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

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world’s most widely used instructional drawing book, translated into more than seventeen languages. Whether you are a professional artist, an artist in training, or a hobbyist, this book is designed to provide greater confidence in your ability, deepen your artistic perception, and foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This fully revised and updated fourth edition includes:

• A new introduction.

• Crucial updates based on recent research on the brain’s plasticity and the value of learning new skills by utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain.

• A focus on how drawing on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in modern life.

• An informative section addressing research that links early childhood "scribbling" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement.

• New reproductions of master drawings throughout the book.

Product Specifications

• Author: Betty Edwards

• Publisher: Tarcher

• Publication Date: April 26, 2012

• Edition: 4th Definitive, Expanded, Updated ed.

• Print Length: 320 pages

• Dimensions: 18.54 x 1.91 x 22.73 cm

• Item Weight: 1.05 kg