The Complete Guide to Drawing

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

Developing your own artistic style is crucial, as Barrington Barber knows from his many years of teaching and practising art, and his guide to the fundamentals of drawing helps you to do it. Tips cover still-life composition, dynamic bodies in motion and the natural world, along with the nuances of texture and perspective.

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.