the new drawing on the right side of the brain by betty edwards

This workbook has a coil binding and is designed to be sketched directly into it (blank pages are provided after each of the exercises). I recommend all three, especially if you're a homeschooler looking to incorporate art into your curriculum.

So I think of the main text as the 'teacher text,' this workbook as the 'student text,' and the DVD as a crash course for both teacher and student. This workbook has minimal explanation compared with the main text- the latter delves a great deal into brain hemisphere function and ways to access those parts that are best for drawing, whereas the workbook only focuses on actual drawing. It has more exercises than the main text (40 exercises, in fact). This is a workbook that goes with the main text, The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. While The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain focused primarily on portrait drawing with pencil, this workbook gives readers experience in various subject matter-still life, landscape, imaginative drawing-using alternative mediums such as pen and ink, charcoal, and conté crayon.įor all those who are taking a drawing class, who have already received instruction through a book or course, or who prefer to learn by doing, this volume of carefully structured 'homework' offers the perfect opportunity to reinforce and improve their skills and expand their repertoire. Also provided in this spiral-bound workbook is a pullout viewfinder, a crucial tool for effective practice. Each practice session includes a brief explanation and instructional drawings, suggestions for materials, sample drawings, and blank pages for the reader's own drawings. Here are forty new exercises that cover each of the five basic skills of drawing. Now, in an essential companion to her bestselling classic, Edwards offers readers the key to mastering this art form: guided practice in their newfound creative abilities. Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr.

The new drawing on the right side of the brain by betty edwards