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  The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

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  • fantastic book, great condition, super value
  • fantastic,easy to understand, lots of pictures and excercises to follow, has helped improve my drawing skills by 100% earning me a HD in my last school assignment
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  • Just a warning
  • Whether or not this is helpful my biggest problem with the book is the nude/pornographic drawings in it. It would be refreshing to have an art book that is just pure, clean drawings without having...
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  • Boring Book
  • Intro is somewhat interesting, but the rest of the book was hard to get into. I felt like it was a struggle to enjoy it and understand it. However, what I did get out of the book was useful.
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?A best-seller for 35 years? A timeless classic that has taught generations of artists?and will teach generations... more

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  How to Draw What You See (Practical Art Books)

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  • Posted:Jun-24-2009

  • Helpful
  • Bought this for a friend and he says that it helped him a lot in getting started drawling again after many years. Starts for the basics and takes you on from there.
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  • Don't be deceived by the title
  • This book is not for novice artists. I'm a Middle School art teacher and was looking for some new ways to TEACH drawing. I have "Drawing on the right side of the brain" and use many of the...
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  • Starts out well enough but loses momentum
  • The beginning of this book and the idea behind it are simple and straightforward: behind every object you see there is some "skeletal" figure made of simple geometric shapes - the cube, the cone,...
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To the standard material on bone and muscle has been added a section dealing with the types of human physique: a... more

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  Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (Galaxy Books)

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  • Derivative of Bridgman
  • All the drawings are basically from Bridgman though there are photos of models, accurate skeletons and other elements that make up for it. For the price I got it for, it's pretty good though I...
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  • Excellent
  • its a very useful book for life drawing, detailed images on the bones and muscule.
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Young artists can now learn all the fundamentals of art, including basic shapes, proportion, perspective, shading and... more

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  Sketching and Drawing for Children

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  • Posted:Jan-20-2008

  • Big hit with my 9 year old niece!
  • I gave this to my 9 year old niece, who likes to draw. I had a book very like this one (probably an earlier printing) when I was small. She loves it! She particularly likes the way it helps her...
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A hands-on book design students and designers alike will welcome. Elements of Design is a tribute to an... more

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  Elements of Design: Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships

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  • My review is
  • i really love this book, it is very instructive, there you basicly learn how to see, it's a great book 9 of 10
    Rowena Rocks
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  • visual exercises - for serious designers
  • This is a technical book that is an attempt to teach what RRK developed over a lifetime obsession with visual compositions. She did one thing, over and over, refining it over a long and productive...
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  • Pretentious
  • The book is old and pretentious. It describes Design as it was some sort of a religion (with Roweena as its prophet), that a Designer needs to stick to some basic rules, in order to generate a...
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  The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

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  • fantastic book, great condition, super value
  • fantastic,easy to understand, lots of pictures and excercises to follow, has helped improve my drawing skills by 100% earning me a HD in my last school assignment
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  • Just a warning
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  • Posted:Feb-24-2008

  • Boring Book
  • Intro is somewhat interesting, but the rest of the book was hard to get into. I felt like it was a struggle to enjoy it and understand it. However, what I did get out of the book was useful.
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Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the... more

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  Color by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors

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  • Very little useful information
  • despite many great reviews, i found this book to be mostly useless. there's very little practical information, and the exercises are more "arts and crafts" than art. the section on copying your...
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  • ...from ArtsyFartsy News, May/June 2008
  • You already have a large library about color. We're painters and quite frankly, we're interested in our tools. Color is only one of our many tools we use to construct a painting. I've already...
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  • Color
  • "Color" by Betty Edwards has been an excellent, easy read, introduction to the subject of color and its use in the visual arts. There is a "light" introduction to color theory accompanied by an...
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For the millions of people who have uncovered their creative selves through the Artist's Way program-a workbook and... more

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  The Artist's Way Workbook

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  • Posted:Oct-23-2009

  • Awesome!
  • Wow...The Artist's Way is challenging and eye-opening. I would recommend this program to anyone whether you think of yourself as an artist or not!
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  • Posted:Apr-11-2009

  • A but superfluous
  • This is supposed to be an accompaniment to the book, The Artist's Way, but other than serving as a reference or a second copy of the tasks of the book, I have found little use for it. I guess it...
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Both hobbyists and students of design will value this easy-to-use self-teaching book. Each of its 100 sections shows... more

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  The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them

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  • Posted:Sep-01-2009

  • Simply Perfect
  • Whether a beginner or seasoned pro, this book contains a wealth of beautifully illustrated reference material as well as instruction. It's like having your own mentor every step of the way. I would...
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  • The art of caligra[hy
  • I need already to be a calligrapher in order to enjoy this 100 alphabets. Only two pages are dedicated to each of them. It is not enough if youa have not practiced previously the art of writing.
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Figure drawing is the most essential--and the most difficult--of all skills for the artist to learn. In this book,... more

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  Dynamic Figure Drawing (Practical Art Books)

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  • Posted:Oct-14-2009

  • Worthy!
  • Tough at first. The author is short on details, but this coupled with your knowledge of the human figure will help.
    If you have the patience you can draw the figure in any imaginable pose,...
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  • A dud in your anatomy arsenal.
  • I bought this book about 16 years ago when I was a dopey kid trying to draw people because some artist recommended it. Lord knows I looked through this book a thousand times and didn't really...
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  • Lack of facial illustration, emotion, expression, etc...Not quite a good "first book" on the human figure.
  • "Dynamic Figure Drawing" by Burne Hogarth
    
    I've withheld my comments and review of this text for a couple of years, because Hogarth is one of the artists and instructors whose...
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Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the... more

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  Picture This How Pictures Work

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  • Posted:Sep-26-2009

  • This is not just for children
  • The subtitle tells it all. More than any other book I have ever seen, the author (best known for her illustrations of children's books) teaches what makes individual pictures give specific...
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  • Unusal method of teaching composition.
  • This book would be ideal for a first-time camera user. It is amazingly simplistic. If you're looking for actual tips and techniques, pass this one by.
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The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still... more

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  Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel (Monographs)

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  • Posted:Oct-21-2009

  • a wonderful book
  • This is the first time I bought book on amazon.com. I feel very satisfied with the experience! I like the book very much and the shipping time is acceptable(for it's from USA to China)! Thanks very...
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  • The online description versus customer comments
  • The following is Amazon's description of this book:
    Paperback: 139 pages
    Publisher: Prestel Publishing (August 1998)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 3791319906
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Designers are quick to tell us about their sources of inspiration, but they are much less willing to reveal such... more

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  How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul

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  • Great Book for Pros & Students
  • I love this book. It's honest, open and thought provoking. I've been in the design business for 7 years and I found this book refreshing. I passed the book on to our department intern and before I...
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  • Misstated premise and hard to read type.
  • I have been a graphic designer for ten years. I am formally trained in this field and have a background in fine art.
    
    I purchased this book because on the flyleaf it states that the...
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A book whose sales have not diminished but rather increased dramatically since its publication 45 years ago, this... more

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  Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters: 100 Great Drawings Analyzed, Figure Drawing Fundamentals...

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  • A great study on the mental basics of figure drawing.
  • Robert Beverly Hale's drawing books are some of the first one I go to on my shelf when looking for drawing advice. Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters is terrific book to get a handle on the...
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  • Not written by an artist...
  • Although this is one of the best compilation books of old master drawings
    available on the common market, I would not put too much stock in what
    the author says. The author is correct in...
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Since 1940, when it was originally published, The Artist's Handbook has become indispensable for thousands of... more

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  The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques: Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated (Artists'...

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  • Posted:May-05-2009

  • What every artist needs!!
  • It was just what I was looking for. The condition of the book was great at a very low price. Thank you!
    
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  • Good but very technical
  • The book was useful, but it was a real hard slog to read it all; unlike other books on this subject.
    
    Probably the biggest problems I had with was that many of the materials mentioned......
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  • The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques : Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated (Artists' Handbook of Materials and Tec
  • I found useless this book. I returned it.
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Find Out What They Didn't Teach You in Art SchoolThe most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of... more

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  ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career

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  • great resource!
  • This book is a great resource for graduating students and working artists alike. It is an excellent primer to navigating how to handle yourself professionally in the art world if you are...
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How DO they do it? If you could ask your favorite artist or crafter only one question, chances are you'd ask... more

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  Living the Creative Life: Ideas and Inspiration from Working Artists

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  • One of the best creativity boosting books out there....
  • I have been a professional artist, designer and writer since 1981. Over the past 27(!) years I have amassed shelves of books claiming to encourage and develop creativity. I've been to a Julia...
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  • living the creative life
  • This was the most boring book on art I have ever read or should I say flipped through and returned.
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  • Living the Creative Life~Idea's and Insptiration
  • I know a couple artists that submitted their work to this book and I was happy to see them included!
    I think any book that helps people with inspiration is great.
    
    I do think this...
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Many of us want to learn ?how to draw.? But as artist Anthony Ryder explains, it?s much more important to learn what... more

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  The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition

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  • Exceptional
  • One of the very best! Exceptional examples of realistic tone drawing, with explanations for depicting gesture, mood and subtle surface details. Contour, light and shadow, basic and advanced...
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  • Don't recommending buying unless your an amateur on Technique.
  • As some others have said this book is good for artists who have some mild experience. But no doubt techniques such as enveloping, blocking in, and learning how to scan your eyes to see form is...
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  • Not a good introduction to Figure Drawing and NOT the Classical Tradition
  • "The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition" by Anthony Ryder 1999,
    List price $24.95 ISBN 0823003035
    
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In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the... more

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  Anatomy for the Artist

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  • Excellent Reference and Resource Book
  • This is a great book for studying anatomy for any artist. An artist can never practice drawing and painting anatomy enough, no matter how advanced they are in study or career. I love the skeletal...
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  • Decent reference book
  • This is a decent book for anatomy reference. Nice overlays and diagrams. Only complaint is there aren't really any diagrams from the side.
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  • Pretty pictures, not much information
  • I was looking for a book that would give me real understanding of the way that muscles connect to bones and how they work in motion. This book doesn't do that, and some of the drawings of muscles...
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  The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head

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  • Posted:Aug-29-2009

  • Drawing The Head
  • This book is extermely well written and very easy to understand.It can be used by the beginner as well as the professional.The author gives many useful tips that can be applied to many phases of...
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  • Beautiful book, but deceptive
  • This is a beautiful book to look at but I found the title deceptive. No where in the book have I found drawing instruction for the head. The author/artist basically just does his own thing, but...
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  • Posted:Apr-11-2007

  • drawing the head
  • I did not find this book very helpful to me. I did not like the pictures .They did not provide good examples to follow.
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