Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition by Betty Edwards

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition

Betty Edwards
320 pages
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
Apr 2012
Psychology & Philosophy WSBN
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<b> A revised edition of the classic drawing book that has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the United States alone.</b><p>Translated into more than seventeen languages, <i>Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain</i> is the world's most widely used drawing instruction 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: </p> 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 &quot;scribbling&quot; to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity; and new reproductions of master drawings throughout <p></p> <p>A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of <i>Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain</i> is destined to inspire generations of readers to come.</p>

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