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6-Week Drawing Course Kindle Edition

by Barrington Barber (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 267
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This comprehensive six-part course will suit absolute beginners as well as anyone who wants to improve their existing skills and understanding of techniques. The course is broken down as follows:

Week 1 is a gentle introduction with a series of exercises in mark-making which encourage you to get used to handling a pencil before you try some simple still lifes.

Week 2 concentrates on one composite still life, from assembling objects to completion.

Week 3 explores one of the most popular subjects for still life - plants.

Week 4 looks at landscapes, from understanding perspective and composition to planning and executing a complete project.

Week 5 introduces ways of sketching a range of familiar animals, from cats, dogs and horses to more exotic creatures.

Week 6 tackles the high point of most drawing courses - portraits and figures.

Throughout you will find the processes clearly explained and demonstrated in Barrington Barber's inimitable style - encouraging, inspiring and intent on showing that artistic excellence is not just for the professionals.

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    November 30, 2015
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Barrington Barber is a renowned authority on teaching drawing and also a practicing 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 numerous books including The Fundamentals series, Anyone Can Draw, Drawing Masterclass, and Drawing Class.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01AV3FRDU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcturus (November 30, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 30, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 33374 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 267

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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chuck
5.0 out of 5 stars New style
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017
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new style of drawing book
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BeadFindingUtopia
3.0 out of 5 stars Good information but I’ve seen better
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023
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I bought this book on Kindle because 1. It was $2.00 and 2. Barber usually has really good books. It does give you lots of good information on how to draw various types such as landscapes, flowers, animals, portraits, etc. And it shows you how to draw via starting with the shapes and then adding details. It gives several how-tos but only shows 2 or 3 steps for each. I have other Barber books and they are much better than this one. I think a beginner might feel it is too difficult; however, if you go through it in order, it will help your skills. I think for $2.00, it is worth it, but personally, I would buy a different Barber or a Walter Foster book.
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A Kareema
3.0 out of 5 stars Some good ideas
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023
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This is not really a course in drawing. The best part of the book is encouraging the artist to vary the subject matter by the week. One week might be animals, then a still life, head into landscapes, etc.
There are some nice examples and an artist could use it for ideas, and guidance, but this is not a course.
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Clarice Marchman-Jones
1.0 out of 5 stars Not comprehensive as claimed
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2023
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The description claims: “ This comprehensive six-part course will suit absolute beginners as well as anyone who wants to improve their existing skills and understanding of techniques. Throughout you will find the processes clearly explained and demonstrated” But this is not true. It starts our with VERY simple exercises such as drawing straight lines and simple shapes and then jumps to drawing assignments with minimal instruction.

It feels like the editor took bits and pieces from Barber’s other excellent books and cobbled them together to create this incohesive “6 week course”

Give this one a pass and purchase Barber’s “The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists” instead. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L9BTJJW/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_bibl_vppi_i0
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Juliet
3.0 out of 5 stars good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020
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Seems to be a good book.
Some pages and cover look like they were used though book is new
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Roxann L, Guilbeau
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017
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Not very helpful.
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cindisart
3.0 out of 5 stars Save your money. Same old same old.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2015
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It's OK, but not what I was expecting. It's one of those books that are a dime a dozen. Nothing new here. You can get this info online for free.
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Rosivanio Jesus da Silva
1.0 out of 5 stars custo
Reviewed in Brazil on May 25, 2022
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Não gostei.
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Terence Ashley
5.0 out of 5 stars 6 week drawing course
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2021
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Not yet read it but the book looks to be very informative
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Eiggjohn
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and easy to follow
Reviewed in Australia on March 25, 2023
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I like the way it is split in to sections for each drawing type. I also like the easy read descriptions.
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brian clare
4.0 out of 5 stars Starts off with basics
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2021
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Working my way through the book. So far so good & best if you do the exercises as you go along & don't skip any!
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G G MACLACHLAN
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2021
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Excellent as a refresher course for transporting on my I-pad
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