Travel back in time with artist Karen Campbell and learn to draw and color 69 fabulous and authentic Art Deco style projects! Sharing her Quadrant Method drawing secrets for the first time in print, Karen leads you through each project with crystal clear, step-by-step instructions so you know exactly what to draw and how to blend, shade and color to perfection. Watch your drawing skills soar and see fashion figures, jewelry, clothing, faces and features come to LIFE! As an extra bonus, you have access to YouTube videos links that accompany many of the projects in the book so you can take your art education (and FUN) to a whole new level!

Picking up where she left off in Volume 1, Karen Campbell returns to the sparkling 20's and 30's to bring you her best and easiest methods for drawing and coloring a whole new cast of gentleman characters, home decor, striking animals, fast cars, fizzy cocktails and so much more! Learn about this fascinating historical time period while receiving step-by-step instruction that will truly take your skills to the next level. You'll soon be creating artwork you never thought possible all the while having the time of your life!

Art Deco lettering is a geometric type style from the early 20th century that was used primarily in advertising and movies that needed a sophisticated feel. This modern yet vintage style is perfect for logos, posters, and other decorative print designs. In this issue, you'll learn how to draw all 26 characters step by step so you can draw art deco style illustration from your imagination. After some fun alphabet practice pages, you'll explore how to decorate this style and create supporting accents. Then, for our Drawing Challenge, I'll show you how to create a Art Deco themed postcard of your city.

Derived from a rare French publication of the 1920s, Fantaisies Oceanographiques, these beguiling images pulse with the flowing grace of aquatic life. Whether simply browsed for pleasure or used as inspiration for design or decorative projects, 30 full-color unbacked plates feature 56 abstract and figurative patterns in authentic Art Deco style.

Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925 L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Dâecoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a showcase for art, architecture, and design that promoted progress, modernity, and the present. The greatest export from this exhibition was a style that has since been recognized as one of the great design movements of the 20th century. Art Deco's growing recognition coincided with the growth of Los Angeles as the entertainment capital. Between the world wars, the city's architecture sprouted characteristic signs of Art Deco: the interplay of vertical and horizontal features, geometric shapes, use of exotic and modern materials, as well as simplified streamlined forms. This volume's collection of images celebrates Los Angeles's Art Deco heritage, showcasing such structures as Bullock's Wilshire, Sunset Tower, the Oviatt Penthouse, the Wiltern and Pantages Theatres, and many more.--From publisher description.

At 5:55 p.m. on March 10, 1933, Southern California was rocked by a massive earthquake. Wood-frame bungalows lost their chimneys, and engineered concrete buildings suffered minimal damage. But unreinforced masonry buildings near the epicenter failed catastrophically, and Long Beach was particularly hard hit. Nearly three-quarters of the school buildings, as well as many other structures, were rendered unusable until repaired or rebuilt. The Art Deco style, in addition to being fashionably modern in 1933, met the criteria of earthquake safety, and many new structures showed its influence. Both the Zigzag Moderne style of the 1920s, which boasted many structures that survived the earthquake, and the Streamline Moderne style that came into vogue in the 1930s relied on sleek lines with decoration incorporated into the design. This volume celebrates, in both word and image, the Long Beach that rose from the rubble to become a premier Art Deco city. At 5:55 p.m. on March 10, 1933, Southern California was rocked by a massive earthquake. Wood-frame bungalows lost their chimneys, and engineered concrete buildings suffered minimal damage. But unreinforced masonry buildings near the epicenter failed catastrophically, and Long Beach was particularly hard hit. Nearly three-quarters of the school buildings, as well as many other structures, were rendered unusable until repaired or rebuilt. The Art Deco style, in addition to being fashionably modern in 1933, met the criteria of earthquake safety, and many new structures showed its influence. Both the Zigzag Moderne style of the 1920s, which boasted many structures that survived the earthquake, and the Streamline Moderne style that came into vogue in the 1930s relied on sleek lines with decoration incorporated into the design. This volume celebrates, in both word and image, the Long Beach that rose from the rubble to become a premier Art Deco city.