Children just love to draw. Some are seriously interested and even improve their skills in art school, and others draw when they are bored. Such creative works of little artists can carry a lot of important information. Child psychologists say that, drawing, the child transmits to us, adults, encoded in the images of messages. To better understand your little artist, it is important to look closely at:
- Pressure. If it is even and moderate enough, it will tell you about flexibility and the tendency to think well about your own actions. A strong one is about will, tension and energy. A weak one will indicate indecisiveness and even low self-esteem.
- Dimensions. Large parts, characters mean self-centeredness and sometimes aggression. Although the large size of the character can mean its importance for the child himself or not very good eyesight. If the drawings are mostly of small people, it tells about the anxiety and timidity of the artist, stiffness.
- Palette. The use of only one color indicates a fear of showing themselves. And if it is from 2 colors and up to 5, such children are active and flexible, self-confident. The prevalence of more than seven colors in drawings will mean emotional instability. If most often the child chooses dark colors, it may mean suppression and a tendency to negative emotions. And bright colors will tell about activity and cheerfulness. But also the choice of color can depend on the mood, not the general emotional state.
- Location on the sheet. Drawings in the center of the sheet may indicate that the artist is comfortable and prosperous. If the picture is shifted to the right, there is an interest in the future and changes, and to the left - a sign of infantilism. Often dreamers and optimists like to draw from the top, and pessimists like to draw from the bottom.
But even if the child's drawing is dominated by dark colors, and the characters are very small and at the very bottom of the sheet, there is no need to panic. Perhaps the artist is in a bad mood or this is the plot of his "little masterpiece". Such drawings let them be a reason to observe and pay more attention to the child.