Syllabus - Intermediate

Anthelion School of Art

Syllabus for Intermediate Diploma in Fine Arts

This is the Syllabus for the Intermediate Diploma in Fine Arts for school students of age 11+ to 17+, covering the CBSE as well as ICSE (and ISC) courses in both Classroom & Online mode. It follows the NEP 2020 guidelines and one can also use this syllabus for preparation for Art Colleges, Design Colleges, Fashion Technology and Multimedia Courses.

Syllabus

Practical:

Use of Medium: It is to be noted that Anthelion School of Art being an open school for all ages and levels of expertise, students are free to start with any medium. But we would advise to follow the following order of mediums for the detailed syllabus mentioned below. Mentor’s guidance in this matter is the best choice.

  • Black & White – Pencil, Charcoal, White Pastel (Conte)
  • Colour Study – Dry Medium – Oil Pastel, Soft Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil Applications
  • Colour Study – Wet Medium – Water Colour – General, Tempera, Wash, Gouache, Mixed Media
  • Colour Study – Wet Medium – Oil, Acrylic

Module 1:

General Compositions:

  • Compositional exercises are based on studies of objects and groups in space, on studies of the local scene.
  • Compositional analysis of paintings; exercises in the use of colour and textural values.
  • Painting of manmade objects and nature – study of colour, form, tone, and texture.
  • Understanding the method, materials & mediums of fine arts.
  • Terminologies: Drawing, Painting, Sketching, Foreshortening, perspective, eyelevel, fixed point of view, vanishing point, ration proportion, sketching, proportion sketching, drawing, light & shade, painting still life, landscape, anatomy, vertical, horizontal, two & three dimensional, transparent & opaque etc.
  • Compose a Painting with Manmade object and Natural object.
  • Composition study based on our daily life.
  • Creating an Indian Artform (religious epic, mythology, traditional festival, folk-art or celebration) based painting which will depict the mood of joy or sorrow.

Module 2:

Study from manmade objects and nature:

  • Drawing from cubes, cones, cylindrical objects, cast, drapery, still life
  • Transparent Nature (Capsicum, Tomato, Grapes etc.) and opaque objects
  • Soft & Hard objects
  • Heavy & Light objects
  • Stones
  • Peeled fruits (Banana, Orange, Sweet lime, Pomegranate etc.)
  • Various Textures (Bitter guard, Pineapple, Stone etc.)
  • Vegetable Like (Radish, Spring Onion etc.)

Still Life and Painting:

  • Food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, or shells
  • Man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes)
  • Botanical illustration

Landscape Study from nature: (Medium: Pastel/Water colour/Oil/Acrylic colour)

  • Sketches of animals and birds with actions.
  • Sketches of nature
  • Sketches of different types of vehicles.
  • Sketches of Architectural structures.
  • Sketches of human figure (capture different postures movement & various emotions.

Module 3:

Nature and Object Study (Observation Based) –

  • Part 1: Study of two or three natural and geometric forms in pencil with light and shade from a fixed point of Natural forms like plants, vegetables, fruits and flowers, etc., are to be used. Geometrical forms of objects like cubes, cones, prisms, cylinders and spheres should be used.
  • Part 2: Studies on the basis of exercises done in class XI with two or three objects and two draperies (in different colours) for background and Exercises in pencil with light and shade and in full colour from a fixed point of view

Painting Composition (Imagination based) –

  • Simple exercises of basic drawing and colouring of human figures organized in attractive visual compositions. Sketches from life and Imaginative painting based on subjects from Life and Nature in water and poster colours with colour values.

Module 4: Portfolio Development: (16 Artworks)

  • At least 6 best paintings of two years from sketch to finished product.
  • 6 selected nature and object study exercises in any media done during the sessions
  • 2 selected works of painting- composition done by the candidate during the year
  • 1 selected work based on any Indian Folk Art,
  • 1 individual work of student’s own style

Theory:

Part 1 – History of Indian Art

  1. Pre-Historic rock paintings and art of Indus / Sindhu Saraswati Civilization (Indus valley Civilization) Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art
  2. Temple Sculptures, Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic architecture

Part 2

  1. The Rajasthani School of Miniature Painting
  2. Pahari School of Miniature Painting
  3. The Mughal School of Miniature Painting
  4. Deccan Schools of Miniature Painting
  5. The Bengal School of Painting
  6. The Modern Trends in Indian Art Paintings, Graphic Prints, Sculptures
  7. Indian National Flag

 

Details:

Pre-Historic Rock-Paintings

  • Introduction: Period and Location – Study and appreciation of following pre-historic paintings: Wizard’s Dance, Bhimbethaka Extension: In about 1500 Harappa &Mohenjo-daro (Now in Pakistan) Ropar, Lothal, Rangpur, Alamgirpur, Kali Bangan, Banawali and Dholavira (in India).

 

Study and appreciation of following: Sculptures in Bronze and Terra cottas: Introduction to Method of Bronze casting –

  • Dancing girl (Mohenjo-daro) Bronze, 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm. Circa 2500 B.C. (Collection: National Museum, New Delhi).
  • Male Torso (Harappa)Red limestone, 2 x 5.8 x 3 cms. Circa 2500 B.C. (Collection: National Museum, New Delhi)
  • Mother Goddess (Mohenjo-daro) terracotta, 22 x 8 x 5 c Circa 2500 C. (Collection: National Museum, New Delhi)

 

Study and appreciation of following Seal:

  • Bull (Mohenjo-daro) Stone (Steatite), 2.5 x 5 x 1.4 cm. Circa 2500 B.C. (Collection: National Museum, New Delhi).
  • Decoration on earthenware: Painted earthen-ware (Jar) Mohenjo- daro (Collection: National Museum, New Delhi).

 

Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art (3rd century B.C. to 8th century A.D.)

  1. General Introduction and understanding of Art during
    • Mauryan Period: Mirror like polish (eg. Chauri Bearer from Didar Ganj/Yakshi called Monalisa of India, Iron Pillar of Qutab Minar that has never rusted).
    • Shunga-Kushana Period: evolution and mutation of Gandhara, Mathura
    • Gupta Period: Amalgamation of Gandhara, Mathura into Gupta Style
  2. Study and appreciation of following
    1. Lion Capital from Sarnath
      • Circa: 3rd Century BCE
      • Period: Mauryan
      • Material: Polished sandstone, Collection: Sarnath Museum, U.P.
    2. Chauri Bearer from Didar Ganj (Yakshi)
      • Circa 3rd Century BCE
      • Period: Mauryan
      • Material: Polished sandstone, Collection: Patna Museum, Bihar.
    3. Seated Buddha from Katra Mound, Mathura
      • Circa 3rd Century C.E.
      • Period: Kushan (Mathura Style)
      • Material: Red-spotted Sandstone, Collection: Govt. Museum, Mathura
    4. Jain Tirathankara
      • Circa: 5th Century
      • Period: Gupta period:5th Century CE
      • Material: Stone Collection: State Museum, Lucknow U.P.
  1. Introduction to Ajanta Location
    • Period: 5th Century CE No of caves:30
    • Chaitya Caves: 5(9,10,19,26,29) subject matter- Buddha meditating Vihara Caves: 25 subject matter- Bodhisattva
    • Padmapani Techniques: Rock cut Architecture, sculpture, fresco painting

 

Temple Sculpture, Bronzes and artistic aspects of Indo- Islamic Architecture

Artistic aspects of Indian Temple sculpture Period: 6th Century CE to 13th Century CE

Introduction to Temple Sculpture: Overview of temple sculpture practices in India, with a focus on key periods, regions, and stylistic developments between the 6th and 13th centuries CE. Study and Appreciation of Notable Temple Sculptures:

  1. Descent of Ganga
    • Period: Circa 7th Century CE
    • Dynasty: Pallava
    • Material: Granite Rock
    • Location: Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
  2. Trimurti
    • Period: Circa 9th Century CE
    • Material: Stone
    • Location: Elephanta, Maharashtra
  3. Lakshmi Narayana (Kandariya Mahadev Temple)
    • Period: Circa 10th Century CE
    • Dynasty: Chandela
    • Material: Stone
    • Location: Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
  4. Cymbal Player (Konark Sun Temple)
    • Period: Circa 13th Century CE
    • Dynasty: Ganga Dynasty
    • Material: Stone
    • Location: Odisha
  5. Mother and Child (Vimal-Shah Temple, Dilwara)
    • Period: Circa 13th Century CE
    • Dynasty: Solanki Dynasty
    • Material: White Marble
    • Location: Mount Abu, Rajasthan

Bronzes:

    • Introduction to Indian Bronzes.
    • Method of casting (solid and hollow)
    • Study and appreciation of following South Indian Bronze:
    • Nataraj
    • Period: Circa 12th Century CE
    • Dynasty: Chola
    • Location: Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu
    • Collection: National Museum, New Delhi

Artistic aspects of the Indo-Islamic architecture:

    • Introduction
    • Study and appreciation of following architecture:
    • Qutub Minar, Delhi
    • Gol Gumbad of Bijapur

Miniature Paintings (16th Century A.D. to 19th Century A.D.)

A brief introduction to Indian Miniature Schools: Western- Indian, Pala, Rajasthani and Pahari, Mughal and Deccan, Central India.

Appreciation of art works from your syllabus from the following schools

  • The Rajasthani School
  • The Pahari School
  • The Mughal School
  • The Deccan School

based on their – Origin and Development, Sub-Schools, Main features, Characteristics, Aesthetic parameters, Competency based identification of style & technique, Understanding of emotions and moral values, Respect for life.

The Rajasthani School:

Title Painter Sub- School
Maru-Ragini Sahibdin Mewar
Chaugan Players Dana Jodhpur
Krishna on swing Nuruddin Bikaner
Radha (Bani- Thani) Nihal Chand Kishangarh
Bharat Meets Rama at Chitrakuta Guman Jaipur

 The Pahari School:

Title Painter Sub-School
Krishna with Gopis Manku Basohli
Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Going to Vrindavana. Nainsukh Kangra

 The Mughal School:

Title Painter
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan Miskin
Falcon on a Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor
Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan
Marriage Procession of Dara Shukoh Haji Madni

 The Deccan School:

Title Painter Sub-School
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro Unknown Hyderabad
Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) Unknown Gol Konda

 The Bengal School of Painting and the Modern trends in Indian Art: (About the beginning to mid of the 20th Century), contribution of Indian artists towards freedom movement, Revival of Indian Art, Indian National Flag Appreciation of art works from your syllabus based on their:

  • Origin and Development
  • Main features
  • Characteristics
  • Aesthetic parameters
  • Symbolic representation in
  • Competency based identification of style & technique
  • Understanding of emotions and moral values
  • Respect for

The Study of the Following Artworks:

The Bengal School –

  • The Journey’s End – Abanindranath Tagore
  • Shiv and Sati – Nandalal Bose
  • Radhika – M.A.R. Chughtai
  • Meghdoot – Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya

The Modern Trends in Indian Art: Appreciation of the following contemporary (Modern) Indian Art

  • Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean – Raja Ravi Varma
  • Mother and child – Jamini Roy
  • Haldi Grinders – Amrita Sher Gill
  • Mother Teresa – M.F. Hussain

Graphic Prints:

  • Children – Somnath Hore
  • Devi – Jyoti Bhatt
  • Of Walls – Anupam Sud
  • Man, Woman and Tree – Laxma Goud

Sculpture:

  • Triumph of Labour
  • Santhal Family
  • Cries Un – heard
  • Ganesha

 A National Flag of India: The Symbolic significance of its forms and the colours. Contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement.