we saw it in a theater a couple of years ago and watched it again last night. she’s super into horror so Coraline is a walk in the park for her. keeps asking me to see Obsession, I’m like I dunno girl ..
She's gonna love Fran Bow when she's the right age (seriously watch a play through before letting her anywhere near it -lots of gore/psychiatry themes).
Like I said, probably a bit mature for her age: little girl who may or may not have killed her parents, kept in a mental institution where she has visions of gore and viscera falling from the sky, uses pills to help her see an alternative reality and solve puzzles.
But the style seems like something your daughter might enjoy when she's at an age you deem appropriate.
The middle part of the story has less disturbing imagery than the start and end, but it is there.
Great! Blink might be a good episode to start with if she really likes scary because it also works well as a stand-alone.
(Note there's a joke about a man accidentally not wearing pants in front of a woman but it's pretty minor)
She has an amazing future in art ahead of her, please nurture this interest. Even at 9 years old she clearly has a sense of color and form and expression, and it'll be amazing to see how her skills develop. Don't be overbearing, but definitely keep track of her progress over time, it'll be really cool to reflect on in another 9 years.
thank you! she goes through phases with her art. there was a period of time when she stopped drawing completely and I just let her have her break. then she went through a digital phase earlier this year (that’s one of her ipad drawings). but recently she picked up drawing by hand again. I just let her explore it at her own pace and offer whatever support I can with supplies. I absolutely agree about not being overbearing.
thank you, yea she learned how to work with layers and everything, so she does her sketches for the proportions and outline, then hides the layers, etc. it’s very impressive. I’ve worked with photoshop for years and she just flies on these apps way faster than me.
Artist here. She's doing great! I'd recommend the art book "Figure it Out! Drawing Human Proportions". It's essentially a cheat-sheet for how parts of the body relate to each other in terms of scale. There's nothing wrong with anime style (I draw in it myself!) but this would be the next step toward getting a handle on human anatomy.
I also recommend the website AdorkaStock. It's a repository of 10+ years of live-action reference poses taken by a woman and her friends. They are great for artists doing comics (and they all have clothes on) and there's a sketch mode for practicing figure drawing. It's a great substitute for actual figure drawing classes, which aren't always appropriate for kids of her age.
Finally, she might enjoy Clip Studio in addition to Photoshop. It's free, with the option to pay for more advanced features. There are more brush options, features tailored toward comics artists, and a pose feature so you can reference a 3D model directly in your drawing window :)
awww thank you great suggestions, will definitely get that book! she’s used clip studio before now she’s on ibis paint and procreate. thanks for the adorkastock recommendation too, I haven’t heard of it, will check it out!
Nice.. reminds me of our youngest. She wanted to trace everything then around 10 she just tried things and VIOLA!!
Was an Art Minor in college, then got her MBA.. still draws and it’s a good skill. Congrats to you little one!!
the one at 2 is more impressive to me. At 2 my daughter couldn't even keep in the lines of colouring pages. Shes 3 now and can't draw a heart, only circles and lines...
Yeah I'm surprised that's at 2,mine loves drawing but at 3 she just about draw a face, if you squint and mostly forget what a face looks like, there's no way she would do anything as neat as that
People are only focussing on the 9 year old, but I have a 2.5y old and his daycare staff is super happy with him because he can kinda draw a line or something remotely resembling a circle. If she was only just two (and not almost 3), she was way ahead of her peers at that age, too!
that was like 3 months after she turned 2. it was the first drawing she did resembling a person, so it was really special for me and I was like wow she’s definitely onto something here. it’s been amazing to see her progress over the years. enjoy the ride, it really does fly by!
Thank you, I love this current stage, so much fun.
But again, yeah, WOW. Non of the kids in my sons daycare has been remotely able to draw anything similar at 2.3y. So good that you kept that photo as a memory and so cool she still enjoys art!
I’ve kept pretty much all of her drawings over the years in a special bin labeled “very important” that is one of the first things I take with me whenever I move. this is one of my favorites from when she was 4 :)
Her drawing at 2 reminds me of my first drawing of a human, I still have it kind of. My dad turned it into a bathroom tile which is still at his place.
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u/Grimm2020 11h ago
Those are both great pieces, can't wait until the 10 yr old stuff comes out