PAINTING
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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT

1- Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words :

a- Study the artifacts from Indus Valley civilization like the dancing figure, the Bull capital or any
other artifact from a nearby museum. Now try to understand the characteristic features of
these works and draw some other objects in the same style. Write down the features in a small
paragraph. (See Lesson- 1)

b- Observe a coin with the figure of Lion capital of Sarnath for its style. Try to draw the figure
adding some new elements to create a new form. Suggest the source of the high polish in this
sculpture. (See Lesson- 1)

2- Answer any one out of the following four questions in about 40-60 words:

a- ´Mother Goddess´ is a beautiful Terracotta Sculpture of Indus Valley. It was also used as a lamp.
Take the idea from this sculpture and make a lamp with clay or plaster of Paris. You can use a human
figure or bird form for the design of the lamp. Take a photograph of your creation and put it on your
portfolio.

b- Visit the Taj Mahal at Agra. Make a paper model of the Taj Mahal, keeping all the features of
its structure intact.

3- Answer any one out of the following four questions in about 40-60 words:

a- Mughal emperors were very fond of paintings of birds. Choose four birds from Mughal miniature
paintings and copy it on an A4 size cartridge paper. (See Lesson- 7)

b- Draw a face of a young woman of our time using the style of the kishangarh painter Nihal
Chand. For reference see his famous painting ´Banithani´. (See Lesson- 8)

4- Answer any one out of the following four questions in about 40-60 words:

a- Rabindra Nath Tagore was a self taught painter and used any kind of coloured pigments
available to him as colours. You can also paint a picture with easily available coloured pigments
at home, such as ink, sindoor, alta or haldi. Use twig, cotton or a piece of cloth as brush. Apply
all these materials to paint a beautiful picture of a landscape on an A-4 size paper.
(See Lesson- 12)

b- Observe the style of working of a folk artist from your locality. Try to replicate the style of
working of that folk artist to create a work of art. (See Lesson- 14)

5- Answer any one of the following four questions in about 100-150 words:

a- Indian folk artists make their own colours from locally available materials, such as vegetables
and minerals. Details of these materials are given in your text book. Experiment with all these
natural colours by mixing them with gum. You can also add a few more vegetable colours of
your choice. Use these home made colours to make a village scene. (See Lesson- 14)

b- Collect newspaper and magazine cuttings of festivals of India, for example-Diwali, Id, Christmas
and Buddha Jayanti. Use all these cuttings to create a collage on the theme ´National integration´.
(See Practical Lesson- 3)

6- Make any one of the four projects given below:

a- Draw four stages of human form, viz. Childhood, adulthood, middle age and old age. You can
depict a male or female figure of these stages. Write the basic differences in the proportions of
the anatomy in the four stages of the human form. (See Practical lesson 5)

b- Take three shapes- Circle, square and triangle. Draw atleast five objects from each of these
shapes.Colour these objects with poster colour. Each object should be drawn on A-4 size
paper. (See Practical Lesson- 4)