UPMSP High School Art (Drawing) study plan
UPMSP High School Art (Drawing) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Drawing Fundamentals: Line, Form and Proportion & Light, Shade and Rendering Techniques
Draw 20 straight lines of 10 cm freehand and check straightness against a ruler
Construct a value scale of 9 steps from white to black using only pencil pressure
Sketch 15 basic solids (cube, cylinder, sphere, cone) from direct observation
Measure and record the height-to-width ratio of 10 household objects using a pencil sighting method
Your checkpoint
A sketchbook spread containing the 9-step value scale, 20 line drills and 15 labelled solid sketches with measured proportions
Drawing Fundamentals: Line, Form and Proportion & Still Life Drawing (Objects and Composition)
Set up and draw 5 single-object still lifes with correct ellipse and symmetry checks
Establish a full value range on each object using light, mid-tone, core shadow and reflected light
Compose 3 thumbnails that place one object using the rule of thirds
Correct proportion errors by comparing the drawing to the object at arm's length
Your checkpoint
Three finished single-object still-life drawings on A3 with visible tonal structure and thumbnail plans
Still Life Drawing (Objects and Composition) & Light, Shade and Rendering Techniques
Arrange a 3-object still life with clear overlap and varied heights
Render cast shadows with correct direction and soft edges relative to a single light source
Draw the same group in 3 lighting directions to compare shadow behaviour
Use hatching, cross-hatching and blending on one study each to compare texture results
Your checkpoint
One fully rendered 3-object still life plus two lighting-variation studies in the same sketchbook
Perspective: One-Point, Two-Point and Three-Point & Nature and Landscape Drawing
Draw a one-point perspective of a room interior with a horizon line and single vanishing point
Construct a two-point perspective box and a simple street corner from measured vanishing points
Sketch 3 outdoor landscape thumbnails showing foreground, middle ground and background
Place a horizon line deliberately in 3 landscape sketches to change the mood
Your checkpoint
A perspective sheet with one-point room and two-point street drawing, plus 3 landscape thumbnails
Perspective: One-Point, Two-Point and Three-Point & Nature and Landscape Drawing
Draw a three-point perspective of a tall building seen from below and above
Render atmospheric perspective by reducing contrast and detail in the distance
Draw 2 tree studies with branching structure and foliage mass rather than outline
Combine a landscape with a building using correct perspective scale
Your checkpoint
One finished landscape drawing that includes a building in correct perspective and clear depth cues
Human Figure and Portrait Study & Drawing Fundamentals: Line, Form and Proportion
Draw the head as a proportion diagram with the eye line, nose line and ear placement marked
Sketch 5 facial feature studies (eye, nose, mouth, ear) from observation
Draw 3 gesture poses of 2 minutes each capturing line of action
Measure the figure using head units and apply the 7.5-head standing proportion
Your checkpoint
A proportion chart of the head and figure plus 5 feature studies and 3 gesture drawings
Human Figure and Portrait Study & Colour Theory and Colour Application
Draw one portrait study from a mirror or photograph with correct feature spacing
Mix a 12-hue colour wheel from primary paints and label it
Produce tint, shade and tone charts for 3 colours
Apply a limited palette of 4 colours to one portrait or figure study
Your checkpoint
A painted 12-hue colour wheel with tint/shade charts and one limited-palette portrait study
Indian Art History and Appreciation & Traditional and Folk Art of India & Practical/Sessional Work and Portfolio
Write a one-page comparison of two Indian miniature or mural traditions naming period, medium and subject
Copy one motif from a named folk art tradition such as Madhubani, Warli or Pattachitra and label its source
Select and mount 8 best works from weeks 1 to 7 into a portfolio with a contents page
Time yourself on one 3-hour mock practical and self-assess against a written checklist
Your checkpoint
A mounted 8-work portfolio with contents page, one folk motif sheet, one art-history comparison page and a completed mock practical
Milestones
Week 4: Can draw a value scale, a proportioned solid and a two-point perspective box without reference errors, and has 3 finished still lifes on file
Week 6: Can place facial features correctly on a head diagram and complete a landscape with correct perspective and atmospheric depth
Week 8: Portfolio of 8 mounted works, colour wheel, folk motif sheet and art-history page are complete and a 3-hour mock practical has been finished within time