Is this picture of a person any good for a 2.8 year old?

[BergamotMouse]

As title suggests. DD is 2.8. I was quite impressed but have nothing to base it on other than the old 'self portrait' tea towels we used to do at primary school.

Just to add - I don't think she's a genius but she has other difficulties so this made me feel quite proud.

Developmentally it is quite advance. I studied and work in childcare. You have a right to feel proud perhaps she is going to be artistic.

That's such an adorable picture and really good!

I think it's really good.

Agree that seems advanced for her age! DD is 2.10 and mainly just scribbles still. If you suggest drawing a person she might do a circle for a face and some dots to represent eyes and a nose but they probably won't be in the right place

Most of it is average for the age, but right eye(?) is circled with good control and the zig zag hair is very consistent in hight and width. She can handle a pen well. Well done her.

My DD is 3 and couldn't draw that

Bollocks is it mostly average for the age. It's very good.

It's better than my DS can do at 4, I'll tell you that!

It’s very good!

Be proud, that’s very impressive for that age, the detail is fantastic.

It's good! A lot of first people drawings have the eyes going off the face and just two sticks where the body should be. I'm impressed with her body drawing and the zig zag hair.

I think it's really good. My 2 1/2 year old just scribbles and I've only just taught my 4 year old to draw a basic person- without help she just scribbles as well (but she has never really liked drawing)

That looks very impressive to me. My 2.5 year old draws straight lines, circles and scribbles 99% of the time. He has produced that occasional ‘sheep’ which is a circle with short lines sticking out of it all over and longer lines (a random number) for legs. He can’t draw a face let alone a person!

@TapasForTwo not quite sure why you picked my comment out, I said it's good the same as everyone else. I'm just comparing it to my own children's who drew like that from around 2, but we are a family of artists and my children are very good at drawing. Op's child will probably be artistic too

Way better than average.

My 3 yo is yet to draw a circle, so I think it's excellent.

I blame his left handedness for everything

It's excellent for her age. My DD is exactly the same age and my most recent observation on her drawing was that her scribbles were in same way becoming more 'careful'

SOME way, sorry

Amazing. Huge talent.

I went to a playgroup with ds2 and his little friend drew a picture like that at about 2 and a half. I thought it was fantastic. All the other dcs just scribbled. Both of her parents were Artists.

I think you may have a mini Artist on your hands.

It depends, if this is pfb I'd say "meh", but if the youngest of six I'd say "genius".

(Lighthearted).

Impressed! Hope my dd can draw like that, I’m going to get her practising Tomos! (She’s nearly 4 months think I’m bit keen 😂)

It’s very good for her age, from my time working with toddlers not many were drawing people at 2. My youngest is almost 3 and can’t draw people.

It’s really very good, lots of detail.

I think that's lovely OP, be proud of your LO x