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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Drawing & drawings > General
Designed to help you relax, open your mind, and free your
creativity, the artist behind Serenity Swirls provides thirty
gorgeous, inspiring new illustrations. From artist Jennifer
Lankenau comes Ornamental Mandalas, a gorgeous, hand-drawn coloring
book perfect for alleviating stress and exercising creativity with
every swirl of your pen, pencil, or marker. Each unique and
intricately designed mandala will pull you in, calm your nerves,
and facilitate peaceful reflection. Printed on one side of the
page, these 30 beautiful illustrations will delight budding artists
and coloring enthusiasts alike.
Expressive Sketchbooks shares a host of creative ideas and prompts,
tools and techniques, methods for working around obstacles and
barriers, and tons of visual inspiration to help you grow in your
sketchbooking practice. An expressive sketchbook is a place for you
to explore, express, and enjoy your own innate creativity on your
own terms. It is a safe playground for the imagination-a place to
mess about, play, and experiment-and to gain confidence in your
abilities as you develop your skills. Expressive Sketchbooks offers
techniques and creative exercises that incorporate mark making,
watercolor, mixed media, collage, words and text, and more. It
unpacks some of the obstacles and barriers that you may face along
the way and offers wisdom and encouragement to help you decide why
and how to start your sketchbook and how to develop and expand your
artistic practice. This book is packed with ideas and exercises,
including: Exploratory drawing exercises How to utilize color in
your sketchbook How to create dynamic and varied sketchbook pages
How to find inspiration in nature and in your everyday life Ways to
mix media and art supplies Ways to kickstart your creativity How to
find and develop a process that feels personal to you Through this
book, you'll find out what lights you up, what makes you curious
and fascinated, and what makes you expansive. Discover how to
magnify your creativity and enliven your art skills by using an
expressive sketchbook as your daily companion.
Let’s go on a floral quest!
Colour your way through these inky pages bursting to life with
wildflowers both real and imagined. Alongside familiar lush bluebells,
tangles of honeysuckle, and cornflower meadows, you’ll find some new
and rather curious species: fluffy pom-pom flowers, speckled poppies,
and miniature buttercups―all awaiting your colors.
As you adventure through these wild pages peppered with bees, birds,
and berries, keep an eye out for the twelve magical wildflowers
featured in the Plant Hunter’s list. Can you find them all and complete
the floral quest?
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