Anyone with a little persistence and the desire can learn to draw well—this is the starting point of The Fundamentals of Drawing, a practical and comprehensive course for students of all abilities. Opportunities for practice and improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects—still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing, and portraiture—and supported by the demonstration of a broad range of skills and techniques, including perspective and composition.
After training as a graphic designer, Barrington Barber went into advertising, working for top agencies before progressing to freelance design and producing illustrations for a range of books and magazines. He enjoys a successful career as a commercial illustrator and fine artist and has written and illustrated a wide range of best-selling instructive art books.