Japanese Twitter user’s chart shows 12 levels of art skill based on how you draw a giraffe

It’s not a stretch to say that something’s a bit odd about this chart…

We’ve seen before how advanced artists test their skills by doing things like playing the ten line game, but those of us without much artistic talent might, under those rules, just end up with a drawing of… ten lines.

Thankfully Japanese twitter user @mikaduki_neko recently posted a helpful chart that anyone can use to determine their level of drawing skill. All you have to do is draw a giraffe. Here’s the original tweet: (translation below)

絵が下手で描けない！って思っているそこのあなた！ とりあえず　キリン　を書いてみましょう。 何も見ずにキリンを書いて見てください そうすればあなたのレベルがわかります https://t.co/iTnCHc77TA

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三日月ネコ (@mikaduki_neko) December 05, 2016

Find out your art skill by drawing a giraffe
First draw a giraffe without looking at any pictures of one.

Lv.0
It’s a Ditto.
You might want to observe things in more detail.

Lv.1
It has a long neck.
You’ve observed the bare minimum, given it four legs, but you’re still not observing enough.

Lv.2
It has a pattern on its skin.
You’ve given it a decent head too, but the pattern is off so it’s still hard to tell if it’s a cow or zebra. Still not observing enough.

Lv.3
It has long legs.
You’ve given it long legs too and didn’t forget the ears, but it’s head still looks like a horse.

Lv.4
Its neck is at an angle.
You’ve also made the ears better and given it hair down its neck, and the pattern on its skin is more detailed. The neck is also longer.

Lv.5
Its face and joints are more defined.
You made the legs bend in the right directions. Very nice, that’s good enough!

Lv.6
It’s only the head of the giraffe.
If you could draw this well then why are you bothering with this silly test?

Lv.7
It’s facing you with an expression on its face.
Wow, you’re really good. What a powerful imagination.

Lv.8
Its body is human.
What? I think you’ve been reading too much manga. You’re just covering up the fact that you can’t draw its real bottom half.

Lv.9
Its face is also human.
What are you doing? You are completely misunderstanding this exercise.

Lv.10
It’s a legendary being.
I have no idea what you’re doing.

Lv.Ex
I said draw a giraffe, right??
You are actually a gorilla.

Not quite sure what happened around Lv. 8 there, but I think we can all agree that drawing a giraffe and accidentally ending up with Harambe is without a doubt the highest achievement an artist can unlock.

Japanese Twitter users tried their hand at drawing some giraffes, and @mikaduki_neko responded to almost all of them to give them their level:

▼ It’s a giraffe with a bubble saying “I am an elephant” with the caption “Lion” with the translation “zebra.” I don’t know what to think, but it was given Lv. 4.

@mikaduki_neko FF外から失礼します。いかがでしょうか、力作です。 https://t.co/oOM8Gh2Vfz

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サブ機も死んだ篠宮 (@kano_shinomiya) December 06, 2016

▼ A giraffe in its Alola form given Lv. 2.

@mikaduki_neko FF外から失礼します。どうでしょうか https://t.co/ZuTadV8C13

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ネコめし@今年のポケモンは買いません (@nekomesi0929) December 06, 2016

▼ I have no idea why this one was given Lv. 0.

@mikaduki_neko FF外から失礼します キリン描いてみました、レベルいくつですかね https://t.co/Ryz6nY7h9j

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和壱 (@kazu_0328_MY) December 06, 2016

▼ And this abstract giraffe facing the drawer was given Lv. 7.

@mikaduki_neko レベル何ですか？ฅ*•ω•*ฅ https://t.co/UGH1aqXzuJ

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より (@yori716) December 06, 2016

Feel free to try a giraffe drawing of your own and tweet it to @mikaduki_neko to get it rated. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to get the coveted Lv. Ex?

And if you want to improve your own drawing skills then be sure to check out these short clips from professional Japanese animators on how you can bring your art to the next level.

Source: Twitter/@mikaduki_neko via Hamusoku
Top image: PAKUTASO

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