Seek, Color, Find Mid-Century Retro Designs - A Treasure Hunt and Coloring Adventure

Color cool with mid-century modern! Talented designer Robin Pickens presents 32 nostalgic drawings to color with markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or gel pens. Discover a ¿modern¿ world, circa the 1950s and 60s, of fresh, engaging illustrations that evoke the clean lines, geometric structures, and understated cool of mid-twentieth century style¿think Eames lounge chairs, Mad Men decor, and Eichler homes. Nestled somewhere within each design are special little icons and symbols for you to find (shown on the back of each page so you know what to look for). Have fun finding these tucked-away friends as you bring each image to life with glorious color! Robin gets you started with the basics of choosing and combining colors for beautiful results. You¿ll also learn how to color the same image in different ways to create a feeling or set a mood. Full-color examples of finished pieces will get you inspired to pick up your coloring tools. Printed on one side only of high-quality, extra-thick paper, each page is perforated for easy removal and display.

About the author

Robin Pickens is a licensed surface designer, illustrator, and graphic designer in sunny Southern California. Robin licenses her artwork for a variety of products including Christmas ornaments, fabrics, calendars, greeting cards, gift books, home decor, wall art, dishware, and more. She has previously worked as a broadcast television art director and animator. 

Summary

Color a modern world of retro-50 s aesthetics, with fresh, engaging illustrations that evoke the clean lines, shapes, and geometric structures of mid-twentieth century dwellings and surroundings."

Product details

• Authors: Robin Pickens, Pickens Robin
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2016
• EAN: 9781497201507
• ISBN: 978-1-4972-0150-7
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 276 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 259 g
• Illustrations: color and B&W illustrations, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert, farbige Illustrationen, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: Seek, Color, Find; Seek, Color, Find
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; NON-CLASSIFIABLE, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts, Stationery items, Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts