Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.35
EAN: 9780671635145
Edition: 1st Fireside Ed
ISBN: 067163514X
Label: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: April 06, 1987
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


AH-HA! I SEE IT NOW!

Everyone has experienced that joyful moment when the light flashes on -- the Ah-Ha! of creativity.

Creativity. It is the force that drives problem-solving, informs effective decision-making and opens new frontiers for ambition and intelligence. Those who succeed have learned to harness their creative power by keeping that light bulb turned on.

Now, Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the million-copy best-seller that proved all people can draw well just as they can read well, has decoded the secrets of the creative process to help you tap your full creative potential and apply that power to everyday problems. How does Betty Edwards do this? Through the power of drawing -- power you can harness to see problems in new ways.

Through simple step-by-step exercises that require no special artistic abilities, Betty Edwards will teach you how to take a new point of view, how to look at things from a different perspective, how to see the forest and the trees, in short, how to bring your visual, perceptual brainpower to bear on creative problem-solving.

You will learn how the creative process progresses from stage to stage and how to move your own problem-solving through these key steps:

* First insight
* Saturation
* Incubation
* Illumination (the Ah-Ha!)
* Verification

Whether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll find Drawing on the Artist Within the most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book is written for people with no previous experience in art.




Rating: - It's worth buying for the part on analog drawing
This book is not a substitute for Betty Edwards' basic book on drawing, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. This book is about the creative process. So it applies to more than drawing or even visual art.

For me, the part on analog drawing opened up a whole new way to develop my work. I've used it in dream interpretation and personal growth as well as for my artwork. As an artist-blacksmith, analog drawing with sumi brush and India ink has enabled me to express very specific feelings ... Read More

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Rating: - Book is so-so
This book has some good information regarding different styles and techniques for drawing. The author is a little self absorbed throughout the book, and talks about herself and a class she teaches at a college. It goes fairly in depth on the thought process and workings of the brain.

There are sections on drawing different emotions, once again using herself and her students as examples. I wouldn't really suggest that anyone buy or check out this book in a library unless there was absolutely ... Read More

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Rating: - Faith-Healing Testimonials and Pseudo-Science
LEARN-TO-DRAW: UNTHINKING PERSONS APPLY HERE!

Edwards seems intent on obtaining dominance in the field of "How To Draw" books written by those who cannot teach, employing a fashionable Madison Avenue advertising approach to Drawing-On-The-Cash-In-Your-Wallet.

Edwards seems to falsely presume that Michaelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo Da Vinci and other Renaissance Masters all drew upon knowledge regarding the RIGHT-SIDE of their brain, or ZEN, or even YOGA. It's ... Read More

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Rating: - NO WONDER TTHIS BOOK IS SO CHEAP []
MANY OF THESE BOOKS ARE FOR SALE AND I SEE WHY. IT WAS A HORRIBLE BOOK FOR ANY ARTIST OR FOR SOMEONE TO LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT BEING CREATIVE! HOW DID IT GET PUBLISHED?? TERRIBLE SILLY THINGS WRITTEN DOWN ABOUT MUCH OF NOTHING....DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME PLEASE..

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Rating: - IF YOU FIND THIS BOOK HELPFUL, YOU MUST NOT BE AN ARTIST!
NOT ONLY DOES THIS BOOK OVERLAP, I FOUND IT INSULTING TO READ! I WAS SO BORED OF THE DRAWINGS AND OVER AND OVER EXPLANATIONS OF THEM THAT I COULDN'T FINISH THE BOOK. THAT WAS TOO MUCH REALLY!! NO THEORY OR ANY BREAKTHROUGH KNOWLEDGE WHAT SO EVER.

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