Antique Art Deco Stenciling Reference Drafts CD '15!

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Simple Art

Applied To Handwork I

By H. A. Rankin

CD REPRODUCTION

Originally Published 1915!

Art Deco Stencilling & More!

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Up for bid is a CD-ROM REPUBLICATION of the original "Simple Art Applied To Handwork" by H.A. Rankin, Art Master, Silver and Bronze Medalist; Author of "Simple Lessons in Colour," "Pencil Work," "Pastel Work, Or Colour With Crayons," "Lantern Making," Etc., Etc. and F.H. Brown, A.R.C.A. Art Master, Silver and Bronze Medalist; Author of "Clay Modeling for Infants," "Clay Modeling for Juniors," Etc.; and Joint Author with H.A. Rankin of "Simple Pictorial Illustration."

This republication text was originally created by these extensively experienced handwork artists of Art Deco/Arts & Crafts movement era. This book was originally published in 1915! (Original is NOT for sale)

You can find the materials needed to recreate these fine crafts on eBay. You just have to hunt a little bit! :)

This HISTORIC CD republication contains instructions, diagrams, designs and fundamentals for creating Stencil, thread and other exquisite home decorating work. There are many ANTIQUE designs and instructions included! There is huge number of antique patterns which are ultra-Art-Nouveau!

Contents

PREFACE

I. THE APPLICATION OF GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS TO HANDWORK.

The Decoration of Cubes, Rectangular Frames for Picture Post Cards, Card Cases, A Wall Letter-rack, Plates, The Back of a Stool, Ball, Bat Lamp, Shades, Prisms, Cylinders.

II. BRUSHWORK DESIGN: BRUSH FORMS AND DESIGNS BASED ON THEM.

Dots, Lines, Blobs, Combinations of Dots, Lines, and Blobs, The Decoration of Geometrical Figures, Dragged Blobs, Straight and Curved Double-pointed, Double-curved Strokes, Eighteen Ways of Filling a Square, Elementary Floral Forms.

III. BRUSH FORM ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON PLANT FORMS.

The Mistletoe, The Snowdrop, The Single Pink, The Oak, The Vetch, he Chrysanthemum, The Wild Rose, The Wallflower.

IV. BRUSHWORK APPLIED TO REPRESENT ANIMAL FORMS.

The British Dragonfly, Bats, Butterflies, Rabbits, Mice, A Peacock's Feather.

SUPPLEMENT TO SECTIONS II, III, IV.

Twelve Simple Applications of Brushwork

V. NOTE ON THE TEACHING OF DESIGN.

Its Value The Conventional Treatment of Natural Forms

VI. STENCILLING AND ITS APPLICATION TO HANDWORK.

Materials and Tools: Cutting Tools, Papers for Making Stencil Plates, Cutting Boards, Varnish Brushes, Use of Mirrors, Transferring Designs, The Process of Stencilling, Register Lines and Triangles, Ties, Variation of Colours, Decoration of Cylinders, Pyramids, Cubes, and Prisms, A Collar-box, Table-mats, A Book-marker, A Post Card Rack, Boxes, Blotter Covers, Book Covers, Lanterns, Lamp Shades, Dado Borders, Allover Patterns, A Sofa-back Cover, A Clock-case, A Bag, A Biscuit Box, Personal Ornaments.

VII. NEEDLEWORK APPLIED TO HANDWORK.

Silks and Cottons, Stitches: Cross Stitch, Crewel Stitch, Long and Short Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Chain Stitch, Herringbone Stitch, Coral Stitch, French Knot, Roumanian Stitch, Button-hole Stitch, Couching, Transfer of Patterns by Pouncing Twists, Initials worked with Various Stitches, Monograms on Dorothy Bags, Decorated Mats, Belts, Hatbands and Collars, An Improvised Frame.

VIII. LETTERING AND ITS APPLICATIONS.

Roman Alphabet and Numerals, Monograms, Decorated Initials, Printed Notices, Name Plates, Panel of Roman Lettering, Maps, Plans, and Architectural Drawings, Window, Tickets, Mottoes and Ornamental Showcards, Formal Hand Quotations, Decorated MS Pages, Penwork, Designs.

List of Illustrations & coloured plates:

Loop and Cross-overs

Decorated Triangles

Decorated Cubes-First Group

Decorated Cubes-Second Group

Picture Post Card Frame (1)

 Picture Post Card Frame (2)

 Picture Post Card Frame (3)

Post Card Case

Three Card Cases

 Wall Letter-rack

 Circular Design for Plate, etc.

 Conical Lamp Shade

Pyramidal Lamp Shade

A Hexagonal and Two Triangular Prisms

A Pentagonal Prism

An Octagonal Prism

Cylinder Decorated with Equally Spaced Bands

Cylinder Decorated with Unequally Spaced Bands (1)

Cylinder Decorated with Unequally Spaced Bands (2)

Simple Brushwork Exercise: Dots, Lines and Blobs

Brush Forms produced by Sable and Camel's Hair

Brushes

Elementary Combinations of Dots, Lines, and Blobs

Cubes Decorated with Brush Forms

Elementary Floral Designs

Brush Forms Disposed Decoratively in a Definite Space

Symmetrical Arrangement of Brush Forms

Dragged Blobs-Straight

Dragged Blobs-Straight and Curved

Oval Dragged Blobs

Dragged Blobs in Design

Double-pointed

Double-curved Strokes

Double-pointed

Double-curved Strokes in Various Positions

Double-pointed Strokes with other Curves

Conventional Floral Forms

Central or Annular Decoration of Squares

Sprinkled or Bordered Squares

Squares with Radial Ornaments

Squares with Filled or Open Centres

Squares with Issuing Whorls or Decorated Diameters

Squares with Decorated Diagonals or Ingrowing Whorls

Two-stemmed Floral Ornaments of Squares

One-stemmed Floral Ornaments of Squares

Twining and Parallel Floral Ornaments of Squares

Symmetrical Brushwork, Decoration of a Rectangle

Another Design

Brush Forms based on Mistletoe

Circle Decorated with Mistletoe Brush Forms

Conventional Mistletoe Border

Frame Ornamented with Mistletoe Design

Watch-stand Ornamented with Mistletoe Design

The Snowdrop

Circular Snowdrop Design

Oblong with Conventionalised Snowdrop

Snowdrop Fan

Snowdrop Border for Monogram or other Device

The Single Pink Frontispiece

Oblong Single Pink Design

Square and Ring with Single Pinks

Clock-case Ornamented with Pinks

Box Ornamented with Pinks

Oak Forms

Designs based on the Oak

Rectangular Panel with an Oak Design

The Common Vetch

Patterns based on the Vetch

Two Vetch Designs

Panel with a Vetch Design

Lantern Decorated with a Vetch Pattern

The Chrysanthemum

Square Panel of Chrysanthemums

Vesica-shaped Chrysanthemum Design

Circular Chrysanthemum Design

Octahedral Lantern with Chrysanthemums

Wall Letter-rack Decorated with Chrysanthemums

The Wild Rose

Oblong Panel: Wild Rose Border

Conventional Rose Border

Rose-decorated Spandrel

Rose-decorated Lamp Shade

Rose-decorated Box

The Wallflower

Conventionalized Wallflowers

Wallflower Design

Wallflower Design with Massed Leaves

The Dragon-fly

Square Panel and Chequered Pattern: Dragon-fly

An Overfilled Circle of Dragon-flies and Flowers

A Well-designed Dragon-fly Plaque

Butterflies

Birds and Clouds

Pentagonal Lamp Shade Decorated with Bats, Clouds & the Crescent Moon

 Butterfly-ornamented Bowl

Cup and Saucer: Rabbits and Foliage Design

Child's Mug

Bordered with Mice

Butterfly-decorated Pincushion

Pincushion ornamented with Peacock's Feathers

Bookmarker: Peacock's Feather Design

Plate and Hat-pin Box

Handkerchief Borders

Vase

Another Vase

"Midget" Photograph Frame

Matchbox

Cup

and Cigarette Box.

What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is!

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience painter and needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage thread, fabrics, paints, tools, etc., can be found on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a near by fabric, craft or hobby store…

This information has been scanned onto CD-ROM using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download the latest FREE version of this software quickly at www.adobe.com . This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD reproduction of this resourceful book.

The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on antique knitting needlework. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of an antique book CD Republication?

* Every image and every page has been scanned at a high dpi to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs! They are reformated in full-page sizing for better viewing of details, etc.!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at high resolution and is readily accessible using the downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader software program. This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page, pages or the entire CD contents!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

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