New Releases by Marty Noble

Thirty-one elegant designs adapted from the works of Verneuil, Mucha, and other Art Nouveau masters. Features patterns inspired by swans, peacocks, and other creatures. Previously published as Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book.

This handsome collection contains scores of unique images based on folk art designs created by artists of Austria, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, and other European countries. Adapted from authentic sources, 265 original renderings depict scores of charming motifs incorporating florals, wildlife, riders on horseback, mythical figures, men and women in traditional costumes, and religious and secular motifs. Ideal for adding a touch of Old World flavor to a variety of projects, these eye-catching, stylized designs appear in assorted configurations, among them borders, squares, circles, medallions, and rectangles. Painstakingly reproduced and attractively presented, the designs represent a valuable resource of inspirational and practical art. The collection will be a major addition to the bookshelves of artists, designer, and craftworkers.

More than 30 historic mosaics feature works by Gaudí from Barcelona''s Park Güell plus ancient Roman and Islamic art. Sources include synagogues, Christian basilicas, and mosques in Tunis, Ravenna, Venice, and Jerusalem.

This stained glass coloring book presents a soul-satisfying combination of the beauty and wonder of flowers with the peace and inspiration of mandalas. Sixteen images offer hours of meditative coloring.

Sixteen line-art interpretations of this festive event find their inspiration in papel picado, a traditional Mexican folk art involving paper-cutting, and the images of Mexican cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada. Includes bilingual text.

With its dragons and fish, flowers and foo dogs, this magnificent compilation of 361 royalty-free designs offers an exotic archive of crisp black-and-white images in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Thirty original drawings depict sexy, sophisticated, and often savage creatures of the night. These bloodthirsty characters will seduce fans with a hunger for contemporary vampire books, television shows, and movies.

Viewers are irresistibly drawn to the radiance of Impressionist art — and with this coloring book, you can recapture the luminous quality that makes these paintings so popular. Splendid stained glass reproductions include 16 of the most beloved Impressionist works: van Gogh''s The Starry Night, Mary Cassatt''s The Bath, and Hassam''s The Flower Girl, plus others by Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Sargent, Cézanne, Renoir, and more.

"Starry Night" shines even brighter in this stained glass collection, featuring 16 full-page illustrations that include "The Church at Auvers, ""Van Gogh''s Bedroom, " and "Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers."

Thirty striking works, ranging from conventional portraits to geometric abstracts, include paintings by Frida Kahlo, Grandma Moses, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, and other distinguished artists.

Sharp, smart, dazzling Art Deco designs literally shine through a striking mix of stained glass pictures. Sixteen ornate full-page illustrations include people, buildings, abstracts, and ironwork. Hold the colored pages up to the light and watch them come to brilliant life!

From such great epics as Ben-Hur and Gone with the Wind to the madcap escapades of the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, this collection of classic movie posters celebrates thirty timeless films that movie fans never tire of watching. Faithful renderings of posters that breathlessly advertised such great films as Stagecoach, High Noon, North by Northwest, It''s a Wonderful Life, West Side Story, and twenty-two others can be reproduced in their original hues or enhanced with an exciting blend of colors from the budding young artist''s own palette.

Described as a universal genius, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was also one of the greatest painters that ever lived. Sixteen masterful works of art by this celebrated Renaissance man, adapted by Marty Noble, invite would-be artists of all ages to apply their own colors to skillful renderings of Mona Lisa, The Annunciation, St. John the Baptist, The Virgin of the Rocks, Portrait of Beatrice d''Este, Vitruvian Man, and ten other masterpieces. Color these famous creations with crayons, felt-tip pens or other media, place them near a source of bright light, and enjoy the glow of a lovely stained glass effect.

Line drawings of 30 American masterpieces, carefully rendered by Marty Noble, invite colorists to add their own hues to these famous paintings. Covering a variety of styles and themes, they range from the quiet charm of Mary Cassatt''s Mother and Child to Edward Hopper''s starkly realistic Hotel Room. Other artists include Albert Bierstadt, Emigrants Crossing the Plains; Childe Hassam, Allies Day, May 1917; Edward Hicks, The Peaceable Kingdom; Winslow Homer, Snap the Whip; Grandma Moses, Early Springtime on the Farm; Maurice Prendergast, Central Park; Frederic Remington, A Dash for the Timber; Grant Wood, American Gothic; Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, and 19 other classic works of art. A variety of media—including watercolors—can be used to color the accurately rendered illustrations. All paintings are shown in original colors on the inside covers; identifying captions accompany the illustrations.

Rendered in a sensuous, curvilinear style, here are 227 black-and-white Art Nouveau floral motifs created by leading artists of the early 20th century. These lovely designs include a variety of blossoming beauties — from graceful daffodils by M. P. Verneuil and willowy wisteria by E. A. Seguy to stately lilies by Alphonse Mucha.

Popular culture has embraced the ancient art of henna body painting as the hottest trend from India, Africa, and the Middle East. More than 150 intricate and exotic patterns in this CD-ROM and book set allow hobbyists to add a hip edge to their next project. Choose from fine line, lacy, and paisley motifs, detailed images of exotic birds and human faces, assorted floral borders, heart-shaped insets, and repeat patterns featuring woven tendrils. Included in this set are: • One CD-ROM containing 166 high-quality, permission-free images scanned at 600 dpi and saved in six different formats (TIFF, PICT, EPS, BMP, as well as Internet-ready JPEG and GIF) • A large-format 64-page book with every image on the CD-ROM printed large and clearly on one side of the page only and numbered for easy reference and cut-and-paste use Also included on the CD-ROM is Dover Design Manager, a simple graphics editing program for Windows that will allow you to view, print, crop, and rotate the images. Artists, designers, collagists, and crafters will find these charming, traditional designs immensely useful. The collection also offers browsers an exciting glimpse into the rich store of Eastern ornamental art.

Intriguing mandala patterns, complete with centerpieces of human faces, florals, mythical creatures, and abstract designs. Includes 16 designs.

Use colors of your choice, or recreate the original hues, for 30 great paintings, among them Mary Cassatt''s Mother Combing Her Child''s Hair, Renoir''s At the Concert, and 28 other reproductions of works by Monet, van Gogh, Gauguin, Manet, Pissarro, Morisot, Cézanne, and 4 other great artists.

Thirty authentic flower seed packets of the early 20th century offer colorists a world of nostalgic charm. The meticulously re-created black-and-white renderings include carnations, petunias, nasturtiums, dahlias, poppies, and 25 other blossoms.

Here are 95 versatile patterns based on authentic Southwest Indian designs. Included are details from a Navajo blanket and sand painting, Pueblo, Maricopa, and Zuñi pottery, a Hopi wedding shawl, Apache baskets, and other artifacts. Easily adaptable for use in embroidery, appliqué work, fabric painting, and other crafts.

101 lovely, vibrantly colored illustrations, originally created by one of the great masters of the Art Nouveau style, delicately interpret an enormous variety of floral designs. Intricately woven images of fanciful blossoms in blue, gold, salmon, and other rich color combinations are perfect for textiles and wallpapers, and also offer splendid ideas for mosaics and stained glass.

Striking adaptations of authentic native art depict, among other subjects, a Mixtec circular design from an incised gourd rattle, religious figures from a Metepec candlestick, and images of jaguars taken from a Guerrero lacquered chest. An exciting challenge for coloring book enthusiasts, these 30 illustrations will also inspire artists, designers, and craftspeople.

Victorian artist Richard Doyle (1824-1883) is famous for his charming illustrations of elves, fairies, and gnomes. For this coloring book, Marty Noble has skillfully adapted 29 of the English''s artist''s most delightful watercolors created for his book with Andrew Lang, The Princess Nobody: A Tale of Fairyland.

Twenty-eight full-page, ready-to-color illustrations from one of the most beautiful books of the early Middle Ages depict Celtic spirals and interlacings, celestial figures, saints, Celtic crosses, and other finely detailed elements.

Four striking images from a rare book of early Christian art depict brilliantly colored celestial figures, winged creatures, and a menacing mythical beast. Tattoos are simple to apply and easy to remove.

Exquisite details from masterpieces by Durer, Murillo, Raphael, and Bouguereau depict heavenly creatures embracing, playing the lute, posing pensively, and reclining on draped fabric.

Artists and illustrators in search of motifs brimming with classical elegance and panache will welcome this convenient, royalty-free collection of 110 designs. Adapted from ancient Greek vases, red-figure plates, votive reliefs, clay figures, statuary, and other authentic sources, the meticulously rendered images depict graceful Grecian women, handsome gods and goddesses, sturdy warriors, an array of weapons, mythical figures, bacchantes, musical instruments, floral and foliated designs, and much more.Perfect for adding decorative grace and style to a wide range of graphic assignments, classroom projects, and assorted arts and crafts, these splendid illustrations also serve as an enduring source of design inspiration.Original Dover (2000) publication.

Color 30 meticulous black-and-white renderings of van Gogh masterpieces: "Sunflowers, Starry Night, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, The Church at Auvers, " and many more. Full-color illustrations on covers.

Share the fantasy by dressing one charming, golden-haired doll in 6 different outfits, including patched but colorful skirts and blouses, an exquisite ballgown, and an elegant white wedding dress. 27 stickers. Dover Original.