This is the stage when Imagination is anchored in Realism!
Though they often create imaginative images, the middle schooler wants their art to look realistic. They seek the practical skills of applying the art elements and principles to their work in order to achieve their goals. Your middle schooler must feel that they are learning new information and progressing in their skills. Passionate about the Subject • Focus on one “subject” for the centerpiece (focal point) of their art, more than compositions involving “scenes” with multiple subjects • Increasing ability to grasp abstract ideas such as horizon line, construction lines, ellipses, overlap, and variations of perspective • Drawing may be stylized like anime, cartoon, or character rather than realistic, due to wide exposure to these types of invented styles and your child’s passion for them! • Use of values with light and shading is achievable, but child may choose not to develop an idea to that degree Passionate about Art Media • When gaining mastery of an art material, they can get “stuck” using one technique only. Feeling confident in their abilities with the technique, security overrides risk-taking, halting further advancement for a short time. • May want to use art materials in private space (bedroom desk) rather than a public space (kitchen table) • Taking ownership of art materials; will not want to share art supplies with others as a protective measure. Provide each middle schooler with their own art supplies.
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