designs incorporates beloved Yuletide motifs, including snowmen, poinsettias, angels, decorated trees, carolers, holly wreaths, and, of course, Santa Claus -- in his sleigh, with his sack [...]
Observed annually on November 2, the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead offers the living a chance to remember and honor their departed friends and family. This collection of 31 intricate illustrations abounds in dancing skeletons, skulls, and more traditional imagery, all festooned with flowers, butte[...]
Thirty-one large, ready-to-color illustrations, all adapted from traditional African designs, reflect the continent's rich artistic and cultural heritage. Carefully rendered from authentic artifacts are a Moorish textile pattern, an Ashanti carved door panel, an antelope-shaped wooden headdress from[...]
Inspired by the works of M. P. Verneuil, Alphonse Mucha, and other Art Nouveau masters, 31 elegant designs celebrate the sensuous Art Nouveau style. The imaginative illustrations feature patterns of graceful swans, peacocks, butterflies, and other creatures, as well as intertwined vines, flowers, an[...]
Set your imagination free with this mesmerizing gallery of full-page illustrations. Your creativity will be challenged by 31 Art Nouveau-inspired patterns that pulse with the dynamic, undulating, and flowing characteristics of the famed late-19th-century style. Pages are perforated and printed on on[...]
Thirty-one striking adaptations of authentic native art depict, among other subjects, a Mixtec circular design from an incised gourd rattle, religious figures from a Metepec candlestick, and images of jaguars taken from a Guerrero lacquered chest. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only fo[...]
Beetles, grasshoppers, dragonflies, bees, and other insects never looked so good More than 30 fantastical designs transform common bugs into ornately decorated creatures. A delight to color, the intricate, full-page images feature complex floral backgrounds. Pages are perforated and printed on one [...]
Thirty detailed drawings showcase the increasingly popular steampunk style. Full-page images depict men and women in Victorian regalia adorned with goggles, gears, antique clocks, and other artifacts of the steam-powered era. Evocative backgrounds feature moody mashups of butterflies, flowers, and s[...]
Woven from sumptuous motifs inspired by the elements of nature, teardrop-like paisley patterns derive from a centuries-old art tradition. Swirling with gorgeous organic themes and pulsing with psychedelic power, more than 120 highly detailed designs offer colorists an array of exciting challenges. P[...]
Dedicated colorists will delight in 30 exquisitely reproduced masterpieces by the finest artists of the Italian Renaissance Full-page illustrations include Leonardo's "Mona Lisa, " Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus, " Raphael's "The Sistine Madonna, " Michelangelo's "The Delphic Sibyl, " Fra Angelic[...]
The art of Claude Monet reveals a delicately colored world of harbors and beaches, roads and gardens. With this book, serious colorists can create their own versions of this famous Impressionist's lovely landscapes, seascapes, and graceful figures. Thirty works include "Water Lilies I," " The Regatt[...]
More experienced colorists and admirers of Renoir will love these magnificent re-creations of the master's works. Thirty sensuous scenes of beautiful women, flowers, and atmospheric landscapes include "On the Terrace," "Woman with a Fan," "Luncheon of the Boating Party," and "Girls at the Piano."
Thirty compositions, skillfully rendered in black-and-white, give would-be artists of all ages a chance to re-create -- or even transform -- lovely fruit and floral arrangements. Illustrations based on works by major artists of the past five centuries include paintings by Pissarro, Renoir, van Gogh,[...]
Any peacock would be proud of these gorgeous designs to color. Many of the 31 dazzling drawings were inspired by traditional arts and antiquities as well as vintage wallpapers, mosaics, and pottery motifs, while others are all-original illustrations created by the imaginative artist Marty Noble.
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Whether you choose your own colors or re-create the originals, here are 30 unforgettable paintings by the greatest Impressionists. Includes Mary Cassatt's "Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, "Renoir's" At""the Concert, " and 28 other reproductions of works by Monet, van Gogh, Gauguin, Manet, Pissarro,[...]
Thirty-one circular designs incorporate beloved Yuletide motifs, including snowmen, poinsettias, angels, decorated trees, carolers, holly wreaths, and, of course, Santa Claus -- in his sleigh, with his sack of presents, and accompanied by elves and reindeer. Pages are perforated and printed on one s[...]
Thirty-one charming winter scenes will warm the hearts of serious colorists. All-original designs include young children gazing out of frosty windows and building snowmen, lovely snow-covered villages, wild animals roaming icy landscapes, horse-drawn sleds, and more. Illustrations are printed on one[...]