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Recreative
Colour the Masters
Designer Series

Colour the Masters. Learn while you create.

Recreative Colouring makes classic design easy to enjoy. From Art Deco to Art Nouveau to Arts and Crafts, each book gives you intricate pages to colour and just enough context to bring the art to life.

Featured Books

Iconic illustrators. Clean linework. Bite-sized context.
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Art Deco Dreams – George Barbier

c. 1910–1930

High-fashion silhouettes and theatre posters that defined the Jazz Age.

Art Nouveau – Alphonse Mucha

c. 1890–1910

Ornamental curves, botanical motifs, and luminous poster heroines.

Victorian Patterns – William Morris

c. 1848–1900

Intricate botanical designs and flowing organic motifs inspired by nature.

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Get 6 printable pages from different illustrators to find your favourite style.


Personal use only – please don't redistribute. For best results print at 100% scale on Letter/A4 paper.

Learn While You Colour

Short, friendly reads on illustrators, movements, and materials.

Jazz Age Glamour: How the Roaring Twenties Shaped George Barbier's Iconic Style

December 2024

 

When jazz swept through Paris in the 1920s, it did more than change music. It transformed nightlife, fashion, and the art of George Barbier, whose illustrations captured the elegance and energy of the era.

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The Science of Colouring for Mental Wellness

December 2024

 

Colouring is often thought of as child's play, but research shows adult colouring reduces stress and anxiety by shifting brain focus, calming racing thoughts, and lowering heart rate in just 20 minutes, providing mindfulness without the need to meditate.

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Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau's Master of Flowing Lines and Floral Beauty

December 2024

 

Alphonse Mucha transformed posters into art. His luminous images of women framed by flowers and flowing lines defined Art Nouveau, blending nature, history and myth. From theatre to advertising, his elegant style still shapes how we see beauty today.

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Patterns – William Morris
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Fashion – George Barbier
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Heroines – Alphonse Mucha
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All illustrations reproduced from public-domain sources or licensed materials.