The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists - Softcover

Barber, Barrington

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1398802492 ISBN 13: 9781398802490

Publisher: Sirius Entertainment, 2021

Synopsis

This internationally bestselling guide covers essential drawing techniques, written by expert practical art author Barrington Barber.

The Fundamentals of Drawing is a practical and comprehensive drawing course from beginner to advanced levels. Opportunities for practice and improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects with step-by-step examples to guide you through.

Subjects include:
- Still life
- Plants, nature and animals
- Portraiture and life drawing
- Perspective and composition

The methods used in this book are time-honored and proven, having been practiced through the centuries by art students and professional artists. Barrington Barber brings his invaluable expertise as a working artist and teacher to the task of showing you how to use them effectively to create successful drawings.

No matter what your level of expertise, you will find his clear approach encouraging and his way of teaching inspirational.

About this title

About the Author

Born 1934, Barrington was educated at Hampton Grammar School and later Twickenham Art Schoo for which he received a National Diploma of Design. He then practised as an illustrator (Saxon Artist) and Graphic Designer, was Art Director at Ogilvie & Mather and S.H. Bensons, and was a lecturer in Graphic Design at Ealing Art School. Other credits include freelance work, designer, illustrator, animator and painter at Augustine Studios. He was awarded a one man exhibition in 2000 at St. Oswald Studios, and also exhibited in Putney in 2003 and Cork Street in 2004. He was Head of Art at St James's Independent Schools. He now paints, draws, writes about art, and enjoys sports, walking, philosophy and meditation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sirius Entertainment
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398802492
• ISBN 13: 9781398802490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208