Great Book of Fairy Patterns
Fox Chapel Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-56523-225-9 (ISBN)
The history, mythology, and composition of angels, cherubs, fairies, pixies, and sprites are detailed in this handbook of fairy patterns. More than 72 fairy patterns for all mediums are featured, including dragonfly, sugar plum, and woodland fairies. The physical features of fairies and fairy backgrounds are examined in depth, including instructions for face and body painting that apply to all fairy re-creations. Comprehensive descriptions of different types of fairies accompanied by their folk histories provide a useful context for all fairy enthusiasts.
Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 500,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.
From the Author and Artist vi Chapter One: Fairy Art 1 OR How Do I Use This Book in my artwork? Chapter Two: A History of Fairies in Legends 7 OR How did Fairies, Faes and Flutterbyes come to be? Chapter Three: Fairy Families and Their Wing Patterns 23 OR Who's who in the Fairy realm? Chapter Four: Changing Your Fairy's Pose 31 OR How can I turn one Fairy pattern into a dozen? Chapter Five: Creating New Wing Styles 39 OR Should my Fairy have butterfly, bee, bat or dragonfly wings? Chapter Six: Altering Your Fairy's Outfit 49 OR How do I dress my Fairy in the best and brightest fashions? Chapter Seven: Placing Your Fairy in a New Scene 55 OR What else can my Fairy do besides sit on flowers? Chapter Eight: Patterns 59 Guardian Angel Fairies 60 Child Fairies 68 Flower Fairies 73 Modern Fairies 95 Pagan Fairies 110 Pixies 124 Traditional Fairies 135 Miscellaneous Fairies 146 Appendix A - Manikin Patterns 178 Appendix B - Color Charts 180 Index 182
| Zusatzinfo | 24 Halftones, color |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | East Petersberg |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 739 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-56523-225-9 / 1565232259 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-56523-225-9 / 9781565232259 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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