Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
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Published:
5 November, 2001
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Description
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you feel you hve little talent and you doubt you could ever learn, or you enjoy drawing but have been unable to get much beyond a childlike level, this book will show you how to gain the skill that you have always wanted. If you are already drawing as a professional artist or are an artist-in-training, it will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception.
This new edition has been dramatically revised, with more than 50 per cent new material, including:
Recent developments in brain research that relate to drawing
New insights on the use of drawing techniques in the corporate world and in education
Instruction on self-expression through drawing
Ways to step beyond black and white drawing into colour
Detailed advice on how to apply the five basic skills of drawing to solve problems
See how the astonishing success of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - responsible for teaching millions to draw - can work for you, too.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780007116454 |
| ISBN10 | 0007116454 |
| Number Of Pages | 292 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Product Dimensions | 190 x 229 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
‘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.’ Los Angeles Times
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Author's Bio
Dr. Betty Edwards is professor emeritus of art at California State University in Long Beach. She received her doctorate from UCLA in art, education, and the psychology of perception.
Dr. Edwards has been profiled by the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Times, Reader's Digest, Time, New York, Intuition magazine and the Today show. She speaks regularly at universities, art schools and companies including AT&T, the Walt Disney Corporation and the Apple Corporation. She lives in Santa Monica, California.