5000 Designs and Motifs from India

By Ajit Mookerjee

Incredibly rich treasury of authentic copyright-free designs adapted from artifacts of the Harappa culture, coins and pottery from South India, Ajanta and Bagh murals, Muslim monuments, Buddhist... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486290611
• ISBN13: 9780486290614
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

great for Mehndi

My husband finds great inspiration in this book for his Mehndi art. (temporary tattoos.)While not all 5000 are great for our use, it's still a great book. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes to work with henna.

The Best Clip Art Book I Ever Bought!

Unlike the other reviewers, I bought this book for use in some graphic design projects. Many of the images are clear and simple enough to scan well. There are TONS of great borders and pictures that can be used in any project, not just those with an Indian aspect. I have also used the images as inspiration for jewelery design and in collages.

A lot of patterns - most of them are very small

This book has a great selection of patterns - can be used for a number of things from mehendi to creating stencils to painting on clothes. The selection is very broad and covers patterns from all over India - there are even some traditional rangoli patterns. I just wish there were more large patterns as well...

perfect for those of us who are less than creative artists

tons of wonderful designs, 5,000 in fact. i have been using them as models for the artwork that i draw around the pictures and other things in my scrapbook. a must have guide for those of us who are not so great at drawing.

Great Book For Mehendi Designs and Patterns

Although the book has a lot of drawings that are not flat line drawings which can be used for mehendi, it has an excellent selection of line drawings which make beautiful mehendi art.