The Complete Guide to Drawing: A Practical Course for All Artists

This compact yet comprehensive guide to drawing will take would-be artists through everything they need to know about beginning this satisfying pastime.

Bestselling author, Barrington Barber shares his experience of which materials and techniques to use and practice before gently starting readers off with the basics of drawing still-lifes and then developing the skills learnt in creating landscapes, figures and, finally, portraits. As readers progress through each chapter, their artistic capabilities will increase and they will gain confidence in their abilities.

Beautifully illustrated with a mixture of examples created by Barrington himself and step-by-step instructions, this guide to mastering the art of drawing will stand new artists in good stead for years.

Born in 1934, Barrington was educated at Hampton Grammar School and later Twickenham Art School for which he received a National Diploma of Design. He then practiced as an illustrator (Saxon Artist) and Graphic Designer, was Art Director at Ogilvie & Mather and S.H. Bensons, and a lecturer in Graphic Design at Ealing Art School. His other credits include a vast body of freelance work as well as experience as a 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 formerly Head of Art at St James's Independent Schools.