The Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life

by Barrington Barber

Book Overview

In this book, both budding and experienced artists will find clear, comprehensive instructions to help them improve their craft. The author describes in detail the type of materials to acquire before... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760761906
• ISBN13: 9780760761908
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Barnes&noble books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

comprehensive drawing course

As an Art teacher I find this book quite useful because it gives me ideas on subjects to tackle for my lessons. It starts with simple drawing exercises which are important for the begineer and help him achieve eye-hand drawing cooradination. These are: lines into shapes, three dimensions, ellipses, using tone etc The illustrations used thoughout the book are very good and inspired me a lot. Includes chapters on: drawing different types of texture like glass, clothes, food, metal,paper etc. Ohter chapters are: Themes and composition of different and original still lifes;Varying techniques and materials; playing with still life; Unusual arrangements and, finally, Bringing it all together. My only complaint is that in my copy I found several blank pages when there should have been print. These are pg 81, 84,85,88,89,92,93,96. I'm curious to know whether other buyers have found the same thing or whether just my copy had this defect. This book in all has 206 pages (not 352 as stated here and in other sites) Apart from the blank pages I am quite satisfied with this product which I find quite useful for a beginner artist or an art teacher like me.

Very comprehensive practical drawing course

As an Art teacher I find this book quite useful because it gives me ideas on subjects to tackle for my lessons. It starts with simple drawing exercises which are important for the begineer and help him achieve eye-hand drawing cooradination. These are: lines into shapes, three dimensions, ellipses, using tone etc The illustrations used thoughout the book are very good and inspired me a lot. Includes chapters on: drawing different types of texture like glass, clothes, food, metal,paper etc. Ohter chapters are: Themes and composition of different and original still lifes;Varying techniques and materials; playing with still life; Unusual arrangements and, finally, Bringing it all together. My only complaint is that in my copy I found several blank pages when there should have been print. These are pg 81, 84,85,88,89,92,93,96. I'm curious to know whether other buyers have found the same thing or whether just my copy had this defect. This book in all has 206 pages (not 352 as stated here and in other sites) Apart from the blank pages I am quite satisfied with this product which I find quite useful for a beginner artist or an art teacher like me.