Get To Know The Tools That Leading Designers Are Using.

The Amethyst Handbag Library is an illustrated archive of the key shapes and treatments happening in handbags. The Library is composed of thousands of high quality line drawings categorized by silhouettes, components and textures.

The AHL is created by Handbag Professionals for Handbag Professionals. Users of software like Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, Corel Photo Paint® and Corel Draw® will love the easy to use templates. The AHL is both Macintosh and Windows compatible.

Twice a year the Amethyst Handbag Library references the global marketplace and offers the latest styles in handbags.

AHL is the perfect mix of technology and trend, fashion and function, the must-have tool for handbag designers and professionals. AHL saves countless hours in product development leaving you with time to do what you love best, create!

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NEW Training Video CDs are available!

The Amethyst Handbag Library has just released NEW training CDs. The lessons will demonstrate AHL's time saving tools that leading handbag designers are using to stay ahead in this fast paced industry.

Simply Cut and Paste from AHL's archive of components and your design will change instantly.

Handles, Zippers, Pockets, Frames and Tabs.... Select from hundreds of Pre-drawn elements to enhance any handbag design. One basic silhouette can take on thousands of additional looks simply by adding AHL components.

The Amethyst Handbag Library offers a FREE assortment of Handbag Components with either purchase of the Classic or Volume One Libraries.

Fashionable treatments at just the stroke of a brush!

The Amethyst Handbag Library introduces its new Detail Brushes. Design faster than ever before!

Handbag treatments include Chains, Zippers, Stitches and Studs to name a few. It's EASY! Just import any AHL drawing into Adobe Illustrator®. Take your pen tool and draw your path...

With the click of the mouse, AHL Detail Brushes apply instantly!

(Illustrated on the left: AHL Chain Detail Brush)

AHL's clients include:

The Amethyst Handbag Library is proud to serve a broad range of clients worldwide. Designed with you in mind we continue to provide new ways of designing in this fast paced market.

• Get thousands of handbag drawings for the cost of a few samples.
• Increase your productivity. Using the AHL, designs can be produced in minutes whereas by hand the process could take hours.
• AHL's computerized drawings offer a higher degree of accuracy than hand drawn sketches, resulting in better communication between designers and manufacturers.
• Lower your over-head and produce digital handbag designs before investing your dollars in sample development.
• With AHL's high quality CAD drawings you can generate sales instantly!
• Save time shopping the stores and flipping through magazines. AHL's design service is invaluable for forecasting up-and-coming trends through easy to understand illustration.
• AHL is used in conjunction with industry standard programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. (Training material available for purchase.)

Bring your bags to Life!

Texture Swatches - NEW!

AHL's Texture Swatches are editable textures ready to be scaled, rotated and filled. These B/W textures can work in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Photo Textures

The art of mapping or draping a surface can bring any handbag design to life. With this collection of leathers from Cowhide to Suede and Exotics to Woven, imagination has no limits. (All at 300 and 72 dpi resolution) Most of the textures are seamless and set for unlimited repeat. This entire first volume collection is contained on CD or DVD for either Mac or PC.

This Collection of photo textures is FREE with either purchase of the Classic Edition or Volume One Libraries.

Thousands of ideas:

Start the creative process by browsing through AHL's indexes of thumbnail drawings. Each index is archived by category.

The mini handbag index is great for browsing or having as a companion while shopping the stores.

The Amethyst Handbag Library contains the basic construction of almost any handbag design that can be created!

This image glossary proves invaluable to understanding handbag constructions.