Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'You will quickly amaze and delight yourself. Hands down the best and most life-enhancing thing I've done in lockdown' India Knight, Sunday Times Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are a professional, a student, or enjoy art as a hobby, Betty Edwards' practical step-by-step guide will give you greater confidence in your ability, deepen your artistic perception and provide a new way to appreciate the way you perceive the world around you. This groundbreaking guide includes: - Expert advice on materials to use and how to record your progress - Specific focus on perceiving edges, spaces and relationships within your drawings - Problem-solving techniques and guidance on continued development of your skills Blending artistic teaching with psychology, Betty Edwards offers a practical grounding in drawing technique with exercises designed to help you utilise the intuitive and creative right side of your brain, dramatically improving your ability to draw.
Think you can't draw? You absolutely canBuy a copy of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards (in print since 1979 for good reason) and read it properly - no skipping straight to the exercises - before sitting down with paper and pencil and following instructions. You will quickly amaze and delight yourself. Hands down the best and most life-enhancing thing I've done in lockdown -- India Knight * Sunday Times *
Clear, intelligent ... practical and sensible ... It is an essential beginning * The Artist *
Marries neuroscience and art * New York Times *
Not only a book about drawing, it is a book about living. This brilliant approach to the teaching of drawing... should not be dismissed as a mere text. It emancipates * LA Times *
This innovative, landmark book should be required reading for all art students * American Artist *
A landmark in drawing tuition * Leisure Painter *
I'd recommend the book highly - there's literally no downside * Management Today *
Clear, intelligent ... practical and sensible ... It is an essential beginning * The Artist *
Marries neuroscience and art * New York Times *
Not only a book about drawing, it is a book about living. This brilliant approach to the teaching of drawing... should not be dismissed as a mere text. It emancipates * LA Times *
This innovative, landmark book should be required reading for all art students * American Artist *
A landmark in drawing tuition * Leisure Painter *
I'd recommend the book highly - there's literally no downside * Management Today *
Betty Edwards is an American art teacher, lecturer and author of the preeminent book on its subject Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now retired from her position as Professor Emeritus of Art at California State University in Long Beach, she continues to write, consult and participate in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain workshops. She lives in California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780285641778 |
| ISBN 10 | 0285641778 |
| Title | Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain |
| Author | Betty Edwards |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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