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

Great book!

Trying on the right side of the brain is an excellent book for overcoming your own prejudices about whether or not you can draw. This version of the book includes workbook pages so that you can do the lessons right there with the book open, and because it's spiral bound it lays flat while you do it. Fantastic way to package this material. I have one daughter who didn't think she could draw who went through this class with me. And she is now teaching her teenage boys with this book, and they are all three thrilled. I'm sure papa is thrilled, too.

This is considered the bible of drawing techniques. It was required for my first course in drawing. It teaches you to let go of preconceived notions and to see and draw shapes instead of objects. It does this through well thought out lessons in workbook form with pages to do the lessons in the book. It is great for teachers of art as well as students ... Of all ages.

If you can only buy either the textbook or the workbook, get the workbook. I bought both, and really like them. It is an incredibly helpful program. The textbook has a lot of theory and background that is interesting and helpful, but somewhat repetitive. The workbook has enough instruction and explanation to stand on its own. If you have limited funds to spend and can't get both, you will be absolutely fine learning to draw with just the exercise book. I can't say the same for the textbook, because there are about 4x as many exercises in the exercise book as there are in the text. If you can get both, and enjoy learning the theory, go for it! It's a nice set. But since I was wondering when I bought both whether they were really needed, I wanted to confirm that I think I would have been fine with just the workbook. (Note, my textbook is the 1999 edition, bought used and with slower shipping. I didn't wait for it, and started right away on my workbook, which is this 2012 edition, bought new. It makes a great journal of your progress if you draw right in the book.)

The shipping wasn’t as quick as it was supposed to be. It was seven days. I was told I would get it within two days. Other than that, the cover is taped on. But the rest of the book is decent. I’m happy with the purchase.

Best learn to draw instruction ever….must be willing to draw along with the lessons to fully benefit

Great book. The exercises are wonderful and definitely made me a better artist.

I liked it!

This is the workbook to the book, it is NOT the book itself. That being said I strongly recommend this workbook. Yes you can probably do all the exercises without the workbook, using just the main book to get the exercises, but I found it really helpful to have everything all wrapped up in a single package. Initially I was just going to use the book but it was well worth it to have it all in one place. Not only are exercises one after the other (saving you from having to go back and forth through pages), but it also shows you what's coming, includes all the details you need with each exercise, and so on. I really found it a great companion to the book. Hint: If you want to save yourself the book for later, I recommend buying a pad (of higher quality paper) so that you can do the exercises outside of the book. Some are also harder then others so it's nice to be able to restart and so on when need be.

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、Amazon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！

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 Amazon, 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.

Es un cuaderno de trabajo muy interesante y útil. Tanto en la teoría en que se basa como en el contenido de la práctica. Yo ya había leído y aplicado el libro y creo que que ha sido también una muy buena experiencia.

Comme decrit dans la anonce, produit neuf arrivée en excelentes conditions Ideal pour s'initier au dessin à n'importe quel age