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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain; Seven Lessons to Enhance Creativity and Artistic Self-Confidence [VHS]

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I read the book - Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - but it was this video that made it all gel. I had an "Ah-ha" moment with this video. All my life I loved art, but could never seem to quite figure out how to draw or transfer images I had to paper - and even with the few drawing lessons I did have - I found that the instructors expected me to already know how to draw - which seemed odd since I did not know how to draw and simply wanted to learn. This is a great video that cuts straight to the heart of the matter. I would recommend this to anyone who has sat and stared at a piece of paper, pencil in hand and sighed becuase they just could not get the image on the paper. I orginally got the video in the portfolio set that Betty Edwards uses at her workshops (which can be bought, without attending the workshop, from Betty Edwards' website)- and while you will need to get a few items to use with this - it will be worth it or purchase them prepackaged from the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain website.

This is an outstanding and informative video of Betty Edwards teaching her methods and principals of "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain." It is well-produced, easy to follow, and a must-have for anyone learning to draw or desiring to increase their drawing skills!

The lessons in the video helps the drawing student break down the drawing of 3D visual objects to help them view it in a simplified shape to be transformed into a 2D drawing which appears to be 3D. This is a very hard concept for many drawing students to see and create, thus people stop trying to draw becasue they do not get the final product they wish to see. This video shows a variety of techniques to use to train the eye and the hand to create a more true to life drawing than the typical childlike drawng many people have as a final product of their efforts. If you are not happy with the final outcome you eventually stop trying. With the techniques in this video you learn ways to see and ways to draw what you see. Lessons are easy to follow and will give you the product you are trying to create.

Santa brought this tape for my daughter, but in the video lesson several different items that were required to perform the lessons weren't supplied with the tape, and so it was very disappointing. At least two drawings that are needed are missing and further on some other things that are called for were not supplied with the tape either, and the middle of the lessons. Apparently as a surprise, you need the workbooks and the tools too, which cost extra.