1. Influences on Children’s Art Child Psychology I Mrs. Moscinski

2. Factors That May Influence Artistic Style Age – the child’s actual age –Ex: Maturity – how old the child acts –Ex:

3. Factors That May Influence Artistic Style Personality – characteristics unique to that child –Ex: Temperament – Child’s overall disposition –Definition: an individual's character, disposition, and tendencies as revealed in his reactions –Ex:

4. Factors That May Influence Artistic Style Personal Experience – experiences the child has had that are unique to them –Ex: Emotional State – how the child is feeling, current life events –Ex:

5. Factors That May Influence Artistic Style Others?????

6. Art Experiences Offer Children… 1. Ways to express feelings, relive experiences or clarify what they know or feel 2. Self-confidence building experiences 3. Something to own 4. Something to give away 5. Something which lasts a long time

7. Stages of Artistic Development

8. Stage 1 - Manipulative Play with art materials rather than use them to create artwork Children learn about the properties of objects (crayons, paper, clay, etc)

9. Stage 2 - Scribbling Begins at age 2- 2 ½ Random marks on a page Requires that children make eyes and hands work together

10. Stage 3 - Shaping Begins at age 2 ½ - 3 ½ Intentional open and closed shapes Requires more developed small motor skills

11. Stage 4 – Early Representation Begins at age 3 ½ - 5 Crude representations of people and objects; often unrecognizable First use of symbols “Tadpole people” –Begin by drawing head and face, bodies are an afterthought, limbs are often missing

12. “Tadpole Person”

13. Stage 5 – Advanced Representation Begins at age 5 – 6 Recognizable, intentional drawings of people and shapes