F. Sehnaz Bac - Böcker

Transform ordinary stones into colorful works of art with this original guide by a social media sensation. Full-color illustrations accompany step-by-step instructions for creating 30 different themes, from depictions of trees, flowers, and animals to mandalas, geometric patterns, marine and holiday motifs, and more. Projects range from simple to advanced and include suggestions for display.

This follow-up to the bestselling Art of Stone Painting offers a kid-friendly version of an engaging activity that helps promote creativity. Fun-to-follow instructions for simple projects are accompanied by full-color photographs. Patterns include geometric designs, plants, animals, numbers, and letters as well as holiday-themed decorations. Other activities employ multiple stones for picture-making and story-telling and offer directions for stone games such as tic-tac-toe, chess, and dominoes.

You can craft a new mandala every week for one year with this full-color guide by the author of the best-selling The Art of Stone Painting. F. Sehnaz Bac, an artist and seasoned archaeologist, presents step-by-step instructions for fifty-two projects. Her easy-to-follow guide will show you how to transform ordinary stones into inspirational works of art.The mandala – derived from the Sanskrit word for "circle" – represents the universe, and the symbol has long been instrumental to sacred rituals and meditative practices. This treasury of radiant designs presents patterns for stone paintings, each of which is accompanied by a one-word mantra – relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe, and other uplifting terms. A few projects are meant to be painted on sea glass, leaves, or shells, but most are based on Bac's popular interpretations of classic stone-based styles. Colorful photographs accompany simple instructions for a year of crafting inspiration.

Filled with creative exercises, art prompts, templates, and step-by-step projects, The Little Book of Rock Painting encourages interactivity for immediate results, while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the medium in an engaging and fun way.In The Little Book of Rock Painting, aspiring artists will discover how to gather and prepare their rocks to create masterpieces that are truly one with nature. Written and illustrated by three talented rock-painting artists, the book features a range of contemporary designs to experiment with, from patterns and animals to mandalas and dots. The instructions are easy to follow and invite creativity and originality.Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones!The Little Book of ... series focuses on delivering fun, approachable, and interesting art instruction in a fresh, portable format. With its contemporary design, open practice pages, creative exercises, and prompts that encourage interactivity, beginning artists learn the fundamentals of their craft, often with immediate results.  Also available from the series:The Little Book of Sketching, The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design, The Little Book of Manga Drawing, The Little Book of Cartooning & Illustration, and The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters.