Mehndi

Mehndi, the ancient art of painting on the skin with henna, beautifies the body, rejuvenates the spirit, and celebrates the joys of creativity and self-expression. More than just a temporary tattoo, mehndi offers us a way to participate in a centuries-old tradition still practiced in India, Africa, and the Middle East. In this stunning and authoritative book, Loretta Roome traces the origins and meanings of traditional designs, demonstrates how to create them on the skin, and reveals the recipes, tools, and techniques needed to paint designs that range from simple to complex. The result of years of research and the author's experience as one of the nation's foremost mehndi artists, Roome's book offers practical information, creative inspiration, and many suggestions for enhancing the playful, intimate, sensual, erotic, and spiritual aspects of the ancient and amazing art of mehndi.

The magical art of mehndi, or henna painting, has been practiced for centuries in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and now it has finally arrived in the West. Packed with inspirational photographs of traditional and contemporary mehndi, this complete resource offers everything you need to create your own beautiful henna designs, including: • dozens of practice exercises and sample illustrations • a foolproof recipe for mixing the henna paste • step-by-step instructions on how to apply your mehndi design • insider's tips from professional mehndi artists and more!

If you want to learn how the mehndi designs are created, then you need to check out this "How To Mehndi" guide. In this step-by-step guide, you will reap the following benefits. - Learn the basics of drawing mehndi. - Discover and learn the various types of mehndi. - Be guided in doing 8 variety of fill-up designs. - Put the 8 fill-up designs to application as part of the main design. - Follow detailed procedure presented on how to do mehndi on the hands. - Get useful tips on how to make finishing touches. - Secrets on how to add extra colors to the design revealed. - Plus learn extra lesson on how to decorate the nails. - Methods on how to prepare the henna to be used included! - And much more. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

BIPOC PROTAGONIST: demand is high for early chapter readers featuring BIPOC main characters CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION: celebrates creativity, artistic expression, and being unapologetically yourself with positive, uplifting representation of a boy exploring queerness and gender expression DEBUT: a success story from Annick’s mentorship program for authors from communities historically excluded from children’s publishing, this is Zain’s first book VIVID ILLUSTRATIONS: vibrant, full-color illustrations feature throughout COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION: rich and nuanced representation of Indo-East African, Ismaili Muslim community BACKMATTER EXTRAS: an activity available for readers and a glossary of terms used throughout the book LEVELLING INFO: F-P Guided Code: K - Grade Two II. Lexile Code: 790L

Create modern and traditional mehndi designs and incorporate them into DIY art projects with Mehndi for the Inspired Artist. Your home will never be the same after you add the lovely flair of mehndi. Mehndi for the Inspired Artist is your one stop resource for creating mehndi designs. Whether you're familiar with the art form, or are coming to it with fresh eyes and eager anticipation, our four expert artists will give you the most rewarding experience possible. You'll be creating artwork on day one with this guide book's step-by-step approach of creating a variety of traditional and modern mehndi designs. You will then learn to incorporate these elegant mehndi designs into DIY art projects you can place around the house, and have the pride of knowing each one has a unique, personal flair. Customize candles and mason jars, jewelry and stationery, and anything else you can get your hands on. Mehndi for the Inspired Artist is sure to inspire endless DIY craft projects with contemporary mehndi patterns that will delight henna enthusiasts of all ages.

A celebration of hand-drawn mehndi designs each lovingly chosen for your coloring pleasure. This book is designed to be compact enough to put in your bag or purse so you can color on the go! No more bulky coloring books that have to be left behind jus

Features illustrated instructions on how to create original versions of traditional mehndi patterns, and also features plenty of samples for coloring.

Derived from the ancient art of henna body painting, 31 striking patterns of exotic birds and butterflies, hypnotic paisley prints, and flowers galore offer an exciting array of coloring challenges.