Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: definitive 4th edition
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:1st Mar '13
Should be back in stock very soon
The world's most popular drawing-instruction book from a leading expert
OVER 4 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 can. Buy 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 *
A guide to enhancing creativity and artistic confidence * Independent *
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 *
It remains the preeminent book on the subject of drawing for beginners * Psychology Today *
ISBN: 9780285641778
Dimensions: 228mm x 192mm x 26mm
Weight: 800g
320 pages
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