Right Brain / Left Brain Painting
A collection of articles and links on the concept of right brain and left brain thinking and how it's relevant to artists.
Right Brain / Left Brain Quiz
Test whether your right brain (which is more visual and intuitive) or left brain (which is more verbal and analytical) is more dominant with this quiz designed specifically for painters.
Test whether your right brain (which is more visual and intuitive) or left brain (which is more verbal and analytical) is more dominant with this quiz designed specifically for painters.
Right Brain Exercises for Artists: Taking a Line for a Walk
The theory behind right brain exercises for artists is that the left brain easily gets bored and switches off, leaving the right brain 'in charge'. This right-brain exercise is about capturing the essence of a subject through quick, gestural marks or scribbling across a page.
The theory behind right brain exercises for artists is that the left brain easily gets bored and switches off, leaving the right brain 'in charge'. This right-brain exercise is about capturing the essence of a subject through quick, gestural marks or scribbling across a page.
Right Brain / Left Brain: What Is It All About?
An easy-to-understand explanation of the theory behind the right brain / left brain thinking and why it's relevant to painters.
An easy-to-understand explanation of the theory behind the right brain / left brain thinking and why it's relevant to painters.
Right Brain and Left Brain Inventory
An inventory of the different ways the right brain and left brain process information.
An inventory of the different ways the right brain and left brain process information.
Book Review: The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
You know when things flow and you produce great work yet you’re not sure how? Betty Edwards says it’s when you’re using the brain’s right side. She explains how to do this and how anyone can draw in this classic book.
You know when things flow and you produce great work yet you’re not sure how? Betty Edwards says it’s when you’re using the brain’s right side. She explains how to do this and how anyone can draw in this classic book.
The Artist and Dyslexia
For an artist, dyslexia can be a creative advantage.
For an artist, dyslexia can be a creative advantage.
Is Right Brain / Left Brain a Myth?
An article first published in "The New Scientist" on the myths associated with and generated from right brain left brain science.
An article first published in "The New Scientist" on the myths associated with and generated from right brain left brain science.
Before and After Drawings
Click on the thumbnails to view 'before' and 'after' drawings of people who attended a five-day "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" workshop. Even though these would be a selection of the best, it's still impressive.
Click on the thumbnails to view 'before' and 'after' drawings of people who attended a five-day "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" workshop. Even though these would be a selection of the best, it's still impressive.
Quiz: Do You Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci?
A 36-question quiz that looks at what way you tend to think, taking Leonardo Da Vinci as the model.
A 36-question quiz that looks at what way you tend to think, taking Leonardo Da Vinci as the model.
Right Brain Exercises
110 general exercises said to activate the right brain; some are more intriguing than others. Definitely worth browsing through.
110 general exercises said to activate the right brain; some are more intriguing than others. Definitely worth browsing through.
Bicameral Images: Seeing Our Left and Right Sides
An article looking at how "each of us is really two people". Of most interest is the images which show how our left and right sides look different.
An article looking at how "each of us is really two people". Of most interest is the images which show how our left and right sides look different.
Right Brain Left Brain Expression in Faces
An article setting out how our right brain and left brain work and influence how facial expressions.
An article setting out how our right brain and left brain work and influence how facial expressions.
Left/Right Handedness and Left/Right Brain Thinking
An article by a researcher studying what makes someone left or right handed. Includes a link to a "Hand Preference Questionnaire" at the end.
An article by a researcher studying what makes someone left or right handed. Includes a link to a "Hand Preference Questionnaire" at the end.