Nature's Palette
Class 7 · Arts
4 ideas in Class 7 Arts, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Light and Colour
Part of: Colour world
Colours show because of light: too much light looks white, no light looks black, a red tomato dulls in dim rooms. Rainbows show the full visible range; colour-blind eyes may see red as brown and mix blue with green.
Why it matters. Light sense builds colour care.
Try it in two minutes
- Dim then flood a red thing.
- Name rainbow's range.
- Respect different eyes.
Try at home. Compare dusk and noon reds.
Wheel Tints Tones
Part of: Colour world
Yellow, red and blue cannot be mixed from others; pairs make orange, purple and green, and green plus yellow or blue makes tertiary greens. White makes tints, black makes shades, grey makes tones, in four gradations.
Why it matters. Mixing unlocks endless colours.
Try it in two minutes
- Mix three pair colours.
- Build two tertiary greens.
- Grade four tints each.
Try at home. Mix orange from paints.
Plant Study in Colour
Part of: Colour world
Fruits stay green raw and shift colours ripening. Sit two feet away, sketch from two angles, then colour with matched tints. An old Malabar garden book recorded thousands of medicinal plants in the 17th century.
Why it matters. Plants teach seasons of colour.
Try it in two minutes
- Pick a stem or flower.
- Sketch two quick views.
- Colour with wheel match.
Try at home. Sketch one leaf weekly.
Miniatures and Materials
Part of: Colour world
Miniatures began on palm leaf, moved to paper in the 12th century, and named from red minium outlines. Earth, stone and plant colours bound with Babul gum, gold leaf, and animal-hair brushes built them; an 18th-century Rajasthani scene shows court musicians.
Why it matters. Old methods inspire new care.
Try it in two minutes
- Name three colour sources.
- Spot gold leaf use.
- Clean brushes with soap.
Try at home. Cap every pen today.
What your child will practise
- Light and Colour: Explorer'S Map Quest (Match It Up)
- Light and Colour: Ocean Quest (Flip and Match)
- Miniatures and Materials: Desert Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Plant Study in Colour: Candy Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Wheel Tints Tones: Mission Control Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Quiz: Light and Colour (8 questions)
- Quiz: Miniatures and Materials (8 questions)
- Quiz: Plant Study in Colour (8 questions)
- Quiz: Wheel Tints Tones (8 questions)