In this fascinating book, David Curtis shows how he achieves such expressive and original results using drawings, paintings and stage-by-stage examples.
From the fundamental techniques of practising shapes and shading to choosing the right art medium to how to convey texture and substance, Barrington Barber guides the would-be artist through the process of creating first-class still life works of art. With approximately 200 specially drawn images, Drawing ...
Who really invented photography? Why is the Mona Lisa really smiling? Which painting was hung upside-down for over a month before anyone noticed? This highly entertaining assumption-confounding, myth-busting book about art and art history has the answers.