CANVAS A SCHOOL OF PAINTING

Students can appear in the "ADYA" exam from the age of Seven or above and a minimum age of Ten years or above is required to appear for the "1st year" examination.

For the "Fifth year" examination it is to be compulsorily observed that the educational qualification of the "Fifth year" candidate should be up to class "X" or his/her age should be "Fourteen years" complete or above.

Beginner year(ADYA, MADHYA & PURNA) students do not have any theoretical exam — only a practical exam is conducted.

**ADYA:- [Full Marks -100]
   1/ Line drawing in pencil = Bird, Animal, Flower, Leaf, Fish 
   2/ Imaginative composition= Landscape with pastel

**MADHYA:-[Full Marks -100]
  1/Line Drawing in Pencil on black board. Drawing with chalk =       Elephant, Bird, Ship, Book, Flower, Fruits.
  2/Imaginative composition(Any landscape) figures with pastel.

**PURNA:-[Full Marks- 100]
   1/Line drawing in pencil only= Flowers, Fruits, Animal, Still-life.
   2/Black board drawing with chalk- Animals and Birds
   3/ Any composition with pastel color or water color.

If a student has already appeared for exams under another board, they can also appear for exams under this board (Bangiya Sangeet Parishad) — but only up to the 3rd year directly. They will not be allowed to appear directly for any year above that.

"First Year" students do not have any theoretical exam- only a practical painting exam is conducted.

**FIRST YEAR:- [Full Marks- 100]
*Practical:-
  1/Composition in pastel, pen & ink or water color on human            figure or animal in landscape, still life.
  2/Black Board drawing with chalk(animal human figure & Bird)
  3/Minimum 10 sketches in pencil or color will be exhibited at         the time of practical examination. 

**SECOND YEAR:- [Practical Full Marks:100 & Theoretical:50]
  * Practical:
  1/Composition with water color- Kite Play, Fishing, Vendor,             school Boy, Landscape with animal 
  2/ Still life in pencil or pastel( light & shade) object- Flower               vase, Cup-dish, Glass 
  3/ Black Board drawing with chalk, Flower-vase, Cup-dish,              glass, Pot
  4/ Minimum 15 sketches in pencil or pastel or water color will         be exhibited at the time of practical exam
*Oral Theoretical:
  1/ Knowledge about the instruments, used in drawing.
  2/ Short description : Line drawing, Landscape, Perspective,          portrait, Still life.
  3/ Short life history of any three famous Indian painters.
  4/ Knowledge of color mixing system.

**THIRD YEAR:-[Practical Full Marks:100 & Written Theoretical Full Marks:50]
*Practical:-
  1/Subjective painting with water color
  2/Greetings card with decorative arrangement.
  3/ Minimum 10 sketches of human and animal figures will be exhibited at the time of examination
  4/ Design, Modeling
  5/ Ice cream man, Brothers Day, Picnic, Park, Cowboy
*Theoretical:-
  1/Knowledge of color mixing system.
  2/Write short notes on space, form, Light shade, perspective, water color.
  3/Short-Description: wash, Tempera, Water color transperancy.
  4/Short life history: Rabindranath Tagor, Abanindranath Tagor, Rankinkar baij & Nandalal Basu.
  5/Arts of Indusvalley.

**FOURTH YEAR:- [Practical full marks:100 & Theoretical full marks:50]
*Practical:-
1/Composition Indoor & Outdoor Games, Railway Station, Market, Mela
2/Still Life: Water color or Pencil shade with strokes.
3/Minimum 25 sketches of human figures & out door studies will be exhibited at the time of examination.
4/ With model & rapid out door sketch. Commercial Design.

*Theoretical:-
1/European cave painting.
2/Calligraphy.
3/Ajanta cave painting
4/European renaissance & its influence. Main centers of European renaissance & its significance of art.
5/Write about the four European artist- Rembrandt, Raphael, Botticelli, Rubens.
6/Write definition about the -sculpture, Monumental, Sculpture in round, Bas-relief, Charu,& Karushilpa, Pahari, Piramide.
7/Wright about the four Indian artists Ramkinkar Baij, Mukul Dey, Atul Bose, Devi prasad Roy Choudhury.

**FIFTH YEAR :-[Practical full marks:100+100=200(first paper & second paper) & Theoretical full marks:50]

*Practical 1st paper:-
1/Landscape painting on outdoor study with acrylic, crayon or pastel color.
2/Figurative composition with water color.
3/Antique study or life study Head, mouth ,leg ,foot & full figure.
4/Commercial Design.
5/Potrait study.
*practical 2nd paper:
1/print: Lino cut or Wood cut
2/Still life: Water, Acrylic or Oil color.
3/Perspective drawing in pencil or water color.
4/Potrait study with shade. 

*Theoretical 1st paper:
1/Discuss about the aesthetics of painting.
2/Discuss about the form & content.
3/Mural painting
4/Bengal school of painting style.
5/Life history: Gaganendranath Tagore, Benode Behari Mukhopadhyay, Jamini Roy, Raja Rabi Varma.
6/Discuss about the Terracotta temple of Bengal. and its style of art in creation.
*Theoretical 2nd paper:
1/Discuss about the Impressionism.
2/Wright a short history about some surrealist painters.
3/ Influence of folk-art on modern art.
4/Discuss about the expressionism.
5/Discuss about the three painters of European Renaissance. Leonardo Da-Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael with there contribution in art.
6/Short biography: Vincent Van gogh, Paul Gauguin, paul Cezanne, Picasso, Henri Matisse.
7/Wright about the art creation of famous europian artist.

**SIXTH YEAR:- [Practical full marks:100+100=200(First paper & Second paper) & Theoretical Full Marks:50]

*Practical 1st paper:-
1/Figure only. composition with water color.
2/Still life in pencil with light and shade.
3/Flower & foliage study.
4/ Outdoor nature study.
5/Still life in eater color.
*Practical 2nd paper:-
1/Sketch with pencil(Human figure, Animal e.t.c.)
2/Oil sketch ,composition study.
3/Collage(paper cutting)
4/Figure study with line drawing.

*Theoretical 1st paper:-
1/Ajanta Cave painting & background Materials of Mural paintings.
2/Rajput paintings & its divisions.
3/Short introduction about the Mughal Paintings.
4/Western influence in Mughal Paintings.
5/Comparative studies on Rajput & Mughal Paintings.
6/Studies on the Ragamala Paintings.
7/ Shorts notes: Avalokitesvara Padmapani, Kangra, Guler, Basoli, Kota, Sigiria.
8/Write about the evolution of Terracotta Art.
*Theoretical 2nd paper:-
1/Role of Rosa in eternal Art.
2/Variations in Art & Painting.
3/ Studies on Mauryian  Sculpture.
4/ Studies on Gandhar Art.
5/Discuss about the jain painting, Manuscript painting.
6/Discuss about the painting of pala ages Bai Manuscript painting.
7/Shorts notes: Mathura Art, Kalinga Art, Saranga of six limbs, Ajanta, Portrait in Mughal period,