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Delanty notes that while he, as a professional, uses an eraser to clean up finger marks on his drawings, he advises parents to not emphasize the use of erasers with their kids.

“I wasn’t a big proponent of erasers because an eraser means you can back up and correct what you did and makes kids tentative,” he says.

Parents, Delanty also advises, should look to maintain a consistent schedule with their kids when it comes to meeting benchmarks on a project. Sitting down to work with them a set number of days a week, at a specific time, will build consistency that allows the kids to set expectations so it’s not just a project to pursue when they’re bored.

“The whole thing is consistency, and developing any kind of creative skill depends upon consistency whether the kid is learning to play the clarinet or whether they’re learning to draw,” Delanty says, adding, “I don’t think creativity should ever be—or a creative act should never be—associated with boredom.”

As some final advice to parents, Delanty says that an emphasis on creativity can’t be underestimated.

“It’s really important that parents focus on creativity,” he says, later adding that “parents can be the kid’s biggest influence in developing their own creativity at home, and this is the major way to do it.”

Delanty says additional information about artist resources and developing a kid’s inspiration for creative drawings can be found at accessart.org.uk.

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