Kids who are serious about art- how do you give them constructive feedback?
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@tessaw I am not teaching kids but i have an 11year old son that loves to draw
I discovered similar thing to @HeidiGFX, which is that my advice can't be too long and i shouldn't get him overwhelmed. So each time I try to point out whats cool about his drawing and find something tiny to improve. I also showed him a cool youtube channel and some books that inspired me and he got interested in them and tries to get better. It's this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfmA6cEpU0&list=PLzMZ3K_Dues9KbdkkU1jmC78nA9PUVsQO. The guy makes things easy and fun. He tries all possible mediums from cheep crayons to drawing in VR. I think that what attracted my son to his channel. I can see that he already improved a lot after watching a few little videos. It's not manga, but he has got cool drawing fundamentals classes.
And here is one of my sons latest drawings 
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@heidigfx Wow, thanks for the great advice. As always you write with a lot of clarity! I appreciate how specific you were and how you gave me examples.- it makes me a lot more confident.
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@aska Oh cool, you have an 11 year old! I remember seeing some of his stuff on instagram. He's great! It's nice to hear you confirm some of the same points that Heidi made.
And oh yes, I've seen a few of Jazza'a videos. I'll have to take a look through them a bit more. Thanks for the recommendation.
That dragon is so cool, btw! Seems like a really ambitious piece. You must be very proud of him.
Website: www.tessawrathall.com
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@tessaw My son was flattered, when i showed him what you wrote.Thanks:-) Yes, I am very proud of him, but i am trying not to imagine that he will be a great artist one day. I need to remember it's his choice. Art is a great hobby too
I have also a 7year old that loves to draw, but this one takes no critiques yet I just focus on the good sides. Otherwise he gets stroppy with me -
Agree with above, my youngest loves to draws and always asks for me to critique him. I always start off with what I love about it and then something i think he could improve on. I might even show him on another piece of paper.
You can also have her join the forums and let the rest of the community do it for you
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Great advice everyone. In my experience the sandwich method works well. Validate something specific. Point out an area or two for improvement. Then praise for the general work. My students respond well to this.
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@aska
That's funny, you always hear about parents really pushing music, sports, or other academics onto their kids, but are there parents out there demanding that their kids slave away at art? It's interesting to think about. 
I have a six year old. I don't critique her art, but I do try to sneak in art lessons without her knowing. We've been playing a guessing game on our walks, where we point out something and try to determine what simple 3d shapes it's made out of. Lol.@Chip-Valecek Thanks Chip! Haha, maybe I will. We'll see how she responds to my critiques first.
@chrisaakins Thank you. Glad you added in your experience with students. The sandwich method seems to work for both kids and adults!
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@chip-valecek getting critiqued online might be a traumatizing experience for a child, especially when this is a place for professional adults who don't know how old the kid is xD
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@heidigfx thats true, its pretty traumatizing to me and i'm 41
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I am neither a teacher nor a parent, so my experience is extremely limited in this realm, but reading your post I thought of something that happened to me when I was around 11 years old that I think has stuck with me my whole life.
I was always drawing cartoons as a kid, I was influenced by the newspaper strips and tried to emulate the cartoons I liked. All the adults around me always thought I was good at it and it was like, oh great, you have this talent. So my aunt suggested that I send some work in to Disney. I put together some pieces and my parents sent it off. I had no idea what to expect, but someone from Disney wrote back, a brief note, but they told me that it was great that I was drawing, and if I was serious and wanted to be an animator someday, that I should learn to draw from life. They explained a little bit that even though animation isn't realistic, the practice of drawing from life was essential to being a good animator.
I guess the point is that for me, it wasn't so much about having someone critique me, but the fact that A. they wrote back B. and that they gave me a sense of direction. I wish I had more of that when I was growing up, adults who told me that they believed in me and had the knowledge to guide me to challenge myself.
I think it's awesome that even though you're far away from her, you are so eager to help!
