IA4 Visual Art Final Assessment Grade 8

1.    What does the term ‘Miniature Painting’ refer to traditionally?

 

• Big paintings using thick brushes

• Small intricate paintings using fine brushes mostly done using a magnifying glass

• Combination of thick and thin brushes to create small-sized paintings

• Paintings done on small sheets of paper

1.    What is the usual order of steps to create a ‘Pahari Painting’?

•   Fill in the colors. Apply a transparent white coating to the negative space. Do an outline of the form.

• Do an outline of the form. Fill in the colors. Apply a transparent white coating to the negative space.

• Apply a transparent white coating to the paper. Do an outline of the form. Fill in the colors.

•   Do an outline of the negative space of the form. Apply a transparent white coating to the resultant image. Fill in colors.

. What is the first step to start creating an ‘Aluminum Foil Human Sculpture’.

 

• Slowly squish the thinnest parts of the body, and lightly press gently the parts which are slightly thinner than other parts.

•    Fold the paper into arms and legs and face, adjusting the body shape now and then carefully.

• Cut the foil. And assemble it facing upwards.

•   Draw lines to mark proportions.

What is most likely to be the last step in the process of creating a miniature painting?

 

•   Apply a dark base color.

•   Paint shapes using a lighter tone and vary the colors a little to give the impression of light and shadow.

•    Overlap forms in some places to give a more realistic feel.

• .   Paint some forms using mid tones and follow it with highlights.

. In traditional miniature painting, what is the meaning of Minaxi, Padmalochan and Mrignayani, respectively?

• Minaxi is fish-shaped eye, padmalochan is lotuseyed and mrignayani is gazelle-eyed

• Minaxi is lotus-eyed, padmalochan is fish-shaped eye and mrignayani is gazelle-eyed

• Minaxi is gazelle-eyed, padmalochan is fishshaped eye and mrignayani is lotus-eyed

• Minaxi is fish-shaped eye, padmalochan is gazelle-eyes and mrignayani is lotus-eyed