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.
