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- Children ages 9-12 fall into the gang stage of art development. The title of this stage reflects the fact that children of this age are more independent of adults and more anxious to conform to their peers

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- Children at this age discover space in their drawings, and it is often depicted with overlapping objects in the drawing. Children of this age also begin to draw the horizon line to separate land from sky

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- Children at this stage have a high value of social interaction, while they problem-solve with their teammates. Their images also have a focal point

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Characteristics of the stage of art development:

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Characteristics of the stage of art development:

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- Children have greater attention to detail in their drawings

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- Children at this age begin to develop mental processes comparable to those of adults, however, they are not yet capable of thinking abstractly. At this time children's motor abilities and hand-eye coordination are highly developed, allowing them to make artwork that is readily understood by others

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- Three dimensional effects are achieved along with shading and the use of subtle colour combinations.

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- Towards this stage, children are comparing their own art work and know which ones are good art.

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- Often times at this stage children will make certain pieces of art that are completely detailed and they will also go overboard with a more complex piece.

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- At this stage the child's ability to draw people and determine point of view in drawing gets better.

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- Children of this age are becoming more social minded, they begin to compare their work with other children's. Children often become frustrated if realism can't be achieved

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- Children in the gang stage are no longer content with symboling their environment

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https://www.drawingdemystified.com/2019/08/02/the-stages-of-drawing-part-2-schematic-and-dawning/

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