Following on from the hugely successful Big Book of Fashion Illustration, the Big Book of Contemporary Illustration covers the broadest range of illustration today from digital drawing, pixelated pictures, Photoshop fantasies to the traditional techniques of sketching and painting from over 160 international artists. With close to 1000 illustrations, the categories covered range from the technical, architectural through nature, people to fantasy, fashion and pop culture. This is an essential sourcebook for any creative professional or student and all those who appreciate the world's best illustration.
A sourcebook of 1960s fashion print - the apogee of fashion print - that will be the inspiration for designers for years to come. The creativity of the period is given full expression in this sourcebook of hundreds of designs that makes it an essential for contemporary design practitioners and students. The book contains exclusive illustrations and original artwork from designers as well as finished prints. Each short chapter introduction is followed by a range of illustrations with captions to give provenance and relevance. The prints are arranged in the chapters: - Art into Pop: fashion prints that saw the influence of Pop Art - Revivals and Reflections: Biba''s revival of 19th-century designs - Flower Power: floral designs, from Marimekko to Ken Scott - Lost in multicoloured hues, kaleidoscopic colours and psychedelia prints - Magical Mystery Tour: the influence of other cultures on print design
The next in the bestselling series for all crafters and designers - 4000 stunning motifs of initials and whole alphabets - provided in book form and also on the accompanying CD. Like all of his previous motif books, the author provides alphabets and initials in a range of historic fonts and scripts. He also presents Roman alphabets that show the influence of other cultures, such as Cyrillic (Russian/Slavonic) scripts and Rune letters. But unique alphabets and elaborate initials - created by the author himself - are also featured to make up a great sourcebook for all those working in the creative field. Author Graham McCallum's fine draughtsmanship makes this large resource of motifs an essential addition to the library of every designer and crafter, whether they are a needleworker, quilter, glass painter or woodworker. All the images are free to be copied for further creative work.
This one-stop-shop for all practising fashion designers and design students is the ultimate source book for fashion expression;
Offering the diverse styles and techniques from an international profile of artists.
With inspirational examples of every media and technique, here is a collection of almost 1000 new and innovative fashion illustrations for women, men, children, sportswear, beauty, glamour and accessories. The images are both varied and striking - ranging from heartbroken women, teenagers brazenly flaunting attitude and style, to bored sprawling youth.
As fashion becomes more important every day, artists and designers strive to be more individual in their identity - with influence coming from every day experiences, cartoons, music videos, politics, art... the list goes on!
With fashion illustration continuing its onslaught on today's media, Big Book of Fashion Illustration is an invaluable bible for fashion illustrators and graphic designers.
