Lineal Development Chracteristics of Preschool Children Paintings

We did this research in order to indentify lineal development chracterictics of preschool children paintings. The study group consists of 125 children aged 2-6. We respited aproximately 40 minutes of each age group children to paint. Children used crayons or pastel crayons while painting. The child's personal intormation and the interviews about his/her paintings were recorded on the back of the his/her paintings. According to the findings, chilldren generally exhibit the lineal chracteristics of the present period in their drawings. However, it is also determinded that, there are child drawings showing upper or lower characteristics of lineal development period