Drawing on the Artist Within: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers
by Betty Edwards
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Discusses research on the nature of the creative process, in how humans view processes and objects, how humans use intuition, imagination, and insight in everyday life, and how these techniques can be used in problem-solving.Tags
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this book draws on her previous work "drawing on the right side of the brain" but takes things further in pursue of creativity. there are really interesting exercises here, some of them go beyond developing the skill of drawing realistically, in fact they shun it completely in favor of trying to find ways of approaching any given problem. i did most of them and i must say that it was an interesting path into unexpected realizations. i think this book goes far into giving an insight on how to think visually, or how to use visual skills to think about problems that don't seem visual at all. drawing as hacking into your brain.
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Dr. Betty Edwards is professor emeritus of art at California State University in Long Beach. She received her doctorate from UCLA in art, education, and the psychology of perception.
Common Knowledge
- Epigraph
- The mind in creation is as a fading coal which some invisible influence, like an inconstant wind, awakens to transitory brightness; this arises from within...and the conscious portions of our natures are unprophetic either ... (show all)of its approach or of its departure. - Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Dedication
- I am grateful to my family, friends, colleagues, and students for encouraging me throughout this project. I dedicate this book to all of them.
- First words
- What on earth is creativity?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The joy of releasing your true potential for creating beauty is right there, right within your grasp, if the mind wills it.
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