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> [As each new skill is learned, you will merge it with those previously learned until, one day, you are simply drawing - just as, one day, you found yourself simply driving without thinking about how to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-each-new-skill-is-learned-you-will-merge-it-with-those-previously/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

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## More by Betty Edwards

> [In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are happy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/in-early-childhood-children-develop-a-set-of-symbols-that-stand-for/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [An individual's ability to draw is... the ability to shift to a different-from-ordinary way of processing visual information - to shift from verbal, analytic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/an-individual-s-ability-to-draw-is-the-ability-to-shift-to-a/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [Be clear in your mind why learning to draw well is important. Drawing enables you to see in that special, epiphanous way that artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/be-clear-in-your-mind-why-learning-to-draw-well-is-important-drawing/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [As a teacher and parent, I've had a very personal interest in seeking new ways of teaching. Like most other teachers and parents, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-a-teacher-and-parent-i-ve-had-a-very-personal-interest-in-seeking/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [Art has this long history, predating even language, of expressing nonverbal information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/art-has-this-long-history-predating-even-language-of-expressing/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [“Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s face it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/over-the-last-forty-years-many-educators-decision-makers-and-even/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [As parents, we can do a great deal to further this goal by helping our children develop alternative ways of knowing the world verbally/analytically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-parents-we-can-do-a-great-deal-to-further-this-goal-by-helping-our/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [As each new skill is learned, you will merge it with those previously learned until, one day, you are simply drawing - just as,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-each-new-skill-is-learned-you-will-merge-it-with-those-previously/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [Creativity is the ability to find new solutions to a problem or new modes of expression; thus it brings into existence something new to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/creativity-is-the-ability-to-find-new-solutions-to-a-problem-or-new/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [“Paper: Some inexpensive plain bond paper A pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper, 80 lb., 11" × 14" Pencils: A #2 ordinary yellow writing pencil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/paper-some-inexpensive-plain-bond-paper-a-pad-of-strathmore-drawing/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

> [Clearly the work of a master teacher who has deep knowledge of his subject and enormous empathy for his students and his readers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/clearly-the-work-of-a-master-teacher-who-has-deep-knowledge-of-his/)

[Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/)

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