Download or read book Simple Geometric Quilting written by Laura Preston and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold Shapes and Clean Lines for Faster Modern Quilting Breathe some fresh air into your quilts with 20 stunning contemporary projects from designer Laura Preston. Using simple shapes and solid colors, Laura’s method streamlines the traditional quilting process for beautiful quilts in less time. Quilt tops come together quickly with large-scale cuts of fabric and as little piecing as possible, making these projects perfect for beginners. Advanced quilters can delve into modern techniques such as creating curved lines and working with negative space rather than intricate quilting blocks. From chic wall hangings to cozy crib-size and queen-size quilts, every project doubles as a work of art. Fueled by her minimalist lifestyle traveling the United States in her Airstream trailer, Laura’s designs reflect the striking landscapes of the American West. The Arches Queen Quilt showcases the dramatic curves found in Arches National Park in Utah. The Lone Pine Pillow, with its range of triangles, was inspired by the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the Sand Dollar Table Runner was sparked by a beach in Big Sur, California. Follow Laura’s insightful design tips, and soon you’ll start to see inspiration everywhere. With illustrated step-by-step instructions and in-depth tutorials, this book is an essential resource for the modern quilter.

Download or read book Just Add Color Botanicals written by Lisa Congdon and published by . This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just Add Color: Botanicals includes 30 original designs from artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon. Each book contains 64 perforated pages to make it easy to share, frame and hang your artwork.

Download or read book Drawing Geometry written by and published by Floris Books - Floris Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geometry is both elegantly simple and infinitely profound. Many professionals find they need to be able to draw geometric shapes accurately, and this unique book shows them how. It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing two-dimensional geometric shapes, which can be readily followed by a beginner, or used as an invaluable source book by students and professionals.

Download or read book Geometry of Design written by Kimberly Elam and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work takes a close look at a broad range of 20th-century examples of design, architecture and illustration, revealing underlying geometric structures in their compositions.

Download or read book Islamic Geometric Design written by Eric Broug and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines wide-ranging research with the author's artistic skills to reveal the techniques used to create the patterns adorning buildings in the Islamic world

Download or read book Shadowfolds written by Jeffrey Rutzky and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Shadowfolds, Jeff Rutzky, himself an accomplished and passionate origamist, and Palmer offer detailed and fascinating information about the technique and its origins in both Moorish tile and classic Japanese origami. Palmer first encountered the elaborate mosaics of the Alhambra and became intrigued with learning to translate these patterns into folded paper. He turned for inspiration to the work of Japanese origami masters Tomoko Fuse, Jun Maekawa, Toshikazu Kawasaki and Shuzo Fujimoto, as well as to the great American origami artists Robert Lang and Peter Engel. The transition to working in cloth followed. The flexible property of cloth allows pleats to be folded to augment and give a dimensionality not present in a flat surface; and the translucent quality adds a unique intricacy to the geometric patterns. When lines in a pattern are folded as pleats, the resulting shapes formed by the pleats become part of the artistic expression of the material. The possibilities for using Shadowfolds in design are limitless. Some applications take advantage of light shining through the fabric, others show the richness of the folds that have a depth all their own. In addition to explaining the three very simple steps of the technique, the authors show how even novice folders can create breathtaking works of textile art, as well as fashion-forward clothes, accessories and home furnishings incorporating these three-dimensional embellishments. They also include a section of patterns, and fabric and craft resources.

Download or read book Islamic Design written by Daud Sutton and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. In this excellent little book, geometer Daud Sutton unravels the mystery of Islamic patterns, explaining where they come from, how to draw them, and hinting at the Divine messages they encode. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "e;Fascinating"e; FINANCIAL TIMES. "e;Beautiful"e; LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "e;Rich and Artful"e; THE LANCET. "e;Genuinely mind-expanding"e; FORTEAN TIMES. "e;Excellent"e; NEW SCIENTIST. "e;Stunning"e; NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Download or read book Islamic Geometric Patterns written by Eric Broug and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring new patterns with detailed explanatory texts, this revised edition is an inspirational guide for craftspeople and artists alike. The marvels of Islamic patterns—the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture—are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional methods of measurement to create dazzling geometric compositions, often based on the repetition of a single pattern. The results are magnificent in their beauty and awe-inspiring in their execution. Now, with the aid of this book, everyone can learn how to master this ancient art and create their own intricate patterns or re-create classic examples. All that is needed is a pencil, a ruler, a compass, and a steady hand. Technical tips demonstrate the geometric basics such as how to create designs from one of the foundational “family” shapes: a square, hexagon, or pentagon. This is followed by step-by-step instructions for reproducing some of the best examples of geometric patterns. Islamic Geometric Patterns contains twenty-three geometric patterns and brief histories of some of the most famous and beautiful Islamic art and architecture from around the world. This revised edition features seven new patterns from locations including: Ak Medrese in Nigde, Turkey; Chellah necropolis in Rabat, Morocco; Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta, Pakistan; the Tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah in Agra, India; the Alcazar in Seville, Spain; Zaouia Moulay Idriss II in Fes, Morocco; and Darwish Pasha Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Download or read book Pattern in Islamic Art written by David Wade and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Drawing Geometric written by Tilman Zitzmann and published by Rock Point Gift & Stationery. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let your creativity flow by drawing amazing geometric shapes! Whether you're a beginning artist looking for a way to get in touch with your creative side, a harried executive looking for a meditative hobby to reduce stress, or are already an experienced artist, learning to draw geometrically can expand your horizons, giving you a new angle on how you view your world. Even if the thought of drawing daunts you, anyone can draw simple shapes like triangles, circles, squares, and hexagons. This kit will show you how to put those shapes together in surprising ways and patterns. This kit includes: - Hypotroid Spirograph Stencil Ruler for creating amazing spiral drawings - Two 8x6 geometric drawing stencils featuring a wide variety of geometric shapes - 112 page drawing tablet with illustraitions and prompts to guide you on your journey of drawing geometric - Plus empty pages for your own amazing creations!

Download or read book Mastering Illustrator written by Smashing Magazine and published by Smashing Magazine. This book was released on 2012 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most beloved vector graphic softwares among Web Designers is Adobe Illustrator. But getting to know all of its tools and features can be time consuming. With this eBook we try to ease the learning process for you. You will get to learn how to create graphics, transform a sketch into a vector, combine analog and digital techniques, prepare artwork for screen printing and also learn useful typography tips, all focusing on Adobe Illustrator. TABLE OF CONTENTS - Productive Web Design With. Adobe Illustrator? - Creating Graphs With Adobe Illustrator - Illustrators Live Trace: Sketch to Vector - Mixing Up Illustration: Combining Analog And Digital Techniques - Examples And Tips For Using Illustrators Warp Tools - Preparing Artwork for Screen Printing in Adobe Illustrator - Create a Cute Little Tiger in Illustrator - Useful Typography Tips For Adobe Illustrator

Download or read book One Zentangle A Day written by Beckah Krahula and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Zentangle A Day is a beautiful interactive book teaching the principles of Zentangles as well as offering fun, related drawing exercises. Zentangles are a new trend in the drawing and paper arts world. The concept was started by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing, by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns to create "tiles" or small square drawings. This step-by-step book is divided into 6 chapters, each with 7 daily exercises. Each exercise includes new tangles to draw in sketchbooks, teaches daily tile design, and offers tips on related art principles, and contains an inspirational "ZIA" (Zentangle Inspired Art) project on a tile that incorporates patterns, art principals, and new techniques.

Download or read book Geometric Design of Linkages written by J. Michael McCarthy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction to the mathematical theory of design for articulated mechanical systems known as linkages. The focus is on sizing mechanical constraints that guide the movement of a work piece, or end-effector, of the system. The function of the device is prescribed as a set of positions to be reachable by the end-effector; and the mechanical constraints are formed by joints that limit relative movement. The goal is to find all the devices that can achieve a specific task. Formulated in this way the design problem is purely geometric in character. Robot manipulators, walking machines, and mechanical hands are examples of articulated mechanical systems that rely on simple mechanical constraints to provide a complex workspace for the end- effector. The principles presented in this book form the foundation for a design theory for these devices. The emphasis, however, is on articulated systems with fewer degrees of freedom than that of the typical robotic system, and therefore, less complexity. This book will be useful to mathematics, engineering and computer science departments teaching courses on mathematical modeling of robotics and other articulated mechanical systems. This new edition includes research results of the past decade on the synthesis of multi loop planar and spherical linkages, and the use of homotopy methods and Clifford algebras in the synthesis of spatial serial chains. One new chapter on the synthesis of spatial serial chains introduces numerical homotopy and the linear product decomposition of polynomial systems. The second new chapter introduces the Clifford algebra formulation of the kinematics equations of serial chain robots. Examples are use throughout to demonstrate the theory.

Download or read book The Beautiful String Art Book written by Raymond Gautard and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from the simple to the intricate, these one hundred original patterns, complete with precise instructions, include a falling star, a thunderbolt, a racing car, and a tree in winter

Download or read book Easy Geometric Patterns Colouring Book Volume 2 written by L J Knight and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have fun, release stress and express your creativity with this unique easy patterns colouring book! Easy Geometric Patterns Colouring Book (Volume 2) features 50 original repeating pattern colouring pages with large spaces. This book is for everyone who loves to colour fun abstract patterns, including beginners, kids, teens, and adults who enjoy drawings that aren't too detailed. If you're an experienced colourist, you can apply your skills and stretch your creative imagination by using the larger spaces for blending, shading and patterning. Whatever your level, you can create a beautiful and unique work of art from each pattern. What Will You Get? 50 stress relieving pattern colouring pages Easy difficulty level Single-sided printing High resolution images with sharp lines High quality, original hand-designed patterns by artist L.J. Knight Page size is 8.5 x 11 inches (approx. 22 x 28cm) You can preview all 50 designs in this book on the author's website - for the URL, see the 'More about the author' section further down the page. The pages aren't perforated, but you can easily remove them using a craft knife. The drawings are printed on one side of the paper only, so bleed-through isn't an issue if you're using markers or gel pens. You can also protect the image underneath with a sheet of scrap paper. Easy Geometric Patterns (Volume 2) is the 19th title in the LJK Colouring Books series. Check out the whole series for a range of unique colouring pages for adults and children, with new books on the way. Do you have friends or family who love to colour? These books make great gift ideas for women, men, girls, boys, seniors, teens, tweens and kids! A colouring book is a perfect present for Christmas, holidays, birthdays, Valentine's Day, anniversaries, Easter, and other special occasions. Get ready for hours of screen-free relaxation and enjoyment as you bring these patterns to life. Have fun and happy colouring!

Download or read book Geometric Themes and Variations written by Miguel Angel Sánchez Serrano and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this amazing cache of designs, arresting displays of geometrics explode into thousands of fascinating variations. Each of forty-one original black-and-white motifs is spun into three pages of adaptations, offering strikingly different variations on the original theme. More than 4,300 images build upon basic geometric shapes, transforming circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles into intricate patterns that form kaleidoscopic designs, optical illusions, and hypnotic abstracts. A versatile resource for graphics, art, and craft projects, this collection offers not only a wealth of images for immediate practical use but also an excellent reference for design inspiration.

Download or read book Islamic Art and Architecture written by Issam El-Said and published by Ithaca Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issam El-Said pinpoints the rules of composition that form the basis of the geometric concepts of Islamic art. He then shows how intricate patterns are based on these basic principles. Fully illustrated in three colors to show the development of the patterns, this book offers an insight into how craftsmen and designers in the Muslim world achieved monumental feats of artistic expression using the simplest of tools. Chapter I presents graphical analyses of numerous complex patterns, to reveal the numerical rationale behind them. In Chapter II, the author analyses the system of measure used in ancient Egypt, before the use of numbers for calculating measurements. He shows how measuring cords and a geometric method based on a grid-pattern originating from the circle were employed by master craftsmen in the design of Islamic art and architecture. The book offers an insight into how craftsmen and designers in the Muslim world have achieved monumental feats of artistic expression with harmony and precision, using the simplest of tools such as a ruler, a string and templates, together with a system of measure that is both simple and sophisticated.