Question

Prepare a design for the floor of a dancing hall in a circle. The radius of the circle should be 10 cm. The design should be based on sunflower, its leaves and buds. Add any peacock or deer at appropriate place in the same. Use at least three amicable colours in the design. The colour scheme should be attractive and pleasing to the eyes.
Pay special attention to the following points: (a) Originality and repeats of the units - 12 marks; (b) Rhythmic lining - 12 marks; (c) Good harmony and colour scheme - 24 marks; (d) General effect and attraction - 12 marks.

Answer 1

Step 1: Materials and circle:
Take a drawing sheet, pencil, eraser, ruler, compass, poster colours, brushes and an outliner. Mark the centre point near the middle of the sheet. Set the compass at 10 cm and draw the circle. Draw a second circle 0.5 cm inside as a border.

Step 2: Divide the circle:
Draw two diameters at right angles, then two more between them. This gives eight equal sectors. Draw light concentric circles of radius 2.5 cm, 5 cm and 8 cm. You now have a centre, a middle ring and an outer ring for the motifs.

Step 3: Sketch the sunflower:
Draw a large sunflower inside the 2.5 cm circle. Draw a smaller circle in the middle for the seed disc and fill it with a light net of small dots. Around it draw pointed petals in one ring, then a second ring of petals placed between the first.

Step 4: Leaves and buds:
In the middle ring, draw one broad leaf at each end of the two diameters that cross at right angles, so that four leaves point up, down, left and right. On the four diagonal lines draw small round buds with tiny green cups, tilted slightly outwards.

Step 5: Add the peacock or deer:
In the outer ring draw four peacocks (or four deer) facing the same direction, one on each diagonal line. For the peacock use a small oval body, a thin curved neck, a tiny crest and a fan of tail feathers. Fill the gaps between them with sunflower petals and buds.

Step 6: Colour scheme:
Use golden yellow for petals, dark brown for the seed disc, green for leaves and blue for the peacocks. Paint the background a soft cream. Keep the border in maroon. Colour evenly and let each patch dry.

Step 7: Rhythmic lining:
Outline each motif with the same thickness. Draw fine lines on petals, leaf veins and feathers. Keep every curve smooth.

Step 8: Marking:
Originality and repeats: 12. Rhythmic lining: 12. Harmony and colour scheme: 24. General effect: 12. Total: 60.

Step 9: Common mistakes:
A badly drawn circle, uneven sectors, too many colours, a crowded centre and untidy pencil marks reduce marks.

Final Answer:
A neat circle of radius 10 cm with an evenly repeated, symmetrical sunflower design, four birds or deer, and a pleasing scheme of three or more harmonious colours is the required design.