- Paperback: 254 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Revised edition edition (15 Nov 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006381146
- ISBN-13: 978-0006381143
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 132,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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By applying discoveries in brain research to the teaching of drawing, this book is designed to help anyone improve their drawing. Sections on drawing in colour, new information on using lights and shadows to create 3-D effects, improving handwriting and exercises are also included.
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IF YOU WANT TO DRAW WELL BUT THINK YOU HAVE NO TALENT, THIS BOOK WILL UNLOCK THE ARTIST WITHIN YOU AND OPEN UP A NEW WORLD OF CREATIVE ENJOYMENT.
Everybody has artistic talent and can be good at drawing. You only have to tune in to the creative, intuitive and artistic side of the brain – the right side – and you will be able to draw accurate and imaginative portraits, landscapes, still lifes…Betty Edwards's teaching techniques are based on recent brain research which shows that after early childhood most of us develop our left, herbal hemispheres at the expense of the visual side.
By setting you simple tasks which only the right side of the brain can perform, Betty Edwards heightens your awareness of shape, colour and form, makes you see more clearly and intuitively, and within a remarkably short time, gives you the pleasure and satisfaction of being a competent artist.
Already an established classic, this revolutionary book now contains much exciting new material. For the first time there is a section on drawing in colour, with twelve pages of full-colour illustrations; additional information on using lights and shadows enables the artist to create three-dimensional effects; and a new section shows how drawing techniques can improve your handwriting. There are new examples of before-and-after drawings by students, new exercises, and much more.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book taught me to see as an artist sees,
By A Customer
This review is from: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
I couldn't put this book down.....it was as though veils were systematically being removed from my eyes as I realised that the reason that I was never any good at art at school was because I had never been taught how to see the world as an artist sees it. Once I had begun to do the well- described exercises, I very quickly started to produce drawings that amazed myself and my family . My sister has even asked me to do a series of pencil drawings to frame and hang in her lounge ! I am indebted to Betty Edwards for her inspirational yet down to earth approach to unlocking the artistic potential that we all have if we'd only take the time to realise it.Now that I can draw I am learning (from books and videos) how to paint with watercolours....something I have longed to do for years . Brilliant!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Drawing Bible !,
By A Customer
This review is from: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
This book is fantastic, one of the best purchases I have made on-line. I always wished that I could be good at drawind and always thought that you had to be born with talent, however someone reccomended this book so I thought I would try it out, I was totally amazed by the transformation of my drawing skills. Betty gets you to draw a few things at the start of the book, and at the end you will be totally amazed at your skill in drawing. Betty shows you how to see things with one side of your brain that is not used when drawing, she does this by getting you to practice some exercises that the other side of the brain can't cope with. After you have tried the exercises your drawing skills improve immensley as you can see things that you wouldn't normally see before. I couldn't draw to save my life but after about two weeks with this book im amazed at the results. For me this is the drawing bible without it I would never have realised a hidden talent that I had. If you wish you could draw then you owe it to yourself to get this book, You will be totally amazed with your new found skill !
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best drawing instruction book ever written!,
By darkestnight55@hotmail.com (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
I've read many instruction books which claim to be for beginners and then make the presumption that you can already draw to a greater or lesser extent and just go straight into explaining human anatomy and other subjects. Betty's book is the first one to actually take me through the procedure of seeing things as lines that you can put onto paper, as opposed to named objects, and the importance of measuring distances. I ended up with a pretty good portrait of David Duchovny by the end of it!
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