
The Complete Book of Drawing Skills
Inspiring instruction from the world's best-selling drawing teacher
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The Complete Book of Drawing Skills
Inspiring instruction from the world's best-selling drawing teacher
About this book
In this comprehensive guide to the world of drawing, acclaimed teacher Barrington Barber leads you through the major challenges faced by every artist. The Complete Book of Drawing Skills shows you how to recognize form and shape, tackle perspective and imbue your subjects with expression.Chapters dedicated to the major themes of still life, landscape, portraits and figures deal with the specific challenges raised by these subjects. If you are feeling in need of a little inspiration, there are drawings after masters such as Raphael, Rembrandt and Picasso to excite your interest.By following the advice set out in this book, you will gain what every artist needs in order to progress - improved technical ability and a greatly enriched outlook on the world.
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Table of contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Drawing From the Masters
- The Experience of Drawing
- Form and Shape
- Assessing What Works
- Still Life Drawing
- Studying The Natural World
- Portrait Drawing
- Figure Drawing
- Extremes of Expression
- Styles and Techniques
- Art Appreciation
- Copyright