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Question: My 10 year old daughter wants to Draw an anime do you think she will be able
She is very good with words and is an excellent drawer but I don't want her to go over her limits by drawing an anime!. What should I do she is like really serious about itWww@QuestionHome@Com


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MY DAUGHTER LOVES TO DRAW ANIME - SHE STARTED DRAWING FROM THE TIME I COULD GET HER TO HOLD A CRAYON IN HER HANDS - ENCOURAGE HER - READ AND SAVE THIS POEM!.!.!.!.NEVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU OR HER SHE CAN'T DO WHAT SHE PUTS HER MIND TO!. ENCOURAGE HER LOVE OF THE ARTS!!!


Artist: Harry Chapin
Song Title: Flowers are red
Album: Legends Of The Lost & Found
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(Spoken)Your son marches to the beat of a different drummer, comer!.
(Spoken)But don't worry,
(Spoken)We'll have him joining the parade by the end of the term

The little boy went first day of school
He got some crayons and started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
And the teacher said!.!. What you doin' young man
I'm paintin' flowers he said
She said!.!.!. It's not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
And a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one

And she said!.!.!.
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen

But the little boy said!.!.!.
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

Well the teacher said!.!. You're sassy
There's ways that things should be
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me!.!.!.!.!.

And she said!.!.!.
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen

But the little boy said!.!.!.
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

The teacher put him in a corner
She said!.!. It's for your own good!.!.
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
And are responding like you should
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to the teacher
And this is what he said!.!. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen

Time went by like it always does
And they moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin'
She said!.!.!.Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let's use every one

But that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him why
This is what he said!.!. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen!.

But there still must be a way to have our children say !. !. !.

There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
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Animation is very different from simple drawing (and fairly tedious and time-consuming if you're doing it on your own)!. However, there's no reason she shouldn't be able to draw comics (manga) or storyboards!. And doing short flip-book-style animations is great fun for kids, I started doing those when I was about eight!. With a computer and some simple tools she might be able to pull off some stuff that'll really surprise you!Www@QuestionHome@Com

What are you talking about!.
Whats wrong with her drawing anime!?
I drew anime when I was ten, and not to blow my own whistle but I'm pretty good now!. It doesnt matter what her skills are now, shes 10 for gods sakes! Let her draw what she wants, she will only grow and get better if she keeps practising!.

Why do you want to hold her back!?
You're her mother!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

can't you just let her try it out!?
i don't see a problem with it!.

if she's bad at it, then she just needs to practice!.
by her an anime-drawing book!.

plus i really don't think she would care if it isn't perfect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

All children will have to go through failure in their lifetime eventually!. if she does so happen to be good at anime then great!. If not, then it didn't hurt to try and you walk away with a life lesson!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Support her, but remember that's she's only 10 and next month she'll want to be a rock starWww@QuestionHome@Com