CHSE Odisha Vocational Painting study plan

Set up a fixed drawing station with a board, lamp and paper and draw for 45 minutes on five separate days to establish observation habit

Draw ten 2-minute gesture sketches of household objects and people to loosen the hand and record proportion quickly

Produce five contour line drawings of a chair, a shoe, a hand, a bottle and a folded cloth without lifting the pencil

Measure and correct proportion on three still-life setups using the thumb-and-pencil sighting method, noting errors in a sketchbook log

Shade three geometric solids (sphere, cube, cylinder) with a single light source and label the highlight, core shadow, reflected light and cast shadow

Complete eight 30-minute observational studies of natural forms such as leaves, vegetables and drapery, focusing on edge quality and texture

Test every drawing tool you own (2B to 6B graphite, charcoal, conte, ink pen, eraser types) on a labelled swatch sheet recording pressure, smudge and erasure behaviour

Draw one one-point and one two-point perspective study of a room corner and a street view, checking vanishing lines with a ruler

Copy a master drawing in line only, then repeat it in tonal masses, to separate structure from value

Build a value scale of nine steps in graphite and in charcoal and match three of your own drawings against it

Mix a 12-hue colour wheel in gouache or acrylic and label primary, secondary and tertiary hues accurately

Mix five tints, five shades and five tones from a single red and record the ratios used

Paint six complementary-pair swatches and note how each pair changes perceived brightness when placed side by side

Paint the same simple object three times under warm, cool and neutral light to practise colour temperature judgement

Match ten colours from real objects by eye mixing only, then check against a colour picker photo and log the error direction

Compare four media (watercolour, gouache, acrylic, oil or poster colour) by painting the same small study in each and writing notes on drying time, opacity and correction

Demonstrate three watercolour washes (flat, graded, variegated) and two dry-brush textures on one sheet

Prepare and prime two surfaces (paper stretching and canvas or board priming) and record the steps in your log

Paint one limited-palette study using only three colours plus white to practise mixing discipline

Clean and store all brushes correctly and list the correct solvent or thinner for each medium used

Sketch eight thumbnail composition plans for one subject, varying viewpoint, cropping and horizon placement

Apply the rule of thirds and one other organising principle (diagonal, triangle, radiating) to two of the thumbnails and annotate why each works

Analyse three paintings of your choice by drawing over printed copies to mark focal point, leading lines, value pattern and negative space

Build one finished composition from thumbnail to underdrawing, checking balance and edge control at each stage

Write a 150-word justification of your final compositional choices using correct design vocabulary

Build a timeline chart of Indian painting from prehistoric cave art through Mughal, Rajput, Pahari and Company schools, noting one key feature and one patron or region per period

Identify and describe the distinguishing features of at least three regional traditions such as Pattachitra, Madhubani, Warli, Kalamkari or Tanjore, writing five bullet points each

Study Pattachitra of Odisha in depth: prepare the cloth or paper base, draw a traditional border, and complete one small figure study using natural or earth colours

Compare two works from different Indian traditions in a 200-word written analysis of line, colour and subject

Make a one-page glossary of Indian art terms you meet (for example pat, pattachitra, miniature, wash technique) with a one-line definition each

Chart the major Western movements from Renaissance through Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism and abstraction, listing one artist and one formal trait per movement

Paint two small studies in the manner of two different movements to feel how each handles colour and form

Select your six strongest existing works and photograph them evenly lit for a portfolio

Write a 60-word artist statement and a caption for each portfolio piece naming medium, size and intent

Assemble the portfolio in a consistent order and get feedback from one teacher, artist or peer, recording their comments

Set up and document a safe workspace: ventilation, solvent storage, rag disposal, brush care and correct handling of pigments and thinners

Draft a personal safety checklist and a spill and skin-contact response note for your studio

Price three of your works using a simple cost-plus-time formula and list the materials cost of one painting

Identify three realistic income routes (commissions, teaching, prints or murals) and outline the first three steps for one of them

Take two timed mock tests covering all ten domains and review every wrong answer against your notes