Edwards, Betty, 1926-

Drawing on the right side of the brain : a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence / Betty Edwards ; [instructional drawings, Betty Edwards, cover drawing, John Boomer]. - Los Angeles : New York : J. P. Tarcher ; distributed by St. Martin's Press, c1979. - vii, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography p. 203-205.

Drawing and the art of bicycle riding -- Expressing yourself in drawing: the nonverbal language of art -- Your brain: the right and left of it -- Crossing over: experiencing the shift from left to right -- Drawing on memories: your history as an artist -- Getting around your symbol system: meeting edges and contours -- Perceiving the shape of a space: the positive aspects of negative space -- Branching out in all directions: perspective in a new mode -- Fitting it all together: the place of proportion -- Facing forward: portrait drawing with ease -- Moving into the third dimension: seeing light, drawing shade -- The zen of drawing: drawing out the artist within -- Postscript: Teachers and parents -- Art students.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the result of a ten-year search for a new method of teaching art to invidividuals of many ages and occupations.

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Art.
Cerebral dominance.
Dominance, Cerebral.
Drawing--Technique.
Visual perception.
Visual Perception.

NC 730 / E34 1979

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