Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards (1987, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherTouchstone
ISBN-10067163514X
ISBN-139780671635145
eBay Product ID (ePID)8038675319

Product Key Features

Book TitleDrawing on the Artist Within
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
TopicReference, Creative Ability, Techniques / Drawing, Study & Teaching, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Psychology, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorBetty Edwards
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN87-004421
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal741.2
Table Of ContentCONTENTS 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
SynopsisWhether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll find Drawing on the Artist Within the most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book is written for people with no previous experience in art. AH-HA! I SEE IT NOW! Everyone has experienced that joyful moment when the light flashes on -- the Ah-Ha! of creativity. Creativity. It is the force that drives problem-solving, informs effective decision-making and opens new frontiers for ambition and intelligence. Those who succeed have learned to harness their creative power by keeping that light bulb turned on. Now, Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the million-copy best-seller that proved all people can draw well just as they can read well, has decoded the secrets of the creative process to help you tap your full creative potential and apply that power to everyday problems. How does Betty Edwards do this? Through the power of drawing -- power you can harness to see problems in new ways. You will learn how the creative process progresses from stage to stage and how to move your own problem-solving through these key steps: * First insight * Saturation * Incubation * Illumination (the Ah-Ha!) * Verification Through simple step-by-step exercises that require no special artistic abilities, Betty Edwards will teach you how to take a new point of view, how to look at things from a different perspective, how to see the forest and the trees, in short, how to bring your visual, perceptual brainpower to bear on creative problem-solving., Whether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll find Drawing on the Artist Within the most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book is written for people with no previous experience in art. AH-HA I SEE IT NOW Everyone has experienced that joyful moment when the light flashes on -- the Ah-Ha of creativity. Creativity. It is the force that drives problem-solving, informs effective decision-making and opens new frontiers for ambition and intelligence. Those who succeed have learned to harness their creative power by keeping that light bulb turned on. Now, Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the million-copy best-seller that proved all people can draw well just as they can read well, has decoded the secrets of the creative process to help you tap your full creative potential and apply that power to everyday problems. How does Betty Edwards do this? Through the power of drawing -- power you can harness to see problems in new ways. You will learn how the creative process progresses from stage to stage and how to move your own problem-solving through these key steps: * First insight * Saturation * Incubation * Illumination (the Ah-Ha ) * Verification Through simple step-by-step exercises that require no special artistic abilities, Betty Edwards will teach you how to take a new point of view, how to look at things from a different perspective, how to see the forest and the trees, in short, how to bring your visual, perceptual brainpower to bear on creative problem-solving., AH-HA! I SEE IT NOW!Everyone has experienced that joyful moment when the light flashes on -- the Ah-Ha! of creativity.Creativity. It is the force that drives problem-solving, informs effective decision-making and opens new frontiers for ambition and intelligence. Those who succeed have learned to harness their creative power by keeping that light bulb turned on.Now, Betty Edwards, author ofDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain,the million-copy best-seller that proved all people can draw well just as theycan read well,has decoded the secrets of the creative process to help you tap your full creative potential and apply that power to everyday problems. How does Betty Edwards do this? Through the power of drawing -- power you can harness tosee problems in new ways.Through simple step-by-step exercises that require no special artistic abilities, Betty Edwards will teach you how to take a new point of view, how to look at things from a different perspective, how to see the forestandthe trees, in short, how to bring yourvisual, perceptual brainpowerto bear on creative problem-solving.You will learn how the creative process progresses from stage to stage and how to move your own problem-solving through these key steps:* First insight* Saturation* Incubation* Illumination (the Ah-Ha!)* VerificationWhether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll findDrawing on the Artist Withinthe most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book is written for people with no previous experience in art., Whether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll find Drawing on the Artist Within the most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book is written for people with no previous experience in art.AH-HA! I SEE IT NOW! Everyone has experienced that joyful moment when the light flashes on -- the Ah-Ha! of creativity.Creativity. It is the force that drives problem-solving, informs effective decision-making and opens new frontiers for ambition and intelligence. Those who succeed have learned to harness their creative power by keeping that light bulb turned on.Now, Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the million-copy best-seller that proved all people can draw well just as they can read well, has decoded the secrets of the creative process to help you tap your full creative potential and apply that power to everyday problems. How does Betty Edwards do this? Through the power of drawing -- power you can harness to see problems in new ways.You will learn how the creative process progresses from stage to stage and how to move your own problem-solving through these key steps: * First insight* Saturation* Incubation* Illumination (the Ah-Ha!)* VerificationThrough simple step-by-step exercises that require no special artistic abilities, Betty Edwards will teach you how to take a new point of view, how to look at things from a different perspective, how to see the forest and the trees, in short, how to bring your visual, perceptual brainpower to bear on creative problem-solving.
LC Classification NumberBF408.E38 1986

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    This book is terrible , the content I mean. confusing , gave me a headache to read it. I couldn't decide if it was written by a shrink that liked to draw or an artist that was taking psychology classes

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