Fashion Patternmaking Technique for Children's Clothing is the culmination of 15 years of teaching, research and ongoing updates, reflecting the ever-changing needs of the children’s fashion industry. Antonio Donnanno presents a method that is simple yet precise, clear and easy to follow—building on his previous work while expanding the range of garments to dress children for any occasion. This new edition now includes nine real-size patterns in ten sizes, offering practical guidance for both professionals and home sewists. It also features numerous new designs, covering everything from casual wear and formal outfits to rompers, skirts, trousers, jumpsuits and even carnival costumes. Each age range includes models designed to combine comfort, style, and practicality, making it easier for designers and home makers alike to create garments for children. Careful studies, updated measurements and attention to changing industry needs make this book an essential resource for anyone creating children’s clothing with confidence and creativity.

Learn to paint delicate floral compositions in watercolour - step by step, with gentle guidance designed to build your confidence.

Whether you're new to watercolor or returning to it, this creative workbook helps you overcome common fears and frustrations. Through clear instructions, pre-drawn outlines, and practice pages, you'll explore how to manage water flow, control pigment concentration, and experiment with transparency and contrast—all essential to successful watercolor painting.

With encouragement from artist Anne-Claire Duval-Dumas, you'll paint roses, poppies, orchids, sweet peas, frangipani flowers, foliage, and more, all while developing your brushwork and finding your own rhythm. Even if you think, “I can’t draw” or “I’ll never get it right,” this book shows you otherwise.

Printed on high-quality watercolor paper, each sheet is easy to remove so your finished artwork can be framed, gifted, or kept. The pad format invites you to practice freely, explore creatively, and enjoy the meditative pleasure of painting nature - one brushstroke at a time.

Step into the expressive world of artist Elena Mompó with this stunning reverse coloring book, where bold brushstrokes and radiant florals invite your creativity to bloom.

Unlike traditional coloring books, these pages come alive with vibrant watercolors—rich in movement, emotion, and color. Your role is to respond: add lines, trace shapes, sketch patterns, or weave in delicate details of your own.

Each spread is an open invitation to slow down and explore, whether you outline petals, build abstract forms, or layer textures into Elena’s loose, painterly compositions. With no rules and endless possibilities, this is art as meditation, play, and mindful expression; a gentle practice in presence, creativity, and connection with yourself.

Printed on high-quality drawing paper, the book is ideal for pens, pencils and fine markers. Perfect for artists of all levels, it offers a fresh, intuitive way to connect with color, form, and your own imagination.

A stunning visual guide to nature’s diverse color spectrum that inspires creativity with vibrant palettes, expert color breakdowns, and curated mood boards — perfect for artists, designers, and nature lovers eager to bring nature’s brilliance into their creative world

A vivid tribute to nature’s astonishing color spectrum, this book explores the vibrant palettes found in the animal kingdom, from insects and birds to butterflies and marine life, The book celebrates the remarkable diversity of color found in living creatures — and inspires creativity in everyday life. Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed Palette Perfect series, the author, a color designer and enthusiast — not a scientist or naturalist — approaches the project with the same sense of wonder and curiosity that fueled her childhood passions. Intended for artists, designers, color enthusiasts, educators, and curious minds of all ages, the book combines striking photography with practical design tools. Each spread features a photograph of an animal alongside a brief description, offering insights into its world. Accompanying each profile is a detailed breakdown of the creature’s color palette, complete with a color wheel and CMYK and RGB values for practical applications. In addition, curated mood boards follow each animal’s palette, showcasing how its unique colors can inspire creativity across various mediums — including art, fashion, photography, and interior design. These visual pairings reveal the deep connections between nature’s color systems and human inspiration. While rooted in a deep appreciation for the natural world, the book is equally a practical resource and a spark for the imagination. Whether seeking fresh ideas for a creative project, teaching children about color, or simply marveling at nature’s design, readers are invited to explore these pages with the same sense of wonder that inspired their creation. Nature’s living colors are sure to ignite the imagination and bring new dimensions to creative pursuits.

Turn your love of drawing into a creative career with practical tips, inspiration and insight into the everyday life of an illustrator

What does it really mean to be an illustrator, and how do you turn drawing into a way of life? This book is for anyone who’s ever dreamed in doodles, told stories with pictures, or wondered how to make a living through art.

Part career guide, part celebration of artistic oddballs, and part friendly companion that answers the questions every illustrator secretly wonders about, it’s packed with advice and motivation. Inside, discover 100 ways to draw a bird by over 120 illustrators, each with unique styles and techniques, proving there’s no single right way to draw or be an illustrator.

With twenty really useful tips and more than twenty-five essential illustration techniques, you’ll also learn real world skills: finding your style, landing commissions, setting prices and building a creative routine. This book helps you create—and maybe even get paid for—what you love, one feathered friend at a time.

A must-read for graphic design students and pros, this in-depth guide unlocks the power of negative space and typography in logos through the exploration of seven core design mechanisms to craft memorable, impactful logotypes and monograms that engage, inspire, and endure

This comprehensive guide to logo design with negative space is aimed at graphic design students and professionals who want to master the art of creating memorable, impactful logos. The book goes beyond surface aesthetics to explore design mechanism — the underlying creative forces that make logos resonate visually and cognitively. Focusing primarily on logotypes and monograms, the book underscores typography’s vital role in shaping logos that are both simple and unforgettable. It encourages designers to meticulously explore every detail of letters, fonts, and names, showing how the intelligent use of negative space enhances recognition and storytelling within a logo. Through careful analysis of both professional and student work, readers gain insight into how principles like Gestalt theory and cognitive disfluency can be harnessed to craft logos that engage viewers and leave a lasting impression. This guide rejects decorative, superficial logo design in favor of an approach rooted in thoughtful exploration and artistic rigor. The author introduces seven core design mechanisms that provide practical frameworks for transforming abstract ideas into visually compelling logos. Among these is the innovative application of Karl Rosenkranz’s Aesthetics of Ugliness, which challenges designers to embrace imperfection and asymmetry as tools for creating logos with unique visual impact and emotional depth. Organized around key themes such as the challenge of novelty in negative space logos, designing a synergized logotype, how the orientation of the logo provides direction, and articulating ambiguity and the playful use of numbers, the book offers rich insights into the anatomy of letterforms, strategic use of negative space, and the art of crafting logos that tell multiple stories. Designed for those who seek to push the boundaries of logo design, this book empowers readers with the mindset, knowledge, and tools needed to create logos that go beyond mere decoration — ones that engage, inspire, and endure.