Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: The Definitive, Updated 2nd Edition

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Improve your art skills with this brilliantly designed and practical workbook from a world-renowned art teacher—now fully revised and updated with new exercises. Millions of people around the world have learned to draw using the methods outlined in Dr. Betty Edwards’s groundbreaking Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain . In this workbook, the essential companion to her international bestseller, Edwards offers readers the key to truly mastering the art of drawing: guided practice in the five foundational skills of drawing. Each of the forty carefully constructed exercises in this updated second edition is accompanied by brief instruction, sample drawings, ready made formats and blank pages on which to draw, and helpful post-exercise pointers. You will explore wide-ranging subject matter—still life, landscape, imaginative drawing, portraits, and the figure—and gain experience with various mediums, such as pen and ink, charcoal, and Conte crayon. Learning to draw is very much like mastering a sport or a musical instrument: once you understand the basic skills, you must practice, practice, practice. Review: こっちのピクチャープレーンは大きいゾ！ - 絵を見ることはすきだが、描くことは自分とは関係がないと、ずっと考えていた。 最近、書店で『脳の右側で描け』を見つけ、これなら自分でもデッサンくらいなら描けるかな、と思った。 それは、ピクチャープレーン(PP)というシンプルなプラスチック板を使えば、 ３次元空間を簡単に遠近法で平面に切り取れるということを知ったから。 『脳の右側で描け』には、自分でPPを作れ、と書いてあるが(面倒だなぁ)、 『脳の右側で描けワークブック』にはPPが附録についているので、こちらを選ぶことにした。 念のため、アマゾンで原本も調べてみると、本のサイズが違う。 『脳の右側で描けワークブック』原本はリング製本で、1.5x22.5x26.8、 『脳の右側で描けワークブック』翻訳本は大型本で、 2.6x20x25.8とある。 ここから原本のPPのほうが翻訳本のPPより大きいだろうと推測できたので、 書店で翻訳本を買う予定を変更して、desertcartで原本を購入した。 推測のとおりかなり大きくて、使いやすい。正解であった。 『脳の右側で描けワークブック』では、５つのスキルを４０の実習で練習するようになっている。 絵が主体なので、英語の文章は特に難しくはないし、 『脳の右側で描け』がなくともあまり問題もないようだ。 いまからデッサンを楽しんでみよう！ Review: Practical help to improve your drawing skills - Yes, the paper is a bit thin, but it's an exercise book. I did greatly appreciate and enjoy this book. My daughter was recommended the textbook by a tutor at college, and she let me know about it. Having read some feedback on desertcart, I chose the drawing workbook, rather than read the theory. Before Betty Foster's book, I took a long time to draw and needed to make a lot of corrections, which held up painting. It was good fun and challenging working on the exercises and there is a definite improvement in my drawing. I find I'm looking at things differently now: feeling less daunted and more excited.