UPMSP High School Painting study plan

Define and hand-label the seven elements of art (line, shape, form, space, texture, value, colour) on your own drawings

Sketch ten 5-minute line studies that vary line weight, direction and pressure to show contour versus gesture

Demonstrate the eight principles of design (balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, movement, unity, variety, pattern) by making one thumbnail sketch per principle

Construct a graded value scale in graphite with at least seven distinct steps from white to near-black

Draw a still life of three objects using sighting and comparative measurement to keep proportions accurate

Apply one- and two-point perspective to draw a box and a simple room corner with a consistent horizon line and vanishing points

Render form using light logic: identify highlight, mid-tone, core shadow, reflected light and cast shadow on a sphere and a cylinder

Draw a human figure in 30-second, 2-minute and 10-minute gesture poses to build proportion and movement

Place the 12 hues of a pigment colour wheel correctly and label primary, secondary and tertiary colours

Mix and paint value and saturation ladders for three colours, producing at least five tints and five shades per colour

Mix three separate greys from complementary pairs and record the ratios used

Match five given colour swatches by eye with poster or acrylic colour and note the mixing recipe for each

Identify and describe the main features of Indus Valley, Mauryan, Gupta and Mughal painting traditions in your own notes

Compare three Indian miniature schools (for example Rajput, Pahari and Mughal) on subject, colour palette and composition

Practise traditional motifs and border patterns from Indian folk art in a medium of your choice

Prepare and test two painting surfaces (paper and cloth or board) by priming and recording how each takes paint

Summarise the key traits of at least four world art movements and match each to one representative work's style

Compare an Indian traditional work and a Western work on composition, colour and subject in a short written analysis

Recreate a small study in the style of one Indian tradition and one Western movement without copying a specific painting

Build a vocabulary list of 20 art terms with your own one-line definitions

Plan three compositions using thumbnail sketches before painting, testing at least two arrangements of the same subject

Apply the rule of thirds and one focal-point strategy in a finished small painting

Test two media (for example watercolour and poster colour) on the same subject and note how each behaves

Clean, store and inventory your brushes and tools and record which brush suits which mark

Complete a full painting from planning sketch to final varnish or finish within a set time limit

Produce two timed practice pieces (45 and 90 minutes) to build exam pacing

Self-assess each piece against a checklist of composition, colour, form and finish, and list three fixes

Revise and repaint the weakest area identified in your self-assessment

Assemble a portfolio of your best 8 to 10 works with labels for title, medium and date

Complete two full mock papers under exam conditions covering theory and practical sections

Review and correct weak answers across all eight domains using your own notes

Write a one-page summary of Indian art history facts you are least confident about and drill them