The Complete Guide to Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist

The Complete Guide to Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist - Hardcover

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The Complete Guide to Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist - Hardcover

The Complete Guide to Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist - Hardcover

by Barrington Barber
$32.38
$32.38

Book Overview

by Barrington Barber (Author)

A spectacular hardback gift edition of the best-selling drawing book by practical art author Barrington Barber.

What does every budding artist need to know about drawing? And what quick skills can you pick up to help you on the way? In this instructive book, Barrington Barber shows you just this, offering tips and tricks as he guides you through the fundamental aspects of drawing.

Get to grips with still-life composition, draw dynamic bodies in motion, and capture the spectacular natural world. The Complete Book of Drawing is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop.

As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you to develop your own artistic style. And, uniquely among practical art books, this is what The Complete Book of Drawing provides. By revealing the nuances of texture, composition and perspective, this book will enable you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes.

Author Biography

Barrington Barber is the best-selling author of a range of practical art books which teach traditional techniques and methods of drawing in an encouraging, accessible way. His Fundamentals of Drawing is one of the most popular drawing manuals in print and has been translated into many languages. While continuing to study the works of the old masters, he constantly refreshes his approach to art by keeping abreast of current trends.

Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 1.1 x 11.6 x 9.3 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2026
ISBN9781398870819
Author Barrington Barber
PublisherSirius Entertainment
GenreArts and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Barrington Barber

Barrington Barber is a renowned authority on teaching drawing and also a practising artist. 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. He taught art for many years and has written and illustrated books including Everyone Can Draw and The Art of Meditative Drawing. He lives in Wimbledon, London.

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