or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Trade in Yours
For a £2.83 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain [Paperback]

Betty Edwards
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
RRP: £14.99
Price: £10.49 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £4.50 (30%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 weeks.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Trade In this Item for up to £2.83
Trade in The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.83, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Learn more

Book Description

5 Nov 2001

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.


Special Offers and Product Promotions


Frequently Bought Together

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain + New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: Guided Practice in the Five Basic Skills of Drawing + Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors
Price For All Three: £34.31

Some of these items are dispatched sooner than the others.

Buy the selected items together


Product details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; New edition edition (5 Nov 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007116454
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007116454
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 2.3 x 23.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

Product Description

Review

‘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

From the Back Cover

'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain' is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you feel you have little talent and you doubt you could ever learn, or you enjoy drawing but have not been able 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 of 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain' has been dramatically revised, with more than fifty 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 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.


Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
121 of 122 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!
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
143 of 145 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! I was astounded. 3 Jun 2002
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.

Was this review helpful to you?
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best book on drawing that there is 30 Jun 2006
By Roger
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Quite simply, this should be the first 'teach yourself to be an artist' book that you buy. It addresses the basic reasons why people go wrong, and teaches you how to overcome the problems in a very clear way.

For example, tables normally have four legs of equal length, colour and shape. But drawings which depict tables like this are usually unrealistic and confused. You need to draw what you see - and not what you 'know'.

The book starts off with too much theory, and there's a lot of repetition. Lots of pages that you can skim over. But the improvement in one's results is astonishing.

I got the bug to start drawing and painting, and soon had bought 10 books and borrowed another 10 from the library. When I opened this book, I realised that I only needed a couple of technique books to supplement it. So, many of my purchases are now on their way to eBay...
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and useful tips
I was bought this book as I quite like drawing and wanted to develop it more. Even though I am a lefty (and so my right hand side of the brain is more dominant) I feel that the... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent how to draw book
I learnt to draw from this book and bought it as a present for an intelligent 14 year old friend - who has now got his mother drawing as well
Published 23 days ago by Red Ted
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok. Arrived as stated
Would like to have seen sample content of the book before buying. Not really what I expected as a book on art
Published 1 month ago by Lynne Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars So interesting
I bought this book to improve my drawing skills and i found it amazing how you can develop your skills in drawing by using the method described. Helpful&fun& relaxing.
Published 3 months ago by Sophi77
4.0 out of 5 stars really helpful
haven't got to the end of the book yet but so far every step is clear and works
Absolutely amazing!
Published 5 months ago by Gill from London
1.0 out of 5 stars not that great
Personally I didn't hugely enjoy this book, I think this book is for complete total beginners and in that respect it may be useful but for people such as myself whom are more... Read more
Published 6 months ago by George Clooney
3.0 out of 5 stars Wordy (too much left hand brain!)
A picture paints a thousand words. Sadly this book has thousands of words and few pictures. I much prefer Barrington Barber's Complete Book of Drawing which has many pictures and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. D. Vanderweele
5.0 out of 5 stars Drawing on the right side of the brain
A bit heavy going to start with but full of useful information for the advance budding artist, recommended for the more advanced e.g. university art student
Published 6 months ago by Dee0785
3.0 out of 5 stars The bad and the good
I've written this review so people know what to expect. All the rave reviews lead you to expect something with a WOW facter. This isn't some half-baked self-help manual. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Peasant
5.0 out of 5 stars 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 months ago by jimskopi
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges