How to teach children to draw?

When children are about three years old, they will become interested in painting. In order to cultivate their interests, many parents will try to teach their children to learn to paint. When they are free, they will draw small animals or some small toys for their babies, etc. These are very easy to be loved by babies. However, teaching babies to learn to paint also requires mastering methods. So how to teach children to paint?

First, how to teach children to paint? The enlightenment period. From the time a child first picks up a pen and scribbles on paper to the time he draws the first thing that can be called a "picture", although this period cannot be considered as the beginning of learning to paint, for parents, this is a very important period for grasping the key period of early intellectual development. This will be discussed specifically later. Early. Children mainly focus on free "graffiti" and improve themselves by copying and reciting children's picture magazines. During this period, in addition to hiring a teacher, the children basically rely on their parents to take care of the situation at home. Mid term. On the basis of improvement, children can freely combine and create more meaningful paintings. During this period, they still mainly rely on parental guidance, but they can also ask teachers for some pointers. Late stage. Under the guidance of the teacher, they create some relatively complete propositional paintings, which marks the beginning of the children's painting creation period. If the approach is correct, many children can enter this period before school age. Of course, everyone’s situation is different, so this is just a general statement.

Second, it is interesting. Children learn to paint mostly out of interest and fun. They have a natural love of beauty and regard painting as a game. He is very happy when he can depict the world in his mind with vivid artistic images. Therefore, parents should never use "tasks" or "homework" to force their children to learn painting, turning fun into boredom. Instead, parents should arouse and maintain children's interest. Imitation: When children first learn to paint, they mostly imitate from children's picture books or TV cartoons, not from sketching in life like adults. Creativity, imitation is just a means, creation is the main content and main feature of children's painting, which is very different from children learning music. Children are the most imaginative, and only creation can fully develop their genius.

How to teach children to paint? When children draw new paintings, parents should be happy and give encouragement. They should praise their children for their proud works, especially those with new ideas. They can be posted on the wall and introduced to guests. Of course, parents should also point out the shortcomings and help them to revise them to prevent them from becoming complacent.