Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition
Published on 4. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-78816-427-6 (ISBN)
Description
OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
'You will quickly amaze and delight yourself' India Knight, Sunday Times
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are a professional, a student, or enjoy art as a hobby, Betty Edwards' practical step-by-step guide will give you greater confidence in your ability, deepen your artistic perception and provide a new way to appreciate the way you perceive the world around you. This revised and expanded edition includes:
- Expert advice on what materials to use and how to record your progress
- Specific focus on perceiving edges, spaces and relationships within your drawings
- Problem-solving techniques and guidance on continued development of your skills
Blending artistic teaching with psychology, Betty Edwards offers a practical grounding in drawing technique with exercises designed to help you utilise the intuitive and creative right side of your brain, dramatically improving your ability to draw.
'You will quickly amaze and delight yourself' India Knight, Sunday Times
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are a professional, a student, or enjoy art as a hobby, Betty Edwards' practical step-by-step guide will give you greater confidence in your ability, deepen your artistic perception and provide a new way to appreciate the way you perceive the world around you. This revised and expanded edition includes:
- Expert advice on what materials to use and how to record your progress
- Specific focus on perceiving edges, spaces and relationships within your drawings
- Problem-solving techniques and guidance on continued development of your skills
Blending artistic teaching with psychology, Betty Edwards offers a practical grounding in drawing technique with exercises designed to help you utilise the intuitive and creative right side of your brain, dramatically improving your ability to draw.
Reviews / Votes
Think you can't draw? You absolutely can. Buy a copy of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards (in print since 1979 for good reason) and read it properly - no skipping straight to the exercises - before sitting down with paper and pencil and following instructions. You will quickly amaze and delight yourself. Hands down the best and most life-enhancing thing I've done in lockdown -- India Knight * Sunday Times * Clear, intelligent . . . practical and sensible . . . It is an essential beginning * The Artist * It remains the preeminent book on the subject of drawing for beginners * Psychology Today * Marries neuroscience and art * New York Times * Not only a book about drawing, it is a book about living. This brilliant approach to the teaching of drawing . . . should not be dismissed as a mere text. It emancipates * LA Times * A guide to enhancing creativity and artistic confidence * Independent * This innovative, landmark book should be required reading for all art students * American Artist * A landmark in drawing tuition * Leisure Painter * I'd recommend the book highly - there's literally no downside * Management Today *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Illustrations
integrated b&w illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78816-427-6 (9781788164276)
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A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition
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Person
Betty Edwards is an American art teacher, lecturer and author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the preeminent book on its subject. Now retired from her position as Professor Emeritus of Art at California State University in Long Beach, she continues to write, consult and participate in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain workshops. She lives in California.