Barrington Barber

Everyone can learn to draw, with a little practice every day. This is the premise of this invaluable drawing manual, containing a structured, ten-week course for aspiring artists to follow. Each week there is a series of six 30-minute lessons, starting with the most basic drawing exercies and building skills across a whole range of subject matter. At the end of the course, readers will have the satisfaction of having a real, enjoyable skill under their belt.

Var och en som har en smula uthållighet och som verkligen vill kan lära sig att teckna bra. Den övertygelsen är utgångspunkt för Teckningskonstens grunder, en praktisk och fullständig kursbok för tecknare på alla nivåer. Boken presenterar ett brett spektrum av motiv - stilleben, växter, landskap, djur, figurteckning och porträtt, och visar hur man genom övning och genom att förbättra sin tekniska färdighet och sina kunskaper i perspektiv och komposition kan göra imponerande framsteg.

Var och en som har en smula uthållighet och som verkligen vill kan lära sig att teckna bra. Den övertygelsen är utgångspunkt för Teckningskonstens grunder, en praktisk och fullständig kursbok för tecknare på alla nivåer. Boken presenterar ett brett spektrum av motiv - stilleben, växter, landskap, djur, figurteckning och porträtt, och visar hur man genom övning och genom att förbättra sin tekniska färdighet och sina kunskaper i perspektiv och komposition kan göra imponerande framsteg.

This fully illustrated, user-friendly drawing manual by best-selling artist Barrington Barber incorporates all the elements of his highly successful teaching style. It demonstrates that, with practice and persistence, all of us can benefit from this marvelously satisfying activity. Covering areas including the human figure, still life, the natural world, and landscapes, this book aims to encourage pupils to find their own style through experimentation.

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.

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.