Book · 2012 · Art
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The Definitive, 4th Edition
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I couldn't draw at all I picked up a book called drawing on the left the right side of the brain and I started doing the exercises and that was my launching point.
The best things said about it
And there's a book called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
Why people recommend it
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a practical guide designed to help individuals learn how to draw by unlocking perceptual skills associated with the brain's right hemisphere. Sabin Howard mentioned on EconTalk that he could not draw at all initially, but picking up this book and doing its exercises served as the launching point for his artistic journey. Russ Roberts also recommended Betty Edwards's book to listeners during the same episode of EconTalk, noting that it teaches both drawing and an entirely new way of seeing the world that ultimately changes how one perceives reality. Furthermore, David Perell brought up the book on How I Write to illustrate exercises aimed at unseating preconceived judgments while learning the mechanics of drawing. Across these discussions, the book is praised not merely as a technical manual for artists, but as a transformative psychological tool that teaches people how to quiet their inner critics, bypass conventional symbolic representations, and truly observe the physical details of the world around them.
Every mention
Russ Roberts and then I asked a friend who who painted for a recommendation he told me to get drawn on the right side of… 1
“and then I asked a friend who who painted for a recommendation he told me to get drawn on the right side of the brain and uh I recommend it to listeners it changes the way you see the world it doesn't just it does teach you how to draw it's a beautiful book but it also teaches you to”
Sabin Howard I couldn't draw at all I picked up a book called drawing on the left the right side of the brain and I star… 1
“I couldn't draw at all I picked up a book called drawing on the left the right side of the brain and I started doing the exercises and that was my launching point”
David Perell And there's a book called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. 1
“And there's a book called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.”
