Question

Draw from memory a balloon seller, selling balloons to a group of small children.

OR

Draw from memory a scene of a group of village women around a handpump with their pitchers/utensils for filling water.

Hint:

Choose one scene and draw it from memory as a lively composition of human figures with correct proportions, relationships and a believable setting.

Answer 1

Marking / approach guide
Select only one of the two options and attempt it fully. For the balloon seller: place the seller as the focal figure with a cluster of colourful balloons held high on strings, and group several children of different heights around him in varied poses (looking up, pointing, reaching, holding a coin). For the handpump scene: place the handpump as the focal element with women standing or bending to pump, holding pitchers and utensils, and others waiting in a line, with a simple village setting such as a hut, tree or ground.
Start with light outline sketches using basic shapes for heads, torsos and limbs, then refine the figures. Keep human proportions correct (about seven to eight heads tall for adults, fewer for children), show natural gestures and interaction between the figures, and use overlap and size variation for depth. Add a foreground, middle ground and background, plus simple props and a ground line. Show light and shade or colour only if it improves the drawing. Examiners look for the composition, proportion, expression and movement of figures, relevance to the theme, details of the setting, and neat, confident line work.