Daily Archives: June 20, 2018

This is one of the more recent releases in the series of “Make Your Own Art Masterpiece” coloring books from Flame Tree. The designs in this book are based on actual artwork and illustrations from the Art Deco period. The illustrations are top notch and, while some are detailed, they are not overly intricate and hard to color

The Art Deco period is one that I really appreciate for fashions and for showing that women of the time were breaking free of the molds that they had been placed in. Gone were the head to toe fashions with outlandish bustles and cinched in waists. The clothing showed women in free and easy poses. They were involved in sports and other activities and dressed for what made it easy for them. There were also beautiful and elegant fashions, especially for evening wear. I can only imagine how the women of the day felt in their new styles of clothes – breathing free and alive to what would come next.

There are 45 line drawing designs to color. The designs were chosen by Daisy Seal and were illustrated by David Jones. The original artists are varied and, when possible, attribution is given to them for their original work. This information is on the opposite facing page of each design, and included the name of the original artist, the date and in which magazine et al it was originally published. There is a thumbnail of a small portion of the design with some color showing.

The inside flaps at the front and back of the book have black and white line drawings which can be colored as well. The cover is quite smooth but will accept various forms of color medium.

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