The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits

The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits

by Barrington Barber
The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits

The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits

by Barrington Barber

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Overview

This book is essential for everyone who wants to improve their drawing skills. Written by teacher and established artist Barrington Barber, it contains a wealth of know-how and practical advice, supported by over 300 original illustrations. Guidance is given on how to overcome common difficulties without imposing a particular style or approach. The aim throughout is to help you discover your artistic purpose while giving you the technical skills necessary if you are to produce work you will be proud to call your own.

As a complement to the book's essentially skills based core, you will find feature spreads on artists who have been major influences on the development of portraiture, and plenty of scope for incorporating their innovative ideas in your own drawings.

The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits presents an inspirational approach to all aspects of the subject, ensuring that you will remain enthused from beginning to end and regularly revisit its pages for advice and encouragement.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781848588615
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Publication date: 06/13/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 21 MB
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About the Author

Barrington Barber is a renowned authority on teaching drawing and also a practising artist. After training as a graphic designer, he went into advertising, working for top agencies before progressing to freelance design and producing illustrations for a range of books and magazines. He taught art for many years and has written and illustrated books including Everyone Can Draw and The Art of Meditative Drawing. He lives in Wimbledon, London.
Born 1934, Barrington was educated at Hampton Grammar School and later Twickenham Art Schoo for which he received a National Diploma of Design. He then practised as an illustrator (Saxon Artist) and Graphic Designer, was Art Director at Ogilvie&Mather and S.H. Bensons, and was a lecturer in Graphic Design at Ealing Art School. Other credits include freelance work, 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 Head of Art at St James's Independent Schools. He now paints, draws, writes about art, and enjoys sports, walking, philosophy and meditation.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

First Steps 8

Styles and Techniques 44

Composition 66

Group and Family Portraits 90

Life through the Ages 108

Dress 124

Animals in Portraits 140

Furniture and Props 148

Symbolism 160

Self-portraits 178

Caricature 194

Last Word 206

Index 208

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