Great Big Book of Designs

Great Big Book of Designs by Various

A fantastic source for anyone seeking inspiration for craft projects, collages, paintings, textile or ceramic designs, cardmaking ideas and more. These clearly drawn, specially commissioned black and white illustrations include decorative motifs, beautiful borders, patterns, images and stylised frames. Designs can be used as they are presented on the pages, or elements can be selected and combined to create new forms, and they can be reproduced to any scale to enhance different surfaces including paper, wood, card and fabric.

Jun 10

A huge collection of designs to photocopy and useThe clear line drawings cover many subjects including flowers, animals, figures and stylised images. It also includes an alphabet. Some of the designs are quite intricate and complicated. The illustrations are drawn form many sources such as Celtic. A time-saving book that many artists and crafts people will find these useful.

* Karen Platt *

Oct/Nov 10

This is a fantastic collection of beautiful illustrations which includes flowers, trees, birds, animals, figures and other classic, traditional and stylised images all of which can be photocopied or enlarged. This is an excellent design source for all your projects, the range of subjects is very comprehensive and all in one book, making it excellent value.

* Fabrications *

July 10

Search Press is well known for having a large series of Design Source Books, each containing line drawn designs from many different civilizations, countries and art styles. You could buy them all of course, or you could buy this large book containing a selection to inspire you and enhance your creativity. Inside this inch-thick book there are borders, corners, motifs, frames and whole page designs depicting flowers, figures, abstracts, animals and many other things from many different sources. Choose from Ancient Egyptian, Aztec, Celtic, Native American, Roman, Art Nouveau, Aboriginal, Persian and more. All are line drawn, and all can form a basis for any number of projects. The great thing about these books is that you can use up to fifteen designs for any single project without having to notify the publishers or pay charges. Try using part of a design, or go for the whole motif; this type of book is useful for anybody from beginners to designers because it is just so inspiring to leaf through and see what you can do. This is one of those very useful books that belong on the keeper shelf of any artist or craftsperson.

* Myshelf.com *

Oct/Nov 10

This is a fantastic collection of beautiful illustrations which includes flowers, trees, birds, animals, figures and other classic, traditional and stylised images all of which can be photocopied or enlarged. This is an excellent design source for all your projects, the range of subjects is very comprehensive and all in one book, making it excellent value.

* Fabrications *

Judy Balchinis a lettering artist and the author of more than 20 craft guides, including Art Nouveau Designs, Decorative Painting, and Peel-Off Greeting Cards.Ann Cox runs her own company selling silk ribbons and kits and teaches at colleges and in her own studio. She is the author of A-Z of Silk Ribbon Flowers, Handbook of Silk Ribbon Embroidery, and Silk Ribbon Greeting Cards. Barbara Gray is the inventor of the transparent art stamp and the author of Greeting Cards to Make & Treasure and Handmade Clear Stamped Cards. Polly Pinder is a designer and the author of more than 10 books, including Garden Flower Designs, Handmade Cards, and Traditional Japanese Designs. Joanna Sheen is the owner of Joanna Sheen Ltd and the author of more than 30 books, including Handmade Victorian Cards, Joanna Sheen's Paperlace Greeting Cards, and Twenty to Make: Layered Cards. Patricia Wing runs an arts and crafts shop and is the author of Beaded Greeting Cards, Greeting Cards to Make & Treasure, and Handmade Paper Pierced Cards.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781844484430
ISBN 10	1844484432
Title	Great Big Book of Designs
Author	Various
Series	Design Source Bks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2010-05-19
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.