Drawing Tree and People

1. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Topic: Drawing Tree and People
Lecture’s Name: Feri Sulianta
Student’s Name: Chhang Chhoryi

2. DO YOU LIKE DRAWING?

3. DRAWING TREE
1. Size
 Small in relation to the paper: You are frugal, careful with money and time
 Large in relation to the paper.: You are generous to a fault. You tend to take on
more than you can.
2. LINE QUALITY
 Firm, strong lines: Indicates an aggressive, positive, self-assured person.
 Light lines: Indicates you are soft spoken and gentle. May tend to be
inconspicuous.

4. 3. Tree Placement
A. Tree in top half of paper: You tend
B. to be and up-in-the-air person, an
independent spirit who needs a lot of freedom.
C. Tree at bottom of page: Indicates a down-to-earth person, practical, sensible
and reliable.
D. Tree in the center of the page: Indicates a well organized person, good at
planning ahead.
E. Tree drawn crosswise on the page: Indicates broad mindedness type of person.
Open to new ideas.
4. Detail
A. Few lines or outlined only: You like to work with overall concepts, the big
picture, but let others handle the details.
B. Lots of detail : You like to immerse yourself in the details of anything you do.

5. 5. VALUE
A. Tree is shaded or darkened: Indicates a serious quality in the person.
B. Tree is light and airy, without shading: You tend to be an easy going person, carefree.
C. One part of the tree is shaded: Indicates a serious concern about one aspect of your life:
 Trunk: concerned about home situations.
 Roots: indicates a troubled or difficult past
 Treetop: indicates concern about the future.
6. SHAPE
A. Tall: You are a tall-thinking person. You aim high and often inspire others.
B. Pointed top: You are ambitious and like to feel that you are always moving forward.
C. Tree bent as if blowing in the wind: You tend to be restless, full of energy and often get caught
up in the activity around you.
D. Short and wide: You are contented, stable, satisfied with your life. If the tree is wide relative to
its height, you also tend to be protective of those close to you.

6. 7. BASE
A. Ground included: Indicates a need for security and planning
B. Tree floating in the air: You are perfectly comfortable when things are spontaneous and
you function equally well in any surroundings.
C. Earth drawn as soft, graceful line under the tree: You are happy and contented.
D. Tree drawn in a pot: You like to be on-the-go, you can take off on a trip at a moment’s
notice.
E. Tree drawn on a hill: You like attention and want to be noticed.

7. 8. ROOTS
A. Roots included: The past is important to you. It has a strong influence on the way you
live and think. Graceful roots suggest a warm feeling about childhood.
B. Tree base is open, without roots: You draw strength from the person you are today. A base
drawn in a straight line indicates you have cut yourself off from the past.
9. TRUNK
A. Wide and sturdy: Indicates strength. You can stand up in adverse circumstances.
B. Slim and narrow: You are flexible and adaptable.
C. Trunk is very straight: You tend to be well organized.
D. Trunk is clear and uncluttered: You are content with your home life. Gnarled, twisted or
darkened trunk indicates an unhappy home situation.
E. Knothole drawn: You are forgiving. And if the knothole is dark, you tend to be forgiving
of others weaknesses, but have a hard time forgiving your own.

8. DRAWING PEOPLE

9. 1.Head
A. Unusually large
Aggressive, expansive
High achievement
Uses fantasy excessively
Overvaluation of intelligence
B. Unusually small
Feelings of inadequacy or impotence (intellectually, socially, sexually)
Feelings of weakness and inferiority
Weak ego strength
Worrier, obsessive-compulsive

10. 2. Hair
A. Hair emphasis on head chest or elsewhere
Sexual preoccupation
Self-centered
Compensation for fears of sexual inadequacy/impotence
B. With heavy shading
Angry with aggressive tendencies
Anxious, perhaps over sexual or aggressive fantasies
Excessive sexual interest/involvement
Concern with sexual excitement
C. Long but unshaded
Conflict over sexual fantasies

11. 3. Facial Features
A. Omission of facial features with rest drawn adequately
Evasive and superficial in interpersonal relations
Excessively cautious and fearful/timid
Poor prognosis for effects of therapy
B. Dim facial feature
Fearful/timid and self-conscious in interpersonal relations
Weak ego strength
C. Displacement of facial features
Mental deterioration /retardation

12. 4. Eyes and Eyebrows
A. Unusually large or strongly reinforced
Suspicious, critical, accusatory
Oversensitive to social opinion
Socially outgoing
B. By males
Homosexual interest, tendencies
C. Unusually small or closed eyes
Introverted tendencies
Self-absorbed, contemplative, introspective

13. 5. Ears and Nose
A. Large or unusual ears, strongly reinforced or viewed through transparent hair
Overly sensitive to criticism
Suspicious, mistrustful, paranoid, ideas of reference
Minimizes contact with environment
B. Omission of ears
Healthy with normal adjustment
Minimizes contact with environment
C. Nose emphasis through pressure or size
Conflict over sexual expression
Depressive tendencies
D. Nose omitted
Feels put down, weak, inadequate, impotent, low self-esteem
E. Button or triangle nose
Immature, excessively dependent

14. 6. Mouth and Chin
A. Mouth emphasis
Retreats to immature behavior under stress, regression
Verbally aggressive, tend to over-indulge, overly dependent
Speech problems
Depressed and immature
B. Males
Effeminate male, sexual difficulties/concerns
C. Young adult
Poor self-concept
D. Elderly
Unable to communicate
E. Cupid bow mouth (females only)
Stress related physical illness, usually respiratory

15. F. Full lips
Self-centered, sensual, dependent
G. Tiny mouth
Self-centered aggressive/sadistic, hypercritical
H. Chin emphasized
Domini and aggressive
High energy level
Covering up feelings of weakness
Feelings of social inadequacy

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