Question

Memory Drawing: Make a drawing from your memory on any one of the following with either pencil (HB, 1B, 2B, 3B) or charcoal, showing light, shade and shadow on the drawing sheet given to you. The measurement of the drawing should be about 15 cm. (a) Cooking pan on two bricks; (b) Bucket; (c) Lantern; (d) Peacock.

Answer 1

Step 1: Select one subject:
Choose the one you remember best out of the cooking pan on two bricks, the bucket, the lantern and the peacock. Do only one.

Step 2: Prepare the sheet:
Use a pencil (HB, 1B, 2B or 3B) or charcoal on the sheet given to you. Keep the drawing about 15 cm in size. Place it in the middle of the sheet with some free space around it.

Step 3: Draw the light outline:
Begin with a faint box or oval that gives the overall size. Then draw the main shape inside it. Correct the proportions before you darken any line.

Step 4: Method for each subject:
(a) Cooking pan on two bricks: draw two rectangular bricks side by side, a round pan with an ellipse for its mouth, two handles, and a little flame or soot marks. (b) Bucket: draw a wide ellipse for the top, narrower ellipse for the base, sloping sides, a curved handle and a rim. (c) Lantern: draw a base, a glass globe, a metal frame, a top cap, a ring handle and a small wick. (d) Peacock: draw a small head with a crest, a long curved neck, an oval body, a long train of feathers and thin legs.

Step 5: Show light, shade and shadow:
Decide where the light comes from. Keep the side facing it light. Shade the opposite side with hatching or soft rubbing. Add a dark cast shadow on the ground. Show the reflected light as a thin lighter edge.

Step 6: Finish the drawing:
Darken the nearest edges. Soften the middle tones. Clean the sheet with a soft eraser.

Step 7: How the marks are earned:
The question does not split the marks, so aim for correct form and proportion, correct light, shade and shadow, a good placing on the sheet and a neat finish.

Step 8: Common mistakes:
A drawing much smaller or larger than 15 cm, flat shading, missing shadow, wrong ellipses, and colour or paint used in place of pencil or charcoal lose marks.

Final Answer:
Draw one of the four subjects, about 15 cm in size, in pencil or charcoal, with correct form and full light, shade and shadow.