How to cultivate children's interest in painting?

If a child paints their hair green while drawing, are you correcting or encouraging them? At this point, your words and actions will directly affect your child's interest in painting. In fact, many parents have some misconceptions in the cultivation and education of children's painting. If most parents or adults often judge children's paintings based on their likeness, without considering their unique creativity, this can seriously dampen their interest in painting.

Most children have the potential for painting, which is not unique to a few children. Therefore, children do not need to be taught how to draw, but rather guided to learn how to draw on their own. Chinese children's art education expert Yang Jingzhi once said that children's art education is a part of quality education, but not elite art education. Parents should focus more on their children's interests and unleash their nature and creativity in a relaxed and enjoyable way. Some parents often have a misconception on this point, thinking that the more similar their children's drawings are, the truly "good" they are. In the process of painting, we pay attention to the square and pursue smoothness and delicacy in color, but little do we know that these practices are all wrong.

Experts suggest that the main purpose of children's painting education is not to cultivate young painters, but to cultivate people's intelligence and comprehension through the training of painting skills. Parents should fully respect their children's initiative and enthusiasm for independent thinking and creation, accept each of their children's works with kindness, and praise and encourage their children's progress and shining points.

When a child is scribbling around with a pen, it's better to give them paint, pen, and paper and let them enjoy applying them. The motivation for children's learning often comes from imitation. Parents and teachers often use pens and paper to guide them in drawing, and give affirmation and encouragement to their "works". Children's sense of achievement will promote their interest in drawing.