How old is the child who drew this?

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DS just gave me this picture. I know there is quite a lot of variation but how old do you think is the child who drew this?

with either of my dc probably about age 10 their drawing ability was terrible. other kids in the class were coming out of class with some fantastic art work whilst both mine were still drawing stick people in year 5! But on the other hand they were both quite academic and both always achieved very high grades in almost all subjects except art of course! mind you I cannot draw myself.

Depends on the child.

My daughter could have done this at 5.

My son is 9 and this would be a good effort from him at this age.

There is a whole story in that picture. I think the details and precision in the colouring make it more than a 4 or 5 year old's work. Tell your DS how much you and his dad like the picture. Don't ignore how he feels but encourage him to be proud of the work and love he has put in.

Two of my DC take after their dad and are very artistic, the third has my talent and never did many drawings. Each picture would be quite a progression from the one before because they were so rare.

I’d say it’s fine for year 1. Some people are better at drawing than others. I have always been a terrible drawer. I’d just have an age appropriate chat re everyone has one talents / abilities and you love his drawing, big it up and hopefully he will forget what his friends said

My guess before I saw your update was 6.

I think this is absolutely fine/ normal for a 6 year old.

I would have said 5, lots of details in the picture.

Everyone thinks DD is great at drawing, but she watches U Tube tutorials for children on U Tube ( favourite is Art for Kids Hub Draw with Rob) and follows them and her drawings are very good. Maybe your DS would like to try something like that to increase his confidence with drawing?

6 years old

Honestly you might get some people saying their kids were drawing this before they could walk but but this looks like a very typical drawing for this age group. Artistic ability, like everything, at this age will vary massively though so is it possible he's seen the work of some mini monets in the class and feeling inadequate? I'd just reassure him that his work is lovely and that drawing is about expressing and creating but I really don't think it's anything to be worried about.

I've always been hopeless at drawing btw but play musical instruments and have perfect pitch. I baffle my daughter by not looking at our piano and being able to tell her what note she's playing 🤣 We all have different talents and can't possibly be good at or interested in everything

now i have read your update and i feel bad

it is absolutely fine, lovely in fact

Aged 5

It's a perfectly average 6yo drawing.

I'd be more worried about his self esteem than his drawing if your DS doesn't think it's good and is expressing that. If his writing isn't great it might be an idea to build in his fine motor skills and hand strength with activities he enjoys, such as Lego.

I don't think he's 'behind' at all - it's very detailed and must have taken him a while to complete. I like the cat up the tree!

I'm sorry he thinks he's rubbish at drawing - poor lad is probably worried about his dad being ill and wanting to do his best

My DD is 4 (5 in 3 months) and she couldn’t draw that. I’d of thought age 5/6.

Just encourage him, he’s not behind in his drawing. Tell him you love it.

I was going to say 5 and have now read your updates. I'm not sure whether 'behind in drawing' is a thing? Hope he can get over being hard on himself about it. I like the picture! I'm 53 and probably couldn't do any better than that 😁

4 or 5?

DS was drawing like this at the 2.5 (drawing was all he did and he is very talented) but DD is nowhere near this at 3.5.

7 pages in do you not think she’s posted the answer by now 😀

So funny on every post there's always a few "why even post this", well Sandra and Lisa it's a forum on the internet, this is where people tend to post things about stuff, that you may or may not be interested in.

I'd say about 4, by the way. Good attention to detail

The absolute melts that come on to every thread and write a much younger age. It's the same every time. 3 years old, good fucking grief 🤦‍♀️. It's so cringy.

but people, like myself, had not read the update
very few of us have any knowledge, we only go by our own dc

Nah, you panic that a child may be more 'talented' than yours, dislike that a mother dare be proud of her child, or get a little buzz from the fact that they may be concerned about something. It's so see through and it's tedious. As soon as I see the 2,3,4 year old answers it just makes me cringe 😬. Christ, we are awful to each other aren't we?

speak for yourself,
that wasnt my reaction

I’d say about 4/5

It’s absolutely fine for his age. If drawing isn’t his passion and he doesn’t do a lot of it, it really doesn’t matter. Just gasp with joy about how amazing it is, stick it on the wall and forget about it.

What is he particularly good at?

Four.

It's ok for 6 my just turned 4 year old still can't draw much so I think that's a bit advanced for 4.
I wouldn't say it's bad op drawing is a skill he just needs to keep practicing.. It's very detailed and colourful.
There's a bluey episode on drawing it's really sweet you should watch it with ds may cheer him up.

Also for what it's worth I'm 29 and still can't draw or write very well.. I think I have some issues with hand coordination as I've always found gripping a pen awkward.