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Coloring Flower Mandalas: 30 Hand-Drawn Designs for Mindful Relaxation

Wendy Piersall

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ATTAIN FOCUS, CLARITY AND PEACE WHILE ADDING BRIGHT AND INSPIRING COLORS TO THESE UNIQUE FLORAL...

Drawn from Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise

David Attenborough and Errol Fuller

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Drawn from Paradise is David Attenborough's journey through the cultural history of the birds of...

Excalibur Epic Collection: The Sword is Drawn (Epic Collection: Excalibur)

Chris Claremont, Alan Davis and Michael Higgins

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A legendary new X-team is born! Meet the United Kingdom's champion, Captain Britain, and his...

Brad Leary (18 KP) rated Ticket to Ride in Tabletop Games

Mar 6, 2019

Ticket to Ride

2004 | Transportation, Travel

8.7

(29 Ratings)

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Easy to learn (0 more)

The object of the game is to build railroads between various cities to eventually connect two distant cities. This is done by drawing train cards and trying to get the appropriate color.

There's a mix of strategy, luck, screw your neighbor, and push your luck.

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Paige (428 KP) rated The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain in Books

Jul 28, 2017

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Betty Edwards | 1979 | Art, Photography & Fashion, Reference, Technical

7.0

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really great for building confidence and teaching basic exercises (2 more)

Perfect for people who think they "can't draw" (drawing is a skill, and perfectly learn-able)

Will help a whole lot if you are just starting

Will hold you back if you let it (1 more)

The neuroscience this is based on is sadly outdated

Great book, but FOR BEGINNERS ONLY

So this book is really, really good for beginners. I have bought multiple copies of it to give to people who are afraid to start drawing, and they loved how fast they improved. It also kind of helps you learn to learn more (if that makes sense)

If you cling to it afterwards, it will stunt you, though. It doesn't teach much in the way of perspective, color, composition, art historical precedents, or mastery of techniques and materials (but really, there are whole books and disagreeing theory families on each of those topics...)

To start drawing, I have yet to find something better. Just give it to someone else when you are done.