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Nature's Palette

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Learning Objectives

Observe, draw, and color any chosen part of a plant in detail.
Recognize moods, emotions, and seasons expressed through colors in artwork.
Practice color exercises to create the color wheel, color tints, shades, and tones.

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Chapter 16: Nature's Palette

Learning Outcomes

1.1: Observes, draws and colours any chosen part of a plant in detail.
2.2: Recognises moods, emotions and seasons expressed through colours in artwork.
3.1: Practises colour exercises to create the colour wheel, colour tints, shades and tones.

Activities

Activity 16.1: Extend the Colour Wheel

Objective: Mix primary colours to create secondary and tertiary colours.
Steps:
1. Design your colour wheel to demarcate primary, secondary, and tertiary colours.
2. Mix colours using red, blue, and yellow.

Activity 16.2: Make Colour Tones

Objective: Create light and shade using colour.
Steps:
1. Mix small quantities of black or white to create tints and shades.
2. Mix grey with other colours to create tones.

Activity 16.3: Plant Study in Colour

Objective: Create artistic studies of plants to understand colours better.
Steps:
1. Choose a plant and observe its colours.
2. Mix required colours and show light, shade, and shadows in your artwork.

Activity 16.4: Decode the Palette of a Miniature

Objective: Analyze a Rajasthani miniature painting.
Discussion Points:
1. What is happening in the painting?
2. Guess the time and season.
3. Analyze different shades of green using the colour wheel.

Important Concepts

Colour Theory

Shade: Darker variations of a base colour by adding black.
Tint: Lighter variations by adding white.
Tone: Variations by adding grey.

Colour Wheel Structure

Primary Colours: Yellow, Blue, Red
Secondary Colours: Orange, Green, Purple
Tertiary Colours: Combinations of primary and secondary colours.

Sources of Colours in Miniatures

Colour	Source
Bright red	Sindhoor or vermillion
Earthy red	Geru or red clay
Yellow	Yellow stone or cow urine
Green	Malachite (copper carbonate)
Blue	Lapis lazuli/Indigo
Black	Carbon
White	Khariya or white clay

Assessment

Write a short paragraph on what you have learned about miniatures and the use of colour.

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Nature's Palette

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Revision Notes & Summary

Chapter 16: Nature's Palette

Learning Outcomes

Activities

Activity 16.1: Extend the Colour Wheel

Activity 16.2: Make Colour Tones

Activity 16.3: Plant Study in Colour

Activity 16.4: Decode the Palette of a Miniature

Important Concepts

Colour Theory

Colour Wheel Structure

Sources of Colours in Miniatures

Assessment

Do you belong in the Top 10%?

Practice Test – MCQs, True/False