Drawing Class

by Barrington Barber

In this fully illustrated, inspirational volume, Barrington Barber draws on his long experience of teaching and artistic expertise to create a structured, user-friendly drawing course. Suitable for both complete beginners and those who wish to hone their drawing skills, Drawing Class consists of a series of lessons and exercises that cover all aspects of the pleasurable art of drawing, from capturing the form and tone of objects, to engaging with the animal world and drawing landscapes. Learn how to:

Convey texture and materiality
Draw a portrait in steps
Experiment with different materials
Draw a landscape near your home
Create powerful compositions

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing, How To

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Barrington Barber originally worked in advertising and television as designer and art director. Then taught at Ealing Art School. Then practiced as a freelance designer, illustrator, painter at Augustine Studios. He was Head of Art at St James’s Independent Schools. Author and illustrator of Fundamentals of Drawing and about 20 other books for Arcturus Publishing. Now paints, draws and writes about art.

Reviews

[blackzed]

You never really read such books. You can just refer them from time to time and pick up the skills as you go!

Have been referring this book since 2 years now.

I must say, that I personally find the author very sympathetic and his writing has created such a wonderful atmosphere in my head that whenever I read it, it feels like an older experienced artist is actually looking over my shoulder and explaining things. The content is pretty much all that one needs to get started! I'd recommend it to those who want to anyhow start messing around with those sweet pencils!

[Anna KP]

This book is a joke. I bought it hoping I'd get the basics of drawing. On the blurb it said that the author teaches drawing, which I took as a good recommendation and ordered the book. How disappointed I was when I opened it... The drawings of simple objects are skewed, people are drawn as in a cartoon and the sketches consist of literally 3 lines of which we're then supposed to draw a human being. The subjects are presented in a completely random order, making it very hard to learn the basics before proceeding to something more complex. Don't waste your money on it, buy a real drawing handbook instead.

[Cyril]

Must have book to improve drawing.

[Vanesaa]

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