What does an artist need to know about drawing? And what has to be mastered in order to achieve the drawings you want? In this beautiful book Barrington Barber shows you, offering advice and tips as he takes you through the various stages. From object drawing and still-life composition, the natural world and portraiture, to looking at form and shape, and assessing styles and techniques. It is crucial for you as an individual to find your own style and way of doing things. This book reveals new possibilities and enables you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes.

Originally published: 2004. Includes index. "This edition published in 2016 by Arcturus Publishing Limited."--Title page verso

First stages -- Object drawing and still-life composition -- The experience of drawing -- Form and shape -- Forms of nature -- Figure drawing and portraiture -- Styles and techniques -- Composition -- Drawing from the masters -- Index.