Characteristics of the Artwork
* Verisimilitude
Children gifted in art develop the desire and the ability to depict people and other subjects from their environment at an earlier age than other children.
* Compositional Control
The elements of composition, color, space and movement are handled with greater sensitivity by visually gifted students.
* Complexity and Elaboration
Intellectual development is connected to the ability to relate information and observations about objects. Sensitivity to detail and the use of memory are directly related to complexity and elaboration.
* Memory and Detail
Even young gifted children are interested in detail and are more inventive in their drawings and sculpture than other children.
* Sensitivity to Art Media
The visually gifted child is more likely to explore and experiment with media, and achieve technical control, which results in a more elegant finished product. This is especially noticeable from upper elementary age on.
* Random Improvisation
Doodling and improvising with the effects of lines, shapes, and patterns are a favorite activity of the visually gifted child. The gifted child uses her ability to invent, depict, and describe to create meaning.