The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Drawing and the Art of Bicycle Riding
Chapter 2 - The Drawing Exercises: One Step at a Time
Chapter 3 - Your Brain: The Right and Left of It
Chapter 4 - Crossing Over: Experiencing the Shift from Left to Right
Chapter 5 - Drawing on Memories: Your History as an Artist
Chapter 6 - Getting Around Your Symbol System: Meeting Edges and Contours
Chapter 7 - Perceiving the Shape of a Space: The Positive Aspects of Negative Space
Chapter 8 - Relationships in a New Mode: Putting Sighting in Perspective
Chapter 9 - Facing Forward: Portrait Drawing with Ease
Chapter 10 - The Value of Logical Lights and Shadows
Chapter 11 - Drawing on the Beauty of Color
Chapter 12 - The Zen of Drawing: Drawing Out the Artist Within
Afterword: Is Beautiful Handwriting a Lost Art?
Postscript
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Also by the author:
Drawing on the Artist Within
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Edwards, Betty.
The new drawing on the right side of the brain / Betty Edwards.—
Rev. and expanded ed.
p. cm.
Rev. and expanded ed. of: Drawing on the right side of the brain.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN : 978-1-101-46455-7
1. Drawing—Technique. 2. Visual perception. 3. Cerebral dominance.
I. Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the right side of the brain. II. Title. III. Title:
Drawing on the right side of the brain.
NC730.E-35809 CIP
74I.2—dc2I
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To the memory of my father,
who sharpened my drawing pencils
with his pocketknife
when I was a child
Acknowledgments
FIRST, I WISH TO WELCOME my new readers and to thank all those who have read this book in the past. It is you who make this twentieth-year edition possible by your loyal support. Over the past two decades, I have received many letters expressing appreciation and even affection. This shows, I think, that in this electronic age, books can still bring authors and readers together as friends. I treasure this thought, because I love books myself and count as friends authors I have never met except through their books.
Many people have contributed to this work. In the following brief acknowledgment, I wish to thank at least a few.
Professor Roger W. Sperry, for his generosity and kindness in discussing the original text with me.
Dr. J. William Bergquist, whose untimely death in 1987 saddened his family, friends, and colleagues. Dr. Bergquist gave me unfailingly good advice and generous assistance with the first edition of the book and with the research that preceded it.
My publisher, Jeremy Tarcher, for his enthusiastic support of the first, second, and now the third edition of the book.
My son, Brian Bomeisler, who has so generously put his skills, energy, and experience as a artist into revising, refining, and adding to these lessons in drawing. His insights have truly moved the work forward over the past ten years.
My daughter, Anne Bomeisler Farrell, who has been my best editor due to her understanding of my work and her superb language skills.
My closest colleague, Rachael Bower Thiele, who keeps everything on track and in order, and without whose dedicated help I’d have had to retire years ago.
My esteemed designer, Joe Molloy, who makes superb design seem effortless.
My friend Professor Don Dame,