Lowenfeld's stages of normal artistic development

scribbling (18mo-3yrs)
1. little control over color
2. disordered random scribbles
3. controlled scribbles
Basic forms (3-4)
1. radials and mandalas
2. triangles appear at 3
3. squares appear at4
Preschematic (4-7)
1. human forms (encephalopods)
2. floating figures
3. no ground line
4. size and color unrealistic
Schematic (7-9)
1. groundline/skyline
2. color is based in reality
3. figures line up on groundline
4. gender interests differ
Gang age (9-12)
1. details
2. drawing smaller
3. no understanding of shadow or shade
Pseudo naturalistic (12-14)
1. more detailed
2. awareness of proportion, perspective, and color gradation
3. sexual characteristics
4. use of cartooning
Adolescence (14-17)
1. artistic skill
2. control of purposeful expression
3. mastery of materials

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	Created by Cfarmer2 about 9 years ago