Eight droodles and captions are presented as examples of gifted children's responses when introduced to droodle exercises for divergent thinking activities. Ways to present different kinds of droodles are described. (MC)

The construction of small scale Victorian houses based on students' concepts of what these structures should look like is described. (CK)

Examines 103 perceptions of finger drawings on the forehead and back of the head, or anterior and posterior body surfaces, with special regard to sex differences in perception. (MB)

Suggests a sequence of simple contour drawing experiences based on direct observation. (SJL)

The draw-a-man (DAM) and draw-a-woman (DAW) tests were given to 307 school children in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The children were ethnically Malay, Chinese, or Indian (Tamil), and all came from lower socioeconomic groups. Journal availability: British Medical Journal, 1172 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02134. (Author)

A few materials such as yarn and scraps of paper and cloth can provide the media for recording limitless ideas from the imaginations of students. With a little encouragement and a few suggestions of actions, emotions, exaggerations and activities students will produce a vast array of amusing characters. (Author)

Investigates characteristics and themes in 102 drawings by sexually abused children. Themes of the drawings included genitalia, the absence of specific body parts, phallic symbols, inappropriate smiles, distorted body images, kinetic activity, prominent hands and fingers, and hearts. (RJC)

Sketches and drawings are a means of communicating ideas in the design process. Students need help in overcoming the conditioned response of producing finished, polished work and in learning efficient and effective ways of communicating ideas through images. (SK)

In a study of drawing development, children's and adults' drawings of cubes were classified into drawing types. Differences between children's and adults' drawings suggest that younger children use a similarity geometry with feature-based criteria, whereas older children and adults use a vantage-point geometry that includes direction-based…

Investigates the effect of drawing method on the subsequent discriminability of hand-drawn characters. Finds that members of character pairs drawn using dissimilar stroke directions became more differentiated; subjects were better able to distinguish between members of differentiated character pairs; and subjects were better at distinguishing…

Describes how cartoons function as bait to lure the reader to read the newspaper's prose. Argues that a cartoonist must be well-informed, intelligent, and analytical. Discusses cultivating and training student cartoon artists, improving cartooning skills, and the making of a good cartoonist. (SR)

Examined the effects of drawing true and false reminders about a previously experienced magic show on 3- to 6-year-olds' suggestibility and source monitoring ability. Found that children who had drawn the reminders had better recall of reminders and better source memory than children who had only answered questions about them. Both groups reported…

In a between-subjects design, 4-to 6-year-olds were asked to draw from three-dimensional (3D) models, two-and-a-half-dimensional (212D) models with or without depth cues, or two-dimensional (2D) models of a familiar object (a saucepan) in noncanonical orientations (handle at the back or at the front). Results showed that canonical errors were…

This study examined the spousal relationship of 19 courtordered battering husbands as reflected in drawings of themselves and their wives. Two types of drawing characteristics were assessed: (a) graphic indicators of the spousal relationship and (b) graphic indicators of violent or aggressive behavior. Results revealed that the figures drawn by…

In this article, the author shares her inspiring experience when she was working as a pre-service teacher. She was helping a student named DeVaughn, who was frustrated by that day's sketchbook assignment. The class was supposed to be drawing a pile of shoes, capturing all the details and values. DeVaughn understood what was expected for the…