The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
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Book Reviews of The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Book Review: A change of opinion
Summary: 5 Stars
I decided that I wanted to try to learn how to draw again. Years ago I picked up a couple of "learn to draw books" and was then convinced that you had to be "born with it" to draw. I recieved this book and the exercises convinced me that I could learn to draw. No one had talked about a "picture plane" before and I never experienced it before. I learn better with instruction, and this book gave me the confidence to enroll in an introductory class at SCAD. The instructor, Thomas Key, was absolutely great, and I have been drawing a picture a day ever since, even if it is just, "an apple a day". If it were not for this book I would have never enrolled in a drawing class. It opened my eyes to a new way of looking at things. Book Review: Learn to see - - - learn to draw!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard that my whole life and never understood that artist draw with their eyes - - until this book. Betty Edwards is like an evangelist for proclaiming this message, and I found out that she's right!
The problem is that we usually think of art as something magical, given at birth to a select few; but the reality is that anyone can draw. I found this out a couple of years ago at a course based on the book at the local senior center. I took the course because I have always loved art, and even if I could only do stick men, I would at least learn to appreciate the great artists more. Well, I found out I could actually draw! I could even do faces that looked recognizable as to who they represented. I was amazed and happy!
Betty Edwards says the key is using your right brain instead of your left brain to draw. Your right brain sees things as they actually are and the left brain sees symbols that represent things instead. The trick is getting into `R-mode' and she has several strategies for doing so: such as painting something upside down, and something called contour drawing. I'll let you read the book for details, but it actually works! She says her book is probably the first practical application of Nobel-prize winning Dr. Roger Speer's studies on the functions of the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
I can't recommend this book too strongly!
Book Review: Beginning to Draw
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent book to use when learning to draw, or as a means of "seeing" what you want to draw.Book Review: helps me draw better
Summary: 5 Stars
i used this book and it help me improve my drawing skill. i also recommend another book called "How to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci." Book Review: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not experienced in the art of drawing and this book has been a tremendous help to me. I find that I can draw much better than i thought. I highly recommend this book.