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Drawing on the right side of the brain  Cover Image Book Book

Drawing on the right side of the brain / Betty Edwards.

Edwards, Betty, 1926- (Author). Edwards, Betty, 1926- New drawing on the right side of the brain. (Added Author).

Summary:

Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. hether 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 preface and 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; 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 to come.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781585429196 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781585429202 (softcover)
  • Physical Description: xxxiii, 284 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: Definitive, 4th ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Tarcher/Penguin, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Rev. and expanded ed. of: New drawing on the right side of the brain. 1999.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-274) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Drawing and the art of bicycle riding -- First steps in drawing -- Your brain, the right and left of it -- Crossing over: experiencing the shift from left to right -- Drawing on your childhood artistry -- Meeting edges and contours -- The positive aspects of negative spaces -- Putting sighting into perspective -- Facing forward: portrait drawing with ease -- The value of logical lights and shadows -- Applying perceptual skills to general thinking and problem solving -- Drawing on the artist in you.
Subject: Drawing > Technique.
Visual perception.
Cerebral dominance.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Emily Carr University of Art + Design NC730 .E34 2012 (Text) 30236052 Book Volume hold Available -


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