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‘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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A brand-new edition of the world’s most widely used drawing instruction book, expanded and updated with more than 50 per cent new material.
If you enjoy sketching but feel stuck at a childlike level, this classic handbook will give you the drawing skills you have always wanted. If you are already drawing as a professional artist, it will improve your confidence and deepen your artistic perception. As well as giving detailed advice on how to draw anything you want – including ways to step from black-and-white into colour – Edwards exploits recent developments in brain research to show how drawing skills can be used in the corporate world, in education, and even in problem-solving.
Since it first appeared more than 20 years ago, this book has helped millions of people perfect their drawing skills. It can work for you, too.
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111 of 112 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book in February 2002 and started applying the techniques on 6 Feb. At first I was sceptical, but after doing the exercises (upside-down drawing, negative space et cetera)I decided to do a drawing every day. Within three weeks I had copied exactly the picture of Stravinsky by Picasso, sketched hands which look real. The book is unbelievable, really. Betty Edwards unravels any mystique that you previously thought existed in art. It was so good I've bought one for a friend and will buy another in September for another friend's birthday. It is not about practise it is about connecting shapes. Read it and see!
137 of 139 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a painter but my drawing is something else entirely. (I have managed with basic outlines and leaving out details) but draw as many other adults do like a child.
My friend lent the book to me because she knows I paint. Although it held no interest to me initially (because I can't draw) I thought I would read it.
Well I couldn't believe what I was drawing within minutes on the first day, and the second day was even better. I am on the third day now and although not the greatest artist I am certainly a hundred times better than before. I see things differently and in detail and I would now draw even the most complex item or scene with no worries.
The trick is not to learn how to draw with this book. The trick is to SEE by turning of the left side of your brain which usually tells you what you think you are seeing. This is easier than it sounds with some simple tricks to fool your brain into letting the right side do the work.
When you can SEE things you can DRAW them. So you don't need to learn to draw at all. You always could. Believe me and the book. You will definitely improve in hours and may find that you have a talent you didn't have before.
Highly recommended. I only wish I could show you my before and after drawings.
70 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Before I read this book the extent of my drawing prowess was badly drawn stick people. Within a couple of days, having learned to turn off my extremely dominant left brain, I was drawing unbelievably well. Through this book I have discovered that I too can draw, and it has given me a hobby which is not only enriching but life enhancing.
I cannot recommend this book too highly! If you buy it you really won't be disappointed.
I cannot recommend this book too highly! If you buy it you really won't be disappointed.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
new drawing on the right side of the brain
I was delighted with the book, as not only it arrived promptly from Amazon, but also it fulfills all the hopes I had put in it,hence, a talented little boy will get inspiration and... Read more
Published 12 days ago by jimskopi
Lo, how the mighty have fallen.
I have had at least two previous editions of this book. They were printed on good stock. The hardback version of the current edition has paper that is thin enough to see the... Read more
Published 29 days ago by G. Jefford
Pretty long winded and boring, not what I was after
Wanted a book on how to draw, this was the highest rated on Amazon. I did the first few exercises in the book correctly and didn't experience any of the intended profound changes... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Bob
The mind's eye
I bought the original book years ago, and it really improved my drawing skills. I believe people who are blocked from drawing well will get the most from this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Power
I can draw!
I attended an art course in Dublin and the teacher recommended this book. I followed the advice given in the book and found that I could draw very acceptable portraits of people... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Súibhness
Fantastic book
I bought this as a gift and it was a huge success. I have looked at and used this book many times after first using it in college nearly 20 years ago. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kitty35
Simple, blissfully meditative and it works!
I had this book about thirty years ago, in my teens. I could draw a little at the time, but by no means was I the best in school. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Belu
Just wasn't for me
I was recommended by an online friend who had supposedly learnt to draw from this book. He's a really good drawer now and has shown some of his past work, so of course I got this... Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Moncrieff
Fab!
Bought this book as I'd signed up to a six week course which was based on it. What a fabulous book it is! Together with the workbook, it really makes you do things differently. Read more
Published 7 months ago by billysu
If it ain't broke, don't fix it...
Although a great book, this edition misses out the important 'before and after' images that Betty Edwards had included in her original edition. Read more
Published 9 months ago by gillywilly
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