What age child drew this?

[nc198567]

Just want to know if I'm being PFB or not.

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My daughter is very talented in art. I realised this when she drew some birds on kitchen paper at about 5!😂
Some of them were looking backwards… but perfectly formed!
I’m stuck at the first illustration from earlier in the thread , her talent comes from someone else!
I think she draws well op ~ it’s in the detail & what they observe that seems to illustrate talent ime.

I guessed 3. My kids would have been creating similar at that age. They are particularly good at art but I wouldn’t have known at age 3. Just seemed typical at the time.

they told me at nursery that if they put detail such as eye brows etc., in it is a GOOD thing,
as my ds had done,
i had no idea

Anywhere from Reception to Year 2. I work with those years.

StormyTeacups. Same. Our class were set the task of doing a self portrait. They had mirrors, pots of crayons with every colour they could possibly need and the instruction to really look at themselves and try draw what they saw. We were reminding them all through the lesson to look at their hair - did it have different colours in where the sun has lightened it. What about their eyes - which colours could they see - were they all one colour brown or blue or did they have flecks or rings of different colours in. What shape and colour were their eyebrows etc

The results were very mixed. While some had really paid attention to the image they saw in the mirror and had tried to replicate it down to hair length, style, skin tone, etc , a fair amount of the class ended up sporting blue or green hair and tomato red skin or pink eyes, no nose etc. The ones who had added details such as eye and eyebrow shape, tried to get the proportion and placement of their features accurate and had added their hairstyles really stood out .

I think its fabulous for a 3 year old and she'll prob be creative. Lucky her.

Just seen your update. It’s very good for a 3 year old.

@iloveeverykindofcat thanks for that. So interesting

not necessarily creative, surely?
but clever

@pompomsgalore I'm almost sure there are ancient carvings showing the 'circle with face, legs and arms' drawings too, I just can't think where now. Its either a cave or a ritual site in Ireland.

I’m an Art teacher at secondary 11-18 yrs but have lots of experience with early years and primary and this is definitely above average. Particularly the play dough- the proportions of the shapes and the fact that she has layered the play dough to construct the shape is particularly mature. It’s very likely that she will be a talented art student at school.

*layered the play dough to construct the shape of the eyes

@Rno3gfr

I would say 5.

Everyone is saying 3? My son tuns 3 next month and he’s still just drawing lines and random circles

Like most 3 year olds in the wild, not MN!

@nc198567. It's very good for her age. Not 'average/normal' at all! Look at the detail in both sets of legs, symmetrical faces, how well the hair has been drawn etc.

I wonder if the sense of movement on the left hand one was intentional or a coincidence?

Try to just let her enjoy the activity rather than trying to impress you. Telling them how goid they are/it is, can make them stop enjoying activity & freedom to express themselves in order to do a good drawing.

I thought her mouse had long legs! Poor elephant! Lol.

@bebanjo

17 year old art student showing the juxter position of expectation and reality of childhood art. Trying to confuse and confound the audience and make them rethink what is ‘ normal ‘ for a child to draw. Seeking to establish a truth about childhood innocence, reframing allowed normative subject material.

I think thats great for a 3 year old, my dd is 3 and her drawings are nothing like that, well done to your daughter and ignore the nutters on here saying thats perfectly normal for a 3 year old....it isn't

It is very good for her age! My dd is the same age and not drawing as well as that. How lovely and lucky she is that she has a mum who loves her and is proud of her.

Ah it’s lovely though OP, I love their pictures.

On average I would say 4yo. I would have had one that would have been doing this at 4yo, and another one who couldn’t rise to this as an adult and others inbetween. Kids vary in ability.

I would say about 3 years old.

5?

At three mine still scribbles but I've seen his class mates who have far more recognisable pictures!

Well done your child is very good at art ✌🏼

Jumping on the bandwagon here…What about this one?
(Hint it’s more like @bebanjo’s suggestion earlier 🤣🤣

P.s The artist in question is very excited about having published work!

Just wanted to add OP that I think your little one’s drawing is actually really good.

3 (EYFS teacher) any less than that and the child is amazing.