The Essential Guide to Drawing

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The world's best-selling practical art author Barrington Barber provides everything the budding artist needs to know in this comprehensive drawing reference book. It provides an invaluable aid for those looking to improve their skills in key areas of drawing such as still life, figures, landscape and portraits. With an easy-to-follow approach, readers can learn how to portray the tactile qualities of objects; capture dynamic figure poses, frame a landscape to best effect and create a portrait step by step. From basic marks to manipulating space and understanding the human form, this is the ultimate companion for every would-be draughtsman and painter.