Message to children learning to draw

1. Since Meimei started painting, her observation skills have become sharper, and her sense of space and imagination have greatly improved (Meimei’s mother, Ms. Zhao)

Parents It is a child’s first teacher and a guide who develops children’s intelligence and broadens their horizons of life. If you can often provide them with opportunities to participate in social life, pay attention to and encourage their progress, and share their experiences with your children, Happy, painting can be said to be the link between me and my children.

Time flies so fast. Meimei has been drawing every day since she was 4 years old and two months old. It has been a year and 10 months now. We carefully collect each of her paintings for her. Whenever we look through her picture albums, those works that touched her little heart and inspired her to draw them will let us clearly see how the beautiful inner world is slowly enriched through painting. Get up...

Meimei has loved animals since she was a child, so I started to guide her in painting with her favorite animals. Meimei gradually became interested in painting through the depiction of things she was interested in. In the joyful painting process every day, her ability to control lines has been continuously enhanced, thus building up her confidence, and she has become better and better at painting. There are many themes in Meimei's paintings. Things that happen every day, such as the scene of bargaining with others when her mother takes her shopping, the scene of children in kindergarten looking for snails together, etc., will become the content of her paintings. Her favorite animals still play a starring role. Meimei imagines herself and her family as animals, and spends most of her time describing her favorite animals. As she grew older and more knowledgeable, she began to incorporate the knowledge she learned into the subject matter of her paintings. For example, she designed a "car to prevent lions from predators" with a radio device for the little zebra; when we were going on a trip, she would also design a suitable suitcase for herself and draw the design drawings, etc... She was using it She kept a painting diary, and at most she would paint more than a dozen paintings a day.

Since Meimei started drawing every day, her observation skills have become sharper, her sense of space and imagination have greatly improved, her emotions have become richer, and her sense of humor has even increased. Many things can arouse her interest, and she records them all through drawing. When her father comes back from get off work every day, he looks at the beautiful diary drawings, which is a way to rest and relax. Painting has become a part of Mei Mei’s daily life, and she releases her inner feelings through painting. We don’t want to train Meimei to be a painter. We just want to cultivate children with a pair of eyes to observe life and a heart that loves life through painting.

2. He has begun to be willing to think independently about many new problems he faces (Zhang Dingwen’s father, Mr. Zhang)

Graffiti is probably the nature of every child. Zhang Dingwen has liked it since he was a child. This is your own game. The paintbrush can be a colored pen, chopsticks, or a finger dipped in soy sauce. The drawing board can be any paper, a table, a wall, or even the window of dad's car... the content is even more colorful. He said, "The sea is wide enough for birds to swim, and the sky is high enough for cars to fly." As long as he wants to draw something, nothing is impossible.

When Zhang Dingwen was more than four years old, he found the China Children’s Plastic Arts Training Center to learn painting through the introduction of his mother’s colleagues. Six or seven years passed in a flash.

The teachers at the training center especially encourage children to observe life and use their own understanding to draw what they have learned from life. My son also likes to draw things from life into his paintings. I often find that his little diary depicts the mung bean seedlings he planted, the little turtles he raised at home, and the daffodils he bought during the Chinese New Year. When traveling, my son would bring a diary and draw a few pictures, such as the scene of catching small crabs on the Suidong beach, the houses on Liugong Island, the distinctive street lamps in Yantai, and the stone bridge in Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Shanghai. , all recorded with pictures and texts. His series of super-character portraits made his son a "little star" in his mother's company. Everyone loved the super-like character paintings his son painted for them. This kind of portraits brought a lot of laughter to everyone.

Now, colleagues in the mother’s workplace are all scrambling to find their son to draw. Some want his son to be more beautiful, some want him to be thinner, and some want his son not to have a “doudou” on his face. But these are not the issues Zhang Dingwen is considering now. In his little heart, he has more "understanding" of art. He has his own opinions on which ones are more beautiful, which ones are more painterly, and which themes have profound meaning.

Turning these things into a beautifully composed diary seems to be the most important thing to keep in his little notebook, and sometimes his mother and I are not allowed to read it.

Sometimes I wonder, maybe my son has understood the truth that time will never return? Or did he find some emotional sustenance in it? I think this is because the child has grown up and he has begun to be willing to think independently about many new problems he faces. The diary has become his son's friend. He can listen to his little master's inner thoughts and even share his little sorrows and happiness.

3. Painting gave her a platform to let her soul fly. (Qi Yunyi’s father, Mr. Qi)

The family has a little girl who is very well-behaved and cute. She has many hobbies, and as a parent, she also enrolled in some interest classes. Today's children are indeed amazing. At such a young age, they have already understood the cruelty of competition in today's society. One day she told me seriously, which classes must be studied, such as English; and which classes can no longer be studied after a certain period of time. , such as Go; what can be learned forever, such as art...

The child has been learning painting for a while, and she likes the learning environment of the studio and the teacher's teaching methods. One day when she came back from studying painting, she excitedly told me that she wanted to participate in a painting competition organized by the studio. I told her clearly that you have the final say in your affairs.

For a while, I often found her lying on the table happily busy with her paintings in her precious free time, and she was not allowed to visit. Until one day, by chance, I saw her paintings scattered on the table, and I was very moved. I see the world in the eyes of children. There are life scenes, such as on the bus and shopping in supermarkets; they have their own living environment, such as school and desk; they have their own dreams, such as designing wedding dresses, models wearing her designed clothes on catwalks, etc. It includes all aspects of her life, making people feel her happiness, her randomness, her simplicity...

The child is also an independent individual, and she has her own unique thoughts and feelings. The poor child was limited to heavy studies every day, and painting gave her a platform to let her soul fly.

4. Before each class, the children look forward to it as if it were the Chinese New Year, and their interest in painting is even higher. (Bai Xue’s mother, Ms. Xu)

When Bai Xue was a child, she liked to use drawing pens to write down things around her, such as the little rabbits raised by her neighbors, the children in the kindergarten, and the small animals in the park. They were all vividly It comes through in her writing.

When she was two years old, I had just permed my hair. Bai Xue insisted on drawing a picture for me, saying that the hair on my hair was "easy to draw". The picture of my mother in the drawing turned out to be very distinctive. With curly hair like "instant noodles".

She will carefully observe the details around her. We often like her to record the happy and unhappy things she encounters every day on drawing paper. No matter what the content is, let her be as independent as she wants. Complete it, and then comment on what is good about her and what can be more outstanding through the relationship between the characters and the environment. Bai Xue also started to like painting step by step.

Bai Xue was lucky enough to come to the current art studio when she was 4 years old. The teacher seemed to have cast a spell. Every time before class, the child looked forward to it as if it was the New Year, and his interest in painting became even higher.

Winning the painting competition this time is also an unexpected gain. The original intention was to record a happy day casually with a brush. I hope she can continue to paint happily and paint a beautiful new day forever.

Drawing actually helped my daughter gradually develop the good habits of sitting still, loving learning, and thinking diligently (Ge Qianyu’s mother, Ms. Wang)

An accident two years ago Opportunity, in order to "expand our thinking and activate our imagination", we sent our daughter Ge Qianyu to a painting school to learn painting. In a teaching atmosphere of freedom, liveliness, equality, respect for children's nature, and step-by-step enlightenment, starting from graffiti, in black and white, with tender strokes and simple language, one by one the daughter sees, hears, and thinks. The beautiful picture I imagined actually appeared on the paper. When I review my daughter's "masterpiece", I enjoy the unexpected harvest, as if there is an invisible left and right hand holding my lovely daughter towards the simple but wonderful and happy fairy tale world.

Drawing actually helped my daughter gradually develop the good habits of sitting still, loving learning, and thinking diligently. It showed that the playful and free-wheeling nature of children inspired a strong desire for knowledge, and she learned to observe things with a young mind, three-dimensional thinking, Cognitive society has exercised certain language expression skills and social communication skills, and is also full of children's pure love, filial piety and childlike innocence, showing every bit of children's happy growth... As parents, we have also walked into the separation. My daughter’s wonderful inner world has brought back the long-lost childlike interest!

6. Through painting activities, children develop the good habit of careful observation (Cai Jinxi’s mother, Ms. Pang)

Jinxi has had a strong interest in painting since she was four years old. , I often sit at the table and draw at home, and I paint for an hour. The child points to the painting and says, what is this, what is that... Painting expands the child's thinking. Seeing that the child likes to draw, we He was sent to a special studio, where he systematically learned various painting techniques. Last year, the teacher said that everyone should participate in a painting competition. The child was very happy. When he was creating, we guided him to observe carefully. We took him to the park and saw the children playing roller skating, so we asked him to observe carefully. The first painting I drew after returning home was a scene of children playing roller skating. From then on, he incorporated his own thoughts into the paintings through his own observations of life, and he was still full of ideas after each painting.

Through painting activities, children develop the good habit of careful observation. It records every bit of their growth, enhances their ability to describe things with a brush, and also increases their interest in painting. As a parent, I hope more activities like this will be held to make children's childhood more colorful.

7. Through drawing, children's observation, imagination, creativity, and oral expression skills are all developed healthily. (Ms. Lin, Huang Yuejun’s mother)

It is both meaningful and interesting for a child to use painting to record the experiences of a day. It expresses his own understanding of the complicated world and uses a paintbrush to describe his mind. The stories in the book improved his imagination, painting ability and creativity, and also promoted his language expression ability.

Huang Yuejun has been studying with the painting teacher for three and a half years. I am very lucky to have found such a good children's painting tutor. He is not only unique in teaching methods and teaching concepts, but also spends a lot of thought to prepare children. The child chooses the painting theme. My son is an introvert. I remember he was very timid when he first learned to paint. He lacked confidence in himself and was afraid to write. The content of the pictures was empty and he couldn't let go. When I started drawing diary drawings, my son often asked: "What to draw? There is nothing to draw." This shows that children lack vivid life materials in their hearts. Only when they see and hear can they think and draw, so we often use weekends to take care of our children. Go out to play, go to the Civic Square to play in the sand; go to Sea World to see underwater animals, go hiking... these are all things that children are interested in. I remember once taking him to a vineyard in the countryside to let him understand the rural customs and the hard work of farmers. He was also allowed to experience the fun of picking grapes himself. The little guy was so excited that he crawled around in the garden like a happy elf. When I got home in the evening, I asked him to draw the most interesting thing of the day, and he lay on the table and started drawing seriously. Looking at his serious look, you can imagine that he was reliving the scenes of the day, excited and happy. The expression is shown on the face. After the painting is completed, we praise him promptly and affirm him, no matter how well he draws, and also ask him to introduce the meaning of the painting. We record the child's words on the painting. At this time, the child is very novel and asks me to tell him what he said every time. The content was read to him in full, and there was a sense of success and satisfaction in the child's eyes. Soon after he entered school, I encouraged him to write his own words or annotations on the paintings. No matter how well he wrote, I fully accepted and appreciated him and waited for the progress of his writing. Gradually, the children started to like painting and did not think of it as homework, but as fun.

My son’s paintings record his colorful childhood and unforgettable things. Although they are not perfect, they exude pure imagination and childishness, witnessing his progress and growth, every day. I saved every single painting and bound it into a book. When my son grows up and looks back at his diary drawings, it will be a very meaningful thing.

Through three years of painting practice, children have been given free space to fully develop, and their observation, imagination, creativity, and oral expression skills have also been developed healthily.

Liang Pushi insisted on handing in two paintings every week, and his concentration was greatly improved.

(Liang Pushi’s father, Mr. Liang)

A newborn baby is like a piece of white paper. As a parent, you really don’t dare to scribble on it easily. Because of this, Liang Pushi only participated in one interest class - an art class before going to elementary school.

The comprehensive evaluation form*** of my son’s art teacher has three evaluation indicators: perseverance, habit, and innovation. We guide our children according to these three indicators. In addition to requiring him to focus on serious and unclear sitting postures, we cherish his "original" spirit and protect his innocence and childishness. For each diary entry, we only provided guidance on the content, and let him freely develop the rest. Even the text was recorded as it was, with basically no modifications. The kindergarten teacher once taught him to use a combination of circles and triangles to draw birds. After we found out, we felt that this hindered children's imagination and creativity, so he got rid of this bad habit. Sometimes he would repeat some life scenes just to be lazy, and we would ask him to re-create them.

Since learning a painting, Liang Pushi insists on submitting two paintings every week. His concentration improved dramatically. One day, he wrote a short story and drew 12 comic strips. He was busy from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. without feeling tired. His childishness often surprises us. The teacher taught him to observe and express the world from his own perspective. At least so far, he has not been affected by adult habits, which we are very pleased about.

9. Through drawing, my daughter’s thinking ability and language expression ability have been greatly improved, and her thoughts on speaking and doing things are very clear. (Ms. Xiang, Wang Jingjun’s mother)

My daughter has been learning painting for four years. Every time I joke and say that I won’t let her learn painting, she gets so anxious that she yells at me. I asked her why she liked painting so much and she told me she liked the art teacher. Yes, my daughter’s teacher’s unique teaching methods and teaching concepts are indeed very attractive. Unlike ordinary teachers who are very rigid in class and ask students to copy non-stop, he does not give students any limitations, but allows them to add Use your own creative imagination to draw freely.

Remember that my daughter didn’t know what to draw or how to draw at first. The teacher told her to use a paintbrush to record the interesting and meaningful things you see or think about. As for how to draw, you can draw whatever you think. It doesn’t matter. Just draw boldly. After listening to the teacher's words, my daughter immediately went home and drew her first painting. What she drew was a conversation with her art teacher. She drew three people in the drawing book. One was me, one was the teacher, and the other was very small and short, which was herself. Moreover, there was a series of strange symbols on the corner of the teacher’s mouth. , I asked her what it was, and she told me that it was what the teacher said. Because she couldn’t write, she could only use this expression. I almost fell down laughing after hearing this, but when I showed this painting to the teacher, I was greatly praised and said that my daughter is creative and imaginative. This praise greatly boosted my daughter's confidence, and she also developed a strong interest in painting. From then on, whenever I saw something interesting, I would go home and draw it, and every time I would get praise from the teacher. Gradually, through drawing, my daughter’s thinking ability and language expression ability have been greatly improved, and her ideas for speaking and doing things have improved a lot. It was so clear that when she first entered the first grade of elementary school, her Chinese teacher praised her expressive ability and self-confidence. He asked me how I taught it, and I smiled and said that it was taught by a painting teacher. The teacher was very surprised when he heard it. Through drawing, my daughter not only developed her imagination, strengthened her observation, but also improved her language expression skills, allowing her to confidently express her thoughts when communicating with others. She sincerely thanks the teachers in the training class.