The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists

The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists

by Barrington Barber
The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists

The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists

by Barrington Barber

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Overview

Anyone with a little persistence and the desire can learn to draw well - this is the starting point for 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 demonstrations of a broad range of skills and techniques, including perspective and composition.

The methods used in The Fundamentals of Drawing have been practised through the centuries by art students and professional artists. They are time-honoured and proven. 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781398802490
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Publication date: 09/01/2021
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 1,068,229
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

First Stages 9

Object Drawing and Still Life Composition 43

More About Perspective 77

The Natural World 89

Figure Drawing and Portraiture 117

Composition 173

Techniques 199

Aids to Better Drawing 208

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