Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The Definitive, 4th Edition
By Betty Edwards | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
About the book
A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.
Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are drawing as a professional artist, as an artist in training, or as a hobby, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception, as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This revised/updated fourth edition includes:
• a new introduction;
• crucial updates based on recent research on the brain's plasticity and the enormous value of learning new skills/ utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain;
• new focus on how the ability to draw on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in American life-the worship of all that is linear, analytic, digital, etc.;
• an informative section that addresses recent research linking early childhood \"scribbling\" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity;
• and new reproductions of master drawings throughout
Editions of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781585429219
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781585429196
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781585429202
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101561805
Read an Excerpt
A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.
Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are drawing as a professional artist, as an artist in training, or as a hobby, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception, as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This revised/updated fourth edition includes:
• a new introduction;
• crucial updates based on recent research on the brain's plasticity and the enormous value of learning new skills/ utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain;
• new focus on how the ability to draw on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in American life-the worship of all that is linear, analytic, digital, etc.;
• an informative section that addresses recent research linking early childhood \"scribbling\" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity;
• and new reproductions of master drawings throughout
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain about?
A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.
Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are drawing as a professional artist, as an artist in training, or as a hobby, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception, as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This revised/updated fourth edition includes:
• a new introduction;
• crucial updates based on recent research on the brain's plasticity and the enormous value of learning new skills/ utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain;
• new focus on how the ability to draw on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in American life-the worship of all that is linear, analytic, digital, etc.;
• an informative section that addresses recent research linking early childhood \"scribbling\" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity;
• and new reproductions of master drawings throughout
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain?
The Arts > The Arts: art forms > Drawing and drawings
Where can I read a sample of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781585429219
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain?
Betty Edwards
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781585429219) and hardcover(ISBN 9781585429196) and paperback(ISBN 9781585429202) and ebook(ISBN 9781101561805)
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