1.？ Suitable for children aged 1 ~ 2 years.
Safe and high-quality crayons and oil pastels are suitable for children in this period. Finger painting pigments popular in recent years are also a good choice. The most important thing at this stage is to help children establish the connection between emotion and painting.
The pen container is easy to hold.
During this period, children's hand movement ability needs to be developed, and thick pens are easy for children to master, such as oil pastels, colored sticks, egg crayons and so on.
The thicker the pen, the better.
Drawing on paper with a thick pen is much smoother than drawing with a thin brush such as a colored pencil. The lines drawn by thick strokes are also more obvious. For such a young child, their visual ability has not been fully developed. If they can see the "miracle" they created on paper, they will be more interested.
Single color
Provide only one color that children like. Don't give children too many colors, too many colors will distract them.
The bigger the drawing paper, the better.
Children in this period can't control brushes well. If the paper is too small, it is not only bad for children to doodle at will, but also bad for keeping the desktop clean and tidy.
There is no sharp paper.
Because the printing paper is thin, the edge will be sharp, which will easily hurt your hands. Choose a certain thickness of drawing paper for children, such as sketch paper and watercolor paper. In order to prevent children from scratching their hands, parents can also cut the four corners of the drawing paper into rounded corners.
2.？ Suitable for children aged 2-4.
At this stage, it is very important to cultivate children's interest in painting. Finger painting, oil pastels, crayons, colored sticks and markers are all suitable for children in this period. You can also choose safe and non-toxic plasticine or ultra-light clay for children to shape at will. Because gouache, watercolor, ink painting and other liquid pigments have certain requirements for painting skills, they are not suitable for children in this period to use alone. But children can use liquid pigments with the help of their parents to improve the expressive force of the picture.
Easy-to-color brush
Compared with hard crayons, oil pastels are softer and easier to draw colors. Oil pastels and colored sticks slide smoothly on paper, which can greatly increase children's confidence. Markers are also very suitable for children at this stage. Children can easily draw bright colors with these brushes.
No more than 3 colors.
The color of the brush for children can gradually transition from monochrome in the previous period to tricolor (tricolor). It is best not to have more than three brush colors. Because as long as you observe it a little, you will find that children usually try all the colors at hand when drawing, which will interfere with their attention to the painting itself. Children's interest in coloring lasts until they are five or six years old. At this time, there is no need to provide too many colors.
Draw large pieces of paper and let the children draw as much as they want. In addition, you can also prepare a big graffiti wall for children to play and create.
3.？ Suitable for children aged 4-7.
At this stage, children's fine hand movements have developed relatively well, they have learned to hold pens, and some children have even begun to learn to write. In addition to easy-to-master brushes such as oil pastels, crayons, markers and colored stripes, you can also try to use colored pencils and liquid pigments, such as gouache, watercolor, acrylic and ink. In addition, we can try some new art forms, such as scraping ink painting, watercolor painting, sand painting, mosaic collage and printmaking.
A pen that can draw "thin lines"
Compared with the previous graffiti stage, children in this period can draw clear lines, and their observation ability has also developed greatly, and they can describe things in more detail. Compared with oil pastels, hard crayons, watercolors and markers can draw "lines" with clear edges, which is more suitable for children at this stage.
Try all kinds of painting materials
With the growth of age, children gradually have the ability to try and master more kinds of painting materials, such as gouache, watercolor, acrylic, ink painting and so on. , you can also use a variety of hand-made materials. In addition, playing with plasticine and ultra-light clay can develop children's imagination, creativity and hands-on ability, and can also take children to experience the fun of making pottery.
More color choices
At this stage, children's awareness of color has been further improved, and they expect to use more colors. You can prepare more colors for your child, but the number of colors should not exceed 12 at most. Because children can't tell the similar colors in a color system, too many similar colors will make children struggle with how to choose. If children like to use monochrome, it is ok. White drawing paper and black lines have a pure artistic beauty.
4.？ Suitable for children aged 7 ~ 12.
Children aged 7-9 are under increasing pressure to study and have less time to draw. However, if the early guidance is proper, children will still like to express themselves through painting. In this period, children can be prepared with a complete set of brushes (12 color and 18 color) to encourage them to use a variety of painting forms and tools to create. For example, crayons, oil pastels, markers, watercolors, gouache, ink and other tools are combined with each other, or painting is combined with manual production to create comprehensive materials.
Children aged 9 ~ 12 gradually entered the embryonic stage of realism. They were more interested in expressing objective things and began to pursue realism in painting. Sketch and sketch became the main painting methods for children in this period. They have their own aesthetics and have higher and higher requirements for their own paintings. This period is a key turning point in the development of children's painting. If children want to keep their interest in painting, they need to be given full and timely praise and encouragement to help them build their confidence in painting.