Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Deluxe Edition

P> The ideal gift for any artist on your list-or a keepsake item of your own! A revised edition of the classic drawing book that has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the United States alone.Translated into more than seventeen languages Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are drawing as a professional artist as an artist in training or as a hobby this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This revised/updated fourth edition includes: a new preface and introduction; crucial updates based on recent research on the brain's plasticity and the enormous value of learning new skills/ utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain; new focus on how the ability to draw on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in American life-the worship of all that is linear analytic digital etc.; an informative section that addresses recent research linking early childhood "scribbling" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity; and new reproductions of master drawings throughout A life-changing book this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers to come.

Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher: TarcherPerigee; 4th Definitive Deluxe Expanded Updated ed. edition (April 26 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 158542921X

ISBN-13: 978-1585429219

Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 0.9 x 9.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds