Complete Book of Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist

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What does an artist need to know about drawing? And what has to be mastered in order to achieve the drawings you want? In this book Barrington Barber shows you, offering advice and tips as he takes you through the various stages.

From object drawing and still-life composition, the natural world and portraiture, to looking at form and shape, and assessing styles and techniques, The Complete Book of Drawing is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop.

After training as a graphic designer, Barrington Barber went into advertising, working for top agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, before progressing to freelance design and producing illustrations for a range of books and magazines. He taught art for many years, and now enjoys a successful career as a fine artist. He has written and illustrated a wide range of best-selling instructive art books, which to date have sold 4 million copies around the world.

As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of both teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you as an individual to find your own style and way of doing things. And, uniquely among practical art books, this is what The Complete Book of Drawing provides, by revealing new possibilities and enabling you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes.

From the Publisher

Barrington Barber

A renowned authority on drawing and draughtsmanship with a wealth of experience of teaching and practising art. After training as a graphic designer, he went into advertising, working for top agencies before progressing to freelance design and producing illustrations for a range of books and magazines. His practical art books have sold over 4 million copies worldwide, including The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits and The Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life. He lives in Wimbledon, London.

Publisher‏:‎Arcturus Publishing Limited; Illustrated edition (July 15, 2012)
Language‏:‎English
Paperback‏:‎352 pages
ISBN-10‏:‎1848375360
ISBN-13‏:‎978-1848375369
Item Weight‏:‎3.02 pounds
Dimensions‏:‎8 x 1 x 11.5 inches

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