Child Drawing Developmental Stages

• Scribbling (AGE 1 1/2)
• Symbols Begin (2-3)
• Adding Details (3-4)
• Telling Stories (4-5)
• Landscapes (5-6) Composition/Principles reign
• Complexity builds (Grades 5-7)
• Gender Differentiated
• Desperately Seeking Realism (ages 10-11) Details/Elements reign, at the expense of good composition.

The naturally developed left brained symbol-system eventually eclipses accurate perceptions.