Drawing on the Artist within
An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers
Published on 6. April 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-671-63514-5 (ISBN)
Description
The brilliant sequel to Edwards' bestselling classic Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, now in paperback. Here, Edwards expands on her earlier techniques, using the visual language of drawing to unlock the full creative potential of the human unconscious and apply that power to everyday problems. Black-and-white drawings and photographs throughout.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-671-63514-5 (9780671635145)
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Betty Edwards
Drawing on the Artist Within
E-Book
10/2008
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€16.80
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Person
Dr. Betty Edwards is Professor of Art at California State University, Long Beach. Her original contributions to the art of drawing and creativity have reached far beyond the college classroom where she has taught for many years. Her work has been praised by a wide range of distinguished psychologists and educators, and she has conducted creativity seminars and workshops for leading businesses including IBM and General Electric.
Content
CONTENTS
Preface
Part I A New Look at the Art of Seeing
1 Creativity: The Chameleon Concept
2 Drawing on Gleams from Within
3 Taking a Long Look at Creativity
4 Drawing on Definitions
Part II Making Thought Visible
5 Drawing on a Parallel Language
6 Making Telling Marks
7 Drawing Out Insight
8 Drawing on Intuition
9 Drawing on First Insight to Find the Question
10 Drawing Meaning from the Inside Out
Part III New Strategies for Thinking
11 Drawing Up the Rules of the Game
12 Drawing on New Points of View
13 Beaux Gestes: Drawing on Beautiful Gestures
14 Drawing at a Snail's Pace
15 Drawing on the Other Side of Our Assumptions
16 There Is More to Seeing than Meets the Eyeball
17 Taking a Sight on Reason, Ratios, and Relationships
18 Shadows that Light the Way
19 Drawing Close to the Magic Moment
20 Drawing Power from Within
Bibliography
Index