Imagine A Forest: 45 Step by Step Lessons to Create Enchanting Folk Art
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- Create Date：2021-05-24 11:57:22
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Dinara Mirtalipova
- ISBN：1631062352
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Summary
Learn to create whimsical folk art with Imagine a Forest！
Fine art is created for it's aesthetic， and while looks are important to some degree in the things you create， folk art allows you to relax and enjoy the art you are creating。 Imagine a Forest contains 45 step-by-step tutorials that show you how to create charming folk art drawings。 Learn the history of folk art to understand the influences and inspire your drawings。 Find tips from expert illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova to help guide you through the gorgeous folk scenes。 When you're finished your drawing， discover the meaning behind each drawing you have created， and use this to guide you to create your very own works of folk art！ With plenty of room to draw in the pages， you'll be able to work alongside a master illustrator。
Fine art is created for it's aesthetic， and while looks are important to some degree in the things you create， folk art allows you to relax and enjoy the art you are creating。 Imagine a Forest contains 45 step-by-step tutorials that show you how to create charming folk art drawings。 Learn the history of folk art to understand the influences and inspire your drawings。 Find tips from expert illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova to help guide you through the gorgeous folk scenes。 When you're finished your drawing， discover the meaning behind each drawing you have created， and use this to guide you to create your very own works of folk art！ With plenty of room to draw in the pages， you'll be able to work alongside a master illustrator。
Reviews
Kelly Dienes
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This book is so beautiful！ I'm inspired to try and make some art in this style。 The actual instruction is kind of lacking but I could look at the illustrations all day。 This book is so beautiful！ I'm inspired to try and make some art in this style。 The actual instruction is kind of lacking but I could look at the illustrations all day。 。。。more
Kim
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This book is gorgeous。 I want to put every picture on it on my wall。
Kami
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I love this book。 So much fun and now our bland backyard treehouse swing set is covered in folk paintings done by my kids and me。😍😍😍
Ren
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Delightful art book of Eastern European illustration。 Recommend for anyone wanting to create a whimsical fairytale feel to their art。 Excellent instruction on how to build up the color and plenty of project ideas from matryoshka dolls to furniture to patterns for material。 Worth the purchase for inspiration and reference。
Erin
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Perhaps revisit this book after I have a stronger sense of my own style。 I like the step-by-step element。 It's just a very distinct style and I'd like to revisit the step-by-step instructions when I moreso have the ability to adapt the shapes within the context of my own style。 Perhaps revisit this book after I have a stronger sense of my own style。 I like the step-by-step element。 It's just a very distinct style and I'd like to revisit the step-by-step instructions when I moreso have the ability to adapt the shapes within the context of my own style。 。。。more
Kristenkhaleesi
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I really love this book。 She has inspired me to try my hand at drawing again。 So I’m going to try some of her techniques that seem a bit simpler to me。
Trish
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This is a cool book about making folk art。
Alli Shoemaker
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I feel like this is the book depicting everything in my soul。
Marilyn
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So pretty。 So inspiring。So doable。 Isn’t that great！
Yara （The Narratologist）
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The four-step tutorials are really only useful for those beginners who wouldn't be able to deduce the steps themselves by looking at the finished piece， but as an art book that shows off Mirtalipova's way with colour and patterns it is very inspiring。 The four-step tutorials are really only useful for those beginners who wouldn't be able to deduce the steps themselves by looking at the finished piece， but as an art book that shows off Mirtalipova's way with colour and patterns it is very inspiring。 。。。more
Jessica
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Gorgeous， inspirational， lyrical
Joana
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Uma viagem ao universo da arte folclórica desta ilustradora。 Através de motivos e exercícios simples entramos no seu estilo e encontramos uma espécie de mundo encantado onde gostaríamos de passar mais tempo。 A linguagem descontraída e a familiaridade com que nos parece tratar são um aconchego extra nesta leitura。 Agora só falta começar a desenhar！ Para ler e reler e inspirar vezes sem conta。 Adorei！
Jill
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Got this from an inter library loan， but now that I've looked it over。。。 I want my own copy。 It is SO beautiful， and she has printmaking projects too！ <3 Everything about this is just well done。 I'm going to reread the book soon。 Got this from an inter library loan， but now that I've looked it over。。。 I want my own copy。 It is SO beautiful， and she has printmaking projects too！ <3 Everything about this is just well done。 I'm going to reread the book soon。 。。。more
Esther Ní Dhonnacha
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Beautiful book with very clear tutorials！
Andrea Waugh
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Her pictures are so beautiful and evocative。
Lara
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I've been following Dinara Mirtalipova's stuff on Etsy （MirDinara） for a long time， but somehow missed until just now that she had this book out！ It is beautiful and inspiring and shows you how to draw things in this sort of style， while at the same time encouraging readers to explore and try new ways of drawing and painting and to find your own style:* Find that music that pleases your soul。* Watch that movie you love for the 1，000，000th time。* Read picture books from when you were little。* Clo I've been following Dinara Mirtalipova's stuff on Etsy （MirDinara） for a long time， but somehow missed until just now that she had this book out！ It is beautiful and inspiring and shows you how to draw things in this sort of style， while at the same time encouraging readers to explore and try new ways of drawing and painting and to find your own style:* Find that music that pleases your soul。* Watch that movie you love for the 1，000，000th time。* Read picture books from when you were little。* Close your eyes and try to remember the textiles from your childhood。* Imagine your favorite characters。* And， finally， close your eyes and visualize what makes you happy and what makes you authentic。 You are so much bigger than mimicking someone else's work or style。 I also loved her basic tutorial on how to create a pattern in Photoshop。 I had not heard of Spoonflower before， but OMG， I'm soooo gonna design some fabric！ I dunno what the heck I'm going to do with it after that （um。。。make a pillow？）， but I'm excited！Anyway， yeah， there are a few typos， but who even cares？ It's so pretty， and I like her so much！ And it's totally made me want to get my paints back out for a visit--they've been shut away in my closet for far too long now。 。。。more
Angela
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Beautiful， with nice personal stories。
Crystal
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Beautiful， culturally-rich artwork presented in a variety of formats （painting， digital， stamping， etc。）。 There are some typos and other errors that basic proofreading should have prevented， but they do not detract from the artist's efforts。 Beautiful， culturally-rich artwork presented in a variety of formats （painting， digital， stamping， etc。）。 There are some typos and other errors that basic proofreading should have prevented， but they do not detract from the artist's efforts。 。。。more
Meganators
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self-taught artist - inspiring
Sam
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Beautiful book with inspiring and amazing illustrations。 Would love to read it again when my art skills are more on par with this standard， or when I need some inspiration。 Can't fully appreciate the book or make good use of it yet， but the time will come one day when I will。 I just know it。 Beautiful book with inspiring and amazing illustrations。 Would love to read it again when my art skills are more on par with this standard， or when I need some inspiration。 Can't fully appreciate the book or make good use of it yet， but the time will come one day when I will。 I just know it。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Very inspiring！ Kidlit folks may know this artist's work on the cover of Echo。 She is on Instagram at @mirdinara。 I especially love her "Note from the Author" on the last page:"It's very easy these days to simply go on Pinterest in a search of artists to be inspired by。 But at the end of the day， it's their inspiration that gets transferred onto your paper， not yours。 To find yours， here's what you need TO NOT do:-Search for art on style-driven websites。-Look through trendy and cool magazines an Very inspiring！ Kidlit folks may know this artist's work on the cover of Echo。 She is on Instagram at @mirdinara。 I especially love her "Note from the Author" on the last page:"It's very easy these days to simply go on Pinterest in a search of artists to be inspired by。 But at the end of the day， it's their inspiration that gets transferred onto your paper， not yours。 To find yours， here's what you need TO NOT do:-Search for art on style-driven websites。-Look through trendy and cool magazines and publications。-Go to gorgeously decorated stores。And this is what you need TO do:-Find that music that pleases your soul。-Watch that movie you love for the 1，000，000th time。-Read picture books from when you were little。-Close your eyes and try to remember the textiles from your childhood。-Imagine your favorite characters。-And， finally， close your eyes and visualize what makes you happy and what makes you authentic。 You are so much bigger than mimicking someone else's work or style。" 。。。more
Raven
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I absolutely loved this beautiful hard cover art book！ Very nice quality， and the pictures inside are very inspirational。 I can't wait to see more from the artist！ I won a copy through Goodreads。 This is probably my favorite win。 I absolutely loved this beautiful hard cover art book！ Very nice quality， and the pictures inside are very inspirational。 I can't wait to see more from the artist！ I won a copy through Goodreads。 This is probably my favorite win。 。。。more
Cait
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Phenomenal work。 Honestly， 5 stars to Ms Dinara。 The publishers just really need to step up their game on the unfortunate typos。
Deborah
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This book I will purchase。 It's great for drawing practice！ This book I will purchase。 It's great for drawing practice！ 。。。more
Kristin Shields
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