Visual Arts
Class 9 · Arts
4 ideas in Class 9 Arts, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Four Kinds of Painting
Part of: Visual craft
The Chitra-sutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana sorts paintings four ways: Satya paints the realistic, Vainika sings the classical lyrical, Nagara refines the urban, and Mishra mixes them together. Students soon try mediums and techniques to compose in each spirit.
Why it matters. Four old labels still sort every picture made today.
Try it in two minutes
- Name the old text.
- Name four kinds.
- Say each in one word.
Try at home. Sort pictures into four kinds.
Seven Elements
Part of: Visual craft
Art builds from seven basics. Points dot pages in varied sizes; lines run curvy, wavy, zigzag, dotted and dashed in shifting widths; shapes doodle flat while shaded forms turn solid; textures paste collage and frottage rubbings; colours blotch across mediums; values mix tints, tones and shades; space splits with demarcating lines. Journals devote a full page to each, varied often and filled edge to edge.
Why it matters. Seven mastered bits compose any artwork imaginable.
Try it in two minutes
- Name seven elements.
- Give one exercise each.
- Name two mediums.
Try at home. Fill one page per element.
Sketching Living Beings
Part of: Visual craft
Living subjects demand patient eyes: artists first seize basic structure, placement, proportion and posture, whether leaf, beast or neighbour. Only when bones satisfy do pencils darken contours and stitch details. Surrounding nature supplies endless sitters, and honest proportions keep every creature believable.
Why it matters. Structure-first sketching keeps drawings true to life.
Try it in two minutes
- State the first capture.
- Say when to darken.
- Name what to watch.
Try at home. Sketch a plant in steps.
Artist Journals
Part of: Visual craft
Journals wear many clothes: handwritten diaries, sketchbooks, blogs and vlogs, each dated while ideas stay young. Artists log works, show timings and growth notes, warming up like athletes across every discipline. Pages also study surroundings for structure, arrangement, composition and proportion, while colour drills and perspective practice carve spatial depth.
Why it matters. Logged art lets creators watch themselves grow.
Try it in two minutes
- Name four journal forms.
- Say what artists log.
- Name two study aims.
Try at home. Start an art journal today.
What your child will practise
- Artist Journals: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Artist Journals: Ocean Quest (Flip and Match)
- Four Kinds of Painting: Explorer'S Map Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Seven Elements: Time Travel Quest (Match It Up)
- Sketching Living Beings: Candy Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Quiz: Artist Journals (8 questions)
- Quiz: Four Kinds of Painting (8 questions)
- Quiz: Seven Elements (8 questions)
- Quiz: Sketching Living Beings (8 questions)