UPMSP Intermediate Drawing & Design case studies
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UPMSP Intermediate Drawing & Design - often called Class 12 Chitrakala - is the Uttar Pradesh Board's higher-secondary elective in fine art, taken by students who want a board-recognised arts credential rather than a purely academic subject set. It suits candidates preparing for art-school entrance tests, design and architecture foundation courses, or simply building a portfolio before vocational training. The UPMSP Intermediate Drawing & Design case studies are 5 cases and about 2,613 words.
1Two-Ink Poster for Kala Mela
Your school's annual Kala Mela opens in ten days. The principal has approved 150 posters on A2 white paper, but the local press can print only two spot inks; each extra ink adds ₹1,800 and the whole print budget is ₹2,500.
535 words, about 3 min2Thirty-Five Minutes Left in the Still-Life Test
The observed still-life test lasts 90 minutes. On a plain table are a stainless-steel tumbler half full of water, a clear glass bottle with a cork, two apples (one bitten), and a folded cotton cloth with a checked pattern; a single window lights the group from the left.
475 words, about 2 min3Overcast Roof Landscape
From the school roof you have two hours to make a quarter-sheet watercolour landscape on 300 gsm cold-pressed paper. The view contains a low concrete water tank in the middle ground, a large neem tree on the left, a temple spire far right, power lines, a dusty road, and a row of shops with signboards.
500 words, about 3 min4Foreshortened Forearm in a 25-Minute Pose
The life-drawing test gives one sustained pose of 25 minutes: a model seated on a low stool, torso twisted toward a window, right forearm pointing toward the viewer, left hand resting on the knee, wearing a loose kurta and a dupatta. You have charcoal on newsprint and no eraser.
552 words, about 3 min5Mural on a Cement Wall: Adapting Madhubani
The school has a 4 m × 2.2 m exterior cement wall for a mural on 'water and community'. Five students have one week, six acrylic colours, and a wall in direct sun.
551 words, about 3 min