Art Nouveau Design Fantasies in Full Color

Art Nouveau Design Fantasies in Full Color
Author: J. Habert-Dys
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2012-09-21
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486155900

Elegant and distinctive, these eye-catching motifs combine a refined naturalism with the sophistication of Art Nouveau. Created during the early years of Art Nouveau, they reflect the late nineteenth century interest in Japanese art, as well as the fresh excitement of a blossoming movement that's remained fashionable for well over a century. Sixty-six full-color images feature luxurious patterns and ornaments designed for ceramics, furniture, textiles, walls, and ceilings. Superbly reproduced from a rare folio, these decorations were formerly available only in high-priced antiquarian editions. This inexpensive compilation makes them readily accessible and royalty-free to graphic artists, crafters, and designers.

Art Nouveau Design Fantasies in Full Color

Art Nouveau Design Fantasies in Full Color
Author: J. Habert-Dys
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2005-12-27
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486444163

Created during the early years of the Art Nouveau movement, these eye-catching motifs reflect the late-19th-century interest in Japanese art, as well as the fresh excitement of a blossoming style that's remained fashionable for well over a century. 66 full-color images feature luxurious patterns and ornaments designed for ceramics, furniture, textiles, walls, and ceilings.

Art Deco Design Fantasies

Art Deco Design Fantasies
Author: E. H. Raskin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-21
Genre: Design
ISBN: 048647402X

Derived from a rare French publication of the 1920s, Fantaisies Oceanographiques, these beguiling images pulse with the flowing grace of aquatic life. Whether simply browsed for pleasure or used as inspiration for design or decorative projects, 30 full-color unbacked plates feature 56 abstract and figurative patterns in authentic Art Deco style.

Art Nouveau Floral Patterns and Stencil Designs in Full Color

Art Nouveau Floral Patterns and Stencil Designs in Full Color
Author: M. P. Verneuil
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 048640126X

This unique collection of beautiful floral patterns and stencil designs showcases the rich, muted colors and distinctive, sinuous lines of the Art Nouveau style. Included are 159 floral and foliate motifs, created in the late 1890s by M. P. Verneuil, one of the Art Nouveau movement's finest artists. All the designs have been meticulously reproduced from original plates in two rare, turn-of-the-century portfolios: Étude de la Plante and L'ornementation par le Pochoir. Among the graceful images are 120 full-color illustrations of garden flowers — foxglove, hollyhock, columbine, lilies, wisteria, jasmine, and snowdrops, as well as 39 stencil designs (also in color) of blossoming trees, reeds, mushrooms, oak leaves and acorns, peacocks and flowers, wild roses, and more. Finely detailed and subtly shaded, these copyright-free designs are an invaluable resource perfect for adding a note of elegance to fabrics, stained glass, wallpaper, and a host of other art and craft projects. Browsers and devotees of the Art Nouveau style will also welcome this treasury of striking, full-color plates.

Creative Haven Celtics Fantasy Coloring Book

Creative Haven Celtics Fantasy Coloring Book
Author: Cari Buziak
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2020-10-14
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486844722

Inspired by traditional Celtic myths, folklore, and legends, 31 striking illustrations combine distinctive, interlaced knotwork patterns with a wondrous array of stylized fantasy creatures: sea serpent, phoenix, dragon, unicorn, mermaid, sorceress, and others. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Celtic Fantasy and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament

Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1980-09-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486240010

More than 570 authentic Art Nouveau designs specially selected for artists and designers. Ranging in size from full-page illustrations to borders, headpieces, tailpieces, and initials; all clearly reproduced in black-and-white line. Designs include: florals, landscapes, figures, etc. from artists such as Klimt, Bradley, Auriol, Larcombe, and many more.

Creative Haven Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book

Creative Haven Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486493105

Thirty-one elegant designs adapted from the works of Verneuil, Mucha, and other Art Nouveau masters. Features patterns inspired by swans, peacocks, and other creatures. Previously published as Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book.

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament
Author: Rudolf Berliner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008-04-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486460177

Dancing beasts of myth and legend, thick foliage that appears to live and breathe, reclining figures engulfed by symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century decorative elements offers up a dizzying array of designs steeped in fantasy. A marvel of history and art! 127 black-and-white illustrations.

Art Deco Spot Illustrations and Motifs

Art Deco Spot Illustrations and Motifs
Author: William Rowe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486140725

The sleek, exciting geometric motifs seen everywhere in today's decorative arts reflect the continuing Art Deco revival. Textiles, wallpaper, upholstery, and graphics abound with the dynamic, distinctive patterns associated with this influential and popular style. Now artists, designers, and craftspeople can have a treasury of original Art deco compositions at their fingertips — ready for use in any graphic project. This volume includes over 500 crisp black-and-white spot illustrations and motifs combining stylized birds, insects, and floral elements with circles, squares, ovals, triangles, and other abstract forms. Best of all, they're copyright-free . . . no prior permission or fee is required for use. Remarkably inventive and versatile, William Rowe's masterful Art Deco renderings are perfect for highlighting advertisements, greeting cards, menus, catalogs and invitations, or for adding graphic vitality to fabric designs, stationery, bookplates, and a host of other arts and crafts undertakings. You'll find Art Deco Spot Illustrations and Motifs ideal for your needs whether your project calls for an entire illustration or just a single motif. Designers, illustrators, and craft enthusiasts will want to keep this time-saving, money-saving collection on hand as an inexhaustible source of inspiration with fresh Art Deco flavor.

William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs

William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486155447

Forty of the Victorian master's most famous designs for wallpapers, chintzes, velveteens, tapestries, tiles, carpets, and more. Reproduced from original color plates of The Art of William Morris.